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===== Deadwood Bark =====
Deadwood bark can be simmered in water for seven days to make a magical ink with a successful [[Craft]] (alchemy) check (DC 25); a typical deadwood tree can yield 75 pounds of bark when slain, and 10 pounds of bark will yield enough ink to inscribe one spell on a scroll. Using this ink reduces the XP cost to scribe the scroll by 50%; however, it may only be used to scribe spells from the following schools and domains: Necromancy, Chaos, Death, and Evil. Because of its evil nature, deadwood bark is not traded but can fetch as much as 5 gp per pound on the black market.
Alignment	Always neutral evil +
Challenge Rating	12 +
Environment	Any forest +
Level Adjustment	— +
Size	Huge +
Title	Deadwood Tree +
Type	Undead +