Herbarium

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### Aloe Trap

Aloe Traps are a species of plants originated from the Dirihadarir Desert and now growing in many parts of the world due to trade. Aloe Traps have little to no stem, with the biggest portion of their bodies taken by their roots and their leaves, measuring in total up to a meter. The leaves themselves are hard and fleshy, full of sap that the plant has accumulated from the rare rains or the underground waters in the area. To protect it from being eaten by bigger animals, it has a wide variety of thorns, making it quite painful to bite and chew. At the center of the plant it has a trap in the shape of a flower, which often attracts flying birds or insects. This trap lures them into the flower, which is much less protected than the rest of the plant, so the animals can eat it and drink from it, but in return, they are covered in seeds, which they will disperse throughout the desert once they leave. Aloe Traps are used for their sap, as one can manufacture a very good lotion to heal burns and frostbites with it.

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### Banana Parchment Tree

The Banana Parchment Tree is a fruit tree that naturally grows in many areas of the coast of Western Giantstep. The tree grows up to 4 meters, with a very heavy trunk that needs a lot of support to grow correctly, as its own weight tends to distort it while reaching its maximum height. It has been used for ages to produce the Banana Parchment. While the fruit is non-edible (in fact, the fruit itself is toxic to many sentient species), the skin of the banana, once treated appropriately, is capable of producing a substance similar in properties to animal parchment. This “banana parchment” creates a substance that has been used as the main support for written language for centuries, even before the Battle of Empires, creating pages of a greenish tint. However, processing the peels of the bananas is a long and tedious process, taking a long time to create enough material to produce a single book. While the methods of mass producing books existed for a long time, the limitations in the manufacturing of banana parchment made the invention moot, as there is rarely enough material to justify the purchase of the machinery over manual amanuensi. The agriculture of the Banana Parchment Tree expanded all around the world, with the exception of Littlestep, Zemyland and north of the Glass Mountains. However, the invention of modern paper and production in high quantities saw the banana parchment outcompeted, as paper is easier to produce, easier to work with and much easier to process through printing press. As such, banana parchment trees’ agriculture has rapidly diminished throughout the step, with only dedicated communities, who still prefer manuscripture over printed books, harvesting banana parchments in any meaningful quantity.

### Banana Power Tree

The banana power tree is a magical tree that grows seemingly at random. In any area, in any weather and at any time, a random banana power tree can appear out of nowhere. They are even known to sprout out of marble or ice. Its fruits are the power banana, a yield that grants those who eat it incredibly high strength, endurance and durability from a single piece. Once the fruit is ripped out of the tree, the tree itself will wither and die near immediately. The power banana will only stay fresh and edible for a couple of days, and cannot be preserved with magical or alchemical means. The effect of the power banana is around 24 hours, and during that time the eater will have the same blessings as a successful follower of the God of Action.
The sprouting of banana power trees is believed to be a result of the God of Action. The mischievous deity will seed the land with these plants at seemingly random times and places, just to see what happens. The God of Action’s need to spectate mortals in their thrilling and exciting adventures is well known, and it will leave the plant to whoever finds it first, be heroes, villains or just random passerby. Ironically enough, the only place where banana power trees cannot grow is within the lands of the God of Action, the Kingdom of Ness and Fit. Many of his followers believe that the deity would consider using a power banana to surpass the many obstacles and challenges within to be cheating and not that fun.

### Bat Flower

Bat Flower is a wetland plant characterized by its unique flowers that resemble spread bat wings. It has long, dark petals and intricate, elongated bracts. The roots and tubers of the plant are ground into a powder or brewed into a tea for medicine. Bat Flower has various healing qualities including its potential to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and promote muscle relaxation. It is also believed to ward off malevolent spirits and dark forces. When consumed raw the petals of the Bat Flower can provide temporary night vision, allowing to navigate through darkness with ease. The flowers should be consumed with caution though, as the active ingredient content varies and it an have unforeseen side effects. According to legend it can even grant powers of invisibility, shape-shifting abilities and vampiric tendencies if consumed in large quantities or on a regular basis. The plant is used in all sort of potions and ceremonies especially ones related to illusion, stealth and transformation. Witches incorporate the Bat Flower in rituals involving lunar magic, metamorphosis, astral projection and naked dancing around bonfires during the night. There is a witch spell that causes surrounding Bat Flowers to detach from their stems and flutter off into the night. The summoned fluttering black blossoms are used by witches as spies, messengers and weak but hostile henchmen. Alchemists value the plant for its essence, which can be extracted and used in the creation of elixirs known to bolster vitality and restore energy among other things.

### Black Lotus

A rare variety of black lotus flowers native to the Lotus Islands. The flowers exude a powerfully intoxicating scent that induces an opium-like effect on anyone who smells it. When the flowers of the plant are eaten or drunk as a tea, the effect is even more powerful and can be compared to an ecstasy ten times the intensity of pure heroin. Due to the irresistible and highly addictive nature of these plants, no one who has set foot on the Lotus island has ever left.

### Black Stallion Grape Vine

Black stallion grape is a red grape variety that originates from the wine-growing region south of the Pommel mountains. It is believed to be closely related to the wild Kratovyan grape that can be found all along the Scabbard Range.
It is the most planted grape variety in Azan, used to make traditional Azanese Mavrokrasí wine. Black stallion is also considered the most important grape variety in Fûrlaniya and one of the most important in the Changrila Empire. It is also grown in regions of the Lemon Kingdom and Ögchuk Fiefdoms. Black stallion berries are large and deeply colored, with its dark berries growing on vigorous vines. Depending on the area, this harvest can begin from early fall and continue into later months in more southerly areas.

### Black Wine Tree

Black Wine Tree is a wild, thorny vine plant with prickly leaves and heavy blue clusters of grapes. The black wine feeds partly carnivorous. As soon as it is touched, tendrils try to hold and grip the victim, sucking blood through its thorns. To ensure that its entangled victim does not escape, the black wine sedates it with an anesthetic poison. The more blood the wine drinks, the bigger and heavier its grapes become. Their color first turns purple, then reddish and then deep black. A highly intoxicating spirit is produced from these ripe grapes, which gives youth and beauty when consumed, but also quickly leads to addiction. The consumption of black wine is considered reprehensible outside of the bogs, and even inside, a bottle of black wine is extremely expensive due to its delicate production requirements. Besides the usual factors responsible for the taste of a wine, black wine tastes different depending on whose blood it has drunk.

### Blackearth Morel

The black earth morel is an underground mycelium whose fruit baskets only grow in particularly fertile and moist soil and somewhat resemble the back of a warty, fat agar toad. The morels give off a sweetish but putrid aroma that you can recognize them by. This is difficult with the naked eye because the rounded fruiting bodies are usually hidden under a thin layer of black soil. If you accidentally or intentionally step on one of these morels, it will burst open with a smacking noise and emit a cloud of moldy-smelling brown dust through which it propagates. A mushroom soup made from these morels mixed with the claws of a three-eyed raven and the wings of an umpish creates a concoction that allows the consumer to leap unnaturally far and high for a few minutes to hours depending on the quality of the brew. For a stronger effect, toad legs can be added. Consuming Blackearth morels raw has a similar but weakened effect, and can also lead to vomiting, chronic nausea, and unpredictable side effects.

### Bog Cucumber Plant

The Bog Cucumber is a sour vegetable with a prickly dark green skin. It grows in shallow water and is used in the witchbogs instead of lemons because of its extremely sour taste. When harvesting, care must be taken not to injure yourself on their long thorns, as the swamp cucumber releases a slight neurotoxin when touched, which can lead to difficulties in perception and orientation. The popular Wisp Lemonade is made from swamp cucumber juice, marsh herbs and wisp essence.

### Bog Spelt

Bog spelt is a type of hulled wheat typically found along the Curhinday plain, cultivated by Bayukmen, Platanites and Zylagorani. Because of its high tolerance for damp waterlogged soil and it's hulled seed which allows it to withstand extended cold spells without wilting, the cultivation of bog spelt has rocketed in popularity in the lands bordering the Dominion of the Bog Witch to the north. The origin of bog spelt is not known, despite the fact that it seemingly came into existence fairly recently, as the first evidence of it can only be traced to around 350 years ago. A popular legend amongst Windlanders states that it was a gift presented by Marusia herself to her followers, so that her dominion might grow eastwards, taking land back from the Bog Witch. Conversely followers of the Old Bog Witch claim that bog spelt was offered to mankind by the seventh daughter Morkdrak, the mistress of dreams. In this version Morkdrak rewarded one of her followers for following her visions and strangling his wives and children and raising them as undead by giving him a pocketful of bog spelt seed in a dream vision. Unable to recognise the value of her gift, the unnamed hero revolted that he had been cheated by the witch. As Morkdrak slew the mortal for his insolence, he dropped the seed from his hands and they fell out of the land of dreams all over the land of mortals.

### Bog Trumpet Plant

Her large trumpet-shaped flowers, unfolding in pure white color, can reach the size of actual wind instruments and grow in an arrangement along her twirly stems similar to the flowers of a foxglove plant. The beautiful white flowers exude a strong intoxicating aroma that will bring vivid nightmares to anyone who falls asleep under such a plant. Their scent alone can induce intense and often frightening hallucinations aswell as delirium during the flowering period. Even people just standing near a Datura Mortuis Wrightii plant report seeing dancing naked women, horrible faces, giant insects and sinister goblins stalking in the thorny bushes.Those who are crazy or reckless enough to make a tea from their leaves or even eat one of the black seeds must prepare themselves for days of horrible hallucinatory states that will take them straight to their own personal hell. Few survive such an experience, and those who do are scarred for life or hopelessly insane. The seeds have the appearance and consistency of small black cherrys and look similiar to the fruits of the deadly nightshade. They are found in dozens inside the prickly morningstar-shaped fruit pods. Not only their green spiked fruit bodies, but also their slender, solid stem is covered with razor-sharp poisonous thorns. The thorny Datura tendrils twine parasitically along the branches of other trees across the mucky waters of the swamps, exhaling their sweet and deadly aroma. Many of the witches of the bog use the components of this plant for their tinctures, concoctions, poisons and rituals. The plant is particularly widespread in the inner parts of the witchbogs. It has its highest population around the Hundred Stings Farm where the swamp fairies drink their nectar and pollinate their flowers on a grand scale. For some reason there seems to be a strong connection between the fairies and this plant. It is one of the most important component for the infamous Witchbog honey which is why the honeymen started cultivate these plants around their honey fields. Rumor has it that the WItchbog Datura is a fairy being of her own that can communicate telepathically and even transport you to another realm if you take too much.

