Fanged Saffron

Endemic to the Weeping Spine - it grows in along the coast and is harvested almost exclusively by slave labor. It's one of the Weeping Spine's most precious commodities. People have attempted to grow it anywhere else but it simply won't root anywhere but the Weeping Spine.
Fanged Saffron is a powerful component in magic - being able to replace any component in a pinch and in small quantities and amplify any magic tenfold. Nobody is quite sure why this is - it is edible and can heal even the most deadly of mortal wounds, it's cured diseases and poisoned and blindness. It's properties have been studied within an inch of their life - but they seem almost endless... though only the Imperia of the Weeping Spine have managed to truly unlock it's full potential, a secret they keep fiercely guarded.
While the majority of Fanged Saffron remains in the Weeping Spine, it is sold at a King's ransom to the other nations and continents. 
The Monarch of Alinar once paid 10,000 in Karnathi gold pieces for a single handful of Fanged Saffron.
Category:Plants