| Zolk is a silk-like fabric with a metallic sheen to it, available in a number of varieties. The rarest sort, "platinum" zolk, has puncture-resistant properties that make it highly favored by the wealthy, as it can give them fashionable clothing that still affords a degree of protection without the bulk of armor. Zolk is manufactured in the Himaat, fashioned from strands of material left in the desert sands by roaming gooshurms. Some Zerda clans are brave enough to run "gooshurm farms", but these only produce the more common varieties of zolk. The strands required for the rarer and more durable varieties of zolk (such as "platinum" zolk) are only to be found in the Sea of Sand by determined prospectors. These strands of material are actually pieces of the stomach linings of gooshurms that are shed from time to time, and float to the surface in the strange silty material of the Sea of Sand. Zolk is a major export of Abu Dhabi, and the more common varieties can be found easily in Rephidim (especially in the Bazaar). Availability elsewhere on Sinai varies greatly depending on geographic location (proximity to the Himaat) and just how much one is willing to pay for zolken garments.
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