Lexicon:Modern/Fleisk

Fleisk
Stage	Modern CLT
Pronunciation	/ˈfleɪsk/
Part of speech	Noun
Etymology	from Middle flēskē, from Proto flesk
Related words	Baechri, Shilkra, Paem, Ksaum

Fleisk — the fleece of the Baechri, and the cloth woven from it. The warmest textile in the Known World.

Notes

The Baechri carries a double coat: a coarse outer layer that turns rain and a fine inner layer that holds warmth. Both are taken, and they are not the same trade. The coarse outer Fleisk is spun heavy and made into the coats, cloaks and blankets that Stormharbor cannot survive a winter without. It is exported along the Road — not glamorous, consistently wanted, and the plainest example there is of a good sold on function alone. The fine inner Fleisk of the Clearhold mountain herds is another matter. Smaller quantities, softer fiber, and combined with Clearhold’s weaving it produces cloth that rivals Shilkra for softness while giving a warmth Shilkra cannot. It is among the more expensive things a person may wear and is not sold by the Baelk to anyone.