Serwy
| Serwy | |
|---|---|
| English gloss | silkworm (translation, not identification) |
| Role | Food |
| Where found | Racks in residential buildings in Clearhold, and nowhere else |
| Kept / wild | Kept |
| Used for | Shilkra — the finest fiber in the world |
| Associated cities | Clearhold |
| Lexicon | Serwy |
A small insect kept for the thread of the cocoon it spins, which is Shilkra. It is raised indoors on racks in residential buildings in Clearhold and nowhere else. Raising Serwy is slow and exacting: the temperature must be perfect, the feed just right, and the whole population can die of nothing in particular if anything slips even slightly. Several cities have tried and none has made it pay. Clearhold regards the keeping as unremarkable; the work suits a city that finds precision easy and haste contemptible, and the keepers hold their standing accordingly.