"Ah, a good idea, firestarting blocks. Yes, fires are permitted, provided they're kept under control. As for firewood... well hauling enough for several weeks would take a caravan, so you'd be better off burning what you find. But frankly I'd expect to eat many meals cold. I have some tiny little stoves that run off of lamp oil, which are big enough to boil a little water, enough for tea or kava, but not much more than that. Dry firewood can be hard to find.
"Steel weapons are a good way to pay the tribes, they favor daggers and machettes, as well as steel arrowheads. I have some of those here, and I know a good smith you can go to to get more," Obar says thoughtfully.