### Bog Turnip

The bog tunip is a bitter but nutritious tuber that grows on the edge of shallow water bodies in loamy swampy soil. The beets are usually hidden underwater. Only their characteristic creeper-like leaves protrude from the water surface and indicate the nutritious plant. The tunip goes well as an accompaniment to fish or cooked bird. As soon as you get used to the unconventional taste and consistency that is. The bog tunip is a staple food for the moor population and is said to have detoxifying properties.

### Bulgebirch

Bulgebirches, also knwon as Suckerfruit Trees, area species of plant living in the swamps of the Bog Witch. Bulgebirches are a woody tree, growing about 4-7 meters tall, often growing twisted and with their roots moving up and down into the ground. They are parasitic trees, as their roots seek and mesh with other plants’ roots, absorbing part of their nutrients. It also forms a strange symbiosis with the creature known as rotsuckers. Rotsuckers will bring their prey to the top to the bulgebirches, near tangled and intertwined branches that are able to keep a clinging weight without breaking. They will leave their prey trapped and dead into closed cocoons and leave, waiting for the acids to dissolve the prey for a few days. As the rotsucker then drinks the rest of the prey, the bulgebirch most likely absorbs whatever remains the rotsucker cannot consume, obtaining a bit of energy. The presence of bulgebirches in an area can leave it barren and empty of plant life, and once they cannot find other plants, they will die, using the rest of their energies to sprout white blowers, which will grow flying seeds that will spread all around. Some rotsuckers have also been seen taking care of bulgebirch sprouts, driving herbivores or creatures that might harm the growing tree away. Bulgebirches also leave bits and pieces of their root underground, which can take decades to sprout into a new bulgebirch, as they wait for plant life to regrow in the area. The trees’ wood is no good for making buildings, as it is too brittle, but if dried correctly, it is very good as kindling.

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### Cannibal Orchid

The Cannibal Orchid, or Venustrap, appears to offer the promise of sex: parts of the plant have evolved to resemble an attractive female of the human species. The mimicry is near perfect. The pseudo-copulation strategy of this carnivorous orchid species enables it to lure in male prey. By the time they realize the unfortunate position they have put themselves into by getting too close to the plant, it is already too late. The trap snaps shut and the razor-sharp, thorny teeth on the fleshy leaf outgrowths, which are located around the bait like a rosette, pierce the victim's flesh and make any movement impossible. After this, digestive fluids are secreted and the mauled prey is slowly decomposed. After the body is fully digested, the woman-shaped fruiting body withers and the plant erupts and "spits out" a skull-sized seed from which a new cannibal orchid can grow. The force with which this seed is shot out of the plant is so great that it can fly up to 300 meters away. The plant then slowly opens up again, regrows its bait and is finally ready for a new meal. The carnivorous plant loves warm habitats with frequent rain showers and has been sighted in the Badgassi jungles, on Bloedzuiger Island and in the Edritch rainforest even if it is relatively seldom to be found there. The Cannibal Orchid is most common in the moist jungles on the island of Ortuga where she is said to have widowed countless women.

### Creepvines

Creepvines are a species of plant living in the swamps of the Bog Witch. These creeper plants are a mix of ivy and algae, often growing near trees close to the shore, sprouting their roots well deep within the water. While the outer half looks like normal ivy, the underwater half of the plant has the ability to notice the pressure it is exerted on it. If a creature of a certain size steps on it, the creepvine is able to grab it and try to sink it into the deep. The plant will only pull if the weight it detects is below a certain threshold, and will only keep pulling for a time, freeing its victim if they manage to resist for too long. The dead bodies decompose and feed the plant. One can often see if a creepvine is well fed due to the surface half of the plant growing flowers, which are a deep yellow hue. Some of the sentient species of the swamps actually harvest the water leaves from the creepvines, as an ingredient used to make building material.

### Cudgel Willow

Cudgel Willows are an animated species of leafless willow tree native to the Witchbogs. If you get too close or anger them, they will whip you with their long branches. Particularly vicious specimens will even attempt to smash invaders with their club-like trunk. Where this magical species of willow draws its life force from is unknown, but it is believed that the spirits of malevolent fey reside within them.

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### Dark Rose

The dark rose is a mysterious plant that grows deep within the Toadpond, only blooming there every couple of years, and never in the same place. Surrounded by the tenebrous and haunting swamp, and protected by many different swamp creatures, the dark rose has been described as "impossibly beautiful", and those who have tried to take it have never managed to cultivate it anywhere else, with many believing the flowers' nature goes beyond something of this world. Certain witches of the bog can use the petals of the flower to create a very strong love potion, the strongest known love potion in the world. For it to work, both people have to drink the liquid at the same time while looking at each other. However, if both people already had feelings for each other, then they'll start having a negative reaction to the concoction. They will begin spewing dark petals from their mouth, and after an hour or two, they will choke on them. Later autopsies have shown their lungs and internal organs have been covered in roots, growing at an accelerated rate. These roots cannot produce further flowers, however, so this cannot be done to obtain more dark roses.

### Datura Insania

Datura Insania, also known as the Hell’s Trumpets, is a species of plants originated in the swamps of the Bog Witch. It is a small bush, barely growing 33cm of height, and often located in areas like rock crevices, rotten tree trunks or under the protection of bigger trees. Its flowers are a light pinkish white, very elongated and conical. At the center of the flowers, datura insania produce a sap with psychedelic properties. In particular, this substance alters the victim’s auditory perception. They will begin to hear louder and louder noises, to an even higher pitch and intensity that their hearing can even sense. Since these noises are actually coming from their brain and not their hearing sense, even if the victim tries to pierce their eardrums, it will not help. If they have taken a big enough dose, this increasing noise will drive the victims to madness, all without actually damaging their hearing. Outside of that, datura insania is also used to give extra spice to beef stew.

### Death’s Trumpet

The Death’s Trumpet is a cup-shaped mushroom whose fruiting bodies are protruding vertically from the ground reminiscent of trumpets. It prefers to grow on cemetery mounds and over corpses. At three o'clock in the morning and on certain dates of the lunar calendar, ghostly cacophonies can be heard when near this mushroom. Legend has it that at these times you can hear the dead using these mushrooms as their music instruments. Black trumpets are edible but can result in a temporary transparency when eaten. People who ate a lot of it report that they became able to talk to corpses and communicate with the spirits of the deceased for a short duration.

### Demon’s Poppy

Demon’s Poppy is a species of plant growing in the Elyrian Swamps, east of Littlestep. This plant is small, barely growing about 10cm above the ground, though it does grow a much longer system of roots that one would expect, as they mostly reproduce by stolons. Their “flowers” are actually a different type of leaf, growing taller and in a different hue imitating a poppy flower. The reasons for why the plant grows this is believed to imitate a poisonous plant that grew in the region, using a type of aposematic dimorphism. The plant has psychedelic properties, ranging from the total nullification of pain to entering into a berserker rage, making people absolutely fearless even in the face of certain death. Many of the warriors of the Avangar Empire have taken to its consumption, to the point of having become a mainstay in elyrian cuisine and life. Some of the dark wizards also use them for their rituals. In result, large part of the population has developed a mild addiction the Demon's Poppy, while its supply has lessened due to the destruction of the swamp's habitat. The plant has not been able to being grown in high quantities artificially, often needing pottery and very specific conditions for its development.

### Deadly Shruberry

Deadly shrubbery, also known as dark belladona, is a species of plant growing in the swamps of the Bog Witch, as well as other humid regions around the area. They grow in the form of shrubs, reaching 2 meters of height at most, though they often stay smaller in the harsh environment of the swamp. Their berries are small, black and round, and often rolling around once they fall from the shrub. These fruits are used by the inhabitants of the swamps to make wheat wraps, gaining a great deal of popularity as a food. Many also grow belladonna in potted plants, to keep a constant access of belladonna berries. The process of cooking them is to clean and stew them during the wet season for hours, creating a paste that can then be given shape. It can also be further mashed and mixed with water, to marinate meats. The products made out of belladonna often have decent healing abilities, especially effective against the fevers that one can catch in the swamps. However, cooks need to be quite careful about it, as any misstep in the process will result in at best, an irritant, medically unsound dish often inducing blood vomiting and loose bowels. The most knowledgeable and unscrupulous individuals in the swamp actively corrupt the process of berry cooking to produce these highly painful poisons.

### Dreamherb

Dreamherb is a wetland plant with long, serrated leaves and yellowish, slightly fluorescent flowers. Dried dream herb, whether consumed as tea, tobacco or otherwise, induces vivid and lucid dreams in the consumer at the next bedtime, which are said to have prophetic properties. Caution should be exercised against consuming fresh dream herb as it induces horrible recurring nightmares and attracts dream eaters.

