Commodities - Roleplay

Textiles

Animal-Based Fibers

Angora (Rabbit Downy Coat)
Golden Orb-Weaver Spider Silk
Lambswool
Llama
Sheep Wool
Worm Silk
Wild Yak

Plant-Based Fibers

Cotton
Flax (Herbaceous Plant)
Hemp

Fabrics (Spread, bond, braid, felt, twist, crochet and weave)

Brocades – fabric in which contrasting colors are woven into specific areas to make patterns
Burlap
Cendal – lightweight silk, often used as lining
Chalon
Cotton
Damask
Dyaspin/Diasper – white-on-white patterned silk
Purple – silk fabric, not necessarily in the color purple
Gossamer
Lace
Linen
Scarlet – the most expensive woolen material, often dyed with kermes, the most expensive dye
Samite – slightly shiny silk fabric with a diagonal rib in its structure
Taffeta – silk fabric of plain weave
Tiretaine – fine woolen cloth
Velvet – silk fabric with pile surface
Wool

Dyes

Indigo
Kermes – the most expensive dye, made from crushed insects that live on oak trees; produce the color crimson
Madder
Weld
Woad

Red - madder root, Rubia tinetorum, kermes and grana from insects
Blue - woad leaves, Isatia tinctoria
Violet - orchil from lichen
Crimson - brasilwood from the East India tree
Purple - brasilwood from the East India tree
Yellow - weld, dyers' rocket, turmeric, saffron, onion skin, marigold, chamomile
Green - indigo, weld, turmeric
Brown - walnut shells, bark

Leathers

Bison
Buffalo
Boar
Bovine (Cow, Steer, and Bull)
Cordovan (Equine leather made from the fibrous flat connective tissue beneath the hide on the rump)
Goat
Hog
Lamb
Mule
Pig
Sheep
Wyvern
Zebra

Pelts/Hide

Bovine (Cow, Steer, and Bull)
Dragon Scale
Oxen

Skins

Badger
Calfskin
Goatskin
Sheepskin

Fur

Ermine - White winter fur of a type of weasel, also utilizing the black-tipped tail
Miniver – gray and white fur of squirrel in winter
Sable
Strandling – the rusty red fur of squirrel in autumn

Thread

Cotton
Gossamer (Rare)
Jute
Hemp
Linen
Ramie
Silk
Wool

Armor

Chain Mail
Cuir Bouilli (Boiled Leather)
Gambeson
Helmets
Plated Armor
Shield

Weapon Accessories

Baldrics & Bandoliers
Dagger Frogges
Sword Frogges
Sword Harnesses
Sword Belts
Scabbards

Accessories

Armbands
Bracers
Cuffs
Greaves
Vambraces

Equine

Horse Tackle

Leather Goods

Baldrics
Belts
Pouches
Scroll Bag
Sporran (Kilt Pouch)
Waterskin
Wineskin, Leather Flask

Plants, Extracts, Oils, Chemicals

Various

Deodorants

Unscented

Essential Oils & Perfume Ingredients

Anise
Benzoin (a deep vanilla-like scent)
Calamus (also called sweet flag or sweet rush)
Cinnamon
Coriander
Frankincense
Labdanum
Marjoram
Myrrh
Rose
Styrax (See Benzoin)

Myrrh, rose, styrax, and marjoram for a warm, sweet perfume. Those who liked spicier scents might mix frankincense with cinnamon and a little sweet rush, then top it off with anise and coriander. Brave souls experimented with combinations of sweet and spicy, layering labdanum under styrax and cinnamon, topped with marjoram.

To complete the perfume, let the mixture steep. Use an ounce or two of oil and a small amount of each selected scent. Then leave the perfume to settle for 24 hours. The mixture should then steep for at least 24 hours, at which point it can be strained—cheesecloth lets you wring the oil out while keeping all bits of ground materials out of the final mixture.

Soaps

Castile Soap - Made with Olive Oil

Other Commodities

Mineral Salts (Chromium Sulfate)
Beeswax Candles
Tallow Candles (Strong Odor)
Wax Candles

Hygiene

Mineral Commodities - Roleplay

Ore deposits and ore minerals fall into several main commodity groups: metallic and semi-metallic elements, nonmetallic elements, gems, construction and manufacturing materials, fertilizer, chemical minerals, and energy resources.

Native metals were prehistoric peoples only access to metal, because smelting is thought to have been discovered around 6500 BCE.

