Index

- Prolog -
- About the Tenth Edition
- About this copy

- Basics of Herbalism -
- Structure of a plant
- Root types
- From gathering herbs
- The tools of the trade
- Fertilization
- Propagation
- Finishing
- Hydroponics
- Advice and instructions
- The Dragonland Signature Doctrine

- Wild Herbs -
- Water plant (Alga salmacidus)
- Elf Deception leaf (Falsum oreades)
- Heartleaf Climbing Mallow (Malva cordifolia)
- Camel Weed (Venenifer dromadi)
- Caraway (Flora lugubris)
- Sea Lily (Lilium maritimum)
- Rat Thistle (Carduus scavensis)
- Rat Calix (Calix murinae)
- Silk Grass (Herba serica)
- Companion (Herba convector)
- Wormwood (Artemisia ligni)
- Cinnabar Thistle (Carthamus cinnabaris)
- Common Garden Herbs -
- Blue Athelas (Herba regis)
- Elfblood Weed (Sanguis oreades)
- Jaune Jeunesse (Juventus luteus)
- Chewy Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
- Copperbud (Gemma aeratus)
- Mouth Rose (Rosa tonsoris)
- Snow Gods (Nivus dei)
- Stepmother Herb (Noverca insuavis)
- Theodus Hair (Theocincinnus)
- Theriak Root (Radix sanavis)
- Angerberry (Bacca irata)

- Master Herbs -
- Fallow Leaf (Folia vasta)
- Blazing Herb (Herba flagrans)
- Dragoon Blossom (Flos draconis)
- Bone Moss (Muscus ossium)
- Cripple Flower (Flora mancus)
- Copper Blood (Sanguen cupri)
- Kwentling (Quentius vulgaris)
- Larier Thorn (Laria sentus)
- SmallPox Berry (Bacca variola)
- Thyrape (Chimaera fanum venetum)
- Path Lantern herb (Herba luminis)
- Rare and Mystical Herbs -
- Aeon Watch (Vigil aetatis)
- Astral Onion (bulbus obscurus)
- Blood Tear (Lacrima sanguineus)
- Chaos Flower (Laetitia filiae)
- Dragon's Wrath (Ira draconis)
- Eating Loop (Carnivora tentaculata)
- Freya lily (Freya potentia)
- Hunter's herb (Venator paludis)
- Empress flower (Rosa phaedana alba)
- Crystal flower (Nymphaea crystallinus)
- Munkel Tree(Arbor famarum)
- Phaedana rose (Rosa phaedana gloriosa)
- Rose of Creation (Rosa primigenia)
- Sleeping Rose (Rosa somniferum)
- Shona Eldeén (Prima chrysea)
- Siren lotus (Azura maritima)
- Splendor of the Sun (Splendor solaris)
- spiral leaf (spiralitfolium olientum)
- Star cup (Pisum argentarium liliaflorum)
- Flower of the Dead (Herba nigra)
- Twine of Death (Hedera mortis)
- Change Herb (Convertantur herba)
- Water Snake (Laqueus aquaticus)
- Winter Veil (Polypodia hiemalis)
- The Tree of Life (Axis mundi)
- Mushrooms -
- Blood fungus (Mucor sanguinarius)
- Euphorium (Boletus facie)
- Potato sponges (Spongia tuberosum)
- Knirpslinge (Salaputtium mucidum)
- Stomach cramps (Fungus cruditas)
- Porifera Nocturna (Spongia noctis)
- Shadow root (Radix umbraticus)
- Appendix -
-Minerals -
-Ores
- Adamantite
- Caerenite
- Etheanite
- Duranite
- Lightsilver
- Warpstone

- Crystals
- Jasperium
- Mica shine
- Lightning Crystal (Splendor tempestatis)

- Animal ingredients -
- Flabellum powder
- Flameling
- Chaos beetle (Cantharis chaoticus)
- Dryad blood
- Purple Coral (Curalium purpureum)
- Rust Monster
- Epilogue -
 About this copy
If you are reading this, you are a lucky one. This is one of the
earliest copies of Drachenland's Botanicron in the Trade
Tongue.

In the year of the Second Domain of the Blue Dragon, I was

able to procure a copy of the most acclaimed compendium of
herbal lore in the Drachenlands.

Time later my travels took me to Candlekeep. There, using the

Comprehend Languages spell, I got this copy in Trade Tongue.
Due to this translation method, the content may deviate slightly
from the original message, but it was not the intention of this
traveler to mislead anyone, but to try to facilitate access to this
important knowledge.

So, you are warned dear reader, everything you find from here,
is your responsibility to accept the content of this translation.
Apart from this, we have tried to preserve the calligraphy and
layout of the original copy, by the expert hand of the excellent
Candlekeep copyists.

May your path be long and full of lucky encounters.

Valastar Fortresshill
Traveler and devoted follower of Shaundakul
Cor Caeruleum Mission at Void Wind, Blue Camp
 Prologue
If one deals with herbalism and its applications, one may wish not to
have to laboriously search for every plant.

Rather, one would feel it to be an advantage to gather all those herbs and
plants in one place whose usefulness one knows.

In order to provide the future gardener with all the necessary theoretical
knowledge, this compendium is intended to provide an overview of
commonly used methods and processes, but also of obstacles and
problems. Furthermore, it represents an attempt to codify all common
herbs of the dragon worlds as completely as possible.

The previous works authorized by the guild were unfortunately rather

incomplete, while the works not authorized by the guild brought
dangerous half-truths into circulation. A revision of the matter was
therefore urgently needed, and I hope you will find this book useful.

Of course, new plants are constantly being discovered and potential uses
explored. So I ask all readers working in this field to present their
discoveries to the Guild for review and inclusion in future issues.

I would also like to note that much of the information is not suitable for
beginners in herbalism, since its application requires a certain amount of
experience.
As a result, this book is more of a reference book for master
herbalists than a textbook.

I therefore advise all future herbalists to entrust themselves to a

master of our art or directly to the guild, so that they are given the
necessary knowledge where this book reaches its limits.

Doctorius Avaris

Dornblatt

Liska vom Lebensbaum

 For the tenth edition
Another year is coming to an end and you are already holding
the tenth edition of the Botanicron in your hands. This year,
too, the focus of research was on new discoveries in various
areas, but also increasing some already known plants were
supplemented again.

In the past ten years, a modest collection of writings has

become a remarkable and, to our great delight, much respected
reference book. The number of plants and fungi described has
more than tripled compared to the first edition, and the other
elements have also been greatly expanded over the years. None
of this would be possible without our loyal readership, without
whose encouragement and praise we could never have advanced
this work to this extent.

We have continued to do our utmost to eliminate errors and

ambiguities and add new knowledge. The last point in
particular is an exceedingly tedious business and we would like
to thank all those who have shared their knowledge with us.
Our special thanks go to:
Andarin Grünmoos Lue of Abilo Marcas
Ape Algenhaar Asura aus Ethea Maya
Vitis Cedric
Solidago Ottokar Salzgrub Parzival

Coenhelm of Windfield Quin von Wolfsberg

Eldeen Rufus Flaccus Ryam

Eolan Shona

Erril aus Zerbst Felix Sulya ShangriLa

Vierauge Fellyana Svea Tochter der
Schnaeuflin Gryphius Gefion
Trigaranus Isabella Talib ad Danish
Autumna Jadira Terox Adersin Thyra
Kwentin von Mühlbach Nei Yasmina
Lana

and others who have not given us their names.

Doctorius Avaris

Dornblatt

Liska vom Lebensbaum

 Basics
of herbalism
Herbalism is the art of recognizing and cultivating those
herbs that the other disciplines of alchemy need. In addition,
our discipline deals with the research of newly discovered
plants and the creation of completely new breeds.

While some short-sighted alchemists may look down on

horticulture, all the wiser of our trade know that a basic
knowledge of the field would serve them well.

Ultimately, however, mastery in this field is never gained

from theoretical treatises alone, rather it is gained through
practical experience.
 Structure of a plant
The structure of the plants and their components are listed
below.

The description is limited to those components that are usually

collected. Mainly for the sake of completeness, the respective
technical terms are also mentioned.

Leaf - Folium

Fruit - Fructus
Seed - Semen
Shell - Testa
Bark - Cortex

Root - Radix
 Root Types

- Tap root -

- Fibrous Root -

- Turnip -

- Tubers -
 -Onion-

-Rhizome-

-Mycelium-
 Herb - Herba

Bud - Gemmae

Flower - Flos

Rhizome - Rhizom
 From collecting herbs
The most important rule of herb gathering and also
harvesting is to gather on warm and dry days. The best time
is before noon, after the dew has dried. You never collect when
it rains.

Most herbs, except for a few dangerous species, are collected in

linen bags or baskets so that they are in contact with the air.
Only after drying are they filled into glasses and are then
reasonably durable.

Such herbs that you want to use immediately can also be

collected directly in jars. In any case, when collecting and
drying, make sure not to expose the plants to direct sunlight.

Leaves are harvested while they are young, on waxing moon

days. Because plants grow year-round under favorable
conditions, leaves are easy to obtain.

Flowers are harvested as soon as they are fully open. The

best time to harvest is just before noon on full moon days or
when the moon is waxing.

Fruits are harvested when they are ripe, seeds shortly before.
They are harvested when the moon is waning.

Roots should be collected in spring or autumn if possible.

They are dug up in the evening hours, preferably when the
moon is waning.

Bark should only be collected in spring.

 The Gardener Tools
No gardener will be particularly successful if he does not have
the right tools at his disposal. In fact, when handling some
plants, inadequate equipment poses a not inconsiderable risk to
health and life.

Under certain circumstances, it makes sense to have tools in

multiple versions so that poisonous plant juices do not come
into contact with other, sensitive herbs. Of course, every tool
must be cleaned after use.Metal tools should be oiled regularly,
whereby care should be taken to ensure that the oil is
compatible with plants.

-Digging equipment-
At least one hand shovel is essential. In addition, other
blades of different shapes are useful.
Digging wood, hoe and rake are also recommended. At least
one tool should be acid resistant or treated accordingly.A
recent development is a tough and acid-resistant glove with
claw-like digging devices on the fingertips, the edges of which
can also be used for cutting.

-Cutters-
At least one sharp knife is required for harvesting and
cutting. Different knives for different tasks make sense. In
addition, one or more robust scissors are recommended.

Here, too, the herbalist should have at least one acid-resistant

tool. Knives should also be cleaned and preferably flamed
before use.
-Watering devices-
The herbalist should not have to rely on rain. Therefore he
should have a pitcher or jug for provide irrigation. For better
dosing, the spout should be relatively narrow. Alternatively, a
fixed irrigation system of ditches or gutters could be created.

Some herbalists now also use systems made of perforated

metal pipes, which are fed via a pump or an elevated water tank
and thus distribute the water evenly in the garden.

-Protective gear-
To protect against thorns and spikes, an apron and gloves
made of robust leather should be worn when working.

When working with more dangerous crops, equipment should

also be acid resistant or treated accordingly.

When handling such plants that spread toxic vapors, at least

a mouth cloth should be worn. This can also be moistened for
better protection.

In addition, it is advisable to have a dose of antidote ready.

Masks made of sealed leather that incorporate filters made of

moistened wool or cloth, or a liquid filter similar to a water
pipe, offer better protection.

To protect the eyes, glasses or crystals can also be worn in a

suitable holder made of metal or leather.
-Acid Resistant Materials-
Glass, flint or volcanic glass, for example, is suitable for
equipment and vessels that are intended to withstand acids.
Under certain circumstances, alchemically strengthened metal
devices are also suitable. Noble metals are also considered to be
resistant to acid.

There are various options for protective clothing. Dragon

skin, dragon scales, and other exotic materials can be attached
to normal leather pieces.

A mixture of diamond dust, glass dust and adamantite fibers

can be vaporized onto leather.

A mixture of certain vegetable oils and tree resins provides a

temporary solution. This preparation can also be used on
metal parts.

An interesting new development is the Luebar, an acid-

resistant coated pair of tongs with obsidian plates on the
jaws.

In addition, the device has a spring and an additional bar on

the handle so that the object is firmly clamped after it has
been gripped and the Luebar can be put down without bringing
the object into contact with the ground.
 Fertilization
The ground force is not infinite. The time is coming when he
must be given back what was previously taken from him.
Plants feed on humus, so it is generally advisable to fertilize
the soil at the latest when the plants are visibly deficient.
This can often be recognized by yellowed leaves.

The soil should be loosened before fertilization. To do this, it

is at least broken up, but even better cleaned and finely raked.
If the ground is particularly hard or excessively muddy, it is
advisable to mix it with lighter material, such as sand. Lime is
not a fertilizer, but it can still improve the soil significantly.
It makes it less acidic and improves soil structure. A
distinction is made between basic fertilization and post-
fertilization.

Basic fertilization is done before any plant has taken root in

this soil. She prepares the ground. Top-up fertilization can be
done with solid or liquid fertilizers, although care should be
taken with both top fertilization and foliar fertilization. An
excess can wither the plant in the field. Excess plant material
can be worked back into the soil for basic fertilization. If you
only plant a species for this purpose, for example clover, and
then incorporate this stock, this is referred to as green
manure. But bark residues and straw are also used for this,
whereby straw is only spread out in the spring. On the other
hand, if plant material is left on the surface of the soil, this is
referred to as mulching.

In any case, one should avoid using weeds with high

regenerative power.
Alternatively, you can also collect plant remains and pile them
up in a heap. Placed in a place that is protected from the wind
and direct sun and covered with lime and earth, the material
ferments into the finest earth within six months. Ensure
adequate moisture and ventilation to avoid putrefaction.

Manure, especially bird droppings and guano, deserve special

mention. Better than manure, i.e. urine, and liquid manure,
consisting of urine and faeces, manure nourishes the plants
and improves the structure of the soil. However, unlike the
liquid legacies, it has to be worked into the soil, and the lighter
the soil, the deeper it needs to be. However, the dragon guano
occasionally available in the Dragonlands is too hot for
immediate use; it is better crushed with ash and lime and
usually sprinkled as a top dressing.

Other useful animal-based fertilizers include horn shavings,

bone meal, and blood meal. Many plants get their effects from
absorbing certain metals from the soil. These are usually the
seven planetary metals. There are even plants that thrive only
over larger deposits of certain metal ores.

Therefore, it is only natural that these metals should be added

to the soil. This usually comes in the form of salts obtained
from metal dissolved in acid or metal powder. As with
conventional fertilization, care must be taken here. An excess
of metals in the soil can be recognized by burnt leaf edges.
Which metals are suitable for the respective plant results
from the signature theory. However, most plants exhibit the
characteristics of different metals, so the most suitable metal
or most effective mixture must be determined experimentally.

Saltpetre, sal ammoniac, finely crushed seaweed or the metal

salts already mentioned can be used for additional fertilization.
Sepultura soil is a special fertilizer that is obtained by
alternately heating and leaching particularly fertile soil, such
as the cemetery soil that gives it its name. The resulting
solution is mixed with wood ash and bone meal, coarsely
filtered and evaporated to a fine powder.

All of these fertilizers are in powder form and can be used as a

top dressing, but diluted with plenty of water they can also be
used as a foliar fertilizer. Fertilization should be done when
the soil is moist. For low plants, when fertilizing the leaves
are wetted, they should be gently rinsed. Plant manure is not a
fertilizer in itself, but it should be mentioned at this point.

For the production one looks for plants of a defensive kind,

such as nettles or wormwood. Just cover the collected material
in a barrel with water and let it ferment.

The filtered manure is diluted and sprayed onto the plant or

watered with it.

The ability of the starting material to defend itself against

insects and rot is transferred to the treated plant.
 Propagation
Almost all plants can be easily propagated by seeds. However,
one must be lucky enough to find the plant at the right time
and be able to recognize the seed as such. Seeds are usually
found where the flower used to be. Usually it is in a shell, such
as a fruit. This shell can take very different forms, some of
which are strikingly colored. It is usually juicy and fleshy,
but there are also those that are hard, prickly or poisonous.

The seed itself, in most cases, takes the form of a smaller seed
or stone. If the seed falls to the ground or is buried in it, a
new plant of the same species will grow in that spot.

First of all, it is important to know that not every seed can be

treated in the same way. Some plants prefer plenty of
sunlight, while others prefer shade.

It is similar with the seeds; there are those that thrive deep in
the shady womb of the earth, while others need to feel the
warm touch of the sun before they germinate.

In theory, of course, seeds will germinate under sub-optimal

conditions, but the probability of germination increases
significantly if you sow them correctly.

As a result, most of the larger seeds will be buried about an

inch deep in the soil, while most of the finer seeds will be
scattered on the surface..
Furthermore, seeds often have their own rhythm, so that no
seed will germinate before its time, just as none of the
resulting plants will bloom or set seed at the wrong time or
under unfavorable conditions. It appears to be related to the
ratio of warm to cold and long to short days. Both should also
be considered when collecting and storing seeds.

In addition, if one knows the appropriate quality of one's seed,

the appropriate circumstances could be artificially created.

Perhaps the most important factor is water.Almost all seeds

germinate best in moist soil. However, there are exceptions
that require and endure only moderate amounts of water.

With all others, however, it is an advantage to let them soak

in pure water before laying them in the ground; this
significantly accelerates germination.

There are still a few cases of sometimes quite extreme

specialists.There are such plants whose seed grows only on
soil covered with ashes, and which must be kissed by fire
before they germinate.

Other seeds are so hard that they must be eaten and excreted
by an animal before they can germinate.

Other plants only grow in special places, like the mandragora,

which only grows in places of execution.

When sowing many plants at once, it is common to first sow

very densely and prick out later. To do this, you dig up the
seedlings, separate them from the others and carefully replant
them.
Most, but unfortunately not all plants can also be propagated
via offshoots and cuttings. Cuttings are leafy young shoots
of a plant that are planted in the ground where they will put
down new roots.

Woody twigs are cut to a length of about two handbreadths,

short at the bottom and diagonally below a bud or below a
stem node at the base of the leaf. Before planting in soil,
branches should be stored with the cutting point upwards for
a few hours so that they dry out. In woody plants, rooting
can take up to a year. It is also possible to store cuttings over
the winter and only root them in the spring. To do this, they
are bundled and stored frost-free in moist sand.

Smaller pieces are cut from herbaceous plants, usually only

those with only one or two pairs of leaves. The best results
are achieved with head cuttings, i.e. the severed shoot tips.
However, it is also possible to use topless partial cuttings or
even leaf cuttings or root cuttings in some cases.

Flowering plants and plants that are in the process of

fruiting are not so well suited for taking cuttings, but plants
that are as young as possible are well suited. However, the
selected spot must not be too young either, as bruises easily
rotting on soft parts of the plant.

A flamed sharp knife is used for cutting. Place the cuttings

individually in a bed with light soil and keep it moist.
The earth should be loose; if necessary, some sand should be
worked in. Cultivation under glass is recommended, but not
mandatory. In any case, make sure there is enough, but not
too much, light and moisture, and avoid temperature
fluctuations. Under certain circumstances, overheating from
direct sunlight can be avoided by shading the young plants.

Most cuttings are planted in the ground up to the first pair of

leaves, but cuttings are planted in the ground except for a
single pair of buds. Another option is to root cuttings in
water. The disadvantage of this is that the young roots can be
damaged when planted in the ground.

On the other hand, better results are obtained this way with
some herbaceous plants.

Young shoots of plants are referred to as sinkers, which are

bent into a soil groove for propagation and are covered with
soil in such a way that the shoot end looks out. Shoots
prepared in this way take root and the protruding shoot ends
sprout.

The young plant is piled up and can later be separated from

the mother plant. To speed up root formation, you can notch
or pinch off the desired area. This method is suitable if you
only want to win a few young plants.
A similar method of propagation is the offshoot method. In
winter to spring, a one-year-old shoot is placed in its full
length in a gully and fixed with metal clips. Over time, new
shoots form on the top of the discarded shoot. When these
have grown a few fingers above the surrounding earth level,
the channel is filled with earth. Roots will form at the base of
the new shoots by autumn. The new shoots can then be
separated and planted. This method is suitable for obtaining
many young plants from vigorous shrubs. It is important
not to injure the base of the shoot when bending it down,
otherwise it will no longer be optimally cared for, and also
that the shoot is fixed horizontally, as otherwise new shoots
would appear, especially at the highest point.

The same method can be used for spurs as well. Some plant
species spontaneously develop elongated side shoots, creeping
either above or below ground, which originate from the base of
the stem, the leaf rosette or the root collar.

The method known as mossing is somewhat more complex.

The head cutting is effectively rooted directly on the mother
plant. Injure the plant by removing half a finger's breadth of
bark and surround the wound with a handful of damp moss,
which is held in place with a waterproof cloth. It is
imperative to check the humidity regularly until sufficient
roots are formed and the young plant is separated from the
mother.
A rhizome is a root-like shoot system that grows
underground or close to the ground and is often thickened. It
is often confused with a rootstock. The actual roots go down
from a rhizome, and the shoots of the leaves go up. For
propagation, a rhizome can be used as a cutting like any other
shoot. To do this, cut the rhizome into pieces between the
thickened nodes and make sure that a bud or some leafy green
is present. The interfaces are often coated with charcoal and
thus sealed.

This method is known as splitting for obvious reasons. It

can also be used on many perennials and grasses that do not
form a thickened rhizome but have an underground system of
shoots and roots from which multiple stems or clumps of
leaves may arise. Just make sure that each section has enough
roots and at least one bud. Most plants are divided after
flowering, except for the very late flowering ones, which are
divided in spring before they sprout.

Another method of propagating plants is digging up and

replanting tubers. Tubers are thickened parts of some plants
that grow underground. They grow either on runners under
the ground or directly on the mother tuber. If you dig them up,
separate them from the original plant and replant them, they
will grow into a new plant of the same kind.
Tubers are not to be confused with onions or turnips. Onions
are mostly subterranean plant parts that consist of numerous
layers. New bulbs emerge between the outer layers of the
mother bulb.

