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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Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, or western yellow pine, is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to the western United States and Canada. It is the most widely distributed pine species in North America. It is the state tree of Montana.
A surprisingly tough wood to work, Ponderosa Pine is just as strong and passionate a wood as its rich color might suggest. A cousin of red pine, the two share similar properties as wand woods, being often found in the hands of warriors, and those not easily swayed from their beliefs. Ponderosa wands have the interesting quirk of responding strongly to its wizard's emotions, casting more powerfully when the wizard is impassioned – be it by love, fury, or both – making it a wand wood fairly common in Aurors from the West coast of the United States.
