Torch

“Gorng watched how woman without hair made fire. We must catch woman, have her make fire-branches for us.”
-Gorng, ape man, modern

Aventurians have used torches to light their way for countless millennia. Torches are easy to carry, burn for a long time (even in the rain), and provide much light. They usually produce clouds of sooty smoke, too, but this disadvantage does nothing to curb their popularity with explorers.

Torches tend to give off sparks, making them dangerous around thatched roofs, but they are effective sources of light in stone pyramids, dark tunnels, and vaults. For ease of access, torch holders can be mounted in brackets affixed to stone walls. Torches also are often used outside. In the Horasian Empire and the Lands of the Tulamydes, nobles decorate their fabulous gardens with expensively adorned torch holders.

At its simplest, a torch consists of a piece of wood wrapped with rope or pieces of cloth dipped in oil or pitch. Torches are sold at most markets, but they also are easily made from clothing or straw and some lamp oil.