| Aldust:
This herb is rare, but can be found in isolated spots in the Mets swamplands.
It has the peculiar property of eating through wood. Aldust is a clear
with a faint peppery smell. Only a few varieties of swamp-wood are immune
to its effects. (Aldust does 2d6 hp of damage to wood each round and ignores
wood's hardness. One dose costs 50 gp.)
Baxis:
Baxis is an expensive, but very effective healing salve. It is sometime
used by the Woodsmen and Rangers of the elven Forest Watch. (One dose of
Baxis heals 1d4 hp and costs 25 gp.)
Carvish:
Carvish is a herb found in the Great Desert. It is quite abundant where
ground water is close to the surface. Nomads use Carvish as a balm for
parched lips as it provides useful protection against the sun. Unfortunately
it is difficult to remove and turns sour if left on for more than a day
or two. Carvish is nicknamed "camel-hump" because of its lumpy leaves.
Druferia:
This stick, hanging pod-like plant was found in the far-western forests
in 2694:4. It helped Artak cure a fever caused by local insects. It has
a slightly sweet odour.
Kayress:
This water dwelling plant has small, diamond-shaped leaves and is easy
to recognise. When fresh, Kayress can be burned to give off a thick, yellow
smoke. This is useful for signalling, but not for cover because the smoke
rises quickly. It does however take quite a while to disperse. If inhaled,
the smoke can cause uncontrollable coughing and irritates the eyes. Kayress
is believed to have a similar looking relative with none of the properties
mentioned above. Kayress tends to dry out quickly and then becomes useless.
Kuntak:
Although it has yellow leaves, and grows much taller than its cousin, this
plant has similar effects to the verulis shrub. When beaten into a pulp
and seeded with aniseed oil, the bark of the Kuntak tree, normally found
near riverbanks in Simipia, exudes a brownish bitter liquid known by locals
as Lillyos' Tears. The liquid, when imbibed, can produce feelings
of euphoria mingled with a complete lack of rational fear.
Lactyr:
This herb occurs in abundance in the Mets swamplands. It is used only in
a few religious warding rituals. It is usually ground into a yellow powder
before use.
Lathweed:
This herb is thought to be long extinct. It is rumoured to increase the
effectiveness of other herbal concoctions. |
Marweed:
Strictly speaking, this is the name of a root-like plant found in the Outreach
forest area. However, it is generally used to mean the buds picked off
this root. The buds are rumoured to be able to reduce fevers.
Nurim:
This plant has small greeny-yellow leaves. The fumes of burning nurim leaves
have a mildly intoxicating effect, similar to drunkness. Elves are particularly
susceptible to nurim fumes – they become dizzy and hallucinate after inhaling
very small quantities of the plant’s fumes.
Parpnip:
This is a large turnip-like growth, found in the far northern reaches of
the Outreach forest area. Apart from being a nutritious food source, it's
juice is a strong alkaline.
Shiwood:
The herb Shiwood is the name of a small flower taken from the Shiwood tree.
It is extremely difficult to obtain as the tree very seldom flowers. Artak
found a small sample when passing through the forests of Outreach. Shiwood
has thick succulent petals, similar to those of a cactus or aloe, but without
spikes or spines. Although unconfirmed, the juices of these petals are
rumoured to have very good regenerative and healing properties.
Silveroak:
These beautiful trees are resistant to fire. The sap of the Silveroak produces
Silverstreak Amber, hightly sought after as a semi-precious stone and as
a spell component. These trees are highly prized by druids and mistletoe
gathered from Silveroaks is always pure, no matter what time of day it
is harvested. It is rumoured that Silveroak trees all grew from acorns
planted by Souriin Draco. It is said that he planted the acorns as a service
to Egreera for destroying a forest with a magical fire. Silveroak trees
grow much faster than most oak trees.
Terric:
The deep purple flower of the Terric shrub is reputed to have powerful
personality enhancement properties. It is found only in the Tropicanum
area east of Feroll City. (Pinning a Terric flower to clothes gives the
wearer a +2 enhancement bonus to her Charisma for one hour and costs 30gp.)
Verulis:
This small shrub grows in the flat mudlands of Simipia. It produces a purple
plant, the petals of which can be distilled into a deep violet liquid.
When drunk this liquid greatly increases a person's reactions and focus
for a few minutes. Occasionally verulis triggers a powerful dream-like
state lasting several hours. |