Moukou

Overview

The Moukou tree is a native to Desnind although it is scattered throughout Southern Idalos and is not unknown on other continents. A towering tree, Desnind farms them in order to harvest the very useful bean, wood and bark.

Location

Common throughout Desnind. There are also a number of Moukou farms in the near surrounds.

Appearance

Ranging from 25ft to 30ft tall, this tree is tall and thin. Every part of this hardy tree is useful and the residents of Desnind use it to its fullest. The beans of this tree grow in rough pods which hold four or sometimes five beans.

Properties

• The Moukou Bean This small, roughly spherical, brown bean has a number of uses.
  • Common Uses
  • Medicine ~ The Moukou bean has medicinal uses. It is a sedative and two beans usually will put an adult to sleep within bits (minutes). It also acts as an analgesic, relieving pain.
  • Cooking ~ The Moukou bean can be eaten raw or cooked. When cooked, it is often made into a sweet paste which is a firm favorite among children as it is popularly used as a frosting for cakes.
  • Food & Drinks ~ The raw Moukou bean has a sweet sugary taste that make them popular with children and also quite addictive. However hot moukou is a favorite Desnind warm drink and dried moukou is used in sweets and crushed as seasoning.

  
  

• The Moukou Pod & Leaf These are thick, deep green and rough to the touch.
  • Common Uses
  • Textile Production ~ Both the leaf and the pod that the beans come in are able to be used in Textile Production. They have to undergo a process of drying and pulping, but then these plain and rather rough raw materials can be turned into a beautiful, naturally deep green Moukou Silk.
  • Field Craft ~ The pod is a good source of water and can be squeezed for liquid. The juice of the pod is slightly sweet. Whereas, the leaf is an excellent source of kindling and will light, even when wet.

  
  

• The Moukou Wood & Bark Most Moukou Trees are roughly 2ft to 3ft thick and the wood is the deep green of the pod and leaf.
• Common Uses
• Medicine ~ The bark of the Moukou Tree can be fermented into a tea which increases fertility in males and females. The wood can be pulped and applied to a wound to promote healing and halt or ward off infection.
• Woodworking ~ The wood of the Moukou Tree is very beautiful if worked to a shine. It is durable and naturally not damaged by water. Much of the wood furnishings in Desnind are made from Moukou Wood.

Price

Moukou Trees and Beans are readily available in Desnind and can be accessed, if you are in Desnind, at Poor Tier. Across the rest of Idalos, they are available at Struggling. See The Wealth Guide for information on Wealth.

Availability

Very common in Desnind. Because of their need for the specific climate, they are rare elsewhere in the world, although they are common throughout most of Southern Idalos.

Other information

Although the beans are not poisonous too many of them can be bad for a creature's constitution and can cause lethargy.

Credit: Nymph & Pegasus