Ganu's Beeswax

On the Plains of Ganu, huge creatures are common. The locals raid their nests all the time. Giant Bees made their hives deep down under the surface, to prevent their young and home from the scorching heat.
Segaii Hunters and Bugit raiders go down there for wild honey, chitin and beeswax.
The giant creatures beeswax can differ in color, as the nests are from different regions. In the desert regions usually white. The bees' main food sources are flowers on the mountainside, dead animal carcasses, and plants in the few oases. This is the easiest to color, so this is the material of most of the blue, green, purple, and other colored waxes in the market.
In the jungle, they can use the nectar of the many flowers, and the result is a deep golden color. Households of the Chieftains usually buy this wax from caravans, if they can't gather it for themselves. On the savanna, one of the favorite plants for the bees is the Bloodgrass, a cereal plant with huge red flowers, that blooms twice a year. The plant colors the beeswax to red. The shrines of Vangrakath and the shamans use candles made from this wax in religious ceremonies.
Beeswax is a versatile material. The things coated with it are waterproof and rubbing to leather makes it more flexible. Wooden items that were treated with this are shiny and resistant to aging. Even fresh fruits can be coated with wax for longer freshness.
The Beastman use colored beeswax to decorate their clothes, armor, and even fur, as cosmetics or warpaint. They make candles from it and seal the clay urns or food containers to prevent the contents from going bad. Shamans use the melted wax to create salves for the injured Hunters.
Ganu's Giant Bees are more aggressive than the humble bumblebee-like relatives in the Jungle of Zililon. Raiding their nests can be a deadly task, but the loot is worth the fussing. Hunters usually try to keep the bees alive in case of an encounter, so after a few mating cycles they can come back for more.
Giant Bee in Ganu by A.I. (OpenArt Creative)


Típus
Biomaterial
Szag
Sweet
Szín
White, red, or golden brown.
Olvadás-/ Fagyáspont
It's melts easily, but need more for that than the heat of the desert. Hot alcohol dissolves it.
Általános Állapot
Solid


Cover image: Utea by Lia Felis (with Adobe Express)

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Aug 11, 2024 13:03

I like the idea that the beeswax has different colors depending on the region and that the material is really in the foreground in your article. To make the reading experience easier for the reader, I would recommend that you use more paragraphs with interspaces and headings for the individual regions. In addition, I would avoid the many bold words alternating with normal formatting, as this unnecessarily complicates the reading flow.

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Aug 13, 2024 09:21 by Lia Felis

Thank You!

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