If you want to replant an onion, you put it in the ground in

such a way that the tip still gets light and sprout green.

If the bulb has already sprouted before it was planted in the

ground, only the green part is left above the ground.

Beets are thickened roots or parts of roots. Most turnips do

not reproduce throughout the year; If you still want to put a
beet back in the ground, there must still be a little bit of green
left, which should just stick out of the ground.
 Grafting
In grafting, an eye or root of a plant to be propagated is
mated with another plant that serves as a rootstock. This
only works with very similar plants. Grafting is used when
the noble variety develops poorly on its own root, you want to
increase the yield or simply when other types of propagation
fail.

During oculation, a dormant eye is inserted into the bark of

the root neck in summer. The following spring, when the eye
has been expelled, the upper part of the pad is removed. Rarely
is the oculation on the driving eye in early summer, so that the
eye sprout in the same year.

During copulation, a rice with several eyes is placed on a pad.

In the spring, the head of the rootstock is cut off with an
oblique cut about four times as long as the diameter. An
oblique cut of the same length and shape is made at the bottom
of the scion. Both interfaces are firmly connected and waxed
so that they do not dry out. For the grafting scions are used,
which are much thinner than the rootstock.

In the case of goat's foot grafting, the head of the substrate

is cut off horizontally and a wedge two finger widths long is
removed. The scion is cut so that it fits exactly into the notch.
Here, too, the finishing point is connected with raffia and
waxed.
When grafting into the gap, the head of the horizontally cut
rootstock is split in the middle and two wedge-shaped scions
are pushed in so that they end with the bark of the rootstock
on the outside. For the grafting behind the bark, the bark is
detached from the substrate in such a way that the scion,
which is provided with a longitudinal cut, can be pushed
behind the bark of the substrate.

Flattening is used for softwoods when scion and base are

about the same thickness. Remove a bark strip two to three
fingers wide from the base or cut it off completely except for a
short end piece. The scion provided with a corresponding
longitudinal cut is now flattened and connected. With
coniferous trees, the resin flow is sufficient, so that waxing is
not necessary. After growth, the head of the rootstock is
removed.

Instead of flattening out from the side, you can also prick in
from the side if the scion is weaker than the substrate. The
bark of the substrate is carefully loosened with a vertical cut,
so that a wedge-shaped scion can be inserted on both sides.

One speaks of ablactation when one brings scion mother

plants and rootstock in close proximity, removes a piece of
bark about two fingers wide from both and joins the
interfaces. Only when both have grown together is the mother
plant removed. Ablactation is performed on plants that are
difficult to grow together.
 Hydroponics
Growing plants in the ground can cause many problems. If
the same plant species is planted in the same field over a
longer period of time, all sorts of parasites accumulate, just
waiting for the gardener to throw their victim to them. But
not all plants are friends with each other either, because
certain plants poison the soil for their competitors to such an
extent that they no longer want to thrive even if the
unwelcome neighbor has long been removed. Furthermore, in
established soil no one but the patient herbalist, experienced in
analysis, can determine what food will be available to the
future occupant and how much still needs to be fertilized before
he overdoes them.

So what can be done to avoid these problems? One answer is

the hydroponic garden. This technique, very ancient indeed, is
an artificial, but not unnatural, method of growing plants,
based on the same principles that nature developed as a
structure of life. A master herbalist who knows the
nutritional needs of his subjects will inevitably conclude that
their primary need is the ground for anchorage, while their
nourishment is taken from the water. Giving the plant a
different medium for anchoring, and creating an artificial
solution for the plant to get its nourishment from, solves
many of the problems of long-term growing in one fell swoop.
Even when we dig up a plant from the ground and put it in a
pot, an important step has been taken. But true hydroponics is
based on two simple experiments: plants grow better in river
water than in boiled and purified water, and they grow even
better when you add soil to the water. So-called floating
gardens are based on these findings, i.e. plants that grow on
rafts and whose roots hang in natural water surfaces.

This system can be improved in two ways. If pots are

available to the herbalist, he can place the plants in any
material as long as it does not decompose and is not so fine
that it turns to mud on contact with water. The irrigation
water is mixed with the necessary nutrients, which are
obtained either from exhausted soil, from plant residues or in
the form of metallic and mineral salts. With this method it is
important that there is only a relatively low layer of water in
the pot and that it is only refilled when this is used up.

Alternatively, a tub can be filled with the support material and

planted like a bed. The tubs are flooded with the nutrient
solution several times a day. This then stands in the tub for a
few minutes and is then drained again, whereby you should
take care to catch it again so that it is available for the next
watering.
Even better is a circulating system, but it requires either a
mechanical or magical pump or a tireless apprentice. A
constant flow of fertilized water is maintained. Whether the
plant roots into a material or the roots without further.

Keep hanging in this solution is not relevant as long as the

plant cannot fall. Magnificent palace gardens are said to have
been created with this method in the past, but this method is
also very useful for the master herbalist. You can get by with
very little liquid if the plants are not too big and they sit in
gutters. Under certain circumstances, an absorbent material
can support the distribution of the water.

With all methods, it is essential to ensure that the amount of

dissolved nutrients and salts does not exceed the tolerance of
the plant, otherwise this will poison the plant very quickly
and ultimately kill it as safely as watering with sea water.
Also, it is very important that the solution does not get too
hot as this will lead to changes in the ratios of its ingredients.
Therefore, it is advisable to protect both the solution and the
plants themselves from excessive sunlight, regardless of the
plant's usual preferences.

One downside to these techniques, however, is that the

resulting plants are so spoiled by their environment that they
resent the gardener when confronted with soil or, worse,
natural soil. A plant once grown in hydroponics cannot be
cultivated in any other system.
Furthermore, all the methods presented here are very prone to
mishandling. Cultivating the plant in soil may cause problems
in the long term, but without soil, every mistake has immediate
and drastic consequences. Cultivating a plant without soil
requires a wealth of knowledge and experience that not even all
master herbalists possess.

It is therefore advisable to first deal with the peculiarities of

the herbs and to do a few experiments before embarking on
transforming your entire garden, even if the results can be
spectacular.
 Advice and Instructions
If you have only created a stock of plants from cuttings or
offshoots, it can happen that the plants do not form seeds or
their seeds do not want to germinate. In general, it makes
more sense to work with material from as many different
places as possible. On the one hand, this prevents the problem
just mentioned and, on the other hand, it becomes less likely
that all plants will perish at once due to weather or pests.

Experiments have also shown that plants that only grow

among their own kind are more susceptible to pests. It
follows that avoiding such a monoculture is worthwhile. It is
important to note that plants of the same type must still be
close enough to each other and that different plants must be
similar enough in their requirements but different enough in
their growth forms to be able to coexist. For example, deep-
rooters and shallow-rooters usually complement each other
very well.

Through empirical observations, it is found that those plants

that give off a strong scent bring more yield. If you have
plants that don't have a strong scent, you can remedy this by
placing smaller but stronger scented plants in between.
However, keep this in mind: there are plants that only emit
their fragrance at certain times. Even a fragrant neighborhood
cannot help them.
Other plants can also be socialized with each other. For
example, hardy plants like silkgrass can be planted in the
periphery of dangerous burnweed, which emits caustic fumes.
Since such tough weed usually tends to grow strongly, it can
be limited in its spread on the one hand and protected from
pests on the other.

If the yield of a plant consists of its leaves, this can often be

increased by cutting off the tips of the new shoots after the
hibernation. To do this, the main shoot is cut off directly
above a pair of leaves, but without damaging the buds in the
axils of these leaves. Many plants then sprout again from
both leaf axils. This method is also used to increase the
number of shoots suitable for cuttings. However, this method
doesn't work for every plant, especially ones that never
branch at all.

When watering, you should always make sure to water the

plant at the base of the stem. Dense, damp foliage tends to rot
and mold.

If you want to artificially create suitable conditions for a

shade-loving plant, you should use white or green cloth. It
should be loosely woven and not too heavy. Blue or red cloth
should be avoided, black cloth should only be used if you want
to create full shadows.
 Die drachenlandische
Signaturlehre
It has occasionally been noted in the past that the herbs of
the dragon realms do not reveal any classic signatures. First
of all, it must be emphasized that in the following attempt to
develop a doctrine of signatures related to the divine dragons,
we are not orienting ourselves to the popular doctrine of
signatures as advocated by herbalists and quacks. Although
the assumption that a plant's physical resemblance to certain
parts of the body is a sure sign of its effect is very
widespread and has certainly produced one or two lucky hits
for medicine, we turn at this point to a deeper-looking
signature theory, which connects the appearance and
properties of plants with the classical elements and the stars
and the metals associated with them.

The purpose of this type of signature is therefore not so

much to recognize the medicinal herb that is effective for a
specific ailment, but rather to find out from the multitude of
herbs known to be effective which one is the most effective
for the given situation, the time and the other accompanying
circumstances. On the basis of these considerations, the
following should first explore which characteristics are to be
assigned to which dragon. It will be shown that numerous
herbs are not only subject to a dragon.
After consultation with the Temple of All Dragons, which
has contributed just as much to the following list as various
submissions by members of the GoHCSP3 and have
produced some surprising assignments, we would like to point
out that this is a snapshot. The ways of the dragons are not
fixed, or in other words, their champions are constantly
discovering new facets of these paths. It may well be the
case in the future, since certain properties will have to be
reassigned.
Knowledge and wisdom are the domain of the Gray Dragon.
Since these aspects are complex and form-rich, and since one
often has to work through numerous levels, stages and layers
to attain them, bulbous growths are assigned to Him. Since
another aspect of the gray dragon is time, particularly slow-
growing plants also fall into its sphere.

The attainment of knowledge and wisdom requires

seriousness, and while Gray Signature compounds move the
spirit, they do so by disabling excessive euphoria and
dampening the mood. Since learning is a difficult undertaking,
headache-causing substances can also be assigned to the
horror.

The power of horror sometimes gives its warriors

clairvoyance and lucid dreams. Sleeping and dream-promoting
active ingredients fall into his sphere.

Forgetting is the weakness of the gray dragon, and therefore

those substances are also to be assigned to him, which
influence memory for good or bad, and also those which
trigger amnesia.
The copper dragon, which watches over order and rule, is
shown in plants with a clear structure. But He also demands
humility from His champions, and so low and creeping
growths are also of Copper Signature. For the same reason,
single-flowered plants are assigned to Him, because His
warriors worship only one dragon and align their existence
with it.

But since absolute order is synonymous with stagnation,

plants that thrive in the season of stagnation also fall into
His sphere.

Active ingredients of the Kupferner Signature are of an

astringent nature. They often have a stabilizing effect.
Effects that curb or prevent excessive and unbridled creative
power, i.e. magic, also fall into this category.

Combustible and easily combustible agents also probably

spring from His influence, as it is in the nature of the Copper
Dogma to meet conflicts with fire.
Those plants that bear the Silver Dragon signature are of a
rather delicate complexity, as the Silver tends to hurt pride
and warrants careful handling. In addition, His plants tend to
have an affinity for saline habitats, both those that would be
considered well-nourished to those that would be dangerously
oversaturated for other plants.

All those gracious properties are assigned to the silver that

are healing, detoxifying, calming and cleansing. Blood
thinning agents can also be used for healing and are therefore
included in this list.

In addition, many plants that have clearly jumped from the

will of the silver tending to have a natural fluorescence, which
is bright, clear and fulfilling, in contrast to those luminous
plants of the golden signature, which emit a rather warm glow.

In the Dragonland conception, magic is pure creation, which

was an attribute of the Silver, and thus all magical plants are
of Silver Signature.
The green dragon, guardian of the cycle, stands for
overflowing vitality. According to his signature, plants tend
to grow unruly. Creeping, climbing, creeping, and multi-
branching plants are of His will, as are parasitic plants.
Since all these plants are characterized by their special
liveliness, i.e. they are full of juice, special succulence or
juiciness, as well as mucilage, can also be regarded as a sign of
greenery.

Another feature of special liveliness is mobility and the

ability to move independently. Bulbous plants represent
vitality and reproductive power and at the same time
symbolize the diversity of His warriors and the peoples who
serve Him. In many cases, the plants of the green signature
also have defensive thorns or spikes, an attribute which is
often mentioned for the green and his fighters.

Since He watches over the circulation, opposing effects are

often assigned to him: Invigorating and numbing,
detoxifying and especially poisonous plants spring from His
will. These poisons, special gifts from the green, can be
paralyzing or even deadly, but they can also be acidic.
The Red Dragon's signature is expressed in proud and
upright stature and generally steadfastly resilient complexity.
This also includes those plants that unyieldingly survive
adverse circumstances. The red has a reputation for being
bloodthirsty, which is why plants that are carnivorous and
capable of aggressive movement, such as whipping or
choking, can also be assigned to it.

The plants of the red are often blessed with pungent and oily
active ingredients. They move mortals to action, for better or
for worse. They can have an aphrodisiac and attractive effect
or induce anger and frenzy.

But they can also advance the work of the alchemist and act
as a catalyst. In addition, those plants with a strengthening
effect clearly bear the signature of the red.
Plants with the Golden Dragon signature are best found in
warm, dry, and sun-touched locations. Justice, the special
aspect of the Golden Dragon, is the foundation of
civilizations and states. Accordingly, clump-forming plants
and those that have rhizomes are assigned to it, because they
are all connected.

Some plants, clearly born of the will of the golden, tend to

have a natural fluorescence, this being of a particularly warm
nature, in contrast to those luminous plants of the silver
signature, which emit a rather bright and clear light.

The otherworld is often referred to as twilight. If we accept

the twilight as a place between light and darkness, then those
plants that have crossed the veil and are now also growing in
the mortal world bear the signature of both gold and black.

Active ingredients of the Golden Signature are aromatic in

nature. They often have a warming or drying effect. Some
move the mind and have a euphoric effect, while others induce
calm and balance.
The Black Dragon's signature is a preference for shady
locations. As Black represents the end of things, its plants
often mature in late season and have an affinity for the cold
and winter. They are also often found in places of death or on
totems. As the black man is bountiful with the gift of magic,
the plants that bear his mark also have a close bond with
those places that are strongly touched by magical energies and
currents.

The otherworld is often referred to as twilight. If we accept

the twilight as a place between light and darkness, then those
plants that have crossed the veil and are now also growing in
the mortal world bear the signature of both gold and black.

There is a legend that the black was the weakest of the

original dragons and therefore turned to stealth and cunning.
From this point of view, sensitive plants can be classified in
the black sphere.

Since secrecy is in nature for blacks, inconspicuous plants are

also assigned to them, as are those that are not visible to the
normal eye.

Active substances with a black signature are often of a bitter

nature. They have a debilitating effect or thin the blood that
causes the user to rise above their victim, or they are corrosive
acid that can cause great damage.
Those plants that bear the Blue Dragon signature have a
strong affinity for water, for that is His element. Both plants
that prefer damp to very damp locations and those that thrive
on or even in water fall into its domain. Since the blue one
stands for freedom, those plants that cannot be tied to one
place but can move freely can also be assigned to it. A common
characteristic of aquatic creatures is a certain slipperiness, and
so plants containing slimy substances should also be regarded
as belonging to the blue.

Blue Signature active ingredients are often sweet and

fragrant. These substances can have very different effects,
from invigorating, like clear water, for those dying of thirst,
to constricting their breath like sea water for those drowning.
Those that stir the spirit are mood-elevating, intoxicating,
euphoric, or aphrodisiac, arousing a wide range of mortal
passions.
The way of the White Dragon is most clearly seen in plants
of a symbiotic nature. Deep-rooted plants and those with
taproots or turnips are also assigned to Him, since faith
belongs to His aspects and is particularly deeply rooted in His
champions.

Agents of His signature are often purifying, as befits His

purposes, but they can also be anti-magical and flammable, like
many of His champions tread the white path. The aspect of
unity can be found in catalytic agents, which produce an
effective result from several different components in the
alchemical process.
The signature of perpetual change is characterized by
impermanence. Many qualities that can be considered unnatural
should be attributed to Shift. Parasitic, carnivorous and
plants capable of targeted independent movement are likely to
be affected by the change. They often produce secretions with
strange effects, for the change is outward and does not include
its gifts. But also particularly multi-flowered plants bear the
signature of change, since they represent His infinitely many
masks.

Eternal change breaks through barriers where it can, and so

are those plants that have their origins on the other side of
the veil presumably brought to us by His hand from
otherworldly realms.

Agents bearing the signature of change move the mind in

strange ways. They cause confusion and hallucinations.
 Wild Herbs
One becomes indifferent to what one has in abundance; Hence
it is that many hundreds of plants and herbs are thought of as
worthless weeds, instead of being noticed, admired, and used.
In addition to the well-known and potent medicinal herbs
Athelas and Theriak root, countless other plants are also
available to the herbalist in the dragon shop for the treatment
of all kinds of ailments. Most are naturally occurring here, as
elsewhere, but some are descendants of garden herbs brought
from their respective homes by guests of the festival island.
And of course there are also those wild herbs that appear in
the gardens by themselves without fulfilling any particular
purpose.
- Water plant -
 Alga salmacidus
Water plant is a rather small aquatic plant, which, however,
stands out due to its rich colours. The plant has numerous,
relatively short stalks on which many round leaves are
attached. The roots are neither particularly strong nor long
and just serve as anchorage. However, the seaweed can also
often be found torn loose and free-swimming, which does not
seem to do any immediate damage to its viability.
Interestingly, the coloring of the whole plant varies greatly
for no particular reason. Green, violet and red specimens have
already been sighted.

Brackish seaweed occurs in almost every type of water body,

although it shows a preference for brackish water, i.e. a rather
hostile mixture of freshwater and saltwater. The variance in
coloration could indicate the exact composition of the water,
but this has not yet been adequately explored. The plants
roots in soft silt in sheltered places. When a colony grows
too large, superfluous shoots usually break off from the action
of surf and tides and are washed onto new shores, where they
quickly take root if water movement permits.

In closed fish farms, this plant is more of a nuisance, as it

grows very quickly and can definitely compete with some fish
for life.
However, brackish seaweed also has some useful properties.
In emergencies, it is eaten by coastal residents and sailors
because it is considered very healthy if not very tasty. In
fact, scurvy has been successfully combated with fresh
brackish seaweed. Unfortunately, this property cannot be
preserved, and dried seaweed is ineffective and still difficult to
eat.

Another use of fresh seaweed is to combat various skin

ailments. For this purpose, the tang must be processed
externally and used accordingly. Typically, this processing
includes the addition of fragrances to reduce the strong odor of
the medicine.
- Elf Deception leaf-
 Falsum oreades
The Elf Deception leaf does not have its name because it
could be easily confused with the elf blood herb. It has a
completely different appearance and with its elongated stalked
leaves, the long stem and the red flower it is more like the
burn herb. However, the center of the flower is green and the
petals also tend to have a green tint, which is why the whole
flower looks a bit dirty. This plant can reach considerable
heights and the extensive root network makes it stable and
resilient. The name comes from the beguiling scent of the
plant, which is very similar to that of elven bloodweed.
However, this is more volatile and quickly becomes stale,
which is why it is used rarely and mostly with fraudulent
intent.

The Elf Deception leaf can thrive in almost any soil, but
prefers dry and barren soil. It is not grown in gardens, but
will get there by itself, especially if the gardener has been
careless with watering and fertilizing.

This plant is a minor medicinal herb, the herb of which is

brewed against mild colds. Beyond that, there are no known
ways of using it. Most herbalists remove the roots from the
soil and compost the herb after stocking up on cold tea.
- Heartleaf Climbing Mallow -
 Malva cordifolia
The heart-leaved climbing mallow is a tendril-forming and
richly branched climbing plant. The eponymous leaves are,
unlike the usual semicircular and palmately lobed mallow
leaves, almost entire and have a clear point. The flower
consists of five light purple petals that are notched at the top.
This plant has a long and narrow taproot, which forms
numerous fine root hairs.

The climbing mallow grows on dry and well-draining soil.

Although it prefers humus-rich locations such as forest
clearings, it can also cope with rocky and barren places. Light
locations without overshading plants are important, since
they depend on direct rain for their spread, which causes the
seed capsules to swell to the point of bursting and gives the
seeds a stickiness so that they stick to the fur of passing
animals and are carried away.

While Climbing Mallow can be grown in gardens, it is not

overly popular with Dragonland gardeners as it takes up a lot
of space and can overwhelm other plants. So it is usually
more necessary to keep them in check when they have found
their way into the garden on their own.

However, festival island guests will rarely see the plant

during the Dragon Festival, since its flowering time is in the
flowering moon and it is usually already harvested and pruned
by the time the dragons call their champions.
Infusions of the flowers of the heart-leaved climbing mallow
can be used as a minor remedy for internal irritations and
inflammations of all kinds, provided these are not already
accompanied by mucus formation. Alcoholic extracts from the
same petals, on the other hand, can move the spirit and have a
courage-inspiring and disinhibiting effect. There is an
alchemical process to increase this effect, turning the end
product blue. The result is a mild stimulant.
- Camel Weed-
 Venenifer dromadi
Camel Herb was discovered by Master Herbalist Maya at the
end of the Second Reign of the Gray and, after extensive
research, was introduced to the guild at the end of the Second
Reign of the Blue. It is a fortunately rare poisonous herb
that was probably swallowed up by guests of the festival
island, which can be dangerous for ruminants, but especially
for camels.

The plant grows low and consists of a rosette of oblong,

three-lobed leaves. The flowers are small tubes of five fused
white petals that rise in clusters above the plant. The roots
are fine but numerous. The plant roots shallow rather than
deep.

