Imridsul

Imridsul is a very costly dye made from the eggs of the deepearth-dwelling Thrystonese basilisk through a process that requires about two years. The color imridsul is a brilliant crimson with strong streaks and splotches that strongly resemble metallic gold. Garments made from cloths dyed this color are some of the most desirable in the world. The dye is extraordinarily color fast and does not fade even after many years. The effect is considered impossible to duplicate, but has stimulated a market for gold-embroidered crimson clothes which although costly are not as fantastically costly as cloths dyed in imridsul. In ancient times, the sale and use of the dye was strictly regulated by kings and its use reserved for aristocrats and royals. Even a small component of one's costume dyed in imridsul was a strong status symbol.

Imridsul is thought to have been discovered in the second millennium before Salmakhamer and was an important good of the ancient Narshadite sea merchants. Imridsul remains a luxury good today reserved for the wealthiest, even among the greater modern market of exotic foreign dyes from around the world.

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