Khor'vela
| Khor'vela at a Glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Material Type | Woods | |
| Colors | Grey, Green | |
| Rarity | Quest-Only | |
| Cultural Relevance | ||
| Required for Alterations | Yes | |
The khor'vela tree (also spelled khor'vala) a carnivorous tree that often shows small bits of undigested bone within the wood with grey wood, broad and spadelike leaves with a shade of deep green that (in the words of the poet Willesc) "lights upon a carpet of grass only when lovers awaken in the soft stillness of dusk and each other's arms to view it."
Is it any wonder that the khor'vela has been called The Mercy of Albreda; and a bed of leaves and branches taken from the tree (as the Gor'Tog males of Surlaenis do, in marriage/love gift to their brides) is termed Albreda's Bower?
It is mentioned in traditional poetry of Shard that the first bed of Sorril and Kanton was made from the khor'vela tree.
In many Halfling communities, to hang a sprig of the khor'vela over a house is to signal an approaching birth.
Among the Gor'Togs of Ratha, couples exchange a dried khor'vela leaf at their marriage ceremony. If either participant sends the leaf back to its owner, it signifies that the marriage is finished.
The great, anonymous epic of Marali'Tu comes to an abrupt and (to many people) unsatisfactory conclusion when King Uly'ta, on his 15-year long voyage home to his wife after the War of Wheeled Death, visits the lair of Serti, a notorious sorceress. She turns his sailors into peccaries and caracals, but drops all thoughts of vengeance when Uly'ta removes a twig of khor'vela from his breast and presents it to her. They settle down to a quiet life of magic, mutual affection and the herding of caracals, which is where the story curiously ends.
Alteration Rules
This material is required for alterations.
Raw Material Sources
Items
| Item | Source is | Rarity is |
|---|---|---|
| Adderwood broom with bound khor'vela bristles | Real Life Costume Contest 2013, Pumpkin Contest 2013 | auction |
| Alabaster and khor'vela mask with a pyrope icesilk blindfold binding the eyes | Split Personalities (3), Item:Red gold music box with its gilding flaking to reveal wood corrupted by bone bits | |
| Beaded khor'vela wood dragon mask | Headhunter Designs (1) | |
| Bone-flecked khor'vela bass viol | Musiceum (3), Musiceum (2) | |
| Carved khor'vela wood gansa-gambang | ||
| Corrupted khor'vela timber | Hollow Eve Festival 428, Corrupted khor'vela beltunumshi | |
| Curved khor'vela comb inlaid with ruby teardrops | Squat Bungalow (2) | |
| Dark khor'vela pelletbow tessellated with a murder of eerie black crows | Droughtman's Challenge 444/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 433/End loot | end loot |
| Dried khor'vela leaf strung on a braided leather cord | Limited Treasures (4), Item:Formal charcoal-grey steelsilk robe pinned with a windsteel seven-pointed star | |
| End-blown plains flute of grey khor'vela | Cultured Attire (3) | |
| ... further results | ||
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