Galda
Galda trees bear a refreshing, if salty, nutritious cone-shaped fruit. In the spring the fruit is whitish, but it matures to a golden hue. The fruit becomes ripe as winter ends and spring begins, and remains so for four months.[1] Its seeds are high in protein. The bark of the galda tree is yellowish and its leaves are yellow-green. The trees grow about 30 feet in height.
Distilled Galda oil is produced by squeezing the pulp from Galda trees of the Cairn Hills and is made into a "sweetly aromatic"[2] extract used in oil lamps[2][3] and burns almost 50% longer than most other normal oils.[2] It is also used in cooking for meat glazes and baking pastries.[2] Galda oil is considered an "expensive luxury" for use as lamp oil (by common comparison—one pint costs nearly three times normal lamp oil).[2][4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Bailey, Robin Wayne. Night Watch, TSR, 1990. ISBN 0-88038-914-1
- 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.
- Niles, Douglas, and Carl Sargent. The City of Greyhawk. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1989.
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galda Oil | Item | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 99, 104 | |
| Galda Oil | Item | Night Watch (1990) | 13, | |
| Galda Tree | Item | Flora, | Night Watch (1990) | 13, |
| Galda Tree | Item | Flora, | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 31 |
| Galda Tree | Item | Flora, | Dragon magazine #AN3 | 99 |
| Galda Tree | Item | Flora, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 50 |
| Galda Tree | Item | Flora, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 142 |
| Galda Tree | Item | Flora, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 6 |