The concept of soap is first credited to the
Aellenrhim elves, who are known to
have been making cleansing materials early in the Age of
Awakening. Animal fats were combined with alkaline salts and boiled in clay
cylinders to produce a bar of soap like material that could be used for
washing. However, many elven tribes have
similar materials for cleanliness, for example the
Ahrhim and
Goltherrhim
living in the shadow of the Argor and Hèckra volcanoes
respectivey are known to make a thick,
jelly-like cleaning fluid by mixing ashes and oil.
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The reason the Aellenrhim
are most normally associated with its invention is because it were
these elves
who brought it to humans, firstly in
Voldar, but later all over
Santharia.
There are many variations of soap. One noteable tribe of
humans, the
Trk'Matiu Kuglimz use
tallow mixed with oil which they use to wash, but also, if left to tint their
hair with. The most common soap making method is that now employed in
Voldar, made from sea salts and fats and
oils from animal or plant sources. The main sources of fats in modern
Santharia are beef
and mutton tallow; while palm and
adlemir simn kernel oils are
the principal oils used in soapmaking.
Sahnrix sap and candlebush berries
(if well diluted) can also be used. The raw materials
may be pretreated to remove impurities and to achieve the color, odour and
performance features desired in the finished bar.
Humans often scent their soap using herbal
fragrances. Rose petals are a common scent in
Northern Santharia, while
icemilk and various fruits and berries
can also be used.
