Asmor
First Post
I've been thinking about herbs as a result of a post I made last night, and came up with these:
Angel Feather
Other common names: Goose Feather, Swan Feather, Summer Snow
Uses: First aid
Description: Angel feather appears as a fluffy, white bull rush, growing around the edges of ponds and other small bodies of water. It is highly sought-after for its medicinal and first aid uses.
Caldera Bloom
Other common names: Ash Eater, Lava Lily
Uses: Fire resistance
Description: A bright, flaming orange flower that grows in soils laden with volcanic ash. It is commonly used in potions that grant fire-resistance, and less commonly used for firebreath potions.
Godshadow
Other common names: Death's Shadow
Uses: Regeneration
Description: Godshadow is a wide, black, fast-growing flower that can carpet a whole field in the course of a couple days. Many see it as an omen of good things or bad (and generally speaking, those that see it as a bad thing call it Death's Shadow). It is not uncommon for fortune tellers to use it as a divination aid, although it doesn't actually have any divinitory characteristics. It can, however, be brewed into a potion of regeneration.
Leech Moss
Other common names: Sponge moss
Uses: Cleaning and sterilizing
Description: A thick, bright green moss that grows on the submerged portions of large rocks. Dried patches of leech moss are used frequently by healers to clean wounds, as the moss not only soaks up fluids readily but also contains a natural sterilizing agent. Leech moss patches can be cleaned, dried and reused as sponges, but their sterilizing effect is used up the first time they are used after being dried.
Longfellow
Other common names: Evergreen Weed
Uses: Cold resistance
Description: Appearing as nothing more than a pine branch sprouting out of the ground, this hardy forest plant stays green year-round. It is an excellent ingredient for use in concoctions to survive the bitter cold, and many northern people use it in soups and brew teas of it during the harsh winters.
Seft
Other common names: None
Uses: Upset stomach, neutralizes acids and ingested poisons
Description: A robust relative of wheat that can be a staple crop on its own, it also has special properties that calm many common stomach ailments like indigestion, heartburn and others. It is also good for neutralizing acids and ingested poisons.
Thistleswift
Other common names: Speed Weed
Uses: Stimulant
Description: Thistleswift is a bright red, dandelion-like weed. It is used often by medics to revive patients from unconsciousness, can be chewed raw to grant increased energy and awareness (similar in effect and potency to caffeine), and is a major constituent of haste potions.
Yellow Grass
Other common names: [Naughty word for urine that rhymes with "bliss"] Grass (vulgar), Donkey Kick
Uses: Hallucinogen
Description: A sickly yellow grass that has an annoying tendency to grow in fields used by animals for grazing. It can drastically alter an animal's mood, resulting in anything from anger to fear to a drunken stupor. It is commonly used by oracles and fortune tellers to grant visions, and can enhance the potency of many illusion spells.
Angel Feather
Other common names: Goose Feather, Swan Feather, Summer Snow
Uses: First aid
Description: Angel feather appears as a fluffy, white bull rush, growing around the edges of ponds and other small bodies of water. It is highly sought-after for its medicinal and first aid uses.
Caldera Bloom
Other common names: Ash Eater, Lava Lily
Uses: Fire resistance
Description: A bright, flaming orange flower that grows in soils laden with volcanic ash. It is commonly used in potions that grant fire-resistance, and less commonly used for firebreath potions.
Godshadow
Other common names: Death's Shadow
Uses: Regeneration
Description: Godshadow is a wide, black, fast-growing flower that can carpet a whole field in the course of a couple days. Many see it as an omen of good things or bad (and generally speaking, those that see it as a bad thing call it Death's Shadow). It is not uncommon for fortune tellers to use it as a divination aid, although it doesn't actually have any divinitory characteristics. It can, however, be brewed into a potion of regeneration.
Leech Moss
Other common names: Sponge moss
Uses: Cleaning and sterilizing
Description: A thick, bright green moss that grows on the submerged portions of large rocks. Dried patches of leech moss are used frequently by healers to clean wounds, as the moss not only soaks up fluids readily but also contains a natural sterilizing agent. Leech moss patches can be cleaned, dried and reused as sponges, but their sterilizing effect is used up the first time they are used after being dried.
Longfellow
Other common names: Evergreen Weed
Uses: Cold resistance
Description: Appearing as nothing more than a pine branch sprouting out of the ground, this hardy forest plant stays green year-round. It is an excellent ingredient for use in concoctions to survive the bitter cold, and many northern people use it in soups and brew teas of it during the harsh winters.
Seft
Other common names: None
Uses: Upset stomach, neutralizes acids and ingested poisons
Description: A robust relative of wheat that can be a staple crop on its own, it also has special properties that calm many common stomach ailments like indigestion, heartburn and others. It is also good for neutralizing acids and ingested poisons.
Thistleswift
Other common names: Speed Weed
Uses: Stimulant
Description: Thistleswift is a bright red, dandelion-like weed. It is used often by medics to revive patients from unconsciousness, can be chewed raw to grant increased energy and awareness (similar in effect and potency to caffeine), and is a major constituent of haste potions.
Yellow Grass
Other common names: [Naughty word for urine that rhymes with "bliss"] Grass (vulgar), Donkey Kick
Uses: Hallucinogen
Description: A sickly yellow grass that has an annoying tendency to grow in fields used by animals for grazing. It can drastically alter an animal's mood, resulting in anything from anger to fear to a drunken stupor. It is commonly used by oracles and fortune tellers to grant visions, and can enhance the potency of many illusion spells.