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### Ear Mushroom

Ear Mushrooms are a species of fungus that grows in the lands of Kokaine. A strange type of mushroom, just like the rest of the entities living in the region, the ear mushrooms grows in the shape of ears. This is no mere coincidental shape, as their cap can grow even the most precise details of the ears of any sentient species’ ears. The species it mimics seems to be random, but nevertheless, the copy is of such an immaculate precision that some medics and surgeons have managed to implant these mushrooms into people who have lost their ears, ending up functioning just like the real thing. Ear mushrooms do not replicate the rest of the hearing system, though, so it cannot repair any damage to it. If an ear mushroom is left to grow for too long, however, it will begin to create noises that simulate speech. This is why the transplants can only occur under a very brief window of time, as if a fully mature ear mushroom is transplanted, the patient will end up hearing voices in their head non-stop, to the point of madness.

### Ehdesh’il Tree

Ehdesh’il Trees are a species of plant living in Scimitarian and the Scabbard Range mountains. A mix between a mangrove and a baobab, they have adapted to grow in some remote areas by sprouting long but resilient roots, which stay mostly outside of the ground. The trunk itself, while wide, is lighter and much thinner than that of other trees, but it is nevertheless quite resilient. Ehdesh’il trees have a very easy to control growth, being able to direct how thick branches or roots may become, or even fuse different tree trunks together to the point of becoming a massive wall of living wood. Some fey species in the past used to create buildings and fortifications by controlling the growth of the Ehdesh’il Trees’ roots, giving them shape until they acquire the desired result. These fortifications become authentic living forests, growing back any part of the structure that has been damaged. However, this technique has long been left obsolete, and not that many actually use it anymore, especially for defensive purposes. One of the few remaining examples of this architecture is the Esi Edhil fortress in the Terusia Isthmus.

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### Faarowtian Tree

Faarowtian Trees are a species of trees living in the forests of Faarowt. Faarowtian trees are an intermediate point between an oak and a maple tree. They are able to grow between 5-15 meters tall, with a thick trunk and roots that cover a wide area from their position. They need a lot of water, and thus often grow near the Sun Payus river and other sources of water in the region. Faarowtian trees are most well known due to their rainbow coloration, which makes their leaves adopt a wide array of colors. The purposes for this are not well understood, but some believe the chemicals in the leaves used to grant them protection against a now extinct parasite. Nevertheless, the chemicals in the leaves have a mix of chemicals that cause in human-sized creatures hallucinogenic effects, though only if eaten in high quantities. These chemicals can be dangerous for beings about the size of fairies, causing seizures and even comma. Due to their frequent shedding, all of these chemicals end up falling into the water, giving it the well known properties of the river.

### Fart Daisy

The fart daisies grow on the border of the Bog of Eternal Stench to the Forest of Getting Lost and in the Kingdom of Grobianismus. The fart daisy or Bellis Crepitu is a species of the family Fœtoraceae. Fart daisies emit a stinky smell when touched or when they sense vibrations. It is believed that this is a defensive reaction to deter herbivores. Fart Daisies are traditionally used by goblin and ogre children to make foul smelling necklaces. Bellis Crepitu has laxative properties and can be used in herbal medicine. Its use in salads is strongly discouraged as a single petal can spoil an entire meal.

### Fire Rose

Fire roses are a species of plant originated from the Kingdom of Tarot. Fire Roses are floral bushes, growing woody stems of a crimson red, covered all around by orange spikes. Their flowers are similar in structure to other roses, but much bigger, and often with double the amount of petals total. These roses exude a certain radiant heat, hence the name, and they can grow in surprisingly cold climates. Their origins are believed to be alchemical, as legends tell that this flower was created by an alchemist that wanted to declare his love for a woman he fancied. Wanting to craft the most beautiful flower around, he created fire roses, which ended up growing out of control, and now appear in many forests of the Kingdom of Tarot, having supplanted many other climbing plants in the region. Fire roses are an invasive species, and farmers tend to fight their spread, as it can choke the roots of some fruit trees vital to their harvest. It is also very resistant to fire and heat, and as such, those trying to stop their spread need to chop them up and uproot them instead.

### Floating Mushroom

Floating Mushrooms are a species of fungus that lives in the Terrania Freeholds. These mushrooms are about half a meter in length, with a cap about 2.5 meters in diameter. Below this cap, the mushroom grows a series of sacks, which they fill over time with a gas lighter than air. This process speeds up during their reproduction, managing to become so light they float in the air, and once in the air, they release a cloud of spores into the jungle. The mushroom will spend all its energy producing these spores, consuming itself in the process, and once it cannot do it anymore, it falls to the floor lifeless. Like many of the organisms in the Terrania Freeholds, these mushrooms are bioluminescent, and combined with their ability to float, they can fill the night sky with brilliant lights.

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### Gallows Flower

Gallows Flower is a species of mushroom originated from the swamps of the Bog Witch. It has a shape of a giant flower, almost two meters of diameter, with six massive petals and a meaty center. Despite this, the Gallows Flower is actually a mushroom, growing its mycelium all around the other trees. Instead of spreading spores all year long, it only reproduces during certain periods of time. During those days, it will quickly grow a series of branch-like protrusions from the central body, tall enough to actually break through the swam ceiling, and in the tallest areas. These branches can actually reach 70 meters tall, and once fully grown, they will sprout fat sacks, full of spores. After this, either the birds and insects will eat them or the sacks will fall into the ground, spreading the spores all around. The remaining branch-like structure is left dead and will fall off the flower. Some sentient species in the swamps give the Gallows flowers religious veneration, and will sacrifice animals and people to it, hanging them while the plant is still growing, slowly choking them as the branches go higher and higher, until their feet no longer touch the ground and die.

### Giant Mushroom

Giant Mushrooms refer to a series of fungi species living in the forests of the Fungest. These towering mushrooms grow up to a dozen meters high, often located in the most humid areas of the region. Their massive trunk-like stem holds multiple growths, sprouting vertical caps of different colors, with a massive upper cap that can reach over five meters of diameter. The caps of some of these giant mushrooms vary wildly, from flat tops to pyramidal to bizarre shapes. They exist in symbiosis with a species of lichen, allowing these mushrooms to photosynthesize as if they were plants. They spread their spores constantly, and if the sunlight shines on a certain angle, one may see the spores leaving the gills below the cap. Mushroomites tend to climb them whenever possible, checking the giant mushrooms up and down in search of potential trouble. Due to the massive size of the giant mushrooms and the diminutive stature of the mushroomites, they tend to organize in big groups to check the mushrooms effectively. They also have to make sure the mycelium roots are well ingrained into the floor, least the constant rains wash away their support an cause them to fall, destroying a chunk of the forest in the process.

### Giant Sunflower

Gigantic, towering sunflowers common to the Sunflower Forest. They exude a pleasant aroma and anyone who manages to climb such a giant flower to get the tasty and nutritious seeds will be greatly rewarded for their efforts. A single one of these seeds can satisfy a full grown man's hunger and nutritional needs for a month.

### Gillweed

Gillweed is an aquatic plant that, when eaten, allows a human to breathe underwater. It resembles a bundle of slimy, grey-green rat tails. When eaten, it gives the consumer gills, allowing him to breathe underwater, and webbing between the fingers and toes, allowing them to swim underwater with ease. Gillweed is native to the Pondling Isles and the Witches Bog.

### Great Indigo

Great Indigo is a species of plant growing in many areas of the south of Giantstep. Great Indigo grows up to a meter tall, and are complete covered in conical flowers. These flowers can have a wide variety of colors, which often depend of the conditions they have grown under, becoming bluer the healthier they are. Great Indigo is one of the many plants that the zidazzi grow for their honey, with miles and miles of great indigo covering the old lands of the zidazzi. Great Indigo is capable of producing great quantities for nectar, and it grows with relatively ease, not needing much in terms of resources to keep around. However, since the takeover of their lands by the badgassi, many great indigo fields have fallen into disarray or have been uprooted to be replaced by other crops. And due to the Great Indigo’s problems when growing at higher altitudes, the zidazzi’s access to the plant is much more limited now.

### Great Mantrap Plant

Great Mantrap Plants are a species of plant that grows in the Eldritch Jungle. They are a small trees, with a trunk about half a meter long, but with branches that can reach up to two meters. From these branches, they grow massive flowers in the shape of mouths, full of spikes and poison glands. These flowers are big enough to completely grab a small man, and anything smaller will become crushed by the closing flower, as they have an incredible closing force. These flowers camouflage themselves by allowing vines and other plants near them, hiding the plant until it is too late. Once the plant manages to grab some animal, the flower spews acidic substances that liquefy the target, feeding the mantrap plant and the vegetation nearby, helping it grow and hide it even better. The mantrap plant can feed itself as a regular plant if it does not catch victims for a long time, but it only produces seeds during digestion of animal matter.

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### Hatecap

Hatecaps are animated toxic mushrooms that call out vile insults at passers-by in a nasty intonation. Their insults and accusations are extraordinarily vulgar, creative, quick-witted and overall just hurtful. Some particularly nasty specimens even advise bypassers to kill themselves. When you step on them they splatter in all directions in puddles of fetid black mycelium. Their hats can be boiled and then soaked in alcohol to lose their poison. However, many would describe this as a waste of alcohol as they still don't taste particularly good and eating them can lead to tantrums and choleric tendencies. Some boglins and swamp ogres consume a foul smelling brew made from their caps before going on raids or battles.

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### Kratovyan Grape Vine

**Kratovyan Grape Vines** are a species of plant growing in many areas of Western Giantstep, in particular the Scabbard Range. It is a type of grape vine that used to be quite widespread in Western Giantstep and Scimitarian, due to its quick growth and ease of production, as it needs little attention for it to grow healthy. Kratovyan Grape vines produce a green grape, which can be used to produce sweet wine. Their grapes need to be taken from the vine relatively quickly, and as such, they cannot grow to a certain size, or absorb more nutrients, but in exchange, they can produce multiple harvests during winter. However, the spread of the Black Stallion Grape Vine made the popularity of Kratovyan Grape Vines plummet. Black Stallion Grape Vines, despite needing much more attention and care, are considerably more productive, as well as being much more resistant to phylloxera plagues, and the red wine it produces is much more sought after. Due to this, kratovyan grape vines are grown in much smaller scales as before, often being produced as a side income for small farms.