Metallic & Semi-Metallic Elements

Aluminum
Copper
Gold
Iron
Lead (Galena)
Manganese
Silver
Tin

Nonmetallic Elements

Potassium
Sodium
Phosphorous
Sulfur

Precious & Semi-Precious Gemstones

Diamond
Sapphire
Agate

Construction Manufacturing

Sand
Clay
Building Stone
Diatomite
Talc
Mica
Zeolites

Edibles - Roleplay

Spices

Alexander (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria)
Amidon
Avens (Geum urbanum)
Betony (Stachys officinalis)
Black Pepper
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Cassia (Cinnamomum cassia)
Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cinnamomum verum)
Clary (Salvia sclarea)
Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)
Cubebs (Piper cubeba)
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
Dittany (Origanum dictamnus)
Galingale (Alpinia officinarum)
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta)
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
Lang de Boeuf (Picris echioides)
Long Pepper (Piper longum)
Mace (Myristica fragrans)
Mallow (Althaea officinalis)
Marjoram (Origanum majorana)
Mint (genus Mentha)
Mustard (genus Brassica)
Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
Orach (Atriplex hortensis)
Patience (Rumex alpinus)
Pellitory (Anacyclus pyrethrum)
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rue (Ruta graveolens)
Saffron (Crocus sativus) **Also used as a dye
Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Saunders (Pterocarpus santalinus)
Savory (Satureja hortensis)
Southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)
Spikenard (Nardostachys grandiflora)
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Turnsole (Heliotropium indicum

Beverages

Ale
Mead
Spirits
Wine

Fruits

Apples

Vegetables

Artichokes
Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Cardoons
Carrots
Chard
Garlics
Onions
Parsnips
Rutabagas
Squash
Tomatoes

Fabaceae or Leguminosae

acacia (genus Acacia)
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
almendro (Dipteryx oleifera)
bean (genus Phaseolus)
- common bean (P. vulgaris)
  - green bean (P. vulgaris)
- lima bean (P. lunatus)
- scarlet runner bean (P. coccineus)
bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
bush clover (genus Lespedeza)
broom (genus Cytisus)
carob (Ceratonia siliqua)
chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
clover (genus Trifolium)
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
crown vetch (Securigera varia)
fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
honey locust (Gleditsia species)
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
indigo (genus Indigofera)
jícama (Pachyrhizus erosus)
kakabeak (genus Clianthus)
Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioica)
kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
kudzu vine (Pueraria montana)
laburnum (genus Laburnum)
- golden chain (L. anagyroides)
genus Lathyrus
- beach pea (L. japonicus)
- sweet pea (L. odoratus)
lentil (Lens culinaris)
licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
locoweed (Astragalus and Oxytropis species)
locust (genus Robinia)
logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum)
lupine (genus Lupinus)
- Texas bluebonnet (L. texensis and L. subcarnosus)
mesquite (genus Prosopis)
mimosa (genus Mimosa)
- sensitive plant (M. pudica)
narra (Pterocarpus species)
pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)
palo verde (genus Parkinsonia)
pea (Pisum sativum)
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
redbud (genus Cercis)
rosary pea (Abrus precatorius)
royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
senna (genus Senna)
silk tree (genus Albizia)
smoke tree (Dalea spinosa)
soybean (Glycine max)
suicide tree (Tachigali versicolor)
sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea)
tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
vetch (genus Vicia)
- broad bean (V. faba)
wisteria (genus Wisteria)

Legume

(Fruit of Fabaceae plants)

Pea Pod

Pulse

(Edible seed from a legume plant, Pulses include beans, lentils, and peas)

Black Beans
Garbanzo Bean (Also called Chickpeas)
Kidney Beans
Navy Beans
Pinto Beans

Brown Lentils (Sabut Masoor)
Beluga Lentils (Black Lentils, Indianhead Lentils, Lentilles noires Beluga)
French Lentils (aka Lentilles du Puy)
Green Lentils
Green Lentils. French (Lentilles Vertes)
Yellow Lentils
Red Lentils, Split (Masoor Dal)
Red Lentils, Whole (Lentilles Corail)

Chickpea (Also called Garbanzo Bean)

Although used interchangeably, the terms “legumes,” “pulses,” and “beans” have distinct meanings. A legume refers to any plant from the Fabaceae family that would include its leaves, stems, and pods. A pulse is the edible seed from a legume plant. Pulses include beans, lentils, and peas.

A Visual Guide to Pulses

Herbs

Grains