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 American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, monoecious deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range and was considered the finest chestnut tree in the world. It is estimated that between 3 and 4 billion American chestnut trees were destroyed in the first half of the 20th century by blight after its initial discovery in 1904. Very few mature specimens of the tree exist within its historical range, although many small shoots of the former live trees remain. There are hundreds of large American chestnuts outside its historical range, some in areas where less virulent strains of the pathogen are more common, such as the 600 to 800 large trees in northern Lower Michigan. The species is listed as endangered in Canada as well as in the United States.
Arguably the most honorable of the American wand woods, American Chestnut is both stubborn and judicious, aligning with its master and often keeping him or her on their chosen path by refusing to produce magic in conflict with their original destiny. American Chestnut is the least likely to change masters willingly, and will most often keep its original alignment and force it on its new owner. American Chestnut is additionally quite adept at enchantment spells.