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### Laughing Turnip

Laughing Turnips are a species of plant that grows in areas in the south of the Zulutaur Steppes. These plants are about 20 cm of size, most of which is taken by the tall leaves, while the bulbous nucleus remains underground. Laughing Turnips can cause a very strong reaction in those who ingest it. If one eats it directly without treating it first, it will cause uncontrollable fits of laughter, ranging from laughing from minutes to being unable to stop laughing and dying of either a heart attack or asphyxiated. The local populations have learned to cook it to minimize their effects, making it a less powerful but much safer antidepressant. Despite all attempts to cultivate it, the plant is seemingly only grows in the wild, making some believe the plant is divine in nature, though which god protects them is unknown.

### Lavender Wight

The Lavender Wight is a fairy plant and one of the few non-unseelie fae variants found in the Witchbogs. It is an animated bulbous root with animal intellect that spends most of its time underground, only popping out when it senses a fat maggot crawling past to eat, or when someone tries to pluck the fragrant lavender plants on its head. His lavender can safely be harvested without hurting him, but he doesn't like it at all and is extremely shy, which makes the procedure pretty difficult. If you manage to catch one and harvest some of his lavender stalks, you can dry them and put them in your pillow, hang them up or place them into a pot by your window as protection against evil forces. They give off a heavy, penetrating but fragrant smell which can make you forget some of the foul-smelling sulfur smells of the swamp for a while and makes you slightly dizzy. The scent has been shown to disrupt black magic currents and may actually protect against some lesser curses. It is advisable to have a small bag with dried lavender wight flowers sewn in, on you when entering the bogs.

### Lightning Mushroom

Lightning mushrooms are a species of fungii originated from the Terrania Freeholds. They are a small and round shroom, with a cap cylindrical in shape. It tends to grow very deep mycelium, which allows it to grow even in areas of high competition. Like many of the flora in the Terrania Freeholds, lightning mushrooms are luminescent, but unlike the other plants and fungi, they are only luminescent when exposed to blunt trauma. Some experts believe this is a defense mechanism, trying to protect itself from either being squashed or uprooted, but whatever the reason, the result is an explosive flash of light. This flash is more powerful the older the lightning mushroom is, ranging from merely a spark to a flare that can blind people. Drunig merchants have spread the growth of this fungi throughout all the kingdom, as it is a surprisingly effective deterrent against dangerous wildlife. Uses for lightning mushrooms as weapons of war are still being studied.

### Lubbermash Truffle

The Lubbermash Truffle is an extremely rare type of mushroom that only grows in the witchbogs. It is particularly found near pitch deposits and particularly in the area of the Tarpit Bogs near the Pitchhauler settlement of Lubbermarsh, giving it its name. The truffles look like fleshy growths covered in a glossy black coating and grow up to six feet deep under the bog's floor. It tastes extremely delicious and has the ability to transform even the most disgusting dishes into culinary delights with just a pinch of ground truffle powder. More importantly though, is its ability to neutralize almost any toxin found in food, allowing an otherwise poisonous mushroom stew for example to be safely consumed. Since some mushrooms, vegetables and herbs from the swamp are highly poisonous but otherwise taste good, these fungi offer completely new culinary possibilities. Because of their keen sense of smell, the pitchaulers are the only sentient bog species able to sniff out these precious mushrooms deep inside the earth. Unfortunately, they do not have the best business sense and eat most of the truffles they unearth themselves rather than selling them, further depleting an already extremely scarce resource. They seem to have become almost dependent on the flavor of these truffles. If you ever want to try lubbermash truffles yourself, look for these creatures on one of the bog markets but be prepared for absurdly high prices.

### Lucid Spruce

Though many pay little attention to this inconspicuous conifer, they ought to know the tree is paying attention to them. Producing a hypnotic sap, stands of this tree control birds and other small creatures to monitor their home and defend them from threats. Growing in stands of hundreds that dominate their home forests, this tree's sap is highly sought after for its magical properties, but obtaining it in significant amounts is a dangerous task.

### Lullaby Tree

Lullaby trees are weeping willows that sing native to the Swaying Meadows. He who falls asleep under such a tree is said to have the most vivid dreams and visions. The lullabies are also said to have a soporific effect and make hikers want to lie down to rest.

### Lumberling

Next to the great Forest of Getting Lost lies the Lumberling Grove. Lumberlings are a living but mute tree species that feed on spring water from the Fountain of Youth in the center of their clearing. If a lumberling stops feeding on this special crystal clear spring water and instead drinks ordinary water, it will gradually turn into an ordinary tree. Lumberlings grow extremely slowly, but can live for thousands of years. After the first millennium, a Lumberling is considered to be an adult and has reached a size of about ten meters. After the second millennium the first leaves begin to sprout and after the third millennium the woodling grows fruit which, if eaten, can significantly prolong human life. Each of these fruits takes a hundred years to mature and falls to the ground when finished, where a new Lumberling awakens from its seed. If such a fruit is eaten, it extends a human life by one hundred years. However, it is extremely difficult to get hold of one of them. Although the Lumberlings are extremely peaceful and helpful, they will protect their sacred spring and its fruits by any means possible. It is said that a piece of wood from a Lumberling could be used to make instruments that produce beautiful faerie melodies.

### Lyirical Bamboo

Lyrical Bamboo is a species of plant that grows in areas of Changrila and the Great Peninsula of Cemak I. These plants consist of woody ringed stems, which can grow up to 3-4 meters when fully developed, and with a diameter of about 10-30 cm. Their insides are hollow, and the plant is covered by small holes of different sides, often in a straight line from the bottom up, with a bigger hole at the top, which are closed during most of the time but autumn. During the flowering season, they will grow seeds inside of these hollow spaces, which are minuscule and are covered and covered by a feathery pappus similar to dandelion seeds. The strong winds in autumn fill goes within the plant, expelling the seeds into the air from the upper hole, helping the plant spread quite a lot. It also causes quite a distinctive noise, as if it was a wind instrument. It is very common for forests to become inundated by noise during these periods. The locals in the area have used these plants to create flutes and some other musical instruments out of their wood.

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### Mandrake

The Bog Mandrake is a homunculus growing as a plant in the ground. It is very difficult to correctly extract the root. In order to succeed you must follow a rigorous ritual. You can work only at night, by the light of the full moon. Once the plant is found, the digger must draw three circles around it and then turn eastward. Then he must dance round the plant murmuring all sort of occult incantations. A black cat must be used in the process of removing the mandrake root. First the earth is dug away from around the root. The root is then tied to the tail of the black cat. The root extractor must remain some distance away. He should not get too close to the plant at this point. He shoos the cat and the cat runs away from him causing the root to be pulled out. At the moment of extraction the mandrake utters a scream which causes death to everyone who hears it. The root extractor must be sure to hold his ears as he shoos the cat away so that he does not hear the scream. Then the black cat dies. It perishes at the moment of extraction. The scream kills her. Afterwards the root extractor has to ritually sacrifice the dead cat. Bog Mandrakes possess healing properties and can cure various ailments when consumed. Their fruits are poisonous and used in small doses as a potent hallucinogenic intoxicant. Mandrake leaves can be used to make a salad that cures poisoning. Mandrake Effigies grant a powerful protection against evil spirits and dark magic. They are also used for all sorts of powerful potions, alchemy and magic rituals. By placing a mandrake root under the pillow, one can gain insight into the future, receive prophetic dreams, and in some instances even communicate with otherworldly beings. Bog Mandrakes are among the most expensive and most difficult to obtain alchemical substances.

### Marsh Blackthorn

Blackthorn bushes are places where lesser hags and witches congregated and where witchcraft rituals take place. The thorns of the blackthorn are considered a repellent against evil spirits and spells, and can be woven into wreaths and hung on doors to protect against them. It is believed that witches use this plant for various magical practices.The black fruits can be used to make healing potions, jams, or alcoholic beverages such as Bogsloe Liqueur. Drinking thuis liqueur can protect against negative energies and magical attacks.

### Marsh Nettle

The marsh nettle is a shrubby plant with large, sharply jagged leaves. On its tendrils there are small suction cups with which it sucks itself, similar to a burr, to creatures that brush past it. The sting of the marsh nettle is harmless, but causes severe pain (initially) and persistent itching in the affected person, which can last for days. Its leaves can be used to make a tasty, thick tea that cures colds and fevers.

### Mint Bone Vine

Mint Bone Vines are a variety of plants native to the areas around the Greenspot Lake, and later imported to all areas under azanese influence. It has been harvested in the nation for many millennia due to two things: its leaves, once treated, can be turned into a very tasty beverage, very refreshing for the summer. And its stems can grow incredibly hard and sharp, and can be turned into very precise needle, mostly used by housewives to sew clothing.

### Monkshood

Plants from the Aconitum Species are perilous perennial plants with beautiful helmet-shaped flowers, usually blue, purple or black in color. They contain potent steroid alkaloids that make them some of the most toxic plants to be found. Their main poisonous alkaloids are aconitine, mesaconitine, and jesaconitine. These plants are associated with the underworld and used to create magical potions and elixirs.

### Moonlight Vine

Moonlight Vine is a species of plant originated from the swamps of the Bog Witch. This vine specializes in taking root directly on other plants, in particular the high branches of tall trees, parasitizing them. Their roots actively go through the bark and into the big tree, growing downwards from them. They then begin to sprout blue flowers in the shape of a four-pointed star. Skillful brewers can concoct a substance with these flowers that allows the user to see in the dark, albeit by leaving them color-blind for as long as the effects last. However, only the most skilled alchemists and brewers can actually produce this concoction, since otherwise, an amateur hand will only produce a powerful poison.