Since camel weed has a kind of parasitic relationship with

camel animals, which are not native to the mainland, at least, it
can be assumed that the plant was introduced. Whether or not
she actually came from the dragon lands is still a matter of
debate, but the camel owners among the festival island's
guests were unpleasantly surprised. For this reason, nothing
can be said with certainty about natural site conditions.
However, since the plant was found at the turn of the years
above, which were very hot, it can be assumed that the plant
needs drought and heat for its development, but is persistent
enough that at least some of the seeds will survive an island
winter. Otherwise, the herb blends in relatively
inconspicuously into the native meadow green, but has never
been found in the shade of larger bushes or on well-trodden
paths.
Camel herb has an odor imperceptible to humans, which is
very attractive to camels. They eat the poisonous herb
together with the seeds, from which younger, old and weak
animals die after a while and the seeds serve as fertilizer.
Adult and well-nourished animals sometimes survive the
poisoning unscathed and excrete the seeds again, which can
also help to spread the disease. Other ruminants do not appear
to be attracted, but suffer the same poisoning if they
accidentally eat the plant.

The seeds have the mysterious property of swelling and

growing in camel stomachs while remaining hard and stable.
How this works and what purpose it could serve is absolutely
unknown. Other animals can ingest the seeds without them
increasing in size.

Although the smell of camelweed is imperceptible to humans

and other humanoids, it does appear to have an effect. He is
slightly attractive without you being aware of it. You also
don't feel the need to eat the plant. Investigations as to
whether this effect can be extracted are still pending due to the
rarity of the plant.
- Caraway -
 Flora lugubris
The caraway used to be one of the traditional grave flowers,
but has been forgotten in this function. It is a low-growing
herb with white, pendulous flowers. The stem is erect and
bears the pinnate leaves. The caraway has a strong, creeping
rhizome from which the rather fine roots spring.

This plant is a relatively undemanding herb and is often

found along the wayside. Occasionally it also finds its way
into a garden if the soil there has not been fertilized too much.
However, it is not cultivated in a targeted manner and does not
thrive as well in the hands of a herbalist as in the meadow.

The cumin flower is a minor medicinal herb. The plant

contains a slime that has a cleansing effect and is used to
wash out wounds and to treat chemical burns. Extracts from
the cumin flower are used as a poultice in accidents involving
the path-lamp herb.
- Sea Lily -
 Lilium maritimum
The sea lily is a curious plant. It is one of the few plants that
flower underwater. The normal leaves are relatively long and
sit on a stalk. They all come from the ground. The sheet edge
is slightly wavy.

The roots are strong and can hold the plant even under
unfavorable conditions in the bottom of the water. The flower
in question has many petals and is somewhat reminiscent of a
thistle flower. The individual petals are narrow and pointed.
Their color is a strong violet.

Sea lilies prefer to grow in shallow and quiet bays.

Occasionally single specimens can be found in calm brackish
water zones or even freshwater ponds, but this is the
exception and rarely occurs without targeted intervention. The
sea lily prefers a rocky bottom over soft silt.

Sea lilies are primarily pretty to look at. But they are also
useful for fish breeders, because most aquatic inhabitants love
this plant. It has proven itself as a bait or as an additive to
the feed. Research is currently underway on an agent that
increases the reproductive readiness of aquatic life. The
attractiveness-enhancing effect could be compared to that of
elven bloodweed, but no effect on land dwellers has been
determined. In general, the plant seems to have neither a scent
nor any other effect outside of the water.
- Rat Thistle -
 Carduus scavensis
The rat thistle bears a certain resemblance to, and is
occasionally confused with, the Larier Thorn. The flowers are
small and bright blue with a purple throat. They stand in a
kind of spike, with young flowers always at the end, while
only the prickly-looking bracts remain of the older flowers, to
which the plant owes the name thistle. The actual leaves are
elongated and strongly indented, the root is a thin taproot
with numerous runners.

The rat thistle is relatively undemanding and therefore

actually much more common than the laryngium. However, it
blooms a little earlier in the year, which is why confusion is
not as common as one might think. It is not usually grown in
the garden although it can be of some use to the herbalist as it
attracts bees and butterflies in flocks. Otherwise, it is an
excellent additive for compost and can also be worked in as a
green manure if you do this before fruiting. It is traditional
for children to collect this plant at midsummer and weave it
into wreaths.
- Rat Calyx -
 Calix murinae
The rat calyx is a rare and understudied plant. It was
discovered by the master herbalist Finn von Groink at the
beginning of the third reign of the Blacks and named after
their traveling pharmacy.

The plant itself is very inconspicuous. The leaves are slashed

like hairs and so thin that one thinks they are looking at only
a leaf skeleton. The stalk is richly branched and scarcely less
fine than the leaves. The roots are also rather filigree. The
flower was no longer present when it was first described. In
retrospect, however, it should be noted that this is bright blue
and star-shaped. The petals are slightly umbrella-like
downwards, so that the central green structure is completely
open.

The plant was first discovered in the garden of the Hereafter

Embassy and was dug up for further study along with its
roots and surrounding soil. Embassy officials say it was a
wild herb. However, it cannot be ruled out that the rat cup, like
the tears of blood and the flower of the dead, has a strong
affinity for death or even originally comes from the realm of
the dead. In each case, first cultivation attempts were carried
out with loose and bone-fertilized soil. However, the results are
still pending.

Since the discoverers only have one copy available so far,

there are no research results as to whether and what use
alchemy can draw from this plant.
- Silkgrass -
 Herba serica
Silkgrass is a hardy steppe plant. The leaves are narrow and
sharp-edged and sit in a rosette at the base and stem of the
flower. This is somewhat woody and contains a sticky milky
sap that oozes out when the stem is broken. It bears one or
more yellow flowers that are similar in shape to those of the
poppy. These flowers produce nut-sized pods in fall
containing countless tiny seeds.

These seeds have given the silkgrass its name, because each
has a hair up to thumb-length, so that the open capsule
resembles a thistle or a dandelion. The roots form a dense,
underground network of stolons, at the center of which sits a
short, fleshy taproot.

Since silk grass originally comes from the steppe of the same
name, it is usually found on poor soil. It prefers rocky or
sandy soil and does best in sunny and dry places.

For cultivation in the garden, it is best to create a separate

bed, the soil of which is loosened and mixed with plenty of
sand or a handful of stones. A master will lime the floor to the
best of his knowledge. The location should be chosen sunny.
Under no circumstances should silkgrass be given too much
water. A small amount in the morning is sufficient if a hot
day is expected.
Otherwise, if possible, do not water at all. You can fertilize the
plants with a little Sal Zincum, but you should urgently keep
the measure, otherwise there can be a mass propagation that
overgrows every garden. Silkgrass is cultivated by dividing
the roots and by seeding.

The milky sap is usually collected from the silk grass. To do

this, break off the stalk and collect the juice from both parts.
This dries into a soft brown substance that can be formed
into balls and processed. In its unprocessed state, the juice
tastes bitter and causes headaches.

When the dried juice is smoked, it gives off a scent that is

reminiscent of tolu balsam and has a slightly numbing effect.
Highly concentrated silkgrass preparations can paralyze the
five senses. Carefully dosed, they are suitable for calming.

A rare and hitherto little known variety of silk grass is the

Aureus Giganteum. It only thrives under particularly golden
conditions, which includes both the blessing of the golden
dragon and a special fertilizer concoction. The care turns out
to be quite complex, since all disturbing influences have to be
kept away. If cultivated successfully, however, the herb
quickly grows into a taller plant with a magnificent golden-
yellow flower. This herb differs from ordinary silkgrass not
only in size.
The effect is completely different. It also has an effect on the
senses if the term is interpreted broadly. In fact, it is so
charged with the power of the golden that rather it acts on the
attitude and induces balance, virtue and a sense of worth.
- Companion -
 Herba convector
The Companion is one of those herbs brought by the guests
of the dragon lands. Although it is known in many countries
on the mainland, it has only gained a foothold here in recent
years and grows just as luxuriantly as elsewhere.

The companion grows rather low and has a rosette of broad

and stalked leaves at the bottom. The flowers are rather
inconspicuous, but stand in a conspicuous upright spike. The
roots are relatively thin, but very long and resilient, and also
form lateral runners, resulting in a dense rootstock.

The companion is a typical meadow herb. It grows wild on

almost any soil, even on well-trodden paths and barren soils.
In fact, you can find some specimens in almost every green
space.

Due to its wide distribution, this herb is not deliberately

planted in gardens. Usually the companion's presence is self-
evident, and once established, it is more necessary to keep
stocks small than to encourage them.

The companion is a medicinal herb that is used for minor

wounds, bites and burns and can also be good for the
intestines. Mixed with other common medicinal herbs, it is
often used in those weaker medicinal potions that would
absolutely waste the more potent medicinal herbs such as
Athelas or Theriak Root in making them. A cleverly put
together mixture of herbs can even be extracted several times.
- Wormwood -
 Artemisia ligni
The wormwood is a shrub with silvery-green leaves, each of
which has multiple and irregular notches. The younger
branches are green, while the older parts of the plant are
gnarled and woody. The flowers are very small, in panicles,
and consist of numerous yellow petals. The roots are rather
thin, but long and deep. In addition, the plant often forms
creeping runners or rhizomes in the lower area of the trunk.
Wormwood prefers dry and sandy locations, including those
with relatively salty soil. Since such locations on the
Festival Isle are mostly populated with silkgrass, the shrub
is less common here than on some other islands in the
Dragonlands. In Aldradach, wormwood herb is therefore
mostly found as an import good.

For this reason, the guild cannot make any statement about
improved cultivation conditions. All that is known is that the
natural site conditions must be emulated and the cultivation
site must be regularly cleared of silk grass until the shrub is
strong enough to assert itself after a few years. Wormwood
herb smells aromatic, but has a very bitter taste. A potion can
be prepared from the herb with sour wine or vinegar and some
honey, which acts as a light tonic and banishes all kinds of
fatigue. People are always looking for ways to increase or
concentrate this effect, but so far no alchemist has had
reproducible success with it.

The popular name wormwood comes from the fact that in

some places bundles of this herb are hung up to drive away
vermin and parasites.
- Cinnabar thistle -
 Carthamus cinnabaris
The cinnabar thistle or dragon's blood thistle is one of the
less useful plants in the dragon lands. It grows up to waist-
high and grows sprawling and often branched. The whole
plant is covered with defensive spines, from the tips of the
often furrowed leaves to the bracts of the inflorescence. The
flowers that bloom from this green, globular structure are
reddish-brown in color.

Depending on the age of the flowers, the middle of the

inflorescence can become bare and is then green again. This
species of thistle has several long roots of amazing
toughness.

The cinnabar thistle grows on all kinds of fallow land. It is a

common feature of poorly tended gardens, as it tends to
inhabit areas where no other plant can grow, even if the soil is
downright toxic.

Nobody grows cinnabar thistles in their garden, and it's an

ordeal to remove these prickly growths. Sturdy gloves are
therefore recommended for gardeners. These plants have no
known use for alchemists. However, an experienced herbalist
knows that the cinnabar thistle detoxifies the soil if left for a
long period of time. However, the soil is then completely
depleted and must be turned over, freed from thistle roots and
heavily fertilized before crops can gain a foothold again.
 Common
Garden herbs
Garden herbs are those plants that the industrious herbalist
can cultivate with relative ease, without the need for special
equipment and protective measures. Of course, cultivation will
be better if he takes the needs of his herbs into account, and it
goes without saying that these plants can also have their
effects and side effects on the careless gardener. Ultimately,
however, they are the most harmless and useful plants found
in the dragonlands, whether grown wild or cultivated.
- Blue Athelas -
 Herba regis
Athelas is also called royal herb and is an extremely valuable
medicinal plant. It is a low perennial, barely reaching ankle
height. The leaves are oblong and emit an aromatic,
invigorating scent when crushed. The roots form tubers. The
flowers are slightly funnel-shaped. The blue-flowered variety,
found only in the Dragonlands, has a large, rather rounded
flower with a smooth edge, while the flower of the white
mainland Athelas has striated petals and therefore appears
star-shaped.

Athelas is most likely to be found in old growth forests,

preferring the penumbra of the forest edge. Since it was torn
from the depths of the forest and planted in gardens, there
have also been wild populations of this plant in other shady
places. Typical locations are moist but not wet.

Overall, Athelas is not a common herb, but it is abundant in

those areas where it is found.

In order to successfully grow the Athelas in the garden, you

have to accommodate its site conditions. Shading is essential.
The soil should be kept moist. Moss pads or mulch prevent
the soil from drying out. A steady-hand master can prime the
soil with some Argentum powder to speed up growth.
It is safer to add a little Sal Argentum to the irrigation
water. To propagate the stock, separate the root bulbs from
the mother plant and replant them a maximum of one finger
deep and with sufficient spacing. Cuttings are also possible,
but more time-consuming.

Athelas is a more or less well-known medicinal plant,

depending on whether a region is blessed with a healthy
population or not. One usually uses the leaves, which are
crushed or brewed. Preparations from Athelas support
healing, have an invigorating effect and restore lost strength.
It is also used against shock, burns and frostbite. Overdoses
are hardly known, but the invigorating effect can lead to
insomnia. In addition, several independent studies have
shown that preparations made from Athelas sometimes tend
to have an unpleasant taste, especially when extracts from the
plant are highly concentrated or when they are combined with
active fungi.

To date, the blue Athelas is the only plant known to

occasionally suffer from purple berry rust. This is a rather
harmless parasitic fungus that coats the plant's flower stalks
with a purplish-colored down. This does little damage to the
plant and does not change its effectiveness. However, the
herbalist should still take action against the fungus, because
any contact with the spores leaves a sweet smell reminiscent
of wild berries, which can sometimes be a real nuisance.
- Elfblood Weed -
 Sanguis oreades
The elf blood herb is also called magic lily, although the
flower looks more like a violet at first glance. It is a low-
growing plant with mostly pink flowers that emit a strong,
penetratingly sweet odour. The flowers have a short spur and
five petals, the lowermost being the largest, forming a sort of
light-colored lip closing the flower's throat. The scent, which
attracts countless bees and butterflies, comes from a sticky,
resinous secretion secreted by glands beneath the petals.

Elf blood herb comes in numerous varieties, the most common

of which is the pink flowering one. But there are also violet
flowering plants and silvery frosted flowers.

All variations have in common the lush panicles of flowers,

the upright, richly branched growth and the elongated, toothed
leaves. The root is a simple taproot with fine, often branched
lateral runners.

Elf Bloodweed usually grows near bodies of water or other

damp places. It is more likely to be found in open meadows
than in the shade of forests. In addition, it sometimes grows
along ley lines, suggesting that a sufficiently strong flow of
natural magical energies can substitute for the high demand
for water, and vice versa.
A separate bed should be provided for cultivation in the
garden. For a successful grow, the soil needs to be kept
constantly moist to wet, a condition that could quickly lead to
root rot in other plants. In fact, great success is said to have
been achieved with hydroponic gardens. If this method is not
available and the elf blood herb cannot be planted in the
immediate vicinity of water, it is advisable to cover the bed
with moss pads, which retain the moisture.

The soil should be fertilized regularly after watering. In

addition to normal fertilizer, which is sprinkled on, a
discerning gardener will also add some Quicksilver or Sal
mercurium. Elven blood herb is usually propagated by
cuttings. Propagation by seeds is also possible, but this
requires some patience and skill, because the extremely fine
seeds only germinate under optimal conditions.

The buds are usually harvested for the red, resinous secretion.
The scent is strongest in the early morning hours, so the
optimal time to harvest is just after the buds open. A finely
woven linen bag or similar container is used for harvesting to
keep the scent from evaporating.
The secretion is used, among other things, to make perfumes,
as the scent has a beguiling effect on both sexes and is said to
increase attractiveness. Also, dried herb is added to the
hookah tobacco of the Orientals to give it a mind-moving
effect. The magically gifted use this property for energy
fluids and meditation potions. However, one should be
extremely careful when taking elven blood herb, because too
frequent use can quickly lead to addiction and withdrawal
symptoms range from harmless tremors at the beginning to
schizophrenic acts at the end.

Elf blood herb is a very versatile plant, as the abundance of

flower colors shows. The location, especially natural magical
currents have a great influence on the shape and quality of
this plant. For example, Potentia, the island of the black
dragon, is, as expected, extremely rich in this plant, which,
however, strangely has an additional property. Under normal
circumstances, the scent of the unprocessed bud secretion is
just enough to fool beings of weak constitution with
movements in the periphery of their perception.
The variety on Potentia, however, has an effect comparable to
Larier Thorn. There are various hypotheses about this
phenomenon, including an increase in the effect of the local elf
blood herb through the ubiquitous magic, which could be proof
of the close relationship between elf blood herb and Larier
Thorn postulated by master herbalist Andarin Grünmoos.

It is also reported from Worldguard that the ruins of the

city, destroyed by the primeval forces of Chaos, have been
overgrown by a chaotically altered variety of this herb. Not
much has changed on the plant itself, but the population has
increased rapidly due to the chaotic energy that has been
pouring into the first dragon world since then. Indeed, this
plant now responds to any manipulation of the magical field
with further explosive growth to a degree that borders on
parasitism.

In addition, this messy variety appears to be toxic to the

growth of other herbs, especially when grown alongside
copper budding.
- Jaune Jeunesse -
 Iuventus luteus
Jaune Jeunesse is also called young blood in the common
language. It is a breeding plant created by the Aldradach
Faculty of Alchemy. The plant is rather low and strongly
branched. A single plant can cover a significant area and
produce countless buds. These have many yellow petals on the
edge and a green, curved center. The leaflets are also very
numerous, small and ovate. The stem is green and herbaceous,
but can become woody on older plants. The plant can form
creeping stolons that grow shallow below the surface, but the
actual roots are fine and deep.

Young Blood is a hardy and undemanding plant. It gets along

with barren soils as long as they are not too dry. Wild plants
and planted stocks thrive best along the way or in forest
clearings.

In the garden, a well-limed soil proves to be the optimal

location. You water little, but regularly and pay attention to
sufficient sun when choosing a location. Fertilizer is usually
not necessary, but a little Sal Stannum in the irrigation
water can increase the abundance of flowers. Propagation is
by division and cuttings, as the seeds are extremely fine and
difficult to obtain.
This plant was originally created as a crop of feminine
physiognomy and psychonomy. The flower heads can be used
as the basis for a range of beauty products, from slightly
intoxicating perfumes that boost self-esteem to skin-
tightening ointments. Interestingly, however, an extract from
a sufficient quantity of young leaves has a strengthening
effect similar to that of Theodus hair, and when the chaotic
and damp weather in the year of the blue led to a dwindling of
wild stands of this beneficial plant, the Young Blood was able
to find its way into all the gardens of the festival island as an
effective substitute . However, it remains to be seen which of
the two plants will prevail in the end.
- Chewy Root -
 Glycyrrhiza glabra
Chewing root is also called liquorice. This plant can reach a
considerable height. The flowers are butterfly-shaped, pale
pink, and are in short spikes. Elongated pods develop from
them. The leaves are pinnate and often slightly sticky on the
underside. Over time, chewing root develops a large rootstock
with numerous long root stolons.

Chewing root prefers full sun locations with loose soil and
plenty of moisture. It can also be grown in the garden. Pay
attention to a well-fertilized soil and plenty of space, because
the runners can reach a decent length. Also, keep the soil
moist but not wet.

Propagating chewing root is relatively easy. In addition to

sowing, cuttings and division are possible. The whole
rootstock is harvested, which is only worthwhile after a few
years of growth. Of course, you can also harvest younger
plants and be satisfied with a much lower yield. Young plants
can be pulled out of the ground with a jerk, older plants must
be separated from their runners and dug up carefully.

In any case, the root should be separated from the herb

immediately after harvesting.

The fresh roots are cleaned and carefully dried. Roots that are
too fleshy are cut open lengthwise to prevent rot and mold
growth.
Drying takes place at moderate heat and in the dark. After
drying, the roots are stored dry and protected from sunlight,
which can destroy the potency.

Dried chewy root is used against bad breath. To do this, the

wood cut from the roots is chewed. A candy called liquorice can
be made from fresh gum root extract with a lot of sugar.

Preparations made from chewing root have a slightly calming

effect and make consumers a little more forgiving. Used in
moderation, it is also considered an aphrodisiac. However, you
should never overdo the application, because constant
consumption can make you impotent.
- Copper Bud -
 Gemma aeratus
Copper Bud is a climbing plant that can reach a considerable
size. The leaves are heart-shaped with a slightly wavy edge.
The petals are arranged in fives, are bright orange in color
and frame a deep black calyx.

There are several buds on each stem, but only the frontmost
one blooms. The root is pole-shaped and slightly thickened.

Copper Bud thrives and blooms almost all year round. It is

sensitive to cold, but otherwise robust and adaptable. He
doesn't seem to have a preferred location.

This plant is best grown in the garden in rich soil in a sunny

spot. It is helpful to accommodate its climbing nature and
provide stakes or trellis. Otherwise, a planting may have to be
cut back frequently if it threatens to overgrow other beds.
The Copper Bud is propagated by seeds or cuttings. Superb
flowers can be obtained by preparing the soil with a little Sal
Cuprum.

The flowers are usually harvested and used. The buds that
have just opened are particularly effective. The plant is
harmless on its own and can be harvested without any special
precautions. Accordingly, Copper Bud processes the negative
properties of other plant-based ingredients.
- Mouth Rose -
 Rosa tonsoris
The mouth rose is an orange flowering wild rose whose dark
green, pinnate leaves have a slightly jagged edge. Although
there are also cultivated forms with double flowers, the much
more effective wild form is always unfilled. Mouth roses are
low shrubs that barely reach knee height. All branches are
covered with thorns. The hips of this rose are more orange
than red. It has relatively shallow roots and the roots are
extremely stable and resilient.

