Worldbark
Legendary wooden shards and the remains of the World Tree
Special: Only creatures with the 'Elven' subtype can wield or wear items made of Worldbark. HP/Inch: 20 Hardness: 20 PRICE Light Armor: +3,000gp Medium Armor: +6,000gp Heavy Armor: +10,000gp Weapon: +2,000gp EFFECT Any item made of Worldbark only weighs 3/4 as much as it usually would. Additionally, any item made of Worldbark can store a number of 'Spell Levels' after it(Along with a wearer) are successfully affected by a spell cast by an enemy, storing 1/2 of the level of the spell that targeted them(Rounding up). Different levels of armor can hold varying amounts of Spell Levels, and what armor and weapons can do with these levels varies. See below for more info. Armor: Worldbark reduces the Arcane Failure Chance of any armor it is applied to by 15%, lowers the ACP of such armor by 2(Min 0), and increases the Max Dex Bonus by 2. As an immediate action, the wearer of Worldbark armor can attempt to counterspell a foe within eyesight by consuming a number of spell levels equal to 3 times higher than the spell level of the spell that the foe is casting(Ex: Spend 12 points to counterspell a 4th level spell). You must still make a spellcraft check to dispel as normal, but gain a +5 on this check. Additionally, by spending a full day in tune with armor made of Worldbark, you can attune it to the plane you currently reside on. At any point where you enter another plane after the armor become attuned to a plane, you can, as a full-round action, activate the armor and immediately plane shift back to the plane the armor was attuned to. This effect only plane shifts you.
- Light Armor can hold 20 total spell levels.
- Medium Armor can hold 40 total spell levels.
Weapons: Weapons made of Worldbark can be used as the material component for a Plane Shift spell. The wielder of a Worldbark Weapon can burn 10 stored levels to cast Dispel Magic at their current level, or they can burn up to 6 levels and increase their reach for 5ft per level for 1 round burned as the weapon becomes capable of striking through space to hit its foes.
- Heavy Armor can hold 60 total spell levels.
Description: Found buried in the sand dunes of the Great Southern Desert, Worldbark is an infamous and highly-sought after material by the races of the desert and wider world alike, and is more colloquially known by the world as ‘Magebane Bark’. To the sand elves, however, it is a reminder of all they have lost...yet also, shards of hope given form. Each fragment, splinter, or chunk of Worldbark is a solid, still-magical piece of the legendary World Tree that once adorned the mortal plane, the tree’s resident energies still lingering inside the fragments that litter the desert and granting all those who fashion this wood-like material into arms and armor the ability to stand against mages without fear, the inherently magical nature of the wood nearly as hard as adamantine lending itself supremely well to both storing magic and letting it pass more easily through it by its wearer. Magic flows through Worldbark as lightning does through water, and casters seek this material as well, seeking desperately to armor themselves with it so they might cast in safety. However, so far, aside from a few scraps here and a rare chunk there, most of the Worldbark known to exist somehow finds its way into the hands of the Sand Elves, one way or another. Almost, almost….as if it’s still seeking it’s former caretakers.
- Weapons can hold 20 total spell levels.
Properties
Material Characteristics
Worldbark appears to be on the outside a simple piece of wood to the mundane eye. It is unfathomably hard, as hard and durable as Iron.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Worldbark has the texture and physical properties of wood for the most part, aside form its unnatural durability and resilience.
Origin & Source
Worldbark is not produced or grown from anywhere, and is instead the remnants of The Sundering, where the home of the Desert Elves, the World Tree, was destroyed and vanished from the Material Plane. The pieces, now named 'Worldbark', are scattered across the Planescape and can be found almost anywhere.
Life & Expiration
Worldbark is eternal, and unless it is broken it will not decay or degrade.
History & Usage
Discovery
Each piece of Worldbark was originally a piece of the great World Tree, but the original shards of Worldbark were discovered post-sundering by the remnants of the Desert Elves.
Everyday use
Worldbark most commonly sees use as weapons or armor, but due to the rarity of Worldbark it is not commonly seen in use by many.
Cultural Significance and Usage
Worldbark is the only reminder the Desert Elves have of their original home, and each shard holds immense cultural significance to them as they see it as literally wielding or wearing a piece of their race's history.
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Type
Wood
Odor
Wood
Taste
Wood
Color
Brown
Melting / Freezing Point
1500 degrees Celcius
Common State
Solid
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