The ocarina is commonly considered to have been invented in the 1860's in Paris by an Italian named Giuseppe Donati. Its name is from an Italian word for "little goose," as its shape resembles a goose's egg. Other vessel flutes have been used since antiquity.
Today, types of ocarinas are popular in the US and Europe as children's toys.
In Elanthia, all comercially available ocarnias are crafted from wood. You can purchace ocarinas from True Bard D'Or's Fine Instruments of central Crossing, Zoluren; Malik the True Bard's Instruments and Picks in southwestern Shard, Ilithi; and in Sinjian's Bardic Requisites, southern Leth Deriel, Zoluren. Sinjian also offers a Turtle-Shaped Ocarina.
Ocarinas are available with the following customizations:
| Oak+250K | Deobar+375K | |
| Lunat+2500K | Ivory-inlaid+1875K | Ebonwood+2500K |
| Black ironwood+12500K | Ash+250K | White ironwood+9375K |
| Maple+125K | Pine+62K | Silverwillow+6250K |
| Crude-125K | Unfinished+37K | Wyndewood+9375K |
| Simple-32K |
| Wren-engraved | Mahogany | Satinwood | Cherrywood |
| Lemonwood | Chestnut | White ash | Lapis-inlaid |
| Gilded | Flower-engraved | Dragon-engraved | Phoenix-painted |
| Night black | Crude | Unfinished | Simple |
| Child-sized | Oversized | Odd-shaped | Crudely-made |
| Chipped | Warped | Stained | Hand-polished |
| Laquered | Oiled | Silver-banded | Copper-banded |
| Bronze-banded |
| Flamewood | Golden oak | Silverwood | Acanth |
| Rowan | Black willow | Black walnut | White birch |
| Red cedar | Sandalwood | Eucalyptus | Beech |
| Red maple | White oak | Laurel | |
| Elm | Sycamore |