Well, I've been wondering every since I started playing ArmageddonMUD what specifically is 'ivory'? Is it a type of rock material found at a specific location in the Known World? That would be my opinion, but I've also heard another opinion determining that ivory comes from tusks and the like - sort of a bone material. Is it possible to actually find out what type of material ivory really it?
I apologize if this is IC.. I asked a couple different ArmageddonMUD players before asking this and each time I was told to ask on the GDB. So again, if this is IC I do apologize.
I'm not sure what Ivory comes from in Allanak, but on Earth it comes from the tusks of mammals. Good question, though. Hope this helps.
I didn't include it on the mineral page I made because its not a mineral in the sense its dug up. But its definetely not real-world ivory, which is to my knowledge, is exclusive to only a small selection of mammals like the walrus and the elephant, and is merely their tusks.
So yeah, I can't tell you where zalanthan ivory comes from, or how its made (if its made rather then found) and would recommend you ask ICly.
Its an area that wouldn't be common knowledge, but if for some reason you feel your character should know (with a corresponding background to justify) you can mail the MUD and they can let you know the truth.
From www.labs.fws.gov/ivory/contents
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* Elephant and Mammoth
* Walrus
* Sperm Whale and Killer Whale
* Narwhal
* Hippopotamus
* Warthog
Ivory Substitutes
Natural Ivory Substitutes
* Bone and Shell
* Helmeted Hornbill
* Vegetable Ivory
Manufactured Ivory Substitutes
So ivory is traditionally tusk bone of certain land mammals and whale bone. But natural ivory substitutes include bone and shell. All of these things are available in Armageddon.
Quote from: "http://www.armageddon.org/general/beasts.html#chalton"
Escru : Small and woolly mammals, the adult escru are approximately thigh-high on a human, with members of both sexes growing tiny ivory horns. They provide the vast majority of wool and wool-based cloth materials in the Known World. Usually docile, they have adapted well as domesticated herd beasts, and wild packs of them are now all but unheard of. The females can produce a fatty milk, when well fed and regularly milked.
The "tiny" part explains why it is still rare.
I'm having a bit of trouble trying to find crafting materials like tendril for ropes and grass for baskets. Is there a certain command I would type to obain these items?
Forage wood?
Err.. Yep, tendrils are classified as wood.. I guess you just need to wander a little for grass.
Chalton have ivory horns too I think.
http://www.zalanthas.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1666