Mouth roses don't seem to have a preferred location. They

grow anywhere where the soil is not too poor and dry and
where they get enough light.

In the garden you should make sure that the plant has enough
space for its roots. The location should not be chosen too
shady. Otherwise, the mouth rose is extremely easy to care
for. Fertilization is not necessary, but increases the growth
rate. Mouth roses can certainly be propagated with seeds.
Methods such as offshoots or sinkers also work excellently.
Refining or budding is not necessary. In fact, the hardy roots
of the Mundrose are often used as a base for grafting other
roses.

The leaves are collected. They have a slightly numbing and

paralyzing effect, especially on the tongue and mouth.

For example, they numb the sense of taste and paralyze the
movements of the jaw.
Therefore, one should avoid eating or talking after treatment
with this plant. Mundrose is considered a barber's plant and is
a good additive for anesthetics, which are used when pulling
teeth.

Crushed mouth rose petals are considered a good home remedy

for toothache, although overdosing should be avoided.
Another home remedy, crushed leaves boiled in purified oil and
strained, is used for earaches.

To be on the safe side, you should wash your hands

thoroughly after harvesting and processing.
- Snow Gods -
 Nivus dei
Snow gods is an extremely inconspicuous plant. It usually
grows low. Even very large specimens hardly reach knee
height. The stem hardly or not at all branches and is covered
with only a few oval, sometimes lanceolate leaves. The flowers
are in a umbel and are yellow-green in color and of a peculiar
shape.

At the end of each umbel stalk are several of the small flowers
in a cup formed by two round green leaves. Immature
inflorescences are sometimes mistaken for theriak root by
inexperienced herbalists. There are also variants of this plant
with differently colored cup leaves. The roots are strong,
hardly branched and form finger-thick tubers close to the
mother plant.

Snow Gods is an extremely hardy plant. It is often one of

the last green herbs in late autumn. Snow gods will
potentially grow anywhere as long as there is some sun and
good soil. Common locations are field edges, loose meadows,
forest edges and fallow land.

Cultivation in the garden is possible. It is best to choose a

semi-shady location. The soil should be tilled and fertilized
before planting. Experienced gardeners use aurum powder for
fertilization. Water the stock moderately and avoid over-
wetting the flowers.

Propagation is primarily done by carefully removing the

tubers, although cuttings have also been successful.
The flowers are harvested from this plant. You have to be
careful when harvesting, because the plant contains a slightly
corrosive milky sap that must not contaminate the harvest.
The flowers are cut individually from the umbel and placed
loosely in a suitable container so that the fine cup leaves and
flowers are not damaged. When processing, you have to act
quickly because the flowers wither quickly. To do this, cut
them up and dry them on a fine sieve or gauze. The
components must not turn brown, so snow gods are best
processed on warm, dry days. Dried flowers have a paper-like
consistency and can be powdered. This powder acts as a
stabilizer for other alchemical products and processes, and in
sufficient quantities can completely replace the rare flabellum
powder.

Until recently, snow gods were thought to be extinct in the

second world. There were rumors of isolated lucky finds, but
as the plant has not returned to the gardens these have been
treated as wishful thinking.

However, the snow god herb, like the nocturnal sponge, seems
to have found its way into the second world at the latest in the
third reign of the green. However, it is still extremely rare to
find, and it is uncertain if it will become as widespread as in
the first world.
There were theories about possible new breeds with a similar
effect or even breeding back from the original species, which
led to the creation of the Copperblood and the Kwentling.

Fortunately, the alchemists of the dragon lands are not

dependent on the rare snow god herb, and in addition to the
flabellum powder, there are enough herbal options available to
stabilize complicated potions.
- Stepmother Herb -
 Noverca insuavis
The stepmother herb is another new breed from the
Aldradach Faculty of Alchemy. It is a low plant with
rounded to kidney-shaped leaves that are long-stalked in a
rosette on the ground. While the plant is capable of producing
stolons, it only does so under favorable conditions, which is
why it is most likely to be found in small clumps of up to ten
plants. The flowers are long-stalked and slightly
asymmetrical, with different-sized petals. These are red and
have black veining towards the middle. The roots are fine and
richly branched.

This plant also copes well with harsh weather. As a result,

this plant can be found in the wild in exposed locations such
as clearings, fallow land and roadsides. Since it can also get
by with relatively little light, it often hides between other,
higher plants.

In the garden, stepmother herb should be grown on loamy

soil and should not be watered too little. Shading is not
necessary as the plants will produce more buds with more
light. You hold back with the fertilization, otherwise the herb
can be damaged. Only a carefully measured amount of Sal
Plumbum should be incorporated into the soil by an
experienced herbalist prior to planting. Propagation is by
seeds only.
The stepmotherwort is a by-product of Jaune Jeunesse
breeding. In contrast to numerous other approaches and
interim results, however, it was not rejected because it has an
alchemically interesting effect. First off, an extract from the
flowers can make moody and quarrelsome, which has given the
plant its name. The same approach also serves as the basis
for an effective means of abortion. However, this is still in the
experimental phase and, if used incorrectly, can lead to
symptoms of poisoning in the unwilling mother.

No less interesting is the use of the leaf extract. Just as the

flowers can bring out the bad traits of character, so the leaves
can enhance the bad qualities of other herbs. In fact,
stepmother herb can replace copper bud in many preparations,
which is fortunate when you consider that it was rarer than
usual in the year of the blue.
- Theodurs’ Hair -
 Theocincinnus
The hair of Theodus is known in Worldguard as Locks of
Laronn. But since the deeds of Inat Laronn are not worthy of
any honor, the plant was renamed in the second world and the
old name was given to well-deserved oblivion.

Theodus hair resembles the Copper Bud at a cursory glance.

It is a vine that creeps rather than climbs and can reach a
considerable size. In contrast to the Copper Bud, the leaves
are dark green and round, with the petiole emerging from the
middle. Thus, the plant resembles the theriak root, but the
leaves are visibly thinner and clearly veined.

The many flowers of the Theodus hair are mostly bright

orange, but there are also variants whose flowers tend to be
red or yellow. They are bell-shaped and have a spur. The five
petals are free, have a yellow-green base, and are so frayed
inside the calyx that they resemble the eponymous hair. The
plant roots shallow below the surface and forms an extensive
root system. Occasionally it also forms root nodules.

Theodus hair is very resilient and does not have any preferred
site conditions. It is often found under solitary trees or in
lush meadows.

Of course, this plant is also very popular in gardens. They

are best planted in a rather sunny spot, although full midday
sun is not ideal either.
You should keep some distance to other plants, so that they
are not overgrown. The plant has no special requirements,
sufficient, but not too much water and if possible no fertilizer
are optimal.

The plant is usually propagated by seeds or cuttings, but if

you are lucky enough to find a tuber, propagation is greatly
simplified. It can be assumed that a carefully measured dose of
Sal Cuprum stimulates tuber formation.

The leaves are commonly harvested and used. The flowers are
definitely unsuitable and the bulbs, while also potent, are more
valuable for propagation. The leaves have a slightly pungent
taste and can increase the positive properties of other
ingredients, which makes them particularly popular in
medicine. In addition, a good tonic can be obtained from
Theodus hair, which serves as the basis for numerous
antidotes.
- Theriak Root -
 Radix sanavis
Theriak root is a rather inconspicuous plant. He has no
conspicuous flower. It can be recognized by its single round
leaf, the stalk of which is offset slightly towards the middle
of the leaf. There is a small white spot on the shiny surface
of the herb at this point. The leaf itself is fleshy and juicy.
The stems arise from a short trunk, from which runners are
often formed. The root is a simple, relatively thin taproot.

Theriak root actually grows best in open meadows, in ditches

and along roadsides. However, it is also increasingly found
somewhat hidden in the protection of larger plants or other
semi-shady locations. This could be due to the unfortunate
mass harvest of this herb, which has pushed it to the brink of
extinction for a number of years. Since the Theriak Root is
extremely frugal and has adapted quickly, the population
seems to be recovering.

Cultivation in the garden is very easy. The Theriak Root has

no special requirements, a semi-shady location and moistened
soil are ideal. In fact, this herb will still thrive in poor
conditions as long as the soil isn't too wet. Fertilization isn't
really necessary, but some Sal Ferrum can certainly improve
yields. It is usually propagated by cutting off the offshoots.
Theriak Root is considered the all-healing self, and its
effectiveness in treating wounds eclipses even the Athelas.

The plant is harvested along with the roots. The juice from
the fresh leaves or an infusion of the dried herb works very
quickly on minor injuries of all kinds. Preparations made
from the leaves can also reduce the risk of gangrene and
scarring.

If a stronger effect is needed, use the freshest possible root.

For example, an infusion of Theriak Root is often
administered after operations.

As with any wound healing agent, care should be taken when

using Theriak Root that the wound has been cleaned before
use.
- Anger Berry -
 Bacca irata
The Anger Berry grows low. Its leaves are heart-shaped to
arrow-shaped. The flower stands on a long stalk, which has
no leaves. It consists of a single curled pale pink petal with a
green spike in the centre. Before the fruit ripens, the leaves
and flowers disappear, leaving only the stalked cob.

Pink berries develop on this, which are ripe when the initially
green cob turns orange. The anger berry has a strong
rhizome.

This plant has no particular location requirements; in fact, it

may inhabit places where other plants cannot, as the Anger
berry can do with low light as long as there is enough water.
It is most commonly found in sparse forests.

A partially shaded location is recommended for cultivation in

the garden. The Anger Berry needs to be watered sufficiently,
and regular fertilizer can increase the berry yield. If you want
to accelerate the ripening of the berries, you give the plants
more sun, although it never makes sense to move flowering
and ripening plants. The ambitious gardener should instead
construct a variable shading for his plants. This plant is
propagated by the ripe berries or by dividing the rootstock.
The Anger Berry is quite poisonous in its own way. All
green parts of the plant have a painful pungency when raw,
and touching the leaves and berries with bare skin can cause
burns. Therefore, you should put on appropriate protective
equipment when handling the anger berry. It makes more
sense to use oil to soothe the burns, as water will only
increase the effect.

Raw Anger berries have a tart-sweet taste, but they should

not be eaten, as they confuse the mind and lead to rage and
frenzy. Instead, the berries are pickled or dried in oil and are
spicy and hot in this form and are a popular ingredient in
dishes. However, you should definitely avoid overdosing,
because anger berries often bring the intestines to a boil and
can lead to trouble.

When processing fresh berries, it should be noted that their

juice is difficult to mix with other substances, especially if
they are watery in nature. Therefore, one should fall back on
alchemical substances that support a mixture.
 Master Herbs
We call Master herbs at those plants that only a master
herbalist will be able to cultivate, and for the processing of
which, a certain amount of experience is necessary. Most of
these plants are also dangerous in one way or another.

In addition to experience, special equipment, protective

measures and fertilizer are required to grow these plants in the
garden. The master herbs are all quite delicate and will not
thrive if their needs are not met.
- Fallow Leaf
 Folia vasta
Fallow leaf is a mostly low, creeping plant. Older and larger
specimens can reach knee height. The leaves are narrow and
lanceolate in shape. They stand in whorls around the angular
stem. The edge of each leaf is rough to the touch as it is
covered with countless small spines. The last bundle of leaves
is usually lighter in color and for this reason is usually
mistaken for a simple green ray flower. The actual flowers are
white. They appear in spring and are gone by the time the
plant is harvested.

The roots of the fallow leaf lie rather shallow under the
ground and are thin, but still fleshy. The spines of the fallow
are tiny, but they are barbed. If you touch the plant, they get
stuck and lead to small but painful wounds that bleed
profusely. One can remove the spines with very fine tweezers,
an optical lens, and a steady hand, or wait for them to grow
out of the skin if you can live with long-term pressure
sensitive areas. An experienced herbalist avoids injury by
wearing leather gloves.

Fallow leaf is often found on fallow fields and clearings in

the forest. It prefers loose, fertile soil and is also found in
sparse forests and along the way.
For cultivation in the garden, choose a partially shaded spot
and plant the fallow leaf at a distance from other plants, just
so that they cannot touch neighboring plants. It is best to
loosen the soil before planting and fertilize it thoroughly. The
soil should be kept moist but not too wet. Fertilizing with
burial ground mixed with a little Sal Cuprum or Sal
Plumbum can significantly increase growth speed and size.

Propagate fallow leaves in the garden by dividing the roots,

or simply let the wind sow and transplant the young
seedlings. Targeted sowing is almost impossible because the
seeds are very fine.

The whole herb is harvested from the fallow leaf. It must be

used as fresh as possible, because the anticoagulant substance
that fallow leaves are grown for is in its juice. If this dries
up, the herb is useless. However, best results are achieved
when the herb is slightly wilted. Protective clothing should
be worn during processing to avoid injury from the thorns
and contact with the juice. All equipment must also be
thoroughly cleaned after work.

Used with care, fallow leaf can be used in medicine. When

treating animal bites or similar, detoxifying bloodletting could
be facilitated. Cures for coagulation disorders would also be
conceivable. In reality, however, fallow leaf is used far too
often in poison mixing, which is why the cultivation of this
herb is often viewed with at least suspicion.
- Blazing herb -
 Herba flagrans
Burn herb is also called fire flower or fire flower. Older plants
can grow into waist-high shrubs, but due to the quick harvest,
small specimens are usually found, a cubit or less in length.
The leaves are hard, lanceolate and partly toothed. The flower
has many narrow petals of fiery red to orange-red in color
surrounding an equally red colored base. It sits on a long,
leafless stalk. The whole plant is covered with a fine,
glandular down. The roots are deep and only slightly
branched. Some of them form tubers or are thickened overall.

Burnt herb grows in rather dry locations with loose soil. In

the immediate vicinity of a colony of these plants, the
remaining vegetation is usually withered or burned. A
sensitive herb seeker can often find individual hidden plants
by the warmth they emit. However, you should be very careful,
because both the burning of neighboring plants and the
feeling of warmth are due to the highly corrosive plant sap,
which evaporates in mild weather and envelops the immediate
vicinity of the plant. In principle, acid-resistant protective
equipment and tools should be used when handling burn herb.

Burnt herb is a coveted ingredient and is therefore extremely

rare to find growing wild. However, even growing in the
garden proves difficult and only masters of the art will
succeed.
First choose a separate location and loosen the soil. In
addition, it should be mixed with sand and acidified with sulfur
or iron sulfur. Do not use too much, otherwise there is a risk
of spontaneous self-immolation of the herbs. To protect
neighboring herbs, ash or lime should be regularly spread
around the plant and gently worked in. Under no
circumstances should burn herb be fertilized with salmiak; the
consequences would be fatal for the entire stock. Watering is
moderate, but the soil should not dry out either.

Burnt herb is propagated by seeds or cuttings. The root

tubers are not suitable for propagation.

The caustic sap of the burnt herb contains a large amount of

Aqua Fortis. This is an extremely strong acid, which mainly
resists gold and meteoric iron, as well as volcanic glass,
diamond and dragon skin. Wood and paper char very quickly,
most metals are attacked immediately. If the juice comes into
contact with skin, it must be rinsed off immediately with
plenty of water. Chemical burns are extremely painful and
only heal with coarse scarring.

If the pure acid is distilled from the juice, it is very easy to

obtain pure saltpeter with caustic potash or potash. For this
reason, burn herb is extremely valuable for creating explosive
mixtures.

The juice can be extracted from the whole herb, but usually the
roots, and especially the tuberous roots, are removed.
The root juice is thicker and oilier and contains a substance
called glycerin for its sweet taste.

By means of this glycerine the plant seems to protect itself

from its own fiery nature, for it does not burn itself and
reduces the combustibility of other liquids.

The only exception seems to be vitrioleum, which forms an

extremely unstable substance with the untreated root juice. If
one now also wants to obtain saltpeter from the root juice, the
glycerine must be removed with the help of alcohol.

However, the root juice can also be used for other purposes. A
powder can be obtained from it, which an experienced smith
can use to significantly strengthen metals. For this purpose,
the cleaned root extract only has to be sulphurized. Better
results can of course be achieved with Duranith nodules,
because the effect of the ragweed powder is unfortunately not
permanent and ultimately harmful for the treated metal, but it
can also be used for temporarily acid-resistant tools, among
other things.
- Dragon Blossom -
 Flos draconis
The Dragoon Flower is an extremely rare and valuable plant.
Because of its magnificent flowers, it is often planted in
stately gardens. These flowers are large, trumpet-shaped, and
mostly yellow in color, although red and white variants exist.
The inflorescence is dark colored. They smell pleasant and
strong.

The Dragoon Flower is a shrub that can grow well over a

man's height. The leaves are large and ovate with a wavy edge,
often appearing unsymmetrical. The roots form a dense ball.

This plant is naturally rare. It only grows under optimal

conditions. They are sometimes found in heavy and fertile
soil. It prefers locations that are both bright and sheltered,
such as forest edges and clearings.

Growing it in the garden is almost more difficult than finding

the plant in the wild. An experienced gardener can still be
successful and bring this stately ornament to bloom in his
garden.

The location must be chosen correctly, and the plant needs a

lot of attention and care. The soil should be heavy and loamy.
It must be prepared with Guano or Sepultura soil before
planting, and in either case a little Aurum powder must be
added.

The plant needs to be sheltered from rain, but get enough sun.
Leaves and especially flowers must not get wet, but the soil
must not dry out.
Furthermore, dried leaves and flowers must be removed
immediately. The dragoon flower is propagated by cuttings or
seeds.

If the cultivation has been successful, it is advisable to give

this desirable plant special protection.

It is important to wear gloves when handling Dragoon

Flower as it is very poisonous. The flowers and especially
the leaves secrete a sticky secretion, which causes a hot and
very itchy rash on the skin. If you are affected by this
ailment, it is important to cool the area and not to scratch it, as
this will only spread the rash further.

Alchemists are more interested in this characteristic of the

Dragoon Flower than in its ornamental value. When
processed accordingly, the leaf secretion can be a valuable
ingredient for ointments because it accelerates the absorption
of the other components through the skin. The youngest
leaves have been found to be the best. A skilful herbalist will
therefore regularly cut off his dragoon flower and harvest the
new sprouts.
- Bone Moss -
 Muscus ossium
Bonemoss is a pale and nondescript growth. It is a flat and
ribbon-like moss that branches irregularly and like antlers. It
tends to be a pale green color that would be considered
unhealthy in other crops. Bonemoss forms dense cushions
that have an overall spongy appearance. The roots are rigid
and woody but short in length.

Bone moss prefers to grow on calcareous and fatty soil.

Accordingly, it is commonly found in places of death such as
cemeteries or in ruins where the earth is riddled with bone
fragments. Sometimes it is also found directly on larger
bones, which are then almost completely overgrown.

An interested gardener can also easily settle bone moss in his

garden. You only need a bed section with well-fertilized soil,
which has also been mixed with plenty of bone meal.
Sepultura earth has proven itself as a fertilizer. This moss
prefers low light and moist soil, however, under no
circumstances should Athelas and Bonemoss be combined in
one bed, as the affinity for death can damage the Athelas'
healing powers.
Bonemoss is relatively harmless to handle, but it shouldn't be
underestimated. A decoction of this plant is extremely
poisonous. For this reason, the plant is also known as a soul
pillow. In contrast to the death vine, poisoning does not
manifest itself in violent attacks of weakness, rather it is a
gradual fading away that is accompanied by so-called out-of-
body experiences. Fortunately, serious poisoning with bone
moss rarely occurs and is rarely fatal. There is still
speculation about the use of the effect. Approaches are
applications in soul medicine and alchemic preparations that
can allow the spirit to enter the astral space.
- Cripple Flower -
 Flora mancus
The cripple flower is an inconspicuous variant of the dragoon
flower. It grows significantly lower, so that its erect stems
are no more than shoulder-high. The leaves are ovate, but the
margin is smooth and the leaf is more symmetrical than its
larger cousin. The flowers are significantly smaller than the
dragoon flower, but of the same, albeit simpler, shape with the
same dark base. Furthermore, the flowers are rather light
green and appear immature. Their scent is considered rather
unpleasant.

The cripple flower is almost as rare as the dragoon flower. It

grows in light to semi-shady places and is therefore also
found in light forests. However, it is also choosy and only
grows on loose and extremely fertile soil.

The stunted flower is also sometimes grown in the garden. It

requires the same amount of attention and care as the dragoon
flower. The soil should be rather loose and is mixed with sand
or lime in addition to Sepultura soil. The Aurum powder,
which is mandatory for the Dragoon Flower, can be
substituted with Argentum powder for the Cripple Flower.
The soil must not dry out, but this plant does not tolerate
water on leaves and flowers either. Crippled flowers are
propagated by seeds rather than cuttings.

Unlike the dragoon flower, the cripple flower is not grown as

an ornamental plant. Their value lies more in the alchemical
application.
Like dragoon flower, the leaves of this plant are covered in a
sticky secretion. Rather harmless when it comes into contact
with the skin, it only unfolds its effect if it gets into a wound.
It then leads to an intense burning sensation, which spreads
quickly and can be treated by bloodletting. For safety, gloves
are also recommended when handling the stunted flower.

Properly processed and used correctly, the leaf secretion can

be used to accelerate the effect of such remedies that are given
to open wounds.

Under certain circumstances, an application in operations

would also be conceivable to treat injuries to organsln.
- Copper Blood -
 Sanguen cupri
Copper Blood was bred and named by the honored Master
Herbalist Andarin Grünmoos from the Soul of the Green
Dragon on behalf of the Aldradach Faculty of Alchemy.
This plant bears little resemblance to the plants from which
it arose. Under certain circumstances, characteristics come to
light that were suppressed in the breeding of young blood.
The plant has long, leafy flower stalks that do not climb and
hardly branch. The leaves are long and coarsely toothed. The
flower has many two-colored petals, which can also be fused
and sometimes appear wide and multi-pointed. The petals are
yellow towards the outside and red towards the middle and are
arranged around a red center. The root closely resembles that
of the copper nodule and is thick and pole-like, but may also
form lateral spurs just below the surface, resulting in a clump-
like appearance under favorable conditions.

