Thunderoak



The thunderoak is a very tall tree. Due to its height it tends to get struck by lightning more often than surrounding plants.

While lightning doesn't damage the thunderoak badly, most of the electricity passes to the highly conductive sap, which becomes electrically charged as a consequence. Because of this, cutting this tree may cause electricity to become released.

Thunderoaks are native to Farasi. The shiny, light blue sap is sometimes sold in bottles and can reach moderately high prices due to the long time these trees take to grow and the difficulty of the sap's harvest.

Uses
The sap of the thunderoak can be used to brew lightning potions which cause electrocution.

Thunderoak trees can be used as lightning rods to protect tall structures from lightning strikes.

Harvest
According to Farasian beliefs, the spirits of the thunderoak must be appeased before you take something from the plant.

The harvest of the sap can only be done on certain festival days with properly consecrated instruments or you risk invoking the wrath of the spirits.

This belief possibly originates from how the festival days are the ones where sap charges are minimal and the consecrated instruments are anointed in an oil that serves as an insulator.

Less careful cutting is likely to cause a fatal discharge.