Qora Yog'och Log

As the name already states, these logs come from the Qora Yog'och trees. However, in order to use this material, it has to go through a tough process to make sure that no evil residue can take over because it is this specific tree that gives the Theorston Thicket its dark purple hue.

Edwige Pennsworth by Awsm Chimera

All right, let me tell you something.. Don't come near Theorston Thicket and when you do, don't go sit on Qora Yog'och logs... They hurt.

Crude Qora Yog'och Log by Lucrezia Carnelos

Naturally Evil

Cutting down a Qora Yog'och tree safely is no easy feat, which is why the lumberjacks of Havalla go through a special training. People from the city believe that these trees are naturally evil and try to hurt people at every possible moment with any possible means. While this assumption isn't entirely correct, the extra training does help avoiding unnecessary casualties.
First, the lumberjacks cut down the tree from the base to disconnect it fully with its roots. They leave the tree on the ground for a good week to let the stump dry out. During this process, it is of vital importance not to touch the liquid that comes out as this is highly acidic and eats flesh away in mere minutes. After the bleeding is over, the lumberjacks can cut the tree into multiple logs and let those dry out as well so they can handle them during transport.

Here, handle this with care. Load it onto the wagon so we can bring it to the curer's workshop. Until then, we cannot use these logs.

— A lumberjack teaching his apprentice

When the logs arrive at the workshop, the Wood Curing Master will start the process to make the logs safe for everyone to handle. Once cured, a Carpenter can further process this into furniture, cooking utensils, tableware, and more.

Type

Biomaterial

Value

High

Rarity

Pretty Rare

Odor

Fermented Wood

Color

Hickory

Common State

Solid

Related Locations

• Theorston Thicket

Related Species

• Qora Yog'och

Why Go Through All That Trouble?

The slight purple hue of the Theorston Thicket still lingers in the finished product. It has become a status symbol, especially in Eshil. Getting a product made of this wood costs a lot of money because of the labour intensive process of obtaining it and making it safe to handle.
However, one should be careful, if the hue is too strong, than the wood hasn't been cured well enough or at all. So far, it is unknown what the consequences will be exactly when consuming food from tableware made of this material.
Fortunately, there are next to no counterfeit logs on the market to scam people. The purple hue that instilled itself in the logs is near impossible to fake, and otherwise it would be very obvious that it has been added in.