Flora
The flowers, fruits, vegetables, grasses, vines and trees all create a glorious and bountiful wilderness for the population of Pannotia to inhabit and eventually turn into another bustling metropolis. The flora found on this page are not exhaustive. In addition, all of these can be used by budding experimental alchemists to create new compounds. To begin the experimentation process, simply submit a discord ticket to begin!
Flora
Aqua Falma
A plant that grows fully immersed in water, it matures as an elongated deep green tube that has small white flowers growing out of it. When submerged in water, it gives off a bioluminescent glow. Outside of the water, Aqua Falma is used by alchemists for treatments relating to burns. This plant also does not break down and rot like normal plant matter. Aqua Falma can be put near low heat and the tube can be manipulated and dried in various shapes.
Bleeding Parsley
This leafy herb is prized for its taste as well as its health benefits. A slightly bitter and citrusy leaf, bleeding parsley is famous for its green leaves that have a red stem that carries into the motif of the leaf itself. It grows in clusters and can be mistaken for what looks like blood seeping up from the ground, hence its moniker.
Bleeding Parsley is primarily used for circulation and hastening medicine through the system.
Dreamberry
Dreamberries are small, red, translucent berries that grow on small shrubs. The shrub’s leaves are unipointed with lighter, almost white tendrils at the ends.
The berries are known for their protohalluncinogenic qualities, as well as heightening dream activity. Reports of waking consciousness have been reported. Due to the almost immediate nature of dreamberry juice, experiments continue to unlock the full potential of this berry.
Once heated, the juice of the berry is known for having a strong effect on the mind, with the production of dreamberry juice being a protected process allowed only by Adept Alchemists. Most municipalities root out wild dreamberry bushes in order to protect the populace from inadvertent consumption.
Drowsy Dew
This grassy plant is innocuous under the bright sun of day, but lies in wait for the uneducated at dawn. Drowsy Dew grass grows upwards of three meters high, and is soft to the touch. The danger in the plant lies in the dew that is collected and clings to the plant. The small fibers of the grass exude an oil that, when mixed with morning dew, creates a compound that can immediately cause sleep. Whole early morning parties have wandered into a patch, and only with one touch of the skin a person will fall asleep. The effect of a single touch takes only ten minutes to wear off. The collection of the dew of this plant is also protected, with alchemists and producers wearing fully protective gear in order to harvest these drops in the minutes before sunrise. Once the sunlight touches the dew, it becomes inert and harmless once more.
Feverswell
An orangey-red flower that’s avoided by many. The small fibers on the flower and stem barb the skin and convey an oil that can cause swelling of the skin, sweating, and dizziness. A weed that can spread if not properly burned away, the seeds are hearty enough to grow in almost any terrain.
Ghost Ginger
This root was originally from the Sundered Neck, however its spicy taste and energizing properties have made it a popular export and can now be found in most greenhouses. It has a slightly paler flesh than standard ginger, and a darker brown skin. Its flower is unique to Ghost Ginger, whereas standard ginger flowers are deep red, this root’s flower is white with pale yellow streaks.
Ghost Ginger is not typically used for cooking, rather for herbal infusions or alchemical compounds. In it’s natural state, it can give the imbiber energy and focus, although both benefits are greatly increased by alchemists. When the inner flesh is handled on the bare skin, it can inflame the area of contact, leaving reddened streaks behind. For this reason, those harvesting it usually are wearing gloves.
Jungle Sap
Tapped from the dense trees found in the Destresh jungles, this thick, amber colored liquid is prized for its heady, vanillin flavor and soothing qualities. It has numerous culinary qualities and is a popular flavor for many sweets. Alchemists use jungle sap primarily for its relaxing properties, however research is still ongoing to unlock this sticky substance’s full potential.
Night Mint
A highly popular plant that can render mint oil for cooking as well as alchemical properties. This particular mint has a propensity for undergrowth spread in the night. With enough moisture and space, gardeners have found that their night mint patches have spread almost half a meter overnight.
Night Mint tea is popular for people suffering from colds or an upset stomach. Alchemists use it for medicinal remedies as well.
Nightsearcher
A flora native to Galudon, this tendril climber plant is found in damp, dark places that have loamy soil. The Nightsearcher is aptly named, as the tendrils of the plant tend to expand in the dark, searching out new climbing areas or places to plant its seedlings. It is a parasitic plant, and will overrun dead trees, fallen trunks, and animal warrens in its search to grow ever larger. More information can be found on the Nightsearcher page.
Pink Colwort
This fluffy pink flower is a favorite of gardeners, giving off a sugary sweet aroma that’s similar to a morning pastry. New clusters of pink colwort are normally spread by the salyfas bird, who consumes the early seedhead of the plant before it flowers. Because the seedheads are so delicate, the bird often transports them as it flies.
Pink colwort essence is a favored perfume component - once it hits the skin it can transform into unique scents for each person.
Medicinally, pink colwort is primarily used as an alchemical component in birth control measures. On its own, pink colwort tea is known to improve fertility, but through alchemical control, is also inverted to be a conception preventative.
Spard
Spard is an unassuming leafy climbing vine, valued for years as an ornamental plant. It has only been recently that breakthroughs to its medicinal properties have been made. Alchemists believe it positively affects people’s moods, and is an important component of the highly controlled ‘Rapture’ vapor. Because of the somewhat mysterious properties that are still under research, recent calls to ban the popular vine from gardens are still being debated.
Thought Thorn
Thought Thorn is a succulent found in exceptionally arid deserts. It can grow as tall as twice the height of orcs. Travelers through the desert first reported these green giants as possible sources for food. Those pricked by the sharp spikes of the plant began writing of differing effects. Some were given utter clarity of thought and purpose, while others found themselves focused internally until they grew so weak from introspection they had to be rescued.
Because of the dangerous nature of Thought Thorns, only licensed alchemists are allowed to sell or use the individual spikes within Galudon.
Ukire Bark
The Ukire tree is a palmed leaf tree grown primarily in sandy or loamy environments. Requiring a great deal of water, the root system ends up drying out the areas around the tree. It is a quick growing tree, and for that reason it is used as pulp for paper, in furniture, and the production of char. The inner scrapings of the bark are used by alchemists to invert the function of pink colwort for contraception elixirs.
Whisperwedge
This densely leafy plant closely resembles cabbage once fully grown. Sporting a head of green leaves, when cut open, whisperwedge reveals a purple core that spiders out into the leaves from the center. When trimming the plant, the sound the leaves make as a knife cuts through it is said to remind the listener of a soft whisper.
Whisperwedge can be eaten as food, but it is primarily cultivated for its alchemical properties. As a food, it can be eaten raw - most report a pleasant zinging under their skin for a few minutes afterwards. Pickling and stewing can elongate the window of fun for the adventurous chef. Alchemists often use it in concoctions relating to sensation and delivering medicines quickly to outer extremities of the body.