### Muckbark Tree

**Muckbark Trees** are a species of plant living in the swamps of the Bog Witch. A strange type of maple tree, it can grow up to 10 meters of height. To protect itself from parasites, the bark of the tree quickly produces a dense gunk-like sap, trapping many insect within the sap. The level of sap production is such that it can drown even bog fey, if they are not careful. Many groups in the swamps use this sap to produce glues and other chemical adhesives. They also use them to make amber necklaces, though the darker hue of the muckbark sap makes its amber less valuable.

### Mustwood Tree

Mustwood trees are a species of plant living in the swamps of the Bog Witch. Mustwood trees are a species of mangrove that grows near bodies of fresh water. Their wood is actually much more flexible than that of other species of trees, and it is frequently used for the construction of structures in areas of high winds, as it tends to crack and crumble much less than other woods. However, it needs to be treated with certain chemical products to avoid being eroded by insects and other parasites.

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### Nightmare Weed

Nightmare Weed is a species of plant that grows in the swamps of the Bog Witch. It is a type of herbaceous grass, often appearing in areas far from bodies of water, but with high concentrations of humidity in the air. Its brown leaves are used by some people to produce a concoction that can either generate a sense of paranoia and dread, or to heal cases of such conditions. The product’s effect also depends on the species that takes it, and thus producing it is highly difficult.

### Northern Citrus

**Northern Citrus** are a group of about a dozen species of plants originated from the west of Littlestep, in particular the lands of the Orange Marquisates. They include a mix of oranges, lemons, limes and tangerines, all which share similar series of characteristics. The most obvious is their resistant to cold, allowing them to grow in areas where other citrus species would end up dying. They are also highly productive, allowing multiple harvests all year long. Northern Citrus are also slightly smaller than regular citrus, and the skin from their fruit is drier and thicker, protecting the insides from the cold. The importance of the citrus production is key for the Orange Marquissates, who are the main producers of northern citrus in the world, though there have been attempts to grow them in areas from the Princedom of Platinum or the Kingdom of Copper. The marquisates’ citrus are a fundamental part for the diets of sailors, since citrus are highly effective against scurvy, and the geographical position of the marquisates makes the northern citrus a highly demanded product all year long. The high profits of this market makes the citrus production one of the main conflict drives between the marquisates. The fruits of northern citrus are often eaten by themselves, but there are also examples of production of other goods with them, such as many different types of wine, the most famous of all being a rosé wine made by combining fermented grapes and oranges, giving it a tinge of extra sweetness.

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### Oderica Pine

Also called black pine or rock pine, the Oderica pine is a species of pine tree well known for its incredibly deep roots and thick black bark. Its native range stretches from the Scabbard Range through all of greater Azan and ends at the Oront mountains and Gommorah Breach. Oderica pines mature in 3 years and can reach up to 50 meters, though they rarely achieve that size outside of their native are in the Scabbard range. Due to its attractive dark green foliage and black bark, this species is often used as decoration. The most famous example of this is the Black Rock Garden of the Azanese Imperial palace in Nananikor. The garden is a quiet plantation of pines in the middle of the palace complex, which the emperors have traditionally used as a place of rest and meditation. The oldest known Oderica pine is said to lie in the courtyard of castle Essakor, the old capital of Azan. In Fûrlaniya Oderica pines are of great cultural, economic and religious importance as they are one of the only shade-giving trees that can thrive on the arid karstic plateau that covers most of the region. In Furlaniyan tradition, the pine was brought to the region by Santa Oderica (hence the name) after a mythical cataclysm killed off all other trees in the region. Every year in early fall, the Furlaniyans celebrate the feast day of Santa Oderica, the feast dedicated to the saint and the tree she brought with her. During the festivities it is customary to plant as many Oderica pines as the village had newborns in the previous year while young boys and girls dress all in white and escort the Odericinna, a young girl covered from head to toe with pine branches around every household in the village. Every family must gift something to the procession, most usually pine flour pastry rolls or pine liqueur, and in exchange, the Odericinna blesses the family with good health and fertility for the coming year.

### Oromian Blue Banana

Endemic to the Oroma Islands, the Blue Banana is the most sought out plant in the archipelago. Although inedible (thanks to it being extremely poisonous) to everyone but the local trolls and primates, its unique properties have made it extremely valuable to alchemists around the world. Its juice is often used to create deadly concoctions and poisons, and as such one of these fruits can be as valuable as a diamond in places such as Arangea, the Nasr Satrapies and especially so in Drowish lands. This is not only because of the demand for such a prized item, but also because of their limited supply, as few mercenaries and merchants undertake the difficult task of retrieving this treasured banana. Not only that, but all attempts of cultivating the blue banana tree outside of the Oroma Islands have failed, since it seemingly only thrives under the rich volcanic soil.

### Orontian Mountain Berrybushes

Orontian Mountain Berrybushes are a species of plant living in the mountains of Oront and nearby areas. These are small bushes, often growing in the crevices of the mountain, with very powerful roots that can go through the hard stone of the mountainside. They produce the orontian strawberries, a dark purple fruit that can be used to produce the famous orontian sweet wine. This sweet wine is taken during celebrations in Oront, and is exported to the rest of the Azan Empire. Orontian Mountain Berrybushes are also perfect to grow in flowerpots, and many families keep multiple of these plants in their homes, to produce their own supply or berries or wine. However, they have to be careful with the pots, as the powerful roots of the plant can easily go through ceramics if allowed to.

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### Plagueroot

Plague Root is a species of plant that lives in the swamps of the Bog Witch. A seemingly normal type of carrot, they are considerably bigger than the common carrot, almost twice their size. They also have a yellowish white color, which becomes dark brown if it gets enough sunlight. The name Plague Root comes from it being the host of a species of bacteria, which live in the plants. While the presence of the bacteria does not affect the plant in any meaningful way, it generates a virulent disease when in contact with humans and other sentient species, causing symptoms such as fever, vertigo, weakness of the knees, vomits and abdominal inflammation. The latter can become so severe that it will cause massive pressure to the inner organs, causing painful constipation, which can lead to death. This disease can be quite contagious, which is why people avoid the plague root as much as possible, destroying the plant whenever it is identified.

### Pox Fungus

Pox Fungi are a species of fungus that lives in the swamps of the Bog Witch. Pox fungi are mushrooms of conical shape, with the cap being about 10cm of diameter. They are covered in deep reed spots, which exude a pinkish liquid all around, which has a terrible stench that attracts insects and repels possible predators. Consuming it causes symptoms near identical to smallpox, with fever, vomits and massive rashes all around the body. However, the disease is much easier to heal than actual smallpox, as the victim only needs to rest until the body manages to expel all traces of the mushroom.

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### Rat Fester Root

Rat Fester Root is a peculiar plant that grows in dark, damp places, such as underground tunnels, forgotten cellars, and swamps. Its gnarled root system is covered in thick, twisted vines. Nestled among them small grotesque rat-like creatures are growing. These vegetable ratlings, as they are known, have mottled fur, sharp claws, and beady black glimmering eyes. They grow as part of the root and are almost indistinguishable from it at first, but separate from it as they grow. Most only grow to the size of normal rats, but some located in particularly fertile soil grow larger and can reach up to the size of dogs. When the ratlings are ripe, they separate from the mother plant. They do this by gnawing through their umbilical root and then burrowing to the surface. From now on they feed on meat, carrion and spoiled food they can find. If you cut open one of these ratlings, instead of red blood, it will spill a thick black liquid resembling resin. The ratlings do not reproduce sexually but leave their spores when they die. A new Rat Fester Root Plant then grows out of their cadaver. Folklore tells of witches and dark sorcerers who use these ratlings for their bidding and send them on covert missions, acting as spies and familiars. Pestara in particular is notorious for this. The plant is by far the most common in her area of the bogs. It is rumored that she's even trying to grow a larger and more dangerous variant of the plant with the help of her witchcraft.
The root itself is an ashen gray to brown color. Rat Fester Root can have a numbing effect, temporarily relieving pain and discomfort. However, its consumption or close contact to rattlings (for example through a bite) can lead to the dreaded rat fever. Rat fever is a severe fever in which sufferers experience a milder version of the symptoms from the far more contagious and deadly bubonic plague. Rat Fester Root has long been associated with the dark arts and holds a variety of uses, both practical and mystical. Witches and warlocks use it for divination, necromantic practices, or to strengthen their familiars. They collect and cultivate Rat Fester Root and other macabre looking plants in secret gardens, hidden away from prying eyes. In covens, the root is incorporated into ceremonies symbolizing transformation and rebirth. Herbalists and alchemists seek it for its potent anxiety and pain relieving properties when consumed in the form of a tincture. They also extract its essence to create enchanted oils, poisons and invisible ink. An old legend recounts a powerful witch who, in her final hour, ingested a concoction made from Rat Fester Root. As her body transformed into a rat-like creature, she was granted eternal life. Rat Fester Root is believed to hold a connection to rodents, pestilence, and the underworld. In a folktale, it is rumored that the root itself came into existence when an old witch had her head cut off by a Laurentian Knight and it fell to the murky ground. According to this tale, her hair turned into roots and her head into a bulb. The actual grassy plant then grew out of her severed neck.

### Red Cactus

Red Cacti are a species of plant that live in the Dirihadarir Desert and some nearby areas. They grow up to half a meter long, and have a somewhat spherical shape, with protrusions at the sides. They have a deep red coloration, which becomes lighter once the plant’s flowers start blossoming. Red cacti are one of the spiciest plants in the world, as just a bit of grinded powder from the cacti can cause blisters inside their mouth. The dirihadarir raiders have used Red Cactus’ dust in their arrows, as the wounds they can cause, even when grazing, causes such pain that fully debilitate the target. However, wounds caused by red cacti are easily cleaned up by fresh water, instantly dissipating the chemicals that cause the burning sensation.

