Oak

  • For Weapon: Best parry value of all woods; no magical properties
  • For Armor: Only used to make shields

Dust Wood

  • For Weapons: Earth element bonus of +1d4 to attack or parry; budget option
  • For Armor: Only used to make shields
  • For Shields: +1d4 to Block against earth magic

Blood Wood

  • For Weapons: Vitality damage dealt by wielder restores wielder's Power
  • For Armor: Only used to make shields
  • For Shields: Blocked value restores wielder's Power

Black Maple

  • For Weapon: Vitality damage dealt by wielder restores wielder's Soul
  • For Armor: Only used to make shields
  • For Shields: Blocked value restores wielder's Soul

Aurum

  • For Weapon: Attack Value is increased by 1d4 if wielded by someone of the life element
  • For Weapon: -1 to target's Evade if wielded by someone of the life element
  • For Weapon: -1 to target's Evade if target is of the death element
  • For Armor: +2 to Magic Armor if your element is life
  • For Armor: unable to gain any benefit from the skills hide or sneak due to brightness of armor
  • For Shield: Increase block value by +1 if used by one of life eleme

Argentum

  • For Weapon: Undead and Spirit Targets receive -1 evade penalty
  • For Weapon: Attack Value +1d4 against Undead and Spirit targets
  • For Armor: +1 to Spiritual Balance (undead and spirit resistance)
  • For Shield: Blocking with shield will block poison spells.

Mythril

  • For Weapon: No weight penalty; counts as light weapon regardless of size
  • For Armor: No evade penalty from weight; counts as light armor regardless of design; very light

Steel

For Armor: No Armor Spirit allowed with steel armor. Even if design has Armor Spirit, steel armor of that design will have 0 armor spirit. 

Bone

  • For Weapon: +1 attack against life element targets; death element bonus of +1d4 to attack and parry
  • For Armor: +2 to Magic Armor if worn by one who is of the death element
  • For Armor: +1d4 Magical Armor against Time element attacks
  • For Shield: Increase block value by +1 if used by one of death element.