DF2014:Blood thorn

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Blood thorn

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Urist likes blood thorn for their sickening appearance.
Biome
Underground Depth: 3
Wet Dry
Graphic
No graphic
Properties
Deciduous	No
Density	1250
Color	crimson
Max trunk height	5
Max trunk diameter	1
Trunk branching	2
Heavy branch radius	1
Branch radius	2
Root radius	3
Heavy branch density	25
Branch density	50
Root density	5
Products
Wood	Blood thorn

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Blood thorn are ghastly-looking trees that grow only in the deepest cavern layers. They are distinguished from their peers by being the densest tree in the game (though glumprongs come close), being approximately half as dense as most stone, and by their unique crimson color. When cut down, they produce extremely heavy crimson wood that cannot be found anywhere else, making for heavy but colorful furniture, and slightly less useless wooden ballista bolts. Curiously, trampled young blood thorn are purple rather than dark gray, presumably due to the plant having been "bruised" – this is in imitation of the "blood" in their name.

Among subterranean trees, blood thorn are unique in that they can grow in cavern layers that are devoid of water - when this happens, blood thorn will be the only plants present. This means that every so often, a fortress may happen to have a large stock of the tree in its caverns.

Some dwarves like blood thorn for their sickening appearance.

Even elves don't care for it.
Art by Naiden Petrov

"Blood thorn" in other Languages Dwarven: nazush kurik Elven: cameda iki Goblin: ogom spuspo Human: cadem pik

Raws

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