### Red Lotus

Red Lotus is a species of plant groing alongside many rivers in Western Giantstep. It grows both at the river banks and on the water itself. The plants grows a pad of sorts, from which a deep red flower with 16 petals, 8 major and 8 minor petals. The flower itself has had no use for centuries other than ornamentation, as it was considered a flower of great beauty and elegance. However, all changed with the rise of the Cult of the Red Lotus. The followers of Dihong Xinjianng consider the Red Lotus as a sign of the compact between the "Great and Holy Celestial Father of All" and them, and they use it as their symbol, using it to identify themselves. Because of this, the Red Lotus has been seen as synonymous of the cult itself, and any possession of a red lotus is immediately cause for suspicion, especially in Changrila. Nowadays, the Red Lotus only exists in the wild, and its use in iconography or ceremony is utterly forbidden.

### Rumbling Pine Tree

Rumbling Pine Trees are a species of plant typical of the island of Stór Kartöflu. A species of pine that can reach 20 meters of height, these are quite resilient both against the cold and the heat, often preferring to grow in areas of higher altitude. They produce pine cones that have a massive proportion of natural alcohol within them, to the point they are highly flammable. It is not uncommon to see rumbling pine trees quickly catch fire after a rainstorm, spreading as far as the pines reach, and taking down anything within them. This works great for the pine trees, as their bark is incredibly resistant to fire, and tend to survive in one way or another, having eliminated their competition and created a fertile soil to help them recover. Indeed, vessels and houses made out of rumbling pine tree are notoriously immune to the flames, and as such it is quite appreciated by many populations. Obtaining wood from rumbling pine trees was near impossible due to the presence of the horned ogres, but now that it is part of the Avangar Empire, it is much easier to obtain. The growing elyrian fleet is using these trees to produce their war vessels, making them quite resistant to burning weapons. Nowadays, other nations have managed to take hold of living rumbling pine trees, and are trying to grow them in certain areas to obtain this special wood, but developments are slow in this. The rumbling pine trees are also used by the horned ogres to produce a type of liquor known for its smoothness, which is highly appreciated in all of Avangar.

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### Sausage Tree

Sausage Trees are a species of plants that grow in the Glutton Island. A tree originated by the divine influence of God of Gluttony, it is seemingly an acacia that grows up to 8 meters high. These plants grow massive flowers, made out of bacon and with stamens of bread. Once the flower is pollinized, often after a rain of sauce, they will grow into sausages, which will taste of different meats depending on who consumes them.

### Scatterweed

Scatterweed is a species of plant grown in the land of Sniden. It is a type of long grass that sprouts multiple leaves from a single nod. This grass is a light brown shade, and it would be mistaken for regular garden weeds if not for its geometrical shape, similar to multiple diamonds attached to one another, forming almost mathematically perfect angles. This weed is the main ingredient used to make the scatterweed drug, which appeared after the arrival of the faerie lord Adonis to Sniden. This drug is believed to give mystical visions, ranging from images from the future to hearing strange voices in an unknown langue. The drug also causes a sense of fullness and satisfaction, stopping from worrying about any problem. It is used to keep the population of Sniden, in particular the higher echelons of the government, fully and completely loyal to Adonis. The drug can be consumed both by smoking the scatterweed leaves, which is the most common method of consumption, and by grinding them down and snorting them, which while it is more potent, it has the risk of causing serious side effects.

### Sleep Poppy

Sleep Poppies are a species of plant growing in and around the lands of Florinth. Sleep Poppies are small herbaceous plants, which grow up to 20 cm of height. Their flowers have 4-6 petals covering a central nucleus from which it produces pollen. The pollen of these flowers can cause fatigue in humans and other sentient species, and in high enough concentrations, can cause complete debilitation and even coma. While concentrations high enough to cause this are rare, the florinthians keep roads well maintained to ensure travelers can move between areas safely. From the blossoms, the florinthians can produce a perfume, which highly heightens their attraction to the opposite sex. It is banned in most foreign countries, extremely expensive, and requires much technique to use properly, as too little will not have the desired effect, while too much means it cannot be washed off easily, and will draw unwanted attention in high traffic areas. Despite this, demand is high enough for florinthians to harvest sleep poppies in big plantations, often with the excuse that they also produce a medicine against insomnia as a front.

### Slime Sage Herb/Witchspit

This extremely bitter-tasting herb turns the chewer's saliva into a slimy whitish liquid. Spitting on a wound with this saliva stops it from clotting and speeds up healing. By swallowing the slime sage saliva, mild illnesses and poisoning can be cured. The sage plant has elongated, hairy leaves that burn the skin like stinging nettles during certain phases of the moon. Consumption at these times is not recommended, since the healing effect is lacking and only severe diarrhea is caused to the person chewing the leaves.

### Smoulderroot

The Hagsnarl is a special botanical manifestation of a vine called Smoulderroot. When two tendrils of different Smoulderroot plants meet, they root into each other and grow into a tight knot. This vine knot forms the so called Hagsnarl. This plant knot then creates a special magical barrier The bigger the knot the stronger is this barrier. Each victim perceives the barrier differently, e.g. as a chasm, an invisible wall or a curtain of darkness. Even if several victims notice that they are each perceiving something different, they cannot overcome this obstacle. A hero who still wants to cross a Witch's Knot barrier must pass a Willpower test, weighed down depending on the size and firmness of the snarl. If this succeeds, he can pass and the barrier no longer affects him for the duration of its effect. If the test fails, the witch's knot remains an insurmountable obstacle for him. Some witches have studied this botanical phenomenon extensively and, based on their findings, have devised a similar spell that works without the smoulderroot plant. A magical hexknot can be maintained for a short duration, several days or even forever, depending on the witch's magical ability.

### Snakeweed

Snakeweed is a creeper that grows under water and consists of firm, slippery tendrils. After thorough washing, the tendrils can be eaten raw. Snakeweed tastes like a mix of unripe rhubarb and fish. Consuming snakeweed causes the limbs and even the bones of the consumer to become extremely pliable for a while similar to a contortionist, making it possible to slip through thin ridges or hide in very small spaces such as a chest or a hollow tree.

### Southern Plantain

The southern plantain is a species of short, broad and starchy banana well known for their bright green and blue colours. Originally bred by the Mona Ki Ngi Xica from the much smaller wild azure plantain native to their home region, the southern plantain or Malawo Ewe as it is known in their tongue can be found in large groves growing around rivers and lakes, carefully maintained by the semi nomadic Mona Ki Ngi Xica over millennia. The plant was first encountered by Westrons when several Asvaran expeditions made contact with the Mona Ki Ngi Xica during the 7th dynasty and subsequently became a staple foodstuff for the caravans that would soon start criss-crossing the savanna to connect the easternmost colonies of the Azan Empire to the homeland. The plant quickly caught on amongst the Asvaran and Moridian colonist, and to this day, the southern plantain remains a staple crop in the post-Azanese states of the region. The southern plantain is well known for changing colors between blue and green several times during its lifetime as it goes from edible to poisonous. Some scholars think this may be due to the fact the original azure banana relies on its seed being spread by the Greentail swallows, who roost in the region for only a few months each year during the rainy season. Through millennia of cultivation, humans have managed to extend the edible green season of the southern plantain to most of the year, though it is still dependent on the warm and wet climate of the Southlands. There have been attempts to cultivate it further north by the Azanese, but the different climate seems to short circuit the plant that goes into a frenzy of changing colours and remains inedible for most of the year. Because of this, the southern plantain has become a rather prized decorative plant in the empire, but its potential as a food crop remains unfulfilled.

### Spiderweed

A small thorny plant that grows in small black clumps and develops culms that look like outstretched spider legs on small plants and bony witch fingers on adult plants. When consumed hands and feet gain the ability to attach themselves to the smoothest of surfaces. In this way, the one who ate it can overcome smooth rock surfaces and walls and find support on ceilings. The enchanted's weight does not change. The enchanted must hold on with at least three limbs. Spiderweed grows exclusively in the Witchbogs, especially in relatively dry but dark areas. Eating too much or too regularly from this bitter and foul-tasting plant can have unpredictable effects including physical appearance changes.

### Spotted Pine

Spotted pines are a species of tree originated in the continent of Zemyland. They can grow up to 20 meters high, but most of them never pass the 10 meters. Their name comes from the coloration of their bark, which frequently sports grey spots all over. Spotted pines generate a very dense sap that is incredibly effective at protecting the tree from the frostbite, making spotted pines capable of growing in very cold areas so long as the ground does not freeze. This sap can be turned into a very effective fuel, and many in Zemyland often use it to heat their homes, mixing it with dry wood and lighting it up in their fireplace. The density of the sap also makes it quite dangerous as a weapon, as it makes fire more difficult to extinguish.

### Squid Island Tree

Squid Island Trees refer to a series of tree species living exclusively within the Squid Peninsula. A mix between a baobab, a maple tree and a willow, these plants seem quite ordinary at first glance. However, they have adapted to the brutal insect fauna of the region, the hell ants and hell termites. Due to the termites’ insatiable appetite for wood and plant matter, Squid Island Trees have to grow quite fast, reaching 10 meters of height in the time it takes any normal tree to reach a single meter. Their roots also sprout seeds that will grow up into another tree in case the hell termites take it down. Squid Island trees are generally quite wide, often a meter or two of diameter. Other than that, very little is known about them, since the region promises death to any would be explorer. After the earthquake that joined the island with the mainland, there have been fears of these trees invading the local forests, but the wall of fire has kept many at ease.