The copper blood has proven to be more difficult in

herbalistic cultivation than originally thought. A great deal of
research has gone into finding ways to eliminate the plant's
dependence on the tree of life.

Magical approaches, such as using summoned nature spirits or

charged crystals, may have their merits and are certainly
applicable to a small fraction of herbalists, but the most
promising approach is grafting the plant onto the roots of
other dragonland herbs. Theriak root has been suggested for
this, but better results are obtained with Elf Bloodweed.
All this leads to two conclusions. First, Copperblood is a
plant that can only be successfully propagated by a Master
Herbalist. Second, there will be little to no copperblood
growing wild. Only in very magical places or sanctuaries of
the green dragon could some of these plants settle. A separate
bed has proven itself in the garden. Copperblood loves sunny
and free-standing locations and regular watering. If the
plants were grafted on elf blood herb, the roots naturally
require much more water.

The parent plants on which they are based are considered

relatively undemanding, but for vigorous plants you should
make sure that the soil is well fertilized, especially if you
cannot grow your plants under the influence of the tree of life
like the breeder can. The fertilization with finely ground
Duranith suggested by the breeder has proven its worth.
However, it should be supplemented by fertilization adapted to
the needs of the rootstock.

Propagation is currently exclusively via seeds, but

propagation via cuttings or division would also be conceivable.

Copperblood was created in an attempt to create a replacement

for the extinct Snow Gods weed and the morally objectionable
Flabellum Powder. As a result, Copper Bud was crossed
with young blood in order to produce a stabilizing effect from
the interaction of conflicting reinforcing effects. A long-term
study is underway, but the results so far are extremely
promising and the plant has already been used with success.
- Kwentling -
 Quentius vulgaris
The common Kwentling is a new breed, which was created as
part of a series of experiments on the culturing of Sanguen
cupri. The originator of this interesting variety is Kwentin
von Mühlbach, after whom the plant is also named.

The common Kwentling looks more like its father, Herba

nigra, than it does the mother plant, Sanguen cupri. It has its
black flower, even if it is much smaller and more similar in
shape to that of the copper blood. The slightly notched
foliage is also reminiscent of the flower of the dead, but it is of
a lighter violet color and more extensive. Unlike both parents,
the stalk is distinctly curved. The flower emits a heavy,
sweetish odor similar to deadly nightshade that can cause
nausea. However, there are also some variants that have
inherited the white dots of the dead flower and are odorless.
At this point, no statement can be made about the root system,
since the test plants were still very young. The common
Kwentling was bred in an attempt to create a variant of the
Copper blood that is not tied to the power of the Tree of Life.
A few viable offspring were produced by crossing with the
flower of the dead, which could also grow in a test field far
away from the tree of life. However, it is not easy to grow.
Many of their seeds are not viable, so vegetative propagation
is advisable.
The mean Kwentling also inherited his affinity for death
from his progenitor. Bone ash, carcass, or sepulchral soil will
be essential for a successful culture.

Whether the hoped-for effect of the copper blood, the

stabilization of alchemical products, was passed on to the
common Kwentling is still uncertain. Further tests have to be
carried out on this.
- Larier Thorn -
 Laria sentus
Larier Thorn is a low growth, rarely reaching a cubit in
height. The stem is richly branched near the ground and
irregularly covered with fine thorns. .The leaves are narrowly
lanceolate with a slightly serrated edge. The root of the Larier
Thorn is a thick turnip. At the end of each stem is a loose
raceme with numerous blue or blue-purple individual flowers.
Each flower has five petals, the bottom three of which are
enlarged and colored white at the base. On these white spots
there is a lot of pollen, which is thrown into the air when the
plant is touched. At dusk, the flowers also give off their
beguiling scent.

With insufficient knowledge, confusion sometimes occurs

with the harmless rat thistle, which children like to collect. It
is said that most fantastic encounters in the forest result from
a careless encounter with the Larier Thorn. He is also
sometimes fatally mistaken for the blue Athelas.

Larier thorn grows in warm places with little direct sunlight.

It prefers locations that are not too dry, but also does not
tolerate excessive moisture. Also, it is most likely to root in
rich soil. These optimal site conditions are difficult to find, so
that naturally occurring Larier thorns are rather rare.

However, it sometimes grows in places that do not meet all the

optimal conditions and sometimes surprises even experienced
herb seekers.
A careful herbalist can also plant the Larier Thorn in his
garden. First of all, it is important to place this plant
absolutely separately from all other plants. So you create a
separate bed or, even better, you put the plant under glass or
wrap it in a magical protective dome.

The latter safety precautions are particularly advisable if the

garden has been laid out along a well-trodden path. However,
empirical observations by the master herbalist Ottokar
Salzgrub when attempting to convert the Larier Thorn into
the soilless culture suggest that the glass protective dome
could be detrimental to successful cultivation. The dome
quickly collects more moisture than the plants can handle, and
excess of their own toxin could also result in stunted growth.
It is therefore advisable to air the dome regularly and in a
controlled manner, observing all safety precautions, or to
install an extraction device.

Depending on the location, shade-giving devices may be

necessary. Midday sun should generally be avoided, while
morning sun causes the least problems. Before planting, the
soil must be thoroughly loosened. A master gardener will
work a mixture of clay, argent powder and some water silver
into the soil on this occasion. Alternatively, the plants can
also be fertilized regularly with dissolved Sal Argentum and
Sal Mercurium.
The soil should be kept slightly moist, so regular inspection
and watering is necessary. In addition, withered and wilted
parts of the plant should be removed.

All parts of the Larier Thorn, down to its scent, are highly
toxic. Mild poisoning only causes confusion. Severe
poisoning is expressed in violent illusions and delusions.
Therefore, extreme caution should be exercised when handling
this plant. Any kind of skin contact and inhalation of the
scent or dust should be avoided. Special gloves and face
masks are essential.

Tools that come into contact with the Larier Thorn must be
carefully cleaned after use. It is even better to use separate
tools. The handling of barricades should be reserved for the
masters of the art.

You usually harvest the whole plant, but it is also possible to

cut off just the flowers together with the stem. However, the
latter method is only used in the evening hours when the
flowers are fully open.

Since the Larry Thorn suitably inspires the imagination of

many alchemists due to its nature, the nature of the
ingredients obtained from this herb should be discussed at
this point.

First let's state the obvious; the active substance is extremely

volatile.
Only the living plant can provide constant replenishment
through its inherent alchemy, but the harvested plant must
eventually become exhausted and drained. Although it is also
possible in alchemy to bind the active substance in liquids, it
loses its volatility completely in the process. Unfortunately,
the heavy gas for bloodless alchemical warfare that so many
of our kind seem to dream of is absolutely out of reach. The
active ingredient is also very sensitive to heat, which is why
the pyronome as a whole must be denied the use of the Larier
Thorn. It is therefore recommended to every adept to limit
himself to potions and the like when considering the usability
of this herb, because only this is really promising and safe.

Preparations made from Larier thorn serve as medicine in the

field of mental medicine and spiritual medicine. However, there
are also reports that the Larier Thorn is used to induce
intoxication. However, this profane and abusive use is
strongly discouraged, not least because excessive use can lead
to severe mental damage.
- SmallPox Berry -
 Bacca variola
The SmallPox Berry is a small and rather inconspicuous
shrub that rarely reaches knee height. The trunk of a healthy
plant branches very little. The leaves are ovate and smooth-
edged. The roots form a dense network which extends about
as far down as the plant is tall and which clearly exceeds that
of the shoot in extent. The fruits are small berries that
resemble tiny gourds. They are usually green even when ripe.
According to recent findings, however, this is a kind of
emergency ripening due to an insufficient supply of salt.
Optimally cared for plants bear plump orange berries, which
Master Coenhelm of Windfield et al calls Type B.

SmallPox Berry bushes prefer sunny locations. They are

always found in dry soil, although they have an immense need
for water. Since the plant immediately soaks up any water it
comes in contact with, it was long believed that it originally
came from a much drier area. However, more recent and
extensive experiments in the year of the second blue reign
suggest that the SmallPox Berry must indeed have come
from a mangrove forest-like environment, since the greater
part of the water ingested is released and the salinity of the
soil and water play a greater role in continued health of the
plant plays as the amount of water itself.
SmallPox Berry is almost never grown in the garden, as it
is neither particularly pretty nor overly useful, and in fact a
never-ending nuisance. If you still want to plant such a shrub,
the soil should first be loosened and mixed with sand.
Fertilizing with Sal Zincum is not mandatory but useful.
Above all, the planting needs plenty of sun and water. When
watering, care must be taken to ensure that the shrub is
adequately supplied, otherwise it can dry out neighboring beds.
In order to produce type B berries, the plant must be watered
with seawater or an appropriate fertilizer mixture. However,
the sea salt content must be exact, otherwise the plant can be
damaged or not deliver the desired yield. An addition of sulfur
increases the growth rate significantly, but can lead to
unstable to volatile plants.

From the SmallPox Berry collect the ripe berries. Since

these only ripen late in the year, most alchemists use stored
berries from the previous year, if at all. Normal Smallpox
berries are as inconspicuous in their effect as they are in
appearance. They are neither toxic nor overly medicinal.
However, the berries also have the water-pulling and drying
properties of this plant species. Because of this, smallpox
berries are sometimes used for blister ointments and the like.
Also of interest to marginal alchemists is the ability of
crushed berries to reduce an alchemical brew to a coarse powder
while retaining all the properties of the original substance.
However, this effect is not stable and depends heavily on the
ripeness and storage of the berries used. The properties of
type B berries have not yet been adequately tested.

SmallPox Berry plants can be used to draw and bind large

amounts of salt from the soil. These are also valuable for
other plants, so smaller amounts of shredded leaves can be
used as fertilizer. There have also been experiments using
such a shrub to purify specific salts. Sulfur, in particular, is
highly accumulated in the plant and can be extracted from it by
keeping fire away from such an enriched crop.

It is also theorized that the high absorbency of the root can

be extracted and transferred to an alchemical product to
enhance the potion's potency.
- Thyrape -
 Chimaera fanum venetum
The thyrape was bred and named by herbalists Ape
Algenhaar and Thyra Nei during the Festival of Dragons at
the end of the Silver One's second reign. Actually an attempt
to make the Twine of death growable resulted in something
completely different.

The basic idea was to use the elven blood herb root as a
grafting medium, as research on copper blood yielded very
promising results. The experiment was conducted at the power
place of the blue dragon camp, and so the magical background
radiation of this place, together with the magic-affine root of
the pad, is certainly the reason for the spontaneous
regeneration of the thyrape. On the other hand, it is
questionable whether a refinement of this kind is possible at
all without magical influence, since the dead vine and the elven
blood herb are fundamentally different.

Like the rootstock, the thyrape is a rather low shrub, but its
stems are woodier and gnarled than in this one. The root is
naturally the same taproot found in elf bloodweed. The foliage
is an unusual bluish tint that varies between blue-green and
deep blue, the latter being more common on the younger leaves.
The single leaf bears no resemblance to those of the parent
plants, it is entire and neither fingered nor toothed. The
flower, on the other hand, is very similar to that of the dead
vine, albeit larger and more impressive. The five petals are
purple in color. The thyrape forms purple berries as fruits,
which, like the flowers, resemble those of the dead vine but are
significantly larger.
Due to its origin, the thyrape is tied to magical places for its
growth. Whether wild growth can take place or whether the
berries can produce new plants is still completely unexplored.

Considering the goal of breeding, the thyrape must be rated as

a failure. The plant is not nearly as poisonous as the deadvine,
although it has a debilitating sap. However, this effect
appears to be tied to aspects of growing location and is
unlikely to prove usable in the future. More interesting is the
magical attraction of the plant, which was discovered by the
magicians of the Blue Circle, but its use has not yet been
sufficiently researched.
- Path Lanter Herb -
 Herba luminis
The Path Lanter herb is a rather low herb that reaches a
maximum height of two cubits. However, most specimens only
grow to a height of half a cubit. The angular stalk is erect and
hardly branched. It is covered with ovate leaves, the edge of
which is notched like a nettle.

At its top it bears a cluster of bright yellow flowers. Each

flower consists of an umbrella-like upper petal and three small
petals enclosing a white throat. The lower petals are covered
with a fine dust, which glows when it gets dark and has given
the plant its name.

The actual roots of the path lamp are fine and richly branched,
but the herb forms strong lateral runners.

Pathlight Herb grows in sheltered and shady places,

especially in forests. It thrives best in open spaces, such as
clearings, aisles or roadsides. This plant usually grows on
dry and poor soil.

Pathlight herb can also be planted in the garden. Plants need

protection from rain and direct sun, so a canopy is essential
for successful cultivation.
Path Lantern herb is watered only a little and in any case
only at the root. Under no circumstances should any form of
liquid get on the flowers, as they rot quickly. The crop is
fertilized with a mixture of 3 parts ash and 1 part aurum
powder, spreading the fertilizer over the moist soil after
watering. Path Lanters Herbs are best propagated by
division, but cuttings or seeds can also be successful.

The open flowers are harvested for their pollen. You always
cut off the whole flower so as not to damage the rest of the
plant when extracting the coveted dust. Care and caution is
required when harvesting as the dust can cause shortness of
breath if inhaled or swallowed.

It also clouds the pupil and paralyzes eye movement when it

gets into the visual organs. In such a case, the affected eye
must be washed out with water immediately. Compresses with
an infusion of the flower heads of the cumin flower help
against the cloudiness.

Preparations made from path lamp dust are used against

many eye diseases and also against poisons that affect the
eye. In addition, the fascinating luminosity of the dust can be
used to obtain lapis luminorum.
 Rare and
Mystical Herbs
Zahlreiche Kräuter widersetzen sich hartnäckig der Kunst der
Herbalisten. Sie alle lassen sich nicht im Garten kultivieren.

Viele von ihnen sind selten und gefährlich, andere sind gar
mit Magie durchdrungen oder stammen gänzlich von jenseits
des Schleiers. Alle diese Pflanzen stellen interessante
Forschungsobjekte für die Meister unserer Kunst dar, denn
bei diesen gibt es noch zahlreiche Geheimnisse zu ergründen.
- Eon’s Watch -
 Vigil aetatis
This plant was called Eon's Watch by its discoverers,
although it is sometimes also referred to as Dragon's Bite or,
jokingly, Fallwurm due to its special quirks. It resembles a
stinging nettle with oversized and deep dark green leaves,
which can sometimes appear almost black. The plants grow to
waist height, their roots are deep and they have creeping
lateral stolons below the surface, so that the Aeon Watch is
usually found in dense clumps.

It only thrives on the ancient sanctuaries and sacred sites of

the green dragon and is accordingly rare. It seems that the
plants were planted to protect these places. But since they are
never to be found beyond those places, one can assume that
they are bound to the power of the sacred ground. Stands are
usually surrounded by bleached bones, a testament to the
considerable toxicity of this plant and a warning to the
observant wanderer. It is quite possible that the plants feed
on the remains of their victims.

Due to the very special location conditions, the Aeon's Watch

cannot be found in the Gardens of the Dragonlands with one
single exception: in the Eternal Garden of the Green Camp, a
nest can be found under the influence of the Tree of Life,
which was salvaged from the forest and moved there.
Supposedly, at the end of the third rule of the green, a dryad
brought an offshoot to the blue camp. However, it must have
been a dying and therefore low-poison branch, because the
touch of the Aeon's Watch is deadly for those nature spirits
as well.

In addition, it is unlikely that a plant so connected to the

green could thrive without its blessings.

The plant is extremely poisonous to the touch, making any

handling of it extremely dangerous. There is no known
protective equipment that can completely protect against the
poison. Fleeting contact with the Aeon's Watch causes
intense pain and a weakness that will quickly bring even the
strongest to their knees. The simple hiker, on the other hand,
usually collapses after a few moments and simply falls over
on the spot, which has earned her the nickname "fallroot".
However, severe poisoning causes complete delirium,
unconsciousness, and eventual death.

No natural antidote is known at this time, only an exceedingly

potent poisonous spell cast by a truly skilled master of the
arcane arts may save the unfortunate.

Due to the deadly danger that plants pose, no alchemist has

dared to experiment with them - unquestionably promising -
and survived them.
- Astral Onion -
 Bulbus obscurus
The Astral Onion is a rare and highly magical growth. A
few broad leaves, whose veins form a dense network, emerge
from the bulb, which is hidden just below the surface. In
addition, the plant often has several spherical inflorescences
that resemble those of the thistle. The whole plant is
colorless and so appears to the discerning observer as a
glossy or glittery white.

The astral onion is a world wanderer, not entirely at home

either here or there. Simply put, the plant is rooted in the real
world but is not visible in it. Rather, it can only be seen with
astral vision or with specially calibrated crystal glasses.

Because of its unusual nature, this plant is as coveted as it is

rare. It only grows in magical places where the veil is thin.

So far, propagation in the garden has not been successful, but

you can get a found onion in the garden with some effort. For
this it is necessary to magically charge the earth, for which
certain crushed crystals and gold dust are used. Of course, this
is quite expensive, so that the wild harvest is usually
preferred.
Astral Onions are mainly used in higher alchemy and
alchemy. A suitably experienced master should be able to use
this plant to produce preparations that enable the eye or even
the spirit to penetrate the veil between the worlds.
- Blood Tear -
 Lacrima sanguineus
The Blood Tear is a very rare plant. The leaves are stalked,
broad and oval. They arise directly from the ground and are of
a dark, shiny metallic colour. The flowers are also long-
stalked. They have a single silver petal coiled into a calyx
enclosing a crimson spadix.

The flower gives off an unpleasant smell of decay, which at

best attracts carrion flies. Plant has an extensive rootstock
resembling long underground tendrils from which short,
strong roots sprout.

Tears of blood only grow in places where death has saturated

the ground with its presence. They take root in the bodies of
the nearby dead, sucking the cold blood out of their veins. As
a result, it is almost impossible to transplant this plant or to
cultivate it in a targeted manner.

Plucking the blood tear is pointless and potentially

dangerous. On the one hand, it crumbles into dust within
seconds if it is damaged, on the other hand, this plant is said
to be very dear to the inhabitants of the realm of the dead, and
it has always been unwise to anger these beings.
However, hard blood-red chunks can sometimes be found on
the ground under the plants. These are secreted as a mixture of
blood, plant sap and pollen by the cob in the flower, from
where they fall to the ground like tears and harden there.
They are highly toxic to most insects, except for a few hardy
hematophages that provide pollination for this plant.
- Chaos Flower -
 Laetitia filiae
The so-called Chaos Flower is one of the stranger objects in
this book, less for its properties than for its formation.

We only know the flower of the chaos flower, which, like the
anger berry and the tear of blood, has only one petal. This is
white in its basic color and forms an asymmetrical funnel
whose throat is colored deep violet. The petal has a tip or tip
that slopes slightly downward. It encloses a short white
bulb. Whether this plant has leaves or roots at all is
unknown due to its origin.

What is special about the chaos flower is that it was not

created by the will of the dragons or bred by their followers.
She was magically created from three common flowers. The
type and nature of the starting material is not known at this
time, and the exact process can only be speculated about.
Nonetheless, the Chaos Flower is an interesting example of
the marriage of alchemy and magic, opening the magical art
known as Chimaerology to herbalistic use.

From an alchemical point of view, however, the Chaos

Flower is completely irrelevant. It is merely an ornamental
plant, created for the delight of the Daughter of Shift and
occasionally given by her at honors and in the opening ritual
of the Festival of Dragons.
- Dragon’s Wrath -
 Ira draconis
Dragon’s Wrath is an extremely rare plant. Thought to be
extinct for several generations, a few specimens have recently
been recovered from deep in the forest.

The plant has long, fern-like leaves that seem to grow

straight out of the ground. A single bud forms at the tip of
each frond, producing a magnificent orchid-like bloom in
summer. Both flower and leaves are flaming in color.

The roots are segmented in a way that makes it almost

impossible to extract them completely from the ground, as
they tear off very easily at the segments mentioned. In
addition, they reach unusually deep into the earth and are
hardly branched.

One can only speculate about the site conditions. The plant
was found in a relatively dry spot in the forest. Attempts in
the Gardens of the Dragonlands have not yet been made, but a
partially shaded location seems advisable. Due to its rare
nature, fertilization should probably be done with gold.
Dragon's Wrath is dangerous to harvest and handle. Contact
with the leaves has been reported to cause severe burns. This
is supposed to be heat damage and not the usual chemical
burns.

Nothing is known about the plant's actual usefulness, but

legends about certain highly magical potions mention it, so it
can be speculated that it might be an extremely magically
charged plant, or that it has a binding or stabilizing effect.
- Feeding loop -
 Carnivora tentaculata
The Feeding loop is a very strange growth. The only known
specimen, affectionately dubbed Okki by its owners, appears
as a tangle of green tendrils with purple, mouth-like leaves
growing at the ends, resembling those of a flytrap. Other
tendrils end in an eye-like organ that does appear to be capable
of functional perception. Nothing is known about the roots,
except that they must be as mobile as the tendrils. However,
since this plant does not necessarily have to take up its
nourishment via the roots, it may well be that it does not have
any roots and instead has transformed some tendrils in such a
way that they primarily serve as anchors.

The specimen described is still relatively young and is just an

arm's length. However, it is said to be able to reach a size of
over one meter if it is fed sufficiently.

The feeding sling has at least a rudimentary consciousness.

