Wyrmwood

Some forests are susceptible to wildfires, of which ravage the land and blanket the area in ash and charred vegetation. Eventually nature reclaims this burned land and from it life grows anew. The process in which wyrmwood grows is not all that different from this. The only difference is that the cause of the fire is more than likely a dragon.

Should a forested or wooded region ever fall victim to a dragon’s fire, and be reduced to ash and cinders, when nature inevitably reclaims the area some of the new life growing here may take on inherent magical properties. The dragonfire and the ashes that result from it alter the soil, in turn altering the trees that grow from this soil. These trees are what’s classified as “wyrmwood” due to the newfound magical properties given to them by a dragon or dragons.

Wyrmwood itself isn’t a particular species of tree, but the term used for any species of tree that is enhanced in this manner. Wyrmwood trees can be rowan, oak, pine, elm, et cetera. The variety depending on the kind of tree native to the region that was burned by the dragonfire.

Properties
A universal property inherited by wyrmwood trees is a strong resistance to fire or burning, it can only be burned by the hottest of flames. Should wyrmwood burn, however, it'll burn far hotter than any other wood on the planet producing embers and coals of the most extreme of temperatures. For this reasons some smiths may use this wood to fuel their forges and enhance their craft.

The presence of other properties may be reliant on the type of tree the wyrmwood grows as, the process of the wyrmwood’s production greatly amplifying the natural properties of the species of wood from which it grows. Wyrmwood’s magical mutation also makes it inherently better suited to alchemy and enchantment.

Wyrmwood can be used in the crafting or construction of anything that normally requires wood, such as buildings, tools, weapons, armor, and so on. The extent to which wyrmwood can be used is limited only by what one is willing to use it for, as the material can be a rare find in many areas due to the unique way in which it is produced.