### Stinkshroom

The Stinkshroom or puffball farter emits a foul-smelling gas together with its scattered spores in the wind to reproduce. The scientific name for these are Chontrokoritsiperdonae. The smell is comparable to that of the Fart Daisies but ten times worse. So bad in fact that the faint-hearted will faint from the smell. The Stinkshrooms grow throughout the Dominion of the Bog Witch and are particularly common in the Bog of Eternal Stench.

### Strangle Ivy

Strangle Ivy is a species of plant that grows in the swamps of the Bog Witch. A strange alchemical creation of unknown origin, the strangle ivy is a modified version of kudzu. From a seed the size of a human fist, the plant needs to be coated with a particular chemical to begin sprouting. However, once it does, it will grow at blinding speed, to the point of asphyxiating any other plant, and even animals that are caught between its roots and branches. Its growth will reach about 15 meters of diameter from the seed, and once it has grown as much as possible, it will begin sprouting a handful of strangle ivy seeds. Then, the plant will die, solidifying and trapping anything under it. Since the seeds need a very specific chemical to activate its growth, a chemical that does not appear naturally in the wild, its growth is unable to swarm and destroy the entire swamp. The danger of this plant is such that many groups forbid their use, and any local authority will try to destroy their seeds if they are ever discovered.

### Sunflower Mushroom

Sunflower Mushrooms are fungus the size of a wattle tree. It is much more resistant to sunlight than other kinds of fungi, and its underground mycelium grows in such a way to block the development of any spores in an extended area near it. This causes that the Sunflower Mushroom grows alone, its spores only moved by the local moths, which feed of the nutrients within the mushrooms’ gills, all the while being poured with spores. These spores begin falling to the ground once the moths fly away. The mycelium beneath is apparently parasitized by a species of sunflower, which grows in great patches around the mushroom, hence the name Sunflower Mushroom.

### Swamp Grabber

The Swamp Grabber is a strange entity believed to be originary from the Bog Witch Swamps, though nowadays it finds a presence in most of the worlds' swamps. Its a starfish-like organism, more closely related to carnivorous plants than actual animals. From a central stem, it grows what seem to be human appendages, keeping its dozens of "arms" deep under the murky waters while the rest grab the bottom, rooting itself. Once an individual appears, the grabber will bring to the surface its most convincing "limb", moving it and splashing the water like a drowning person. If the victim is fooled by it and tries to help, most of the arms will grab the individual towards the bottom, where he'll drown. Experts believe that the plant tries every single one of its arms, with the most succesful one serving as the basis, and all of them will slowly change to imitate the winning "arm", thus slowly evolving into a more perfect imitation. Once the victim drowns, the plant will anchor it to the ground and feed from it for months. The grabber reproduces by slicing one of the arms and letting it float until it finds a place to rest. This plant can only imitate human-like arms, being spotted right away in those areas where humans are rare or non-existant. The expansion of this plant throughout the world is a strange phenomenon, causing some to believe someone is deliberately exporting it to all the world's swamps.

### Swamp Strawberry Bush

This relatively common berry can be found in most parts of the Dominion. Although it resembles and tastes like wild strawberries found in most neighboring nations, the species seems particularly susceptible to absorbing the corruption of the swamp. Although certain swamp races can eat them safely, outsiders often suffer from intense fevers and gastrointestinal illnesses.

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### Talking Tree

In the western part of the Terrania Freeholds, on the large Island known to the locals as the Isle of Speaking Trees, one can find the Chugaranni. The Chugaranni are a tribal people, said to be the result of spirits copulating with lost men from the north. They are dark of skin, with deep green eyes and hair, walking around the Island, hunting Game with crude Spears and singing songs they claim to be birthed as the world came to be. These people have an impressive ability to speak to animals, spirits, and even to their revered talking trees. These trees are found all over the island, being large, with one or several wooden mouths protruding from the bark. It is said one can hear them whisper when walking alone, and the locals speak to them routinely, worshiping them as living gods. The only permanent settlement on the island is the city of Ug, centred around the temple of the Old Man. The Old Man is the name if a giant, old talking tree which sits at the middle of the temple. Over 500 mouths are found on it, and trusted priests talk to it for days at a time, claiming to receive cryptic commands and words of wisdom from the tree.

### Tangle Tree

Tangle Trees are a species of plant living in the swamps of the Bog Witch. A species of fig tree, they grow at most 6-8 meters high, but their branches tend to expand horizontally first and foremost. These branches expand and intertwine with each other, occupying massive areas as they also grow into the ground and sprout further tangle trees. They occupy considerable spaces, and as they are able to grow quite fast, they are a nightmare for the maintenance of the roads and routes within the swamps. Many species need to chop them up constantly to keep them from overrunning many areas. Their fruits are quite popular to feed farm animals, but their bitter taste makes them for poor food for sentient groups.

### Terranian Bioluminescent Flowers

Terranian Bioluminescent Flowers group all species of plants native to the jungles of the Terrania Freeholds. The local flora and fungi tend to generate a certain level of bioluminescence, with many species emitting different levels of light. Why they do this is something experts still debate. Small bushes and herbaceous plants generate a consistent glow, often gradually changing hue depending on the period of the year. Chotës use some of these flowers’ glows as a calendar of sorts, to know the time of the year. This light comes from the petals of the flowers, and that glow immediately goes dead once the flower is pollinized and it starts to grow the fruit. Drunig sailors have made a custom to grow bioluminescent flowers and bring them to their lovers as a marriage proposition, something incredibly difficult due to the long and harsh voyage between the Terrania Freeholds and Drunigzar, and the poor soil quality of Drunigzar making growing the plants there impossible.

### Terranian Bioluminescent Mushrooms

Terranian Bioluminescent Mushrooms group all species of fungus native to the jungles of the Terrania Freeholds. The local flora and fungi tend to generate a certain level of bioluminescence, with many species emitting different levels of light. Why they do this is something experts still debate. Unlike the flowers and trees, mushrooms in the freeholds only generate light under certain circumstances, choosing to shine when they are producing a higher than normal amount of spores. Due to the great amount of competition for attention in the jungle, seeing as near everything there is bioluminescent, the mushrooms in the region need to use their energies wisely, preferring to shine in particular light spectrums, often ultraviolet, which make them the least bright entities in the jungle. There have been attempts from drunig traders to use these fungi as artificial light sources, but due to the high-energy consumption of these species, combined with their frailty in strange lands makes them poor choices for this goal.

### Terranian Bioluminescent Trees

Terranian Bioluminescent Trees group all species of trees native to the jungles of the Terrania Freeholds. The local flora and fungi tend to generate a certain level of bioluminescence, with many species emitting different levels of light. Why they do this is something experts still debate. Many trees often produce a low-level glow during the night, perhaps as part of the photosynthesis process, with about 1/10th of their leaves showing displays of bright light, often in the form of spots on them. This glow often subsides during the periods of heavy rain, though it does not disappear completely. Palm trees and other tall trees also generate a glow below their leaves. Drunig traders often take these trees’ seeds and fruits and sell them around the eastern seas, often as luxury items. However, there have been attempts of growing these trees in some urban areas as a form of natural lighting, but the high-energy consumption of these plants limits their use for that.

### Thorn Apple Tree

The Thorn Apple Tree is a gnarly tree native to the Witch's Bog. Its ebony black bark is covered with long thorns and the flowers that sprout during its flowering period resemble the long trumpet-shaped flowers of Datura stramonium. Its apple fruits glow in a dark red similar to the color of blood, but besides their extraordinary size, they can easily be mistaken for particularly large and delicious looking common apples. Their flavor is juicy and sweet, but they contain a slow-acting but deadly narcotic toxin. About an hour after a bite of such an apple is eaten, the person who took it gets tired and falls into a deep sleep. The unfortunate one then sleeps for exactly three phases of the moon until he ultimately dies without waking up. During this three month period it is only possible to bring the sleeping person back to life with very rare remedies, which can hardly be obtained without the help of an experienced witch. The misuse of half a dragma of this fruit ground in wine, or in what one most likes, triggers a different effect. The one who takes it is alienated for a long time, laughing, crying, or sleeping with horrible dreams. Speaking and responding to the poor person who has taken it is meaningless, since she is in her own mind and does not recognize the person with whom she speaks. Instead the afflicted talks to invisbily people who clearly are not present. For reasons unknown, witches are able to consume thorn apples with no apparent side effects, which has earned the fruit it's alternative name "Hagsapple".

### Toadstool

Toadstools are a species of fungus living in the swamps of the Bog Witch. A big mushroom, it grows up to 2 meters, with a somewhat flat cap of 3 meters of diameter. The underside of the cap produces a sweet scent, attracting thousands of insects that drink a sap-like substance produced by the mushroom. In return, the toadstool fills all these insects with spores, helping them reproduce. Froglings and toadlings like to perch on it while they eat flies.

### Tooth Choy

The Tooth Choy is a type of alchemical vegetable located in the lands of the Isle of Wizards, as well as in some areas of the Hedge and northern Scimitarian. The origins of the plant can be attributed to Roggomar the Unwise, a wanaidheaian wizard who predated the formation of the Ancient Order of Most Practical Wizards. After a particularly bad plague of mice, he decided to experiment, alongside a few alchemists, in a type of crop that would not only resist mice attacks, but also help combat them. The strange answer to that question was the tooth choy, a seemingly innocuous mix of choy and onion, but transformed into a carnivorous plant. The bulbous half will remain underground until it detects a warm blooded animal touching it, at which point it jumps from the earth and takes a massive bite with its human teeth. While it helped with the mice infestation, the plant also bit the farmers who tried to harvest it. While not particularly dangerous for bigger beings, the bites themselves can be quite harmful, and the plant does not have the same nutritional value as others, as it needs meat to truly develop. While the plant stopped being produced a year after the end of the mice infestation, enough specimens survived to become part of the environment, occasionally appearing in farms and giving the local farmers a fright.

