Post by Mysteria on Nov 9, 2014 7:23:13 GMT
Teair has a lot more to boast about than just trees and grass. In addition to all the ordinary plants that we would recognize from Earth,Teair has a veritable forest of flora, some of which is exceedingly dangerous, and some of which is marvellously useful. Plant names are all in Common to aid communication. The library was kind enough to record such exotic plants for those who desired to learn and understand the nature of some Native plants. Also some native plants are commonly used in the Lunar Flower, for the safety and well being of the people.
AMBER SWEETGUM
During the spring, all the sweetgum trees fruit and give chewy, bitter, sticky buds. However, the Amber Sweetgum is easily distinguishable from the common sweetgum plant -- its buds are honey-coloured, and they taste of brown sugar, while being high in nutrients at the same time. They are a favourite of schoolchildren, who can often be seen out in the gardens in the First District and Mage Academy Island in the evenings during springtime, plucking the delicious buds from the trees.
TIME LIGHT
(fungus) a tall, dark spire that can shoot up to 3 human heights. A chemical excreted at the bottom of a small cup on its tip sparks in water, and fields of it hiss to light in wet weather. In cycles, a world lamp will form many bubbling bulges scattered about its sides from 1 to 4 hands across. These bubbles with swell into semitransparent, amber globes, lighted inside by the glow of the chemical. Eventually, they will become so tenuously attached that a breeze will lift them free to drift in the sky in an amber light trail. These are Time Light spores.
HELENA'S TEARS
A bright red flowering plant with a fragrant scent. The small flowers spread quickly to cover vast fields. Named after the Goddess of Souls, Helena, these flowers only grow in graveyards and battlefields, places of much death. Their sweet scent will cause nausea and headaches. The petals are bitter, but when brewed, they produce an elixir that could awaken one from the deepest of sleep.
SILVERWOOD
These trees are normal in almost every way, but their sap is host to a large number of insects, which in turn attracts a particular type of spider, the Silverback. These spiders thread a single strand of silver silk that allows them to hang in the air long enough to lunge at an insect that happens to fly by. When the spider dies or moves away, the silk wraps itself around the tree, its leaves, or its roots. Sap from the tree then adheres to the silk, causing the tree to be made completely made out of silver. At night, it is a sight to behold.
ALL FLOWER
A small flowering plant with orange-red petals. It blooms only during the summer months, where it will open about once a week. When it blooms, it glows a brilliant orange, shining like a candle. It can be used by alchemists to create glowing potions that act as light sources. Grows in any warm/temperate climate.
LUNAR DROPS
These little flowers resemble snowdrops, but their flowers are white like dove's feathers. They grow only around buildings that produce high quantities of steam or heat. They're not only pretty little bell-shaped flowers, but are also full of medicinal juices. In larger doses, however, the juice is a powerful hallucinogenic. The juices are also known to speed up the body's skin and muscle cell reproduction leading many to believe that the plants are magical. It is extremely rare to find this plant growing in the wild. Doctors and Shamans grow these flowers, however, they also grow near dark cliff sides and high rocky places.
BAXLEAF
Baxleaf is irreplacable and incredibly valuable to the people of Nova. Visually, it's nothing much; a sprawling, low-lying shrub with broad, huge leaves that are a dirty greeny-brown in colour. However, it is these leaves that make the plant so useful -- they can be manipulated and processed in order to create a material known as bax, which is just as tough as leather but considerably cheaper. Baxen armour is common amongst Nova's people, and in the poorer populations particularly, any goods that could be made from leather are almost always made from bax instead.
SLEEPY WILLOW
Near water, like ponds, swamps or rivers. A Tree. Large trunk with dark muddy brown bark. Has branches like a weeping willow, but needle like leaves, similar to an evergreen. It does not lose its leaves in the winter. Has no medicinal or extremely poisonous values, but a prick from the needle leaves, will knock a regular human out for an hour. This is caused by the prick breaking the skin, and inserting its sap into the blood stream. Once pricked, the victim (if human) will pass out within three minutes. Various other species’ can be affected by the sap, but it may take less or more time for them to fall asleep, and likewise for the duration of the affects.
AI'S FEATHERS
Grows in sunny places, like meadows, open gardens and hilltops. A stunning light pink or purple flower, with long petals that grow upwards like a tulip, before falling over itself like a flap. The edges of these “flaps” have small slits and cuts in them, like a feather. It is because of that signature look that they were given their name. The colours combined with their unique look reminded many of Ai’s beautiful wings, and thus named it after the Goddess. The flower serves no medicinal and harmful purposes, but is often given out by a lover, or someone who wishes to be courted, or court another. A symbol of love, desire, and romance, much like the Goddess herself.
ZEAPONS WRATH
Grows in dark, dim, damp places, such as caves, tunnels, swamps etc. A bush and/or vine that dawns red thorns. If in bush form, it stands out compared to the regular leafy green, as the leaves are darker and the red thorns pop in colour. When in vine form, the vine likes to grow and twist around swamp trees, cave walls, or whatever it can cling to, before hanging from the highest point it can, and dangling there, hoping to catch someone in the eyes or something. The thorns hold a type of poison that can be fairly dangerous to the average human (varying with other races), causing high fevers and uncontrollable vomiting once entering the blood stream. The sickness can last for up to three days, calmed only by rest, food and lunar flowers/paste, like other illnesses. Other races may be immune when pricked by the thorns, that has yet to be determined. The bush/vine was given its name not only because of its colour scheme, but because of how quickly the poison takes effect, sending its victim into a spiraling sickness, as though Zepon himself was cursing them.
