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'''Phost''' trees are similar to shaggy-barked oaks, with leaves twice as broad as they are long. The phostwood trees have a | '''Phost''' trees are similar to shaggy-barked oaks, with leaves twice as broad as they are long.{{csb|WoG|7|Catalogue}}{{csb|FTA|51|Atlas}} The phostwood trees have a bioluminescent quality similar to "foxfire" after they have died and begun to decay (about a year). This effect causes to the eerie light of the [[Phostwood]] forest.{{csb|Folio|27}}{{csb|LGG|141}} Photwood can completely crumble in just a few months, if not kept dry or if handled roughly, but last longer otherwise.{{csb|WoG|7|Catalogue}} | ||
==Bibliography== | A branch of the phostwood tree will give off a glow sufficient to light a 5-foot radius area.{{csb|WoG|7|Catalogue}}{{csb|Folio|27}} | ||
Though the phost is a broadleaf, it is not a hardwood. Phostwood is difficult to season, and it is often used for mundane things like firewood or kindling.{{csb|FTA|51|Atlas}} | |||
"Luminous paste" is made priarily from phostwood. The wood is mashed and pulped, and mixed with other components into a paste which is visible at night. It can be used to make trail markers, signal runes, and is even used by scouts and rangers to make marks on their equipment or upon their person to silently identify themselves to friends in the darkness. Luminous paste is stored in jars sealed with hard sap to preserve freshness.{{cite dragon|A1998|100|Falcon's Bazaar}} | |||
== External links == | |||
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* [https://greyhawkonline.com/oerthjournal "Lore of the Phostwood Tree".] A look at various aspects of the ecology of the phost tree, as well as mundane and magic items made from them. By [[Andy Miller]]. ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #34 (2020). | |||
==References== | |||
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=====Bibliography===== | |||
*Graham, Noel. ''Falcon's Bazaar''. ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' magazine, Annual #3. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998. | |||
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: [[TSR]], 1983. | *[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: [[TSR]], 1983. | ||
*[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: [[TSR]], 1992. | *[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: [[TSR]], 1992. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 8 June 2025
Phost trees are similar to shaggy-barked oaks, with leaves twice as broad as they are long.[1][2] The phostwood trees have a bioluminescent quality similar to "foxfire" after they have died and begun to decay (about a year). This effect causes to the eerie light of the Phostwood forest.[3][4] Photwood can completely crumble in just a few months, if not kept dry or if handled roughly, but last longer otherwise.[1]
A branch of the phostwood tree will give off a glow sufficient to light a 5-foot radius area.[1][3] Though the phost is a broadleaf, it is not a hardwood. Phostwood is difficult to season, and it is often used for mundane things like firewood or kindling.[2]
"Luminous paste" is made priarily from phostwood. The wood is mashed and pulped, and mixed with other components into a paste which is visible at night. It can be used to make trail markers, signal runes, and is even used by scouts and rangers to make marks on their equipment or upon their person to silently identify themselves to friends in the darkness. Luminous paste is stored in jars sealed with hard sap to preserve freshness.[5]
External links
Disclaimer:Any lore presented through the following links does not necessarily adhere to established officially published content, and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki.
- "Lore of the Phostwood Tree". A look at various aspects of the ecology of the phost tree, as well as mundane and magic items made from them. By Andy Miller. Oerth Journal #34 (2020).
References
Citations
- ↑ a b c World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.7, Catalogue.
- ↑ a b From the Ashes (1992), p.51, Atlas.
- ↑ a b The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (1980), p.27.
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.141.
- ↑ "Falcon's Bazaar". Dragon #A1998 (Annual 1998), p.100.
Bibliography
- Graham, Noel. Falcon's Bazaar. Dragon magazine, Annual #3. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
- Gygax, Gary. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phost Tree | Item | Flora, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 50, 51, 55 |
| Phost Tree | Item | Flora, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 6, 7, 59 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 24 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 19 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Dragon magazine #056 | 22 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Dragon magazine #063 | 14 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | The Fright At Tristor | 4 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 7, 39, 55, 78 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 76 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | From the Ashes: References Card | #11 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Greyhawk Wars: Adventurer's Book | 8, 10 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Ivid the Undying | 54 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 26, 81, 112, 114, 141 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Living Greyhawk Journal #0 | 10 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #06 | 39 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #08 | 2,11,12,13,14,15,17 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #09 | 20 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #10 | 87 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #12 | 16 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #14 | 23 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #15 | 17 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #24 | 8 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #29 | 16 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Oerth Journal #33 | 30 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | Saga of Old City | 7 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | WGR4 The Marklands | 58, 59, 63, 75, 80, 89, 94 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 52, 69, 71 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | WGS1 Five Shall Be One | IBC |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 7, 55, 59 |
| Phostwood | Geographical feature | Woodland, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 12, 13, IBC |