Since the tendrils and possibly also the roots are fully mobile
and it seems to be capable of sensory perception, the plant
looks for its own optimal location and changes it if necessary.
As a result, no statement can be made about natural site
conditions. In addition, the origin of the plant is unknown.
The crystalline seed from which it emerged was a personal
gift from the emissary to one of her herbalists, but where it
originally came from is anyone's guess.
Wie schon angedeutet ist die Freßschlinge für ihre
Ernährung nicht auf Wurzeln angewiesen. Sie ist ein nahezu
obligater Carnivore und macht keinen Unterschied zwischen
frischem und verarbeitetem Fleisch. Empirisch bestätigt
wurde dies durch Experimente mit Wurst und Fingern. Da
die Pflanze mobil ist neigt sie dazu, sich zu attraktiven
Nahrungsquellen oder fütterungswilligen Wesen bewegen.
Das Gerücht daß sie eine Vorliebe für Anhänger des grünen
Drachen habe kann allerdings als Mythos abgetan werden, der
entstanden ist, da sie ihren gewählten Standort vehement
gegen Beschädigung verteidigt.

Bisher gibt es keinen bekannten alchemistischen Nutzen für

diese Pflanze. Entsprechende Forschungen werden
vermutlich auch ausbleiben, da es mit Sicherheit keine gute
Idee ist, die Sendbotin, die von ihr beschenkten Herbalisten
und Okki zu verärgern.
- Freya’s Lily -
 Freya potentia
The Freya’s Lily was named by and after its discoverer. It is
an approximately knee-high herbaceous plant. It has a strong
stem covered with long, sword-shaped leaves and several large
flowers. The flowers are rich pink in color and form a deep
calyx of five petals. It emits a subtle, grassy scent and tends
to be open during the day. At the present time one can only
speculate about the fruits and roots, as only one specimen was
recovered from the forest.

The Freya’s Lily grows in loose forests with little

undergrowth. The only specimen known so far was found on
Potentia, the island of the black dragon. Since the forests of
this island are, for obvious reasons, criss-crossed by strong
leylines thickly overgrown with elven bloodweed, a
dependency of this plant on a potent natural magical matrix
can be posited as probable.

There is no well-founded experience of cultivation options.

However, similarities in the requirements for location and care
with elf bloodweed are very likely. Under certain
circumstances, a truly ambitious and magically gifted master
herbalist could associate this plant with the astral bulb, if he
manages to recover a complete plant.
The lily is surprisingly harmless to handle. An alcoholic
extract can be obtained from the flower without much effort,
which accelerates the blood flow. As a result, some practical
experiments showed that this plant can act as an accelerator
for conventional

alchemical products can be used. However, there is the

unfortunate side effect here that the effect goes hand in hand
with a thinning of the blood, so that physical injuries can
occur shortly after taking the improved

Potions bleed more than usual. The exact duration of the side
effect has not yet been sufficiently investigated. Further
research is also pending on compatibility and combinability
with many of the more common Dragonland herbs.
- Hunter’s Herb -
 Venator paludis
Also known as blue-yellow death, hunter’s herb is a plant
endemic to the Isle of Green. It was discovered by master
Felix Vierauge and introduced to the alchemy faculty.

The plant grows like a bush. Older plants can grow up to a

cubit in height. The leaves are delicate and narrow. They
stand in a wide fan around the flower. The whole plant is
covered with a fine down. The flowers are strikingly blue and
yellow in color. The roots grow shallow below the surface and
barely reach deep. They are relatively fine and fibrous.

The natural habitat of this plant is swampy forests,

preferring the fringes of wetlands. In addition, not enough is
known about site conditions to permit effective cultivation.
Current research assumes a symbiotic relationship with still
unknown and probably very resistant native insects, whose
presence is absolutely necessary for the propagation of
hunter's weed.
Hunter’s Herb is extremely defensive and poisonous, as one
would expect from a plant from the Isle of Green. It has a
sticky secretion that escapes or exhales with the slightest
touch and spreads over the downy surface of the plant. Due to
the overall funnel-shaped structure of the plant, it tends to
move towards the flower and accumulate there. Contact with
the poisonous secretion numbs the affected area. However, if
the poison enters the body, it causes severe shortness of
breath, bleeding in the brain and ultimately death.

As its name suggests, the venom is used as an arrow poison

for hunting by herbalists of the Green Dragon. When
harvesting, the use of protective equipment is strongly
recommended. In addition, the application is extremely simple,
since the poison is already effective enough unprocessed.
Unfortunately, this potency is short-lived and begins to wear
off quickly once it leaves the plant. It is currently not
possible to transport either the poison or the harvested plant
with reliable potency. For this reason, current alchemical
research seeks to increase the durability of the poison rather
than potentiate its potency.
- Empress Flower -
 Rosa phaedana alba
The empress flower is an ancient plant and certainly unique in
the Second World. The seeds of this plant were bestowed in
friendship and trust upon the White Dragon Champion by
the Qu'Ani, the chosen people of the Empress of Worldguard,
and planted by them in the First Dragon World. Now, from
time immemorial, it thrives in the garden of the White Camp.

This plant is a pure white flowering rose. The leaves are dark
green, pinnate and have a slightly serrated edge. The stem is
woody and covered with thorns. The whole shrub is a little
over three cubits high, bushy and dense.

This plant is no longer found in the wild. It may be another

variety from the garden of the Empress of Worldguard, who
particularly valued roses. However, from the one surviving
specimen we know that it must be incredibly resilient, having
endured so long without care and also surviving the re-creation
of the Second Dragon World from the fragments of the
First World. Nonetheless, we can posit that she is growing
very slowly as she is not overly tall for her age. Propagation
is therefore more than unlikely for the near future, since
cuttings will also have this property and could not be brought
to root formation without years of care, and since the
formation of germinable seeds usually requires a population of
healthy size.
In addition, it is known that the cultivation was extremely
complicated. Thus, seeds received by the White Dragon
Champion first had to be imbued with all aspects of life and
all dragon paths in order to germinate. The site had to meet a
variety of criteria, including bright but no direct sun, moderate
but persistent moisture, fertile, and safe. Also, all the seeds
were planted at once, possibly in the hope that at least one
would germinate.

First tests with this plant showed a potential use in medicine

and spagyrics, although the exact potential cannot yet be fully
assessed. One theory states that in order to benefit from the
healing properties of the Empress Flower one must have a
deep faith in the Empress and the Way of the White Dragon.
However, this can neither be confirmed nor disproved at the
present time, as it has only been tested on White Dragon
Champion so far.
- Crystal Flower -
 Nymphaea crystallinus
The crystal flower is an extremely enigmatic plant. Very
little is known about them and most of them are theories.
Apparently, this plant flowers only very rarely, so that you
will not see any flowers for many years.

At these times it appears as an inconspicuous leaf rosette

with elongated, strongly notched leaves. At flowering the
leaves disappear and a pure white rosette flower of
considerable size grows in their place. A crystal pearl forms
in this flower, to which the plant owes its name.

Nothing is known about the root system of the plant. But it

is probably a tuber or turnip, because both the flower and the
crystal pearl grow back in a few hours when they are removed,
so that a storage organ is obvious.

The plant was found in the depths of the forest among moss-
covered stones. It can be assumed that the plant loves shade
and water, in addition to a certain magical background current.

Since the plant will die if removed from its location, no way
has been found to grow it in a garden.

The crystals of the plant were coveted by the avatars of

dragons when they last bloomed. Why this was the case is
still a mystery to this day. While the crystals have a latent
magical signature, no way has yet been found to harness it,
alchemically or in any other way.
- Munkel Tree -
 Arbor famarum
The is a native plant of the festival island. However, after the
residents of the Munkelheim colony on the island of the red
dragon discovered the tree and its special properties at the
dragon festival, they brought a sapling to their homeland at
his request.

The original Munkel Tree was introduced to the guild at the

Dragon Festival at the end of the Second Black Reign. At
that time it was a man-high growth. By the end of the Gray
Dragon's second reign, however, only a sapling about two
cubits tall could be seen in Red Camp's Munkel Alley, as the
island's unpredictable weather had killed off the original plant.
However, since the seedling on the Isle of the Red quickly
grew to the size of its mother plant, it can be expected that the
Festival Island will soon have a full-grown Munkel Tree
again. The trunk of all known specimens is relatively thin.
The bark is smooth and has alternating light and dark bands,
making it very similar to a birch. The tree has strongly
branched branches, which bear relatively little foliage in
summer. The leaves are small and almond-shaped. The roots
go to great depths. The fruits, if you want to call them that,
are most comparable to wooden tablets and have a drawing
that actually forms letters and words. However, very thin
fruits have also been seen, resembling a strip of parchment.
Only a mature tree produces these fruits.
Relatively little information is available to the guild about the
tree's natural location. The Munkelheimers found out that the
tree prefers a water-loving or at least not too dry location and
therefore created a pond or moat around it.

In addition, the seedling mentioned above appeared to suffer

severely from the summer heat, suggesting that it is adapted
to a cooler climate. He also proves that the tree can be
cultivated and is not, like the tree of life, a one-off growth.
Overall, however, no statement can be made about the relative
rarity of Munkel trees in the dragon lands. However, it must
be noted at this point that although the tree readily produces
saplings and these are often successfully brought to root, the
special fruits of the Munkel tree have so far only been
produced by the specimens under the care of the
Munkelheimers.

The Munkel tree is named after the special properties of its

fruit. These have words on their surface that spread rumors
around the world. The Munkelheimer call these rumors
Munkeleien. While some of these are difficult to decipher or
interpret, they are generally believed to be true. In the past,
the tree was rumored to be watered with alchemical potions of
truth for better hit rate and clarity, but this can be dismissed
as an unfounded misstatement.
The question of how the tree produces the rumors has not yet
been finally clarified. The tree is not magical per se, so the
most common hypothesis is that the Munkel Tree has an
active consciousness and telepathically reads the feelings of
higher beings. It is not known whether the deep-reaching and
widely branched root network is of particular importance, but
it is likely. It may also be that the tree develops a deeper
relationship to a particular greeting from individuals and
without it produces no gossip. As a result of this hypothesis,
the question was raised as to whether Munkel trees can also be
found in other places, but these do not produce any rumors,
since there are no thinking creatures nearby with which the
plant can establish a connection.

Finally, it should be noted that the Munkelheimers regard

their trees as sacred and consider themselves chosen by them,
since he revealed to them his ability to rumor before anyone
else. Guests of the Red Camp and the Colony are forbidden
from harvesting the fruit, and of course damaging the tree is
an unforgivable crime.

The exact wording of the relevant law reads:

"Don't nail the Munkel Tree".

- Phaedanarose -
 Rosa phaedana gloriosa
The Phaedana Rose is a breeding rose from the Imperial
Gardens of Worldguard. With good care, such a rose bush
can grow up to shoulder height. The leaves are dark green,
pinnate and have a slightly serrated edge. The stem is woody
and has only a few thorns. The flower is bright yellow and
filled with blue.

In addition to unusable, purely yellow-flowered wildlings,

some cultivated roses that have gone wild have also been
found, but the Phaedana rose is generally almost impossible
to find outside of gardens.

The care is extremely complicated, so that in the imperial

gardens several gardeners are responsible for the care of these
plants. Propagation outside of Weltenwacht has not yet been
successful, since of course no rose bushes are passed on and
the gardeners do not reveal the rootstock on which they
planted the hybrid tea.

However, the special properties of this rose are only fully

apparent in grafted specimens, so that sowing as a means of
propagation is also ruled out. In any case, the base seems to
be a magically active plant as well, because the imperial roses
suck magical energy from the entire environment.
However, this effect dissipates immediately after harvest,
regardless of whether only parts are harvested or the whole
plant with roots. Apparently the effect depends very much on
the connection with the earthly matrix.

In the past there has been much research into the use of this
rose in anti-magical or banishing preparations. However, since
World Watch was razed by the Lorkans and the Imperial
Gardens also fell victim to the fire, the cultivated form can be
considered extinct. One last dying specimen, spoils of war by
Copper's followers in the reconquest, ended up in the hands of
an herbalist who heeded the Black's call. She managed to take
the essence of the rose with her to the second dragon world
and bind it into another rose. Unfortunately, the mundane rose
did not survive this process, and so the only phaedana rose in
the second world exists only as a dried oddity. In addition,
her essence seems bound to that of her savior, only revealing
rudiments of her power in her presence.
- Rose of the Creation -
 Rosa primigenia
The Rose of Creation is a plant of considerable mystical
importance.

At first glance, the plant appears as an ordinary rose bush.

Trunk, leaves and root system do not show any special
features. Only the flower is brilliantly pure white and has an
inner glow that sets this rose above all others.

It is not known if and where this plant occurs in the wild. It

is said that the path of the green and the path of the silver
unite in the rose of creation. Accordingly, the champions of
these dragons claim the rose, with those of the silver
prevailing at the present time. A seed was germinated in the
Garden of the Silver Lair in the Second World, following a
set of ancestral instructions. Naturally, light and purity
played a special role.

There are many legends surrounding the Rose of Creation.

First of all, she is said to be the original rose and also the
first flower to bloom in the First World. It should be noted
here that the specimen planted at the end of the Third Reign
of Black in the Second World has a double flower, which is a
characteristic of cultivated roses and not usually found in wild
roses. We must therefore assume that the rose of creation, at
least the young specimen, is the result of long cultivation and
no longer has much in common with that mythical first
flower.
It is also known from earlier First World ages that this
rose played an important role in a coronation ritual of a certain
race of elves.

Whether the Rose of Creation has any alchemical use is not

known. There are some promising theories floating around,
but whether these can be tested depends on the rose's ability to
survive in the Second World and, of course, on the consent
and blessing of the Silver Dragon Avatar and his
champions.
- Sleeping Rose -
 Rosa somniferum
The sleeping rose is one of those wonders of old that are now
extinct. Relatively little is known about this plant. It is a
type of climbing rose with the usual thorns, woody stem and
pinnate leaves, which are however very dark green. The
flower is double and dark red. There is no reliable information
about the roots.

This species of rose is very rarely found in the forests of the

first world, where they take root under large trees. They seem
to prefer a kind of symbiosis with embers. This is a real
annoyance, as Emberwood is very popular with blacksmiths
and alchemists because of its hot-burning resin and is
absolutely irreplaceable in the smelting of certain ores. It may
well be that the sleeping rose is just one of those plants that
depend on the effects of heat to germinate their seeds and
therefore prefers to grow near the ember tree, which tends to
small spontaneous self-immolations, especially in midsummer.

So far nobody is known who would have tried to grow this

plant in his garden. Nevertheless, the complicated site
conditions and the double flower suggest that it is a feral
breeding rose. However, who and for what purpose bred them
lies hidden in the mists of history. What is certain, however,
is that the sleeping rose is extremely defensive.
Anyone approaching her without proper protection will fall
into a deep sleep until he is rescued from the blooms' sphere of
influence. The effect appears to be triggered by the scent of
the plant and can be contained with appropriate vessels, while
gloves and a moistened surgical mask are essential for
harvesting. Whether it is a magical phenomenon has never
been satisfactorily clarified.
- ShonaEldéen -
 Prima chrysea
The ShonaEldéen plant is the first flower discovered on the
Golden Isle in the Dragonlands. It was named after the
discoverer and current owner, at least until an older name is
found in the first world or among hypothetical natives of the
island.

The flower resembles a lily with six orange-red petals and

some white threads in the middle. The plant grows low so
that the stem is shorter than the diameter of the flower. A few
long and narrow leaves arise at the base of the flower stalks.
The roots are fine and spread shallowly under the ground, but
are relatively extensive.

Since the plant was found on the beach on the as yet unnamed
Island of the Golden, we can assume that it has some
tolerance to salt water. It can also be assumed that it gets
along with loose, water-permeable and poor soil and is
relatively frugal. In addition, the island has not yet been
adequately explored and no reliable statements can be made
about other site conditions.
Should the island in the second world resemble the island of
the golden in the first world, Osaria, then hot desert climates
are to be expected and the ShonaEldéen may thrive
particularly well in bright locations directly under the glowing
eye of the golden.

Since only one specimen is available, no research has yet been

carried out into its possible alchemical uses. So until more
specimens are recovered, the ShonaEldéen remains a pretty
curiosity in the garden of the golden lair.
- Siren Lotus -
 Azura maritima
The Siren Lotus appears to be related or even a variant of the
sea lily. Like these, the siren lotus forms a flower under water,
which is significantly larger and blue in color. In this case,
too, the flower is multi-petaled, but the inner petals are more
squat, giving it the shape of a water lily rather than a thistle.

In the case of the siren lotus, the sepals that form the bud
also remain after the plant has blossomed, so that the blue
blossom sits in a green wreath. In addition, relatively little is
known about the appearance of the plant. The long stalk
suggests that it occurs in sluggish waters, while the high
stability of the same testifies to the stresses of its submarine
habitat.

In fact, the siren lotus occurs in the clear depths of the sea
around the dragon lands, but particularly near the Isle of the
Blue. It prefers crevices in rocks and reefs that are protected
from strong currents. At flowering, however, the stalk can
extend quite a bit beyond the sheltered spot to release the
seeds into the current. Because of this difficult-to-reach
location, only aquatic creatures and highly skilled divers can
harvest the siren lotus from the depths of the sea.

Since these usually only bring the flower to the surface, no

satisfactory information can be given about the leaf and root
system. Descriptions vary from close resemblance to the sea
lily to thin and filamentous leaves resembling algae or
seaweed.
There are currently no known alchemical uses for the siren
lotus. It is said that it is used by the merfolk as an ornament
and as a gift at the bride show. It has not been proven,
however, whether an attractive effect can be derived from this,
as the sea lily has on aquatic life. The siren lotus is
traditionally used by divers and seafarers as a sign of courage
and energy.
- Sunshine -
 Splendor solaris
The Sunshine is also simply called gold herb by simple
minds. A First World description calls it a plant whose
exterior gleams like pure gold in the sun, which is most apt.
The entire surface of the plant is covered with fine golden
scales.

Otherwise, this herb is rather small and inconspicuous. It

hardly grows to half a cubit high, and the shoot is often
branched. The numerous leaves are small, narrow and
lanceolate in shape. The roots are long and deep and just as
branched as the shoot. A flowering of this plant has not yet
been observed.

Sunshine does not occur naturally on the Festival Island. A

specimen, owned by the alchemy faculty during the Black's
third reign, was imported by a traveling merchant who swore
the plant came from one of the remaining Dragon Islands,
presumably that of the Golden. However, since this statement
could not be reliably verified, it must be treated as a rumor for
the time being. On the other hand, the above First World
description is at least a hint that it is a plant of the
Dragonlands.

A bright and sunny location in the garden has proven itself.

The soil should be loose and rich in humus. The sunshine
needs relatively little water, but should not dry out. Whether
fertilization with solar gold has a positive influence on
growth has not yet been conclusively determined.
The scales of the Sunshine detach very easily from the
surface of the plant. They are slightly sticky and stick to
most objects and living beings that come into contact with
them. It is therefore advisable to wear robust and washable
clothing and gloves when handling the plant.

At present, the only known use of this plant is to use the

scales as a source of pigment. Properly processed, a powerful
golden dye can be extracted from them. However, whether this
actually contains gold, as well as other possible uses of the
plant, has not yet been sufficiently researched.
- Spiral Leaf -
Spiraliterfolium olientum
The Spiral Leaf is a low-growing plant and would be
considered inconspicuous if it weren't for its extremely
unusual leaf shape. These are of a deep dark green color, so
that they might be mistaken for almost black, and are very
long and narrow, much like grass. However, as the name
suggests, the leaves curl up in a spiral towards the leaf end,
giving the plant a short, compact appearance, reaching just
half a span in height, although it would be significantly taller
with the leaves outspread. The leaves are in a basal rosette
with the inflorescence hidden in the middle. The flowers are
small and have four bright red petals surrounding a golden
yellow pistil. The roots are inconspicuous, but branched and
fine enough to dig into solid and poor soil.

Spiralleaf hails from the Isle of Eternal Change. It seems

to prefer barren and rocky soils. The usual locations are also
rather dry.

The plants are usually solitary and are not found in groups.
The natural time for budding and growth is early spring,
although late frosts and snowfall don't seem to bother the
spiral leaf. It has not yet been finally clarified when the usual
main flowering time is, but the first flowers can be found
relatively soon after budding.
There is still no knowledge about the cultivation of this herb
in the garden, as attempts of this kind have not yet been made.
However, it is also not yet known exactly how this plant
reproduces and spreads, so that experiments in this area will
most likely be complex to extremely difficult.

The spiral leaf exudes a scent that is pleasant to most

humanoids and can be described as fresh and lemony. Insects
of all kinds, especially carnivorous and haematophagous
insects, are scared off by this scent and avoid the plants.

In addition, the plant is slightly toxic when ingested orally.

Poisoning is manifested by a slight paralysis of the tongue,
which is said to feel similar to limbs that have gone to sleep,
and states of anxiety, usually of a kakorrhaphiaphobic nature.
- Star Cup -
 Pisum argentarium liliaflorum

The star cup is a very pretty and handsome plant. The overall
growth is relatively squat and the plant seldom exceeds half a
cubit in height. The leaves are long, lanceolate in shape and
attached directly to the stem. The buds, flowers and pods are
in the leaf axils, with all three stages often being found on one
plant.

In this case, the pods are found between the older leaves,
while buds are found higher up and buds towards the top. The
eponymous flower has six petals and is cup-shaped. It is
almost pure white in color with a few dark speckles on the
inside of the calyx. Buds and pods are rich green and usually
darker than the leaves. Inside the pods are round seeds, which
are silvery in color when ripe. The roots are fine, but widely
branched. The surface of the roots is irregularly covered with
small knots or tubers.

