Arrowroot

Arrowroot, known as nduma in the Chultan language, was a starchy plant found in Chult.
==Ecology==
It was one of the few starch-based plants that was able to thrive in the extremely rainy Chultan climate. Some could grow to enormous size, becoming giant arrowroots.
===Uses===
Arrowroot was used as bait by hunters in Chult to lure great apes.
In alchemy, arrowroot (as well as carrot, jimsonweed, and sesame) was a key ingredient in powders designed to provide the user with night vision (comparable to that of a cat). Arrowroot was also used to make cosmetics, namely eyeshadow, such as was favored by Nerys Kathon of Baldur's Gate.
==History==
In the late 15 century DR, particularly enormous arrowroots could sell for more than 4 silver pieces in Port Nyanzaru. At that time, the hunter Desha of the Shadows devised a plan to use such a giant arrowroot as a lure to hunt a massive ape known as Gigantopithecus, which was said to dwell in the lost city of Omu deep within the Chultan jungle.
==Rumors & Legends==
It was said that among some monastic traditions, arrowroot represented the power of healing, and some monks were said to have magical tattoos depicting these plants.
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Category:Items
Category:Items from Port Nyanzaru
Category:Items from Chult
Category:Items from the Chultan Peninsula
Category:Items from Southwest Faerûn
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril