Dryad

Dryad is a thick honey-like tree sap harvested from live Feywild Trees in the Sylvan Valley south of Illium. It is a precious commodity, widely sort after for its magical properties. In its raw form dryad is a syrupy liquid though it hardens when heated, becoming a powerful adhesive. When applied with the right chemistry and spellcraft dryad can be turned into a deadly explosive or pesticide.
Due to its scarcity dryad is incredibly valuable. Most common folk won't cross paths with dryad in their lifetimes, and fewer still can afford it. Feywild trees are virtually extinct in Illium's Sylvan Valley. But beyond the border, where the forests grow thicker and older, they are more common. One Feywild tree felled and split can be harvested of enough dryad to make its owner richer than the Petallis. Though courage - and perhaps insanity - is required to undertake such a task.

Feywild Trees

Feywild Trees are believed to be not of our world. According to the Wood Elves of the Rainy Havens their seeds came from the realm of the Fey, or fairies. When a fey would walk our earth they would intentionally or unknowingly sow their mystical flora, as such the Wood Elves hold them sacred. Elvan rangers and protectors guard the Feywild Trees from the greed of humankind, and skirmishes have been fought along Illium's border over less. For Feywild Trees are not only sacred, but feared for their connections to the fairy realm.