In this world, there are many tools one may use to direct magic. One of the most well known of these is the wand. Of course it is a common saying that "The wand chooses the wizard", with all wands having a degree of awareness with which they select...
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The term bristlecone pine covers three species of pine. All three species are long-lived and highly resilient to harsh weather and bad soils. Bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) are one of the oldest living organisms to ever live on the planet. These trees live in arid mountain regions between an elevation of 10,000 and 11,000 feet, still growing but were already saplings before the time of Christ, before Rome conquered the known world; before the Ancient Greeks worshipped in the Parthenon, and before the Egyptians built the pyramids. The oldest living bristlecone pine, named Methuselah is believed to be 4,847 years old, born in 2831 BC, and is found growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California. It's Nevada's state tree.
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Bristlecone Pine is the oldest member of the pine family of wands. A quite old and gnarled wood, Bristlecone Pine wands are made from several thousand-year-old trees and have a reputation for choosing wizards destined for long life, though many mistake this to mean a bristlecone wand gives one long life. Wizards and witches with bristlecone are steadfast, durable, and often stubborn in personality. Bristlecone wands however are rather slow to change, and therefore take longer than most to warm up to their master. However, once they have given their loyalty, they have been known to accept witches and wizards in the same bloodline much faster, which has led to the tradition of bristlecone legacy wands in some of the wealthiest and most well-known pure-blood wizarding families in the country. Though rare, the wand will sometimes not accept that member of the bloodline, believing that he or she is not the right fit. One such wand of bristlecone and Thunderbird feather core has been passed down for several hundred years, made from a tree that is said to be made from the wood of Methuselah, and the wood is believed to be more than 4,800 years old. This wood is a favorite of wandmaker John Watokai.