Since the plant has never been found in the wild and the guild
does not know how and where it came from in the Garden of
the Silver Lair, one can only speculate about the natural
locations and site conditions. The garden in question is
extremely light and poor in shadows, so it can be assumed
that the star cup has a high affinity for light. Investigations
on preferred soil properties and possible fertilization are
carried out in good time using the seeds obtained.
Whether this plant has any alchemical value is currently
unknown. Rumor has it that the star chalice symbolizes
special purity, but whether it also has cleansing properties
has not yet been researched. Likewise, no one knows for sure
whether the Green Dragon Avatar's desire to see this plant
in his garden stems from a pure passion for collecting or
follows from an ulterior motive that would indicate a healing
or even poisonous effect. Further statements can only be
made when more copies are available.
- Dead Flower -
 Herba nigra
This is an exotic plant that originally comes from the realm
of the dead and is therefore sometimes also called the flower of
the dead. It was brought into this world via the message of
the hereafter. The whole plant is black-purple in color. The
leaves are slightly notched, the stem is somewhat angular.
The roots are finely branched. The flower has many rays and
is jet black with white spots and a white base.

This herb occasionally pops up spontaneously in gardens.

There doesn't seem to be any special site conditions either.
Nobody has succeeded in cultivating this plant in a targeted
manner. Once established, it thrives magnificently and also
flowers, but no one alive has seen fruit or used another type of
propagation successfully. Thus, this plant remains more of a
curiosity than a serious herb.

The sap of the dead flower is deep blue in color. It contains a

high concentration of cobaltum, also known as leprechaun
silver. This makes the juice of the herb very poisonous on the
one hand, but on the other hand this substance is a valuable
ingredient for wolfsbane potions. Further research indicates
that other unnatural states and possessions can also be treated
with it.
Another approach, the production of a remedy that is
supposed to be able to restore the heartbeat and breathing of a
being who has just died, seems highly improbable.

Nothing speaks for such an effect of cobalt or dead flower,

only the unusual origin, which inspires the imagination.
- Twine of death-
 Hedera mortis
The Twine of death is a parasitic plant that parasitizes on
deciduous trees and strong shrubs. It is an ivy-like vine with
dark green ribbed leaves. There are no roots in the ground, but
there are roots that the vine has dug into its host.

The flowers are inconspicuous beyond recognition, the fruits

are tiny green berries. Flowering occurs late in the year, the
berries ripen just before winter.

Deadvine only grows wild in shady places, especially in

forests. It is usually found at about a man's height. A piece
should always be left when collecting, as this plant is almost
impossible to grow in the garden, but will grow back very
quickly from leftover pieces.

The difficulties in cultivation are manifold. On the one hand,

of course, it is difficult to create the right conditions for
growth, since a suitable host tree in a shady location would
have to be used. On the other hand, the berries are eaten by
birds in the forests and thus spread. The seeds appear to
depend on decomposition within the bird and the same
droppings as fertilizer, a circumstance that would be difficult
to bring about artificially.

The Twine of death is very poisonous. The plant has a

slightly sticky sap that covers its surface and has a subtle
scent of almonds.
The poison can be absorbed through the skin and causes
painful chemical burns there. If it gets on the mucous
membranes or even in the body, weakness and severe
shortness of breath occur in a very short time, which can lead
to death.

If you survive such poisoning, the weakness disappears very

slowly. Weakened constitution and stamina and feelings of
physical heaviness can last for weeks. It is therefore
advisable to wear at least robust gloves when harvesting.

If you remove the toxic components from the plant sap, you
get a coveted ingredient for antidotes.
- Chaos Herb-
 Convertantur herba
The gannet is a low and inconspicuous plant. It barely gets
half a span high. The broadly lanceolate leaves are in a basal
rosette. The roots are very fine and highly branched, but do
not penetrate very deeply into the soil. The flower is just as
basal as the leaves and forms an elongated funnel. It is
orange in color and has a pattern of greenish dots. Although
the plant is apparently not carnivorous, all kinds of insects
get lost in these cups and only find their way to freedom again
after some time.

The Wanderweed was discovered on the island of the

Dragonlands claimed by the Champion of Eternal Change.
The natural location is the shady undergrowth of the
primeval mixed forests there. In addition, there do not appear
to be any obligatory preferences, as the plant thrives on dry
as well as rocky or moist soils, the latter usually being less
heavily populated. On the other hand, the area surrounding the
breeding heaps of the large endemic insectoids of that island
is particularly densely overgrown.

Attempts to relocate the plant have so far failed. The lantana

dies after digging up in a very short time. It is conceivable
that a kind of symbiotic bond exists in the presence of the
insectoids already mentioned. However, it is not known what
quality these creatures need for them to thrive, but it is certain
that they cannot be found in the soil, since cultivation in the
island's own substrate was also unsuccessful.
The Chaos Herb is quite poisonous in its own way. Touching
the plant and, in very hot weather or when heated, inhaling the
scent triggers a specific delusion. The person concerned
thinks they are an insect, with the hallucination varying
greatly. Documented cases report kaleidoscopic perception,
affinity for flowering plants, a feeling of having extra limbs
or antennae, and a desire to pupate.

So far, however, it has not been possible to bind this effect

alchemically in any form, since the effect only occurs with
absolutely fresh material and quickly dissipates after
harvesting. Research is still being done in this area, as well as
in cultivation and the treatment of poisoning.
- Water Snake-
 Laqueus aquaticus
The Water Snake is a carnivorous plant. However, it does
not have a sticky coating like the sundew or catching leaves
like the flytrap. Instead, most of the leaves are extended into
long, narrow and extremely tear-resistant tendrils which,
when they come into contact with prey, immediately and
completely entwine them and drag them into the water. A
secretion is secreted which, depending on the size of the prey,
completely liquefies it within a few hours.

In this way, the water gorger kills even larger prey such as
rats or rabbits. The tendrils are bluish in color so the plant is
well camouflaged in its natural habitat. The roots are long and
just as stable as the tendrils and lie just below and sometimes
even on the surface of the earth.

Water Ginger grows in all kinds of bodies of water. The type

and quality of the water doesn't seem to matter as long as the
tendrils are floating freely in the water. Sometimes the roots
can also be found on the bank. However, this seems to be the
case when a body of water has become smaller, because the
water gorger dies very quickly if its roots become too dry.

It is not advisable to grow this plant in the garden. Of

course, adventurous herbalists might feel that the risk is
worth the extra protection of their plants from bugs and
thieves.
It should be said to them that the easiest way to keep the
Water Snake is in a sufficiently large pond with clear water,
so that it is not populated too much by other aquatic plants.
Using this method, however, has not yet succeeded in
propagating.

It should also be noted that teasing the plant without

catching any useful prey can quickly lead to its death. It is
not possible to feed the plant with previously killed small
animals.

If you want to harvest or remove this plant, you should wear

protective clothing. The tendrils are surprisingly agile and
can also spring out of the water. The digestive secretion, in
combination with the constriction caused by the tendrils,
ensures that extremely unsightly and painful welts remain on
unprotected skin.

Water Snake is sometimes harvested specifically for that

very secretion, as it exhibits significant decomposing
properties on organic matter.
- Winter Veil -
 Polypodia hiemalis
Winter Veil is an otherworldly plant. It appears like a
delicate and filigree fern with slightly jagged individual leaves
and very fine roots. The whole plant is a frosty white color
and is always cool to the touch.

Winter Veil can only be found at the transitions to the

Otherworld and even there only when the winter fairies are
holding court. Under normal circumstances, this is during
winter, although these beings occasionally attain power when
the influence of ending and death prevails in the natural world,
as is the case under the rule of the black dragon.

Due to the special magical nature of this plant, it is unlikely

that it can ever be grown in a dragonland garden, as the
orderly aspect of such would be too detrimental to the wild
nature of a fairy plant.

In order to understand the effects of the Winter Veil, it is

necessary to grasp the relationship between our plane of
existence and the homeland of the fey.

The Otherworld and its inhabitants are mirror images of the

natural world, much like the Empyrean of Chaos. The
Otherworld is the source of the creative energies that keep the
natural cycle going, while the Empyrean is the source of
entropy. These two mirror images are intertwined with the
natural world and every thing and concept has a
representation in the mirror planes.
When one of these representations comes to our side of the
veil, our natural laws partially enforce it and it must take
physical form. Those born of the Otherworld appear sane and
natural, while those of the Empyrean are more prone to morbid
and distorted perversion.

The breath of winter now embodies end and death in the

natural cycle through the aspect of winter. As a result, its
presence casts an icy veil over the surrounding area, causing
other plants to freeze to death or go into hibernation. This
effect only affects plants as it appears to be specific to the
winter end of the plant cycle.

This allows the Veil of Winter to be harvested without direct

danger if the fairies allow it. However, while it is a living
plant in all other respects, it is important to keep it cool when
removing it from its original location, otherwise it may melt
like ice.

The effect of Winter Veil can be extracted and used

alchemically, albeit a long and complicated process.
Theoretically, a tincture obtained in this way could be used as
a herbicide, even if the result is by no means worth the
enormous effort.
- The Tree of Life -
 Axis mundi
Of the tree of life

This tree is a sanctuary of the green dragon. Although it is

of course not just any herb and is relatively unique, it is a
plant of the Dragonlands and is therefore the subject of this
book.

The tree symbolizes the power of life and the green one
decreed that it should exist forever. However, the black was
angry about this, since the guardian of the cycle had created
something that stood outside of the same. As a result, a bitter
and protracted struggle ensued between these two camps,
which ultimately led to the destruction of the original tree.
However, supporters of the green were able to save an
offshoot that is now growing in the rootstock of the original
tree, which is still intact. Black's followers, however, assert
that this new tree is part of the cycle and will eventually
perish as things go. But the time has not yet come, because
the new tree of life is still young and has not even reached its
full size.

The tree of life is a strangely mutable growth. Each year it

manifests itself in a different form, imitating other trees. A
tiny offshoot that was once a guest in the Alchemist's Guild
garden for a few hours bore some resemblance to boxwood,
while the tree in the green camp garden presented itself as a
maple, a chestnut, and a hazel in different years.
Offshoots planted elsewhere are immutable, suggesting that
only the original tree has its full potential. If the herbalists
are allowed to process parts of the tree in their potions, the
special blessing of the green dragon always resides in them.

There is an assumption that a tree of life was rescued from

the first dragon world and sprouted long ago on Stormwood,
the sacred mountain of green.

According to Dryad legend, the various Trees of Life found

in different lands, realms, and worlds are all offshoots of a
single mighty World Tree. This should completely fill out
its own sphere and pushes forward into other worlds with its
mighty roots. Depending on the native vegetation, a different
form of the tree of life develops there. It is said that the
blessings of the one World Tree reside in each of its
offspring and that each Tree of Life has a direct connection to
the World Tree.

Within the Dragonlands, however, there is only one true

Tree of Life. While some camps claim to have offshoots of
the Tree of Life, it is understandable that the true and unique
essence of this verdant sanctum can only reach its full and
mighty power in the camp of the Green Dragon. And so it is
true what the Green Avatar spoke: "There can be but one Tree
of Life."
Notwithstanding the apparent uniqueness of the Tree of Life
and the relative ineffectiveness of its offshoots, pro-greenists
have recently made extensive efforts to retrieve all of the tree's
scattered offshoots, diplomatic gifts like wildlings, and unite
them with the main shoot. As a reason can only the
mysterious wish of the avatar can be mentioned, everything
else is unknown.
 Mushrooms
Mushrooms and sponges are very strange plants. First of all,
it should be noted that these are not plants, since they lack the
classic structure, i.e. they have neither shoots, leaves, nor real
roots. They appear without a seed touching the earth. Some
scholars therefore even speak of spontaneous generation,
although it has now been proven that they secrete a fine dust
called spores, which serves to spread them.

They grow in rotten places, on spoiled or stinking earth, on

all that is dead, in rings around the dance floors of witches
and fairies, and also in those places where no sunbeam
penetrates.
Mushrooms are actually of little interest for our art. Of course,
many mushrooms contain highly potent active ingredients,
but these are unpredictable in their dosage. A common theory
is that fungi derive their toxicity from their location. For
this reason, mushrooms of the same type collected from
different places can have completely different effects.

To make matters worse, fungi are extremely difficult to

reproduce. Unlike plants, tilling the soil and planting young
plants or sowing seeds is not enough. In addition to
appropriate growth conditions, which are usually contrary to
the usual garden art, soil must be brought from a natural
location into the garden for a possible settlement. However,
mushroom growing is highly dependent on luck, and even the
best practices do not guarantee success.
- Blood Mushroom -
 Mucor sanguinarius
Blood mushrooms have the classic shape of a cap mushroom.
Depending on their age, they range in color from blood red to
reddish brown. The mushroom body can reach considerable
size, a hat diameter of a hand's breadth and a height of a span
are not uncommon.

Blood fungi grow on the blood of slain or butchered creatures.

The infested pool of blood, the fungus itself, and the soil
beneath infiltrated by the fungal web are massively hardened,
making harvesting or control extremely difficult. One could
now assume that it is therefore a rather common fungus, but
this is not the case.

Corresponding investigations have shown that this type of

mushroom is latently magical in its origin, but has no magical
properties as such. There are speculations that the mushroom
embodies the negative aspects of the red dragon. This theory
cannot be dismissed out of hand, as it has hitherto only
appeared when the country was saturated with the power of
the red.

Hardening has also been proven to be a kind of natural

magical shield that can be broken with powerful magic.

Blood fungi are extremely dangerous. Consuming the

mushrooms and especially inhaling its spores triggers
confusion, madness and raging anger, which makes it
impossible for those affected to distinguish between friend
and foe.
It is rumored that those poisoned this way will also bite,
which in turn triggers the symptoms. However, this has not
been confirmed. Other rumors say that so-called berserker
potions are said to have been made from the red juice of the
blood fungi before the rest of the stock could be destroyed. It
is to be hoped that the dragon lands will be spared from
further outbreaks.
- Euphorium -
 Boletus facie
The Euphorium is a whimsical mushroom to look at. Its hat
is pale red to pink in color, has numerous wrinkles and folds,
and is studded with an irregular pattern of black dots. Overall,
a humanoid grimace or grotesque can easily be interpreted into
this structure.

But it is definitely a fungus and not a rational being.

Euphorium parasitizes the roots of larger garden plants,

especially when they are weakened by waterlogging in the
soil. One can assume that the soil within a hand's breadth of a
mushroom body is to be classified as infertile. Severely
infested plants should be dug up and burned. In the case of a
weak infestation, it is usually sufficient to dig up the soil, dry
it and heat it briefly.

This mushroom is not suitable as a meal because it is tough

and difficult to digest and also has an unpleasant uriney taste.
Nevertheless, it is occasionally used in alchemy and medicine
because a concentrate of

Juice usually has a mood-enhancing effect. Unfortunately, the

efficiency varies from copy to copy, and occasionally you get
one that triggers manic euphoria. In addition, because of their
strange appearance, these mushrooms are used in witches'
kitchens and are the subject of some superstitions.
- Potato Sponge -
 Spongia tuberosum
The potato sponge is a fairly common fungus found in the
forests of the Dragonlands, although its spagyric utility was
only recently discovered by Alchemy Faculty staff member
Asura Vitis.

The mushroom is simple in shape, without a stalk and with a

more or less round body. The bullet is white to light gray,
occasionally with a slight green tinge. It has a diameter of
about a thumb's width, rarely more.

The inside of the mushroom is soft and spongy when fresh.

When dry, its surface hardens considerably, while when it is
very wet, the fungus body dissolves into slime and releases its
spores.

This fungus is an almost obligate forest dweller. It is most

likely to be found in depressions where rainwater collects,
such as under uprooted trees and in wild boar wallows. It
avoids particularly sunny and dry locations.

If the crushed mushroom body is applied to a cleaned wound,

the powder can prevent the occurrence of gangrene. This
makes the mushroom a valuable ingredient for spagyrics. He
should be kept away from potions though. The mushroom is
not poisonous when eaten, but absolutely inedible. The taste
has been described as disgustingly salty.

However, drying the mushroom for preservation has not

proven successful. On the one hand, the effectiveness is
reduced, on the other hand, the hardening of the surface makes
mortaring considerably more difficult.
- Knirpsling -
 Salaputtium mucidum
Knirpslinge are a group of fungi that populate particularly
fertile mud after heavy rains.

They manifest themselves as more or less circular green mold

spots on the ground, in the middle of which a single small
mushroom body emerges. The cap of this mushroom is
hemispherical and can be colored blue or purple.

Knirpslinge indicate to the gardener that his beds are too wet.
On the other hand, these mushrooms only thrive on
particularly fertile soil, so that a place where the mushroom is
found, if it is drained accordingly, is very well suited for a
garden or for the extraction of valuable soil to improve an
existing garden.

All runts are of lesser toxicity. The blue tot causes a strange
but fortunately short-lived disruption of self-awareness when
the mushroom body is consumed. The poisoned person then
believes that individual parts of the body, usually an
extremity, are suddenly disproportionately shortened. Violette
Knirpsling, on the other hand, puts a poisoned person in a
melancholic to depressive mood, which is usually accompanied
by a certain passivity. The green, moldy coating around the
mushroom body has no useful or dangerous properties, as far
as can be ascertained at this time.

As with all mushroom toxins, it is difficult to dose reliably as

an ingredient. Experiments on the usefulness of these fungi
have yielded a variety of different and conflicting results.
Investigations are still ongoing, so for the time being it
seems inadvisable to recommend runts as an ingredient in
alchemy.
- Stomatch krempling -
 Fungus cruditas
Stomach krempling are a group of fungi with a similar
appearance and almost the same effect on the body. They
differ primarily in the coloring of the mushroom caps.

All Kremplings have a high, cone-shaped hat and a rather

short handle. The hat usually has clearly visible spots, with
the tip of the hat always showing the color of the spots.

The Spitze Speiling has a blue hat and orange spots. As the
name suggests, the hat forms a cone with a very small base,
so that it looks like a thorn in the ground.

The Winzige Würgling features an orange colored hat with

purple spots. Its stem is particularly short.

The Resplendent Breechling's hat is red to flesh-colored in

color and has blue spots. The cap is also the least conical of
all stomatch krempling, and together with the longer stalk
overall, this mushroom appears larger than its relatives.

The mushroom bodies of the stomach krempling only appear

when there is particular moisture, but then they grow very
quickly. After heavy rain, a few specimens can usually be
found in places sheltered from the wind. The banks of
stagnant water are also common locations. Overall, however,
these mushrooms can be classified as rare, which further
limits their usefulness.
When raw, all gastric krempling have an extremely bitter
taste, so that even creatures with little sense of taste have to
overcome a great deal to eat such a mushroom. If the
mushroom is consumed anyway, it causes a significantly
accelerated digestion until the mushroom is completely
excreted. Resourceful alchemists have succeeded in using this
effect for medicinal purposes without subjecting the patient to
culinary torture. For this purpose, the mushroom is watered
several times and then boiled. The result is usually still of an
unpleasant taste and is therefore usually mixed with spices,
other medicinal herbs and honey.

Extracts of this type are suitable, depending on the dosage

and additives, as a laxative, emetic or bitter. Investigations
into whether one type of stomach krempling is better suited
for a particular effect than the others are still ongoing.
- Nocturnal Sponge -
 Spongia noctis
The nocturnal sponge appears as a bulbous hat mushroom.
The hat is reddish in color and has a spiral furrow carved into
its skin that often phosphoresces greenish in the dark. This
glow comes from the spongy spore tissue inside. Extensive
investigations have brought several different structures to
light here, which probably serve to absorb and convert
magical energy and which produce the glow as a by-product.
The individual fungi are rather small, but can appear in
colonies under the right conditions. Nocturn Sponges have
been found in the tunnels and caves beneath the ruins of the
city since the fall of Worldguard.

Similar to Shadowroot, they only thrive in total darkness.

They also require a saturated level of magical background
radiation to exist.

However, individual finds in shady locations during the third

reign of black show that enough magical energy can substitute
absolute darkness to a limited extent. In fact, their proximity
is detrimental to the abilities of casters, as they draw and
absorb any form of magical energy. This could also explain
their emergence after the world fire, as they are not only
resistant to the chaotic energies that have been pouring into
the world since then, but actually show an affinity for this
phenomenon. Whether they are a hindrance to the Lorkans
and thus represent a defense mechanism of the natural world
against chaos, or whether they are themselves a product of the
Old Gods has not yet been sufficiently researched.
However, there is one crucial clue: in the Year of the Silver
Reign, some spores of this fungus seem to have made their
way from the first to the second dragon world, and although
the silver dragon's dislike of mages seems to have diminished,
the effect of the nocturnal sponge is certainly great silver
complacent.

Although the sponges can exist under absolutely hostile

conditions, it is unlikely that this fungus will ever be
cultivated on a large scale. In addition to the obvious need to
keep the mushrooms in the dark, a permanent, ideally
randomly fluctuating magic field would have to be created,
which is beyond the capabilities of most alchemists and could
be exhausting and possibly dangerous even for magicians
interested in alchemy.

Nonetheless, some successes were achieved in the first

attempt at cultivation in the second world. It's still not certain
if the fungus mutated on its journey, or if it's simply more
resilient than expected. A common theory is that it has
become so saturated with the strong magical background
radiation of the mainland that it has largely lost its infectious
properties for living beings. However, the cultivators reported
that the fungus must not be in direct contact with the ground,
otherwise it will spread uncontrollably towards the nearest
source of magical energies and damage them. Also, breeding
must be fed magical material in order for it to last.
Since the Phaedanarose, which has a similar effect, was
pushed to the brink of extinction when the Lorkans conquered
Worldguard, efforts were made to recreate the few recipes
based on this plant with the Nocturn Sponge. On the one
hand, the mushroom is less complicated to harvest and process
than the rose, but on the other hand it is also much more
dangerous to handle. If spores come into contact with magical
matter, they will burst there immediately. They can also
destroy magical objects or, in the case of living magicians,
become harmful body parasites that can only be removed with
lengthy and painful treatment.
- Schattenwurzel -
 Radix umbraticus
Shadowroot, despite its misleading name, is a fungus. Its
fruiting body is quite unusual, as it most closely resembles a
finger-length black taproot. Behind the black skin is white,
spongy tissue that contains the spores. When these are ripe,
the part of the shadow root that protrudes from the earth
opens and ejects the cloud of spores, causing the whole
mushroom to contract.