BLUEVIOLETS SKIES
Grows on top of high mountains/hills – in major spots of sun. Flower. Purple in colour, this flower has five petals, shooting out if its center, like bits of confetti or an underwater plant. The Petals are attached at the base, but separate near the end of each petal, like pieces of curled paper. This flower grows only in patches of two or three at a time, in it’s designated location, and is commonly sought after. Due to it’s rariety, tales have been spread of its “powers”. The tales often go; “Those who seek the Blueviolet Sky's for themselves will find good fortune, but those who seek the Blueviolet Sky's for another will bring joy to them both.” Finding the flower is the only hard part, as picking it and drying it out are just like any other plant.
SHATTERED MIST
Grows anywhere, but only blooms between midnight and three am. The middle is white, but as the petals branch out, they become clear, like crystal. The petals have little white veins spread through them, which is where they got their name, as it has the appearance of shattered glass, but foggy like mist. Because they only bloom in the dead of night, many have often fascinated that they hold luck for love within them, as many dream of their love over night, or make wishes to the sky. The flower is not hard to find, but will die 15 minutes after being plucked from its root if not properly planted or treated for decoration.
SILVER DEW
Grows in forests, near rivers. Not a flower. Each plant has four petals, a silver pink in colour, with two small stems above them, with pink balls at each end. The base petals are soft to the touch, almost like velvet. They are often harvested for these petals, and given as gifts, as they are seen as a symbol of friendship and family, and those who keep them on their person believe that they will bring them closer to their loved ones, or help overcome any falling outs they may have had.
GREEN ROOT
Grows only in the Castle Gardens now, but before any forest. A healthy green bush, medium in size. Each leaf has yellow shatter veins throughout it, making the bush bright in colour as the yellow against the green makes it pop. Much like a “rabbits foot”, this plant is said to be incredibly lucky, for whatever purpose the holder wishes it for. It is only grown in the castle gardens, as the the people of the city sought after it so often that it eventually went “extinct”, but no one in the castle had a want or need for it, so it still remains healthy and alive within the castle walls.
MERMAID TEARS
Grows On ocean/sea/lake/river banks. Flowers that grow like Bluebells, with the petals falling over the roots and stem. They are bulbs, they petals formed closely together, always light pastel colours. They retain water, causing them to always look dewy, giving them their name. Within their bulbs is a thin paste, if ingested can cause stomach and bowel cramps, but if spread over a wound/burn, will sooth the pain temporarily. Often used by healers for burns.
ORANGE BLOSSOM TREE
Grows in forests. A type of tree. One of the tallest trees in Nova. Its leaves are light green and rounded, with ridged edges, like a circular throwing blade. It grows like a regular tree, full in the hot season, falling in the cool season, barren in the snowy season, and budding beautiful tiny orange flowers in the rainy season. The flowers smell sweet, like candy, but are not edible (there is no nutritional value in them, and they cause no damage to the human body) and taste sour. Its bark is a dark brown, and can be consumed with no fear of harm, and hold some nutritional value, though it doesn’t taste good.
SPRING VINES
Can survive anywhere, but is typically found in heavy forests. A type of vine that likes to coil itself around tree trunks, large objects like rocks, or boulders, or people if manipulated, this is how it got it’s name, as it spirals like a spring. When it’s punctured or has it’s leaves ripped off, secrets a sticky sap, that’s good for nothing and tastes like sour milk. Not unhealthy, but definitely not desirable. Green leaves, and a slightly darker green rope. Nothing overly special about this plant.
SIGHT SHROOMS
Grows in dark places, like caves, tunnels etc. They smell like fish, really stinky fish, however they taste decent, like a regular raw mushroom. After one consumes this, there is an after effect, and the consumer can see in the dark for up to ten minutes (1-2 post turns). It is a bright light blue in colour, as if it itself is glowing in the dark, with a luminescent green stem.
AI'S BREATH
The leaves have dark pink spots on the back. The flower when in bloom is light pink and white. It gives off a scent that reminds many of milk and honey. It grows at the edge of the Nova border that divides it from Kanto.
The leaves and the flowers are poisonous if eaten raw. The poison from the raw leaves causes hallucinations and some have claim they seen the Heroes Glade after consuming the plant raw. When dried, and brewed into a tea it causes a female to produce milk for her offspring. In a male, it will cause them to get bloated.
BUMBLE BERRIES
Dark green and purple berry. Has long white spikes on the brush. Scentless
. It grows at the bottom of Heaven's Pass
. Berries are not toxic themselves and the spiked are harmless. Unless they are crushed and mixed with water it causes the drinker to break out in red spots. The red spots are sometimes confused for other common illness like chickenpox. The dots are not contagious to anyone around them but most people avoid them either way out of fear. Effects normally last only 12 hours.
TEMPERED VINES
Long green vine, looks normal minus the red leaves with orange spots
. They grow in the Forever Forest
. The leaves upon being consumed raw causes vomiting and headaches. When made into a tea it has the opposite effect and helps sooth upset stomach and also temporarily relieves headaches.
CHAMELEON LEAF
This plant has two appearances; in the winter, it is completely pure white while in the summer it is dark green with white flowers. The leaves feel almost like rubber to the touch.
It grows near Dragon Breath Falls
. If the white leaves are consumed raw it causes a person's eyes to dilate. While if the dark greens leaves are consumed, it causes a person's eyes to contract. When the white leaves are made into a tea it would dilute the effects of a poison if drank within 4 hours of being poisoned. When the green leaves are made into a tea it freshens a person's breath. The white flowers are poisonous eaten raw but when made into a paste it acts like a muscle relaxer.