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### Underground Fungest Truffle

Underground Fungest Truffles are a species of mushroom originated from the underground lands of the Fungest. These truffles have a somewhat spherical shape, with a very rugged, cracked and irregular outer layer, but with a soft internal core. These truffles have been domesticated long ago by the dwarven holds in the Fungest, and are their main agricultural produce. They are grown in damp and wet caves, in which these mushrooms are grown in the tens of thousands, as they are used for both dwarven consumption, cattle feeding and for the production of truffle alcohol. Indeed, truffle beer is a well known beverage in the region, appreciated both by the dwarves and the human settlers in the area. Some have even seen mushroomites drinking it, often taking a pinch of bread and dipping it in the beer, then let their mycelium grow into the bit and absorb the alcohol.

### Urdrag Tree

This massive dead tree is where the triplets manipulate the threads of fate. Its location is highly protected, though is widely believed to be in the center of the triplet’s realm. Aside from the triplets, the eldest of the thirteen sisters, Worna, frequently spends time in a hut at the top of the tree. Scattered a safe distance from the tree are huts that are home to witches and hags that specialize in obscure types of occult magic and knowledge who support the triplets when needed. Further out, fanatical cave boglins, swamp ogres, umpishs, and umuncles patrol the area for any trespassers.

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### Violet Star Cacti

Violet Star Cacti are a species of plant that lives in the Desert of the Weriest. While the plant is called cacti due to its similarities to those, most experts believe violet star cacti are actually a completely different plant, coming from wherever the star people arrived from. They can grow up to a meter long, often in segmented rings that contain multiple spikes in perfect symmetry with each other. These spikes twist and turn, creating near perfect swirls that grow upwards, somehow never crossing with each other. It is a plant that cannot grow on land, only in ceramic pots specifically made by the Star People. The methods they use to grow them are unknown, but we do know they take land from the desert and somewhat treat it to be compatible with the violet star cacti, and that they reproduce by creating buds from time to time. These buds need to be inserted into a local cacti or other plant, and then the star cacti will grow around it, parasitizing it until it is big enough to supplant it. Star people use it as one of their few sources of vegetal food, as star people are mostly carnivores. If eaten by any other individual, the plant will not grant them any kind of nutrition, and it will feel like they are eating paper.

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### Whispering Thistle

The whispering thistle is a tall plant with slender stems and leaves. Its delicate silver petals, touched by hints of lavender, form a beautiful blossom. Sharp spikes along the stem serve as a defense mechanism. On the bulge under the flower are small female faces. The whispering thistle is able to read minds. However, she is no more intelligent than an animal. She can only whisper the thoughts she is reading and repeat them like an echo. Walking through a cluster of these thistles creates an eerie and psychotic atmosphere. Especially when you're surprised by the voices and don't know where they're coming from. The effect is particularly unpleasant if someone else is listening in who you don't want to hear your thoughts. A dried whisper thistle on the door is said to protect from the evil eye.

### White Death Plant

White Death Plant, also known as the White Vine, is a type of tree originated from the Kinnog Jungle. The plant is a short vine, often not growing taller than a meter high, and needing a lot of support to grow correctly. In nature, it often grows near rocks or dead trees, and it does so with relatively speed. Its leaves are circular, with a pure white hue with green spots and stripes here and there, hence the name. While at first glance it does not look particularly noteworthy, a group of alchemists belonging to the Hydra’s Eyes crime syndicate discovered that their leaves could be used to create a powerful and highly addicting narcotic, known as “White Death”. The popularity of the drug has seen the plant being grown in quite a lot of areas of Western Giantstep and Scimitarian, and even some areas in Eastern Giantstep. The spread of the drug has made many governments ban its use, and so the plant is nowadays grown in areas ruled by crime and the underground. It has also been left to grow into the wild into new areas, as a possible way to avoid detection by the authorities.

### Wild Swamp Onion

The swamp onion, is a coarse plant found in meadows and swamps, with flowers of purple, lavender, or white. It is a robust wild plant found in abundance from the Stymphalian Swamps all up to the Swamp of Sadness. Although not considered one of the best for cultivation, it's ubiquity in the wild and strong onion flavour make it a staple vegetable amongst the miserable human serfs of the Bog Witch as well as any other inhabitant of the swamps.

### Wisptree

Wisptrees are a species of weeping willow that give off an intense vermouth-like odor which has a similar effect on wisps as catnip does on cats. The intoxicated Wisps pose no threat as long as they stay among the branches and are so distracted that this is the best place to go if you want to catch one of them. The wisps, when rubbing themselves on the branches, give off a lucid plasma which keeps vermin away from the bark of the tree and allows the willow to photosynthesize even at night. A heavy liquor called "Fairy Piss" can be made from the willow branches, which tastes like a thick absinthe, induces mild hallucinations of dancing fey, and is very popular among the swamp dwellers. Wisptrees are frequently found in the Dominion of the Bog Witch.

### Witch Birch

The witch birch is a bare tall birch tree. It is leafless year-round and its upper branches branch into clawed ramifications that cast eerie shadows at dusk. They grow preferably in monocultures and near fly agaric and and witch hat mushroom accumulations. When the bark of a witch birch is boiled with clean spring water to make a tea, various effects can occur. Depending on the ingredient content of the tea, the effect lasts between a few minutes and several hours

### Witch's Hat Mushroom

The Witch's Hat Mushroom is a distinctive fungus characterized by its black color, high pointed caps and thick stems. It exudes a dark atmosphere and appears inexplicably sinister and hostile. The mushroom is highly poisonous and should never be consumed. Witch's Hat Mushrooms can only be found in dark forests and swamps, supposedly often in proximity to witches' huts. Stumbling upon a Witch's Hat Mushroom is considered quite uncommon and never a good sign. Although ingestion is strictly discouraged, the potent poison contained within the mushroom can be extracted and used in alchemical practices. In certain bog circles, the poison has been utilized as a substitute for a powerful hallucinogen called "Witches Brew". For the best alchemical results, it is recommended to use a sickle crafted from moonsilver to harvest this mushroom.

### Wolfsbane

Wolfsbane is a perennial flowering plant that belongs to the Aconitum genus. Its tall, elegant stems reach towards the sky, adorned with lush, dark green foliage. The distinctive helmet-shaped flowers of Wolfsbane bloom in a variety of shades, from black to vibrant blues and purples to pale pinks whites. However, do not be deceived by its captivating appearance, for this plant harbors a potent toxin within its roots, leaves, and flowers. The name "Wolfsbane" reflects its use as a poison to repel and kill wolves. It's mot infamous use lies in its lethal potential. The plant is used as a potent poison, capable of inducing paralysis and death. It gets employed during hunting and battles. Some bogfolk coat their arrows and blades with aconite extract to strike down their foes. In herbal medicine Wolfsbane is employed to alleviate nerve-related ailments, such as neuralgia. The plant's potent alkaloids can be harnessed as a local anesthetic, inducing temporary numbing effects. It is said that it's mere presence is enough to ward off Werewolves and protect those who carry or wear it. Wolfsbane talismans are therefore quite popular in areas plagued by these creatures. Wolfsbane holds a prominent place in magical practices and alchemical concoctions. In magical rituals, it is believed that the plant can enhance one's stealth, granting the ability to move unseen. The plant is associated with lunar energies and when inhaled as an incense during a sacrifice to the moon godess is said to give one cunningness and the ability to deceive others. In alchemy it is used for creating Potent Toxins, Invisbility Potions, Stealth Potions and a Cure fore Lycanthropy. Subspecies of this plant are Northern Wolfsbane, Moor Wolfsbane and Mountain Wolfsbane. It is believed that Aconitum Lycoctonum grows where the saliva of a rabid wolf has touched the ground.

### Wolvesglove

The Wolvesglove plant is a tall, flowering plant with bell-shaped flowers in black, gray or eggshell white. It has large, veiny leaves and contains a strong toxin used for medicine. It prefers partial shade and moist soil. If consumed it increases the force of the heart's contractions which can lead to death by heart failure when too much of the plant is consumed. The caps, which fit about a finger, have small, sharp, tooth-like thorns on the inside. If something strays into the opening, the wolf-like mouth snaps shut with great force, which can result in the loss of a finger. The plant feeds semi-carnivorous on worms and other insects that crawl into its openings. To attract prey, the Wolvesglove flowers give off a heavy patchouli-like odor that smells faintly of decay. When the Wolvesglove is harvested with a silver sickle on a new moon, its flower, leaves and roots then ground into a fine powder in a Mortar and Pestle made from cold iron this plant can unfold supernatural effects. If the plant is mistakenly harvested on a full moon however, the consumer is cursed with lycanthropy and turns into a werewolf every full moon from now on. The Wolvesglove plant is only found in the darkest parts of the witch's swamps and exceptionally rare. Their flowers, leaves and roots can fetch significant prizes from alchemists, physicians, witches, poisoners and other potion brewers. On a full moon, the plant's flower bells shake and emit a bright tinkle as the moonlight falls on them.

### Wormwood Tree

A hollow tree that looks like deadwood and harbors maggots and worms inside, with which it exists in symbiosis. The foul fruiting bodies which grow inside him serve as food for the maggots, while their excretions act as fertiliser. Typically found in the Dominion of the Bog Witch.

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### Yellow Whip

Yellow Whips are a species of sea plant growing near the coral reefs of western Scimitarian. While similar to corals, these underwater plants are a kind of fibrous algae, growing up to five meters tall. From a very small trunk sprout hundreds of yellow vines, growing in a helix pattern. These algae leaves, when dried up, can be used for the creation of ropes, highly appreciated due to their flexibility, endurance and resistance to sea water. The sea elves from the north have learned to cultivate this plant, and often trade it with the drow to the south, as they rely on it for their navy.

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