The shadow root only grows in near total darkness in the

dark beneath the world. So far it has only been found in the
caves and passages of Worldguard's Moradnogh orcs.
Although they assure that the mushrooms thrive there
without their intervention, persistent rumors persist that the
shadow root is a cultivated mushroom. These rumors can be
considered unfounded due to their special needs and
physiology, which makes the application of the usual methods
of mushroom cultivation at least very difficult. It is also
unlikely that attempts to establish this plant elsewhere will be
successful.

For processing, the mushroom body is carefully pulled out of

the ground, cleaned with clear water and dabbed dry.

Then the root-like structure is cut open lengthways and the

white pith removed, because only the black outer part contains
the magically active components. These components are very
volatile and so you should not hesitate too long with further
processing.
The black mushroom halves are further crushed and dried on a
sieve over a candle flame, giving off a vanilla-like scent. If
they stop doing this and make a rattling noise when shaken,
you're spot on. The pieces are then crushed in the mortar and
are immediately ready for use.

It is advisable to add ground snow gods or flabellum powder,

as these substances stabilize the magically active components
of the shadow root and stop further decay for a while. You
simply add the powder to the shadow root when crushing it.
For storage, the stabilized shadow root is filled into airtight
containers. Storage should be cool, dry and dark.

Shadowroot was the preferred method of alchemists in the

first world to infuse their products with a certain amount of
magical energy. In the second world this is of course no
longer possible due to their extinction, so that the mushroom
must be substituted by a correspondingly larger amount of elf
blood herb. Because of the rather unsatisfactory results,
alchemists of all countries hope that a more effective
substitute will soon be discovered.
 Appendix
While herbalism has a justifiably proud tradition in the
Aldradach Alchemy Guild, and the Dragonlands are home to
countless beneficial herbs, the art of alchemy is not limited to
the processing of herbs.

In fact, there are numerous important operations and

preparations that do not require any herbs at all. In the
context of a compendium dealing specifically with herbs, it
would be inappropriate to use too many words for minerals
and fauna-derived ingredients. Nevertheless, some interesting
information should be listed for the knowledgeable reader.
 Minerals
As far as minerals are concerned, it should be noted above all
else that the dwarves have the documented exclusive right to
mine mineral resources.

Ores
The planetary metals and their interactions with the
microcosm and macrocosm should be read elsewhere. However,
there are a few other metals that can be found in the
Dragonlands.

Adamantine
Adamantite is a rare crystalline ore that can only be found
deep in the dark beneath the world. This extremely hard metal
is very difficult to process. Even when smelting adamantite,
extreme care must be taken. Also, the metal can only be
processed at very high temperatures and once it has cooled it
retains its shape forever. Adamantite can also be smelted with
other metals to obtain the indestructible Adamantium, which
is said to outperform even Gromril and Mithril in hardness.
However, this art can only be mastered with skill, experience
and luck and the exact composition is a well-kept secret.
Caerenite
This substance is of fine-grained structure and has a silvery
color interspersed with a bluish salt. It is not absolutely
certain whether it is organic or mineral in nature. The exact
origin is also unknown.

Rumor has it that it comes from desert regions and can be

mined there on the surface. However, whether this desert is in
the Dragonlands or not is unknown to the guild.

The effective part can be extracted from the silver sand by

leaching. It reacts with most liquids, but it is not advisable to
perform the operation with water, as this leads to latently
toxic by-products. These can cause nausea, dizziness and
fainting spells. It is better to use highly spirited alcohol.

The purified caerenite obtained in this way is a relatively mild

spirit-moving substance that dispels fatigue, promotes
alertness and slightly reduces pain.
Etheanite
The mysterious etheanite, named by the elven alchemist
Marcas from Ethea, does not come from a naturally occurring
ore. Rather, it is a substance that has to be obtained
alchemically from several ingredients. Although the recipe is
comparatively easy to access, there are hardly any alchemists
who have dared to attempt the quite complicated manufacturing
process. Marcas, the only manufacturer and user of this
material known to the guild, has requested that the exact
properties of the substance be kept under wraps.

Duranite
Duranite is a dark ore mined from rock in slag-like nodules.
It is hardly suitable for smelting because the yield of raw
metal is relatively low. However, a resourceful alchemist can
use the crushed nodules to create a powder that can be used by
a skilled armorer to harden hot-forged armor.
Lightsilver
Lightsilver is listed here as a metal, but despite the superficial
resemblance, it is far from being one. It is also uncertain
whether it can be harnessed alchemically in any form, for it is
exceedingly magical and complex in nature. Silver of light is
solidified time, which can only be acquired through the
blessing of the gray dragon. It is gained by solidifying
stolen time in an appropriate ritual. Supposedly, with the help
of silver of light, one should be able to manipulate the past and
future or take or give someone time.
Warpstone -
This mysterious and dangerous substance is also known as
morrstone or blackstone. It is concentrated magical energy
that has lost its active element and solidified. Exactly how
this is done is unknown and probably beyond the
comprehension of non-magically gifted mortals.

It should be noted, however, that warpstone can not only

mature in the earth, as minerals usually do, but this substance
can also form spontaneously in the air and then fall to earth
like a comet. Warpstone is very rare in the dragon lands, since
the close proximity to the primordial current, which
represents a direct exit point of magical energy into the world,
keeps the magical currents constantly moving. It can
therefore be assumed that this mineral forms very rarely by
itself here, and that most of the chunks brought into
circulation represent highly reprehensible imports from
outside.

Unrefined warpstone is so black it seems to devour the light,

surrounded by a corona of greenish light. When purified, it
glows a distinct green, increasing in intensity with the degree
of purity, if one can speak of it in this context.

Warpstone typically resembles a porous, glassy slag. Easily

broken, ground, and even melted or even vaporized, it's
temptingly easy to work with considering its dangerous
nature.
A concentrated, unformed force of creation, warpstone is
malignantly mutagenic. No other substance makes it so easy
to bring about an actual transmutation, but invariably there
will be undesirable side effects.

For those alchemists who still want to risk their physical

and mental health, lead is recommended as protection.
Kristalle
We call crystals minerals that have a regular shape. Many of
these are precious stones and as such are also valuable for
alchemy.

Jaspatium
The jaspatium is a shield in front of the chest, the sword in
the hand and the serpent under the feet. It shields against all
diseases and renews the spirit, heart and mind. Jaspartium is
a brownish gemstone that is often mottled or banded. It is
said to have a generally harmonizing effect.

Sparkle Mica
Sparkle Mica is a fine reddish crystal that has an inherent
iridescent sparkle. It is mostly collected in spring where
frost has cracked the rock. The crystal is then ground into
powder, enabling numerous alchemical operations that would
otherwise be difficult or impossible to achieve. The powder
does not change and could be filtered out. In most cases,
however, it is left in the product received to prevent it from
decomposing.
Lightning Cristal
Energeia is the perfect quintessence of the four elements of
the sages. But the Splendor tempestatis is the imperfect
copulatio of air-born fire and rain-soaked earth. It arises
where the Fulguris naturalis meets the Terra arcana. The
result of the Lapifactio appears as a geode filled with a deep
blue crystal, popularly called the Blitzstein. The crystal is
rare and valuable. It is so enriched with energy that it
discharges weakly but noticeably when it comes into contact
with bare skin. On the one hand, this energetic accumulation
makes it extremely unstable, so that the Splendor tempestatis
tends to quickly denature, and on the other hand, this energy
is so unstructured that it is of little use to practitioners of the
arcane arts. Although Alwyn the Younger reports from the
old days of arcanomechanical constructs and alchemic war
machines, which are said to have been operated with the help
of this stone, the visitors of Worldguard have never seen
anything like this. Therefore, these reports can be relegated to
the realm of legend with relative certainty. The only known
uses fall within the purview of the Sulphurists, whose art is
clearly gaining in potency.
 Animal Ingredients
Components of animal origin are a rather rarely considered
field of alchemy. A use can be found for almost everything.
Poisons, secretions and blood are as valuable as bones, hides,
horns and teeth. A good example is basolt water, an alcoholic
tincture made from certain eggs that safely brings together
ingredients of opposite complexion.
- Flabellum Powder -
Flabellum Powder is obtained from the crushed wings of the
smaller species of fairies. Although it is generally asserted
that these beings are little more than vermin and nuisances in
their natural habitat, the extraction of this ingredient is an
unpleasant activity for most alchemists because of the
superficial human resemblance of the Pixies. Because fairies
disintegrate very quickly after death, the wings must be
removed while they are still alive unless certain conservation
measures have been taken beforehand. Despite its somewhat
gruesome nature, the powder is a highly acclaimed stabilizing
agent for both alchemical and alchemic preparations and
processes, and in this sense surpasses the snow god herb.

Fairy wings are often available for purchase in Aldradach. It

is said that there are species of fairies that shed their wings
as they grow, like a snake sheds its skin. Since the sources
of these rumors are usually children and adolescents, with
whom pixies are said to have a certain affinity, the truth of
this story cannot be denied from the outset. On the other hand,
pixies aren't creatures of the natural world, and as such, they
don't actually need to grow in the sense of changing shape.
Furthermore, I refer to the entry in this book on the subject
of larynghorns. Regardless, these dried fairy wings are less
potent than freshly harvested ones, so the wise alchemist
resorts to the latter unless he can obtain larger quantities of
the former at a good price.
Flabellum powder should not be confused with fairy dust.
This is a mild hallucinogen that some species of fey secrete
when frightened or placated. Supposedly it can also be used as
a powerful fertilizer, although it is not entirely clear whether
this applies to every type of fairy dust, how it must be
obtained and whether it must be processed beforehand. In
addition, this fertilizer has its pitfalls, since wild herbs also
multiply rapidly and dangerous plants can overcome the
protective measures taken.
- Flammling -
Der Flammling ist eine große, wärmeliebende Echsenart. Im
Gegensatz zu den meisten anderen Echsen fühlen sich diese
Tiere sehr warm an. Der Flammling ähnelt oberflächlich
einer normalen Eidechse von erstaunlicher Größe und mit
dunkelroten Schuppen, außer an der Oberseite, welche gelb und
dunkelbraun gemustert ist. Außerdem trägt er feine Stacheln
am Rücken, welche mit einem ätzenden Sekret überzogen sind.
Diese Echse ernährt sich von Insekten, die sie flink jagen
muss, da das ätzende Sekret die Beute zu warnen scheint.
Sein Nest, welches er im Sommer anlegt, befindet sich immer
an einem sehr warmen Ort, enthält aber nur wenige Eier. Der
Flammling ist für unsere Kunst interessant durch sein
Sekret, welches gelegentlich zur Abwehr von Insekten
verwendet wird. Bei der Gewinnung ist aber vorsichtig
vorzugehen, da es bei Kontakt sehr schmerzhaft und zuweilen
gefährlich ist.
- Cantharis chaoticus -
The so-called Chaos Beetle first appeared during the second
reign of the Red in the Dragonlands. The current most likely
theory of its origin traces it back to a magical mutation of
common bugs by unbridled magic, which coincided with the
end of the preceding First Black Reign. So the term chaos
beetle is at least causally wrong. Nonetheless, the highly
variable appearance of these animals is reason enough to
consider them chaotic. In fact, no two beetles of this species
are alike. Coloration and individual appendages are radically
different.

Some specimens have additional or missing eyes and

mouthparts. Common traits are extremely hairy legs, inability
to fly and high reproductive ability. In fact, eggs were found
in every animal examined, indicating an all-female population
or hermaphrodite.

It is unclear how these animals feed, but their damaging

impact on the vegetation of an infested garden is undeniable.
The plants, although not eaten, lost their vitality and
especially their important alchemical components, so that they
became ailing and useless for use. Common theories assume an
as yet undiscovered piercing tool similar to that of a bedbug, a
magical effect or the ingestion of food through the legs.
- Dryadenblut -
Blood is a very valuable substance. Scholars of all
persuasions, whether healer, mage, or alchemist, are aware of
this. The expert knows how to draw many qualities from the
blood that are or were inherent in the source. The blood of
such beings is correspondingly valuable, which in their nature
are permeated by magic or even created out of it.

Dryad blood is a particularly valuable ingredient for our art

because it combines the properties of magical blood with
vegetal properties that are inherent in our herbs. For further
explanation, the words of the Dryad themselves should be
quoted at this point.

-
It is the moon that influences our magic and the fluids of our
ephemeral bodies, giving us great power. The moon has two
influences on our resin. In the time of the new moon it
becomes a poison to many races of the worlds and brings the
gift of death to those who do not share our resin. The resin of
the full moon, on the other hand, gives healing and life. Taken
from the elders of our people, that resin is mightier than that
of the young shoots. Use our resin and our mother's flowering
gifts to create potions of deadliest poison and healing.
Always follow the rules of the highest art of brewing in order
to use the powers inherent in our resin to their full extent. But
always remember: Our resin is our strength and sacred in its
magic. You should never take more than a handful every three
moons. The resin of the thirteenth moon, on the other hand, is
reserved for our mother.

-
- Curalium purpureum -
Despite its appearance, the purple coral is not a plant and is
therefore listed here in the appendix. It can be taken as
established that it is a colony of tiny animal creatures
inhabiting a common soft calcareous skeleton.

The purple coral forms leaf-like outgrowths on a long stalk

so that the whole structure takes the form of a densely leafed
aquatic plant of violet colour.

Like all corals, they are aquatic only, and unusually they don't
seem to have a preference for salinity as long as there is
enough calcium. Still, purple corals are relatively rare in
smaller bodies of water. If you are lucky enough to find one,
you should only harvest as much as you absolutely need,
because they grow slowly.

The crushed skeleton is very valuable for alchemists because

it has neutralizing and balancing effects.
- Rust Monster -
The rust monster is a creature as rare as it is strange, and it
is not even certain whether it was part of the natural order or
whether it entered our world from somewhere else. At first
glance, it resembles an oversized insect, but has only four
segmented legs and a long tail with fin-like outgrowths at the
end. Its whole body is covered with round armor plates.
Beneath each eye sits a long, feather-like antennae, which are
the terror of any heavily armored warrior, for touching them
will corrode any metal in no time.

Rust monsters feed on rusted metal and will stubbornly and

relentlessly pursue any food source. These creatures reach the
size of a pony, but there also appear to be dwarf forms, or
these beings reach sexual maturity before their final size.

They usually only lay a few eggs, which are laid and
abandoned. However, for their protection, these are covered
with an amnesiac mucus. The larvae resemble the adult
creature with imperfectly developed limbs and armor plates.
 Epilog
(OT-Informationen)
In this book I tried to find a real plant for each of our
Drachenfest herbs that could serve as a model for the
illustrations. An ulterior motive was that really hard-working
gardeners could put exactly these plants in their garden. This
is not a must. It is only intended as an aid for the really
ambitious gardeners among you. I would like to point out the
following points:

1. Some plants are a bit poisonous. So find out beforehand

what you are planting. And don't mess around with that too
much in the alchemy display.

2. The real plants should not be treated as described for the

dragon festival herbs. Don't let your plants wither or drown...

3. If you "borrow" plants from the surrounding area for the

decoration of your garden, please pay attention to what you
collects. A few plants out there are protected. And a few are
poisonous. Or both.

4. My attribution is not set in stone; I'm quite open to

suggestions for improvement. If you have a plant that fits
better, let me know. And bring an offshoot for the guild
garden.

5. The real plants do not replace the umbrellas. So if you

want to brew a potion, you need the umbrellas, no matter
what great things are growing in your garden.
Now to deal with the umbrellas:
The umbrellas are placeholders. They should not be used
for alchemy display. Nor should they be broken or
destroyed in any other way. They should be handed in to
the GM or, even better, to the guild.

This also applies to plants that are not represented by

umbrellas (e.g. dead tendril). The side effects are game
offers. I took the liberty of expanding the cultivation
conditions for each plant so that the masters of herbs have
a chance to show off their championship title. The sudden
increase in herbs must come from something...

The DF herbs can be processed at any time, regardless of

whether the umbrella is open or closed.
When closed, they are easier to store and distribute, and
they don't break as easily. It is usually not possible to use
unprocessed herbs in combat. At least that's not intended.
If your opponent plays along, no problem.
Some Herbs can only be propagated by Herb Masters. If
someone without a master's degree has such a herb in his
garden, it will not multiply. However, it doesn't work
either. Even if the cultivation rules are violated, there is
usually only no growth. When herbs disappear, other
players are usually to blame.
Most wild herbs only exist virtually, i.e. there are no
artificial placeholders for them. These are weak healing
herbs that could explain one or the other "componentless"
healing potion. There are also two wild herbs for which we
give out umbrellas. These are weeds that you should rid
your garden of.
Some entries in this book are parts of old plots. As a rule,
it is not intended to reactivate them. If you intend to do
anything with such a plant (check out, continue cultivating,
transplant) you should let the Alchemy GM and/or the Plot
GM know and wait for their decision. This currently affects
Astral Bulb, Tree of Life, Blood Mushroom, Blood Tear,
Brackish Seaweed, Dragonwrath, Feeding Snare, Freya Lily,
Crystal Flower, Sea Lily, Pockberry, Crimson Coral,
Sleeping Rose, Water Snake, and Winter Veil.

The dragon festival herbs have also undergone a certain

evolution. Some old species have become extinct or rare.
Phaedana rose and shadow root are definitely extinct. In
addition to the plot plants mentioned above, the dragoon
flower, the cripple flower and the snow god herb are also
extremely rare. Rare are Gumroot, Bone Moss,
Copperblood, Kwentling, Mouth Rose, Nocturn Sponge,
Thyrape, Dead Flower, Lantern Herb, and Angerberry. In
this context, extremely rare means as much as currently
not found, while rare means that this herb rarely or not at
all appears in forest and meadow.

It is not possible to plant leftover umbrellas from last year

in the garden, it would not be fair. Of course, pre-
cultivating herbs indoors is a great justification for all
those great looking gardens every year, but there's no
competitive advantage in the form of additional starting
growth.
 Name Colour Plant suggestion
Water plant Artificial plant -

Elf deception leaf (S) red + green colored roter Sonnenhut

Heartleaf Climbing only virtual Wilde Malve

Mallow
Camel Weed only virtual -

Caraway only virtual Seifenkraut

Sea Lily Artificial plant -

Rat Thistle only virtual Bienenfreund

Rat Calix (S) without content Jungfer im Grünen

Silk grass (S) yellow + white cap passende Nachtkerze

Companion only virtual Breitwegerich

Wormwood only virtual Wermut

Cinnabar Thistle (S) green + red colored Färberdistel

Blue Athelas (S) blue + blue cap Salbei

Elfblood weed / (S) purple or pink or silver + passender Elfenspiegel

Magic lily white or lilac cap

Jaune jeunesse (S) yellow + green cap Husarenknopf

Chewy root (S) red or pink + white cap Süßholz

 Name Colour Plant suggestion

Copperbud (S) orange + black cap schwarzäugige Susanne

Mouth Rose (S) orange + white cap passende Wild- oder

Hundsrose
Snow Gods (S) green + yellow cap passende Wolfsmilch

Stepmother Herb (S) red + black cap Stiefmütterchen

Theodurs Hair / (S) orange + green cap passende Kapuzinerkresse

Laronlocke
Theriak Root (S) green + white cap Ufopflanze

Angerberry (S) pink + orange cap Aronstab

Fallow Leaf (S) green + green cap Waldmeister

Blazing Herb (S) red + red cap passendes Kapkörbchen

Dragoon Blossom (S) yellow + balck cap passende Engelstrompete

Bone Moss Construction foam + reindeer Islandmoos

moss light green
Cripple Flower (S) green +black cap brasilianischer Tabak

Copper Blood (S) yellow + red cap Kokardenblume

Kwentling (S) purple + black cap -

Larier Thorn (S) blue + white cap Männertreu

Smallpox berry Green decoration berries -

 Name Colour Plant suggestion

Thyrape (S) blue + purple cap dunkle Zierchili

(S) yellow / white cap + glow in

Path Lanter herb Goldnessel
the dark paint

Aeon Watch Artificial plant Große Brennessel

Artificial plant / decoration

Astral Onion -
onion

Blood Tear Artificial plant -

Chaos Flower Artificial plant Calla

Dragon's Wrath Artificial plant -

Eating Loop Artificial plant -

Freya lily Artificial plant -

Hunter's herb Artificial plant -

Empress flower Rose bush weiße Rose

Crystal flower Artificial plant -

Munkel Tree Tree -

Phaedana rose (S) yellow + blue cap -

Rose of Creation Artificial plant weiße Rose

Sleeping Rose Artificial plant Kletterrose

 Name Colour Plant suggestion

Shona Eldeen Artificial plant Lilie

Siren lotus Artificial plant -

Splendor of the
Artificial plant -
Sun

spiral leaf only virtual Albuca spiralis

Star cup Artificial plant Lilie

Flower of the
(S) black + white cap passende Bunt- nessel
Dead

Twine of Death Green crepe Efeu

Change Herb Artificial plant -

Water Snake Blue crepe -

Winter Veil Artificial plant -

The tree of life Tree -

Blood fungus Artificial plant -

(S) pink or red + black

Euphorium -
cap & dots

Potato sponge Salzteigkugeln Bovist

(S) green + blue or

Knirpslinge -
purple cap
 Name Colour Plant suggestion

(S) blue + orange cap & dots

Stomach Cramps (S) orange + purplee cap & dots -

(S) red + blue cap & dots

Porifera Nocturna (S) red + green cap -

Shadow root (S) black (sprayed) -