Herbalism and Plant Life Volume 1

== Starleaf ==
Starleaf is a base herb commonly found in most forests and grows in a plethora of climates. Starleaf’s bear dark green cordiform leaves with brighter colored sharp nettles along the edges. Starleaf should be harvested by the stem near the ground, otherwise the nettles will sting you and your hand will swiftly go numb.
=== Usage ===
Starleaf must be dried for at least two days after gathering and then ground into a fine powder. This powder is then boiled in purified water to be used as a potion base for many potion types. Starleaf is used to make the potions easier to absorb into the body of a wide variety of races when consumed. Without it many potions would not be usable by some races, or their effects would take much longer to activate.
== Urplem ==
Urplems are a light purple fruit grown on Urplem Bushes. The modern Urplem Bush will bear approximately four fruits after maturation, each of these fruits holding dozens of seeds.
=== Usage ===
Urplem fruits are harvested for the juices inside, not the fruit or seeds themselves. Urplem juice possesses extreme inflammatory properties, causing stinging rashes wherever they come into contact with exposed flesh. Because of this the juice is often used for torture, or to coat weapons before a fight. These rashes will sting for roughly a minute after contact before fading.
== Brown Mold ==
Brown Mold, also sometimes referred to as Chill Mold, is a fungus that grows in response to warmth. It absorbs heat so extremely that it produces an area of cold around it. Brown Mold grows in damp subterranean areas, and it grows by absorbing heat. Organisms near brown mold have their heat continuously absorbed by its heat-leaching effects.
=== Usage ===
Brown Mold’s ability to absorb heat has made it incredibly useful in the day-to-day lives of people, despite the significant hazard it poses to adventurers in dungeons. It is used in food pantries and refrigerators to keep the contents inside cold, allowing produce and meats to stay edible longer. It is also used in morgues to prevent rapid decomposition of bodies. It is even used to cool water in regions that do not have ready access to natural ice.
== Grottoshroom ==
Named for where it most frequently grows, Grottoshrooms are a very common species of fungus that mostly grows in caves and underground caverns, preferring the dark and cold moisture of the underground’s hospitality. Grottoshrooms have are renowned for their resistances to toxins, and their abundant stores of mana in comparison to other plants.
=== Usage ===
Grottoshrooms primary use is to brew Mana Potions. To prepare them, the mushrooms are dried and ground into dust and boiled in water. Once the water begins to bubble, it is poured into a vial and shaken until it turns red. After this the solution can be used as a component for Mana Potions.
== Puffins ==
Puffins are a type of dull green fruit that grows on Puff Trees that are commonly eaten as a sleeping aid, as consuming them induces drowsiness. This combined with the trees moderately low maintenance needs when growing have led to the fruits’ popularity in many regions globally.
=== Usage ===
Puffin Fruits can be consumed off the branch to induce drowsiness, however the potency of this effect can be increased greatly. When infused with mana, the juices inside the Puffin will evaporate into a dense cloud. If the Puffin is opened, it will release this cloud and instantly induce drowsiness in most creatures- or even put some smaller ones to sleep. The Puffin Fruit in this state will break open if thrown, turning the sleep aid into a potential weapon in the right hands. Those with Earth Affinity will create more potent ‘charged Puffins’, however they are also affected by them more strongly as well.
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