Fleshvine Lillies

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Plant Type

Carnivorous Lily

Rarity

Ultra-Rare

Description

The flower known as the Fleshvine Lily is very difficult to find, often being secluded in areas of dense flora or where sunlight will not reach them, preferring the cooler temperatures under the canopy of trees. This lily is known for it's deep shade of colors, often resembling nightshade berries in pallet, it's texture almost appearing like woven silk, thus being called a very beautiful death by some who have witnessed their properties up close. The Fleshvine Lily is quite small, only being an average of 5-6 inches across it's top, being no taller than a foot or so off the ground.

Although these flowers seem to carry a gentle nature about them, they contain a naturally terrifying mechanism to ensure they go uneaten by predators and continue to grow themselves. These flowers are capable of releasing a sickeningly sweet spore like pollen into the air with enough sustenance that it will create an aura around them, causing almost immediate drowsiness and eventual collapse of any creatures nearby if stood in it's range for too long depending on their constitution. (3 + 1 Turn per STR Rank). As long as those who fell asleep are still within range when they collapse, they will be unable to awaken on their own without assistance from an outside source, being stuck within a dreaming sleep until their eventual starvation, or dehydration occurs, causing the creatures death.

After the corpse has passed, or presents no further danger to the lily, the second phase of its life cycle kicks in. Prickly red roots that double as vines wrap around the carcass or paralyzed being, piercing into the desiccated and weak skin barrier and inserting themselves into the flesh and muscle of its victim. From there, it drains the remaining energy and nutrients of its unfortunate victim much, causing it to decompose and be devoured until nothing but bones remain. Once this is complete, the red roots return under the ground to continue their natural lifecycle, until another unfortunate victim comes along and the cycle repeats..

Location

This species of lily is not found of sunlight, thus often hiding beneath tree or taller plants canopies within large forests or jungles, keeping to near the base of large oaks, or the like. Due to the properties this flower inhibits, it is very rare to encounter the plant, most often being marked by the littered aged or decaying corpses of poor creatures who wandered too close into its range.

Development

The Fleshvine Lily grows from its seeds every few years, being a very slow reproducer due to the amount of food and sunlight it enjoys taking in. Due to this, the plant's life cycle is also quite slow, often sprouting into its full size over a series of 2-3 tsels and is only capable of producing its sleep-like effects at full maturity. It is almost harmless up close until it reaches that point, making the plant's growth stage key information to those who wish to find it.

Material Properties

*The spores of this plant create an aura during times of health and prosperity for the lily which causes drowsiness to any animal species within a max of a 5 meter radius. This causes creatures to fall asleep, slower depending on their general constitution. (3 + 1 Turn per STR Rank). Filtration systems do not stop the effect, but merely double the amount of time it takes to occur. *Once fully asleep by these spores, as long as the flower does not succumb to any form of sickness or health problems, the fauna within the range of its influence will stay asleep as long as they are not disturbed until the time of their eventual starvation, or dehydration. This can be prevented by simply moving them, or causing them pain, to which they will awaken and be able to move away. *These flowers are very difficult to find due to their slow reproduction rate but can be clearly noted in the territory due to the old or decaying bones that will surround them if any type of fauna has wandered too close and perished. Most animals will stay clearly away from these flowers though, often making the vegetation around the area quite lush.

Alchemical Properties

*If their spores can be properly avoided, the flower may be harvested for its spores and its flesh which both can be boiled down to create a strong sedative that will keep most animals and species asleep for a few hours dependent on the dose, and unable to feel pain. *The flesh of the lily can be cooked and eaten in order to have pleasing dreams, or counter other effects that induce night terrors. If the flesh is not cooked before consumption, it can lead to heavy nightmares, often resulting in wakefulness during nights, and restlessness if overused. The flesh in both these states is often described as being quite sour, making it easily delectable for those consuming it if they prefer that flavor. *The red flesh eating vines of the lily can be consumed raw via chewing, boiled or inhaled by vapors. By doing so, they become enervated, losing a rank of strength and speed, but becoming extremely resistant to psychedelic effects including supernatural. The Enervation lasts until the scenario ends, but the resistance lasts 10 turns or 30 minutes if out of combat, granting resistance to feedback damage, and tripling the duration and amount needed for anything to put them to sleep or influence their thoughts. In short, it makes them incredibly stoned and mentally protected. *If the stem is correctly harvested from this lily, it can be cooked and squeezed into a very potent drug that is unable to be airborne but will able to be mixed into water for any who drink it to become drowsy or collapse for a few hours (3 + 1 Turn per STR Rank). They will awaken with little realization of what happened other than that they fell asleep during this period if left undisturbed. It doubles as a great sleeping aid.

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