Sappanwood

Background

As a plant you cannot get something as useful, safe or as versatile as the Sappanwood. The beauty of the Sappanwood lies in the fact that it can be applied in real-world, fantasy world, and even future-based worlds. It is simply that versatile.

Sappanwood is a natural dye that produces a range of colors in clothing - ranging from a dark brown to a red color. It is especially useful in several ways. First in low light situations it makes the wearer slightly harder to see. Second it acts as an anti-bacterial, anti-biotic, and anti-microbial covering allowing for greater effectiveness in protecting the body from infection and in healing.

Uses

Dying of clothing can be done with Sappanwood Dye. The results can vary from a brown through to a red tone to the cloth.

Healing

The Sappanwood dye is antibacterial, and antimicrobial as well as providing a light anesthetic effect giving +1 to any bandaging healing of the area affected.

Concealment

The red and brown tones of the clothing hide the red staining of blood - preventing injuries from giving away disguises. Also the Purkenje effect causes the dye to make the individual harder to see in low light situations +05% in hide in shadows bonus.