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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Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, Quakies, mountain or golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, popple, as well as others. The trees have tall trunks, up to 25 meters tall, with smooth pale bark, scarred with black. The glossy green leaves, dull beneath, become golden to yellow, rarely red, in autumn. The species often propagates through its roots to form large clonal groves originating from a shared root system. These roots are not rhizomes, as new growth develops from adventitious buds on the parent root system. It is Utah's state tree.
Ollivander calls Aspen a wand for revolutionaries; however, revolutions are never one by a single person, they are won by a group of people dedicated to the same cause. Quaking Aspen is heavily prized across the United States, but mostly in the states of the Rocky Mountains, especially in Utah and Colorado.
For Quaking Aspen wand owners, a yearning for justice comes out as them being executors, of sorts. They have strong wills to act physically in favor of their moral vision (or justice) and play the role of a follower as well. They want to execute orders and have the quick reflexes and dueling skills to do so. Their adaptability is the root of Aspen's reputation as a wand of survivors (like fir). They are also minimalists who do not like a lot of clutter in their living spaces. They are sentimental about only a few of their possessions.
When compared to Poplar and Black Poplar, the Aspen is the least associated with death. Instead, it communes strongly with the living, and the owners of aspen wands are highly aware of their mortality. Because of this awareness, they value their time highly and believe that connecting with as many people as possible in meaningful ways for meaningful causes is the best use of their time. As such, communication comes easier for them than for Black Poplar owners, who often feel detached from other people.
Any area to do with strategy can also be a successful career avenue, as long as the temper of the owner is controlled (such wands usually have cooler cores of earth or water). Though they can work alone these people do their best work in groups and are energized by the presence of other people. Aspen is attracted to cores with strong-willed and exacting natures. This wand has great precision and can perform the most delicate of spellwork while also packing a punch.
Favoring the cold, this wand may sweat in warm to hot weather. It's important to keep this wand cool– a special sun lotion can be purchased for travel to humid or arid climates or summertime from your local wand accessory store or wandmaker. When in the presence of other aspen wands, they will communicate with one another and can perform group spells together when necessary. As the state tree of Utah, a wizard with this wand may have a serious rivalry with an owner of a blue spruce wand, the state tree of Colorado.
