Gear: Lights

Lights

  • Rushlight: A length of rush or other suitable plant soaked in greaseor fat. It is lit from the end, and burns down like a candle wick. Illuminates a base radius of 0.25 meter when lit. Burns for 800 seconds (15 minutes). Thie listed rushlight is about 30 cm long; the burning time, mass, and cost increase in proportion to the length.

    Signature: +3

    Mass: 15 g
    Price: $0.01

  • Rushlight holder: A wrought iron clip or holder to support a rushlight at the proper angle for steady burning and good illumination.

    Mass: 1 kg
    Price: $2

  • Candle: A wax or tallow candle, typically about 20 cm long and the thickness of man's thumb. Illuminates a base radius of 0.25 meter when lit. Burns for 30 kiloseconds (8 hours). Candles can be larger or smaller than the one listed. This changes the burning time proportionally but the light emitted remains the same.

    Signature: +3

    Mass: 0.3 kg
    Price: $0.5

  • Candle Lantern: An enclosure of translucent paper, glass, or mica to surround a candle and keep it from blowing out in the wind.

    Mass: 0.2 kg
    Price: $0.5

  • Candlestick: A wrought iron stand that holds a candle.

    Mass: 0.25 kg
    Price: $1

  • Torch: A stick set alight on one end. Often the end is wrapped with oil-soaked rags to help light the torch and to keep the flame alive. Illuminates a base radius of 1 meters when lit. Burns for 1.2 kiloseconds (20 minutes).

    Signature: +7

    Mass: 0.3 kg
    Price: $0.1

  • Staff Torch: If you need a torch to burn for a longer time, just make it bigger. This torch uses a meter long length of treated wood for fuel, with a pointy stick at the bottom which can either be used to hold the torch or driven into the ground to keep the torch upright while you do other things. Illuminates a base radius of 1 meters when lit. Burns for 3.5 kiloseconds (1 hour).

    Signature: +7

    Mass: 1 kg
    Price: $0.3

  • Oil Lamp: A bowl filled with oil contining a fiber wick. When lit, it illuminates a base radius of 0.25 meters. It will burn for 80 kiloseconds (1 day) with half a liter of oil.

    Signature: +3

    Mass: 1 kg
    Price: $2

  • Oil Lantern: An oil lamp with a transparent wind shield around the flame to protect it from gusts.

    Signature: +3

    Mass: 1.5 kg
    Price: $4

  • Lamp Oil: One liter, with container.

    Mass: 1.5 kg
    Price: $0.8, refills $0.3

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