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'''Glumprongs''' are a type of [[above ground]] [[tree]] found only in dry, [[Surroundings#Evil|evil]] regions. Glumprong trees are notable for their unique purple color, their odd structure, and for having the heaviest [[wood]] from an [[Tree#Aboveground trees|aboveground tree]]. Glumprong trees are only trunk and roots, with no branches, [[leaf|leaves]], [[seed]]s, or [[fruit]]. However, the wood from these trees is very [[Density|dense]], twice that of most typical wood. This heavyweight wood is suboptimal for [[hauling]], but can be useful for some niche weight-based applications.
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'''Glumprongs''' are a type of [[above ground]] [[tree]]. They are found only in [[Surroundings#Evil|evil]] regions, and are notable for their unique purple color and high density [[wood]]. Because of this high density, they can be detrimental when used to make items that need to be hauled frequently; they are however prime material for your [[ballista]] bolts.
  
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If you embark in an [[Surroundings#Evil|evil-aligned]] area, glumprong trees may be an enticing source of wood, since they lack useful [[seed]]s and [[fruit]]. Unfortunately, glumprong wood is the second-heaviest wood in the game, behind only [[blood thorn]], a tree-like fungus found only in the deepest [[cavern]]s. The relatively high weight of glumprong [[log]]s may leave your haulers a bit more vulnerable to [[evil weather]] or [[undead|hostile local creatures]]. Once you have the logs inside, you'll find glumprong wood's higher weight makes it somewhat less useful than other types of wood for wooden containers and other tools meant for hauling, like [[barrel]]s, [[bin]]s, and [[wheelbarrow]]s. Wheelbarrows, ideally ones made of lighter wood, can be helpful for hauling glumprong logs.
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If embarking in an evil biome, glumprongs can provide an early and enticing source of wood to the practical player and purple to the purple-loving player. However, they are so slow to haul that any dwarf tasked with dragging a felled glumprong to the wood stockpile is in a prime position to be attacked by [[beak dog|beak dogs]] or [[Undead|worse]]. To mitigate this, a player may wish to provide a wood [[stockpile]] with several [[wheelbarrow]]s handy for carrying glumprong, which will greatly speed up hauler dwarves.
  
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This doesn't make glumprong wood useless, though. If you'd like purple wooden [[furniture]], [[workshop]]s, or [[construction]]s, glumprong's weight scarcely matters. Glumprong logs burn into [[charcoal]] or [[ash]] just as well as any wood. There are even a few cases where the greater weight of glumprong wood is somewhat useful, like [[ballista]] bolts, [[crossbow]]s, [[trap component]]s (especially blunt ones like the [[spiked ball]]), and [[Minecart#Capacity and weights|empty minecart sorting]].
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The impressively high density of glumprong wood makes it an attractive material for certain [[trap component]]s that can deal blunt-type damage to take advantage of its weight and mass, such as the spiked ball. While quickly outclassed by metals like [[iron]] and [[steel]], glumprong may be easier to mass-produce in an evil biome, and thus ideal for stuffing hallways with cheap "filler" weapon [[trap]]s.
  
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Glumprong wood is only notably [[density|dense]] in comparison to other types of wood. It's still lighter than any [[Divine metal|non]]-[[Adamantine|spoiler]] [[metal]], [[stone]], [[ceramic]], or [[glass]]. Even relatively light metals like [[aluminum]] weigh more than twice as much. If glumprong wood is the only type of wood available to you, it is still superior to using some other [[material]] for [[barrel]]s, [[bin]]s, [[bucket]]s, [[cage]]s, [[large pot]]s, and [[wheelbarrow]]s.
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Incidentally, glumprong wood also happens to be the most sensitive material for [[Minecart#Capacity and weights|empty minecart sorting]].
  
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When it comes to making weapons, glumprong's weight makes it generally superior to [[bone]] or other kinds of wood, but it is still wood, and thus has very poor [[weapons-grade|weapon qualities]]. A glumprong [[spiked ball]] or crossbow [[bolt]] will outperform one made of [[birch]], but cannot match one made out of [[copper]], let alone an ideal material like [[steel]]. Glumprong is slightly better as a cheap choice for mass production, but it is still vastly inferior to metal for any military application.
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Some [[Dwarf|dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] glumprongs for their ''living shadows''.
  
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Some [[Dwarf|dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] glumprongs for their ''living shadows''.
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[[File:glumprong_preview.png|thumb|300px|center|The shadows twitch when you least expect it.<br />''Crudely drawn by Zippy'']]
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