Ásen'evathón, Edible Plant

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[Miés´efér Lytherá]

Category: Edible Plants, Fruits and Berries
   
Overview:
The Ásen’evathón is a very special fruit bearing bush of the northern reaches of Sarvonia. Ásen’evathón (Styrásh Ásen’evathón, ‘Sweet Ice’) is so named as a result of its year round fruit bearing properties, as even in the most ravishing cold of winter a blue coloured berry serves as a frozen treat to any so lucky as to stumble on this bush.

Description:
This short, thick bush grows in large clusters of impenetrable tangles of small blue-green leaves, round plump little berries that shine blue, purple flowers, and red-brown branches that intertwine so fully as to hinder ones ability to tell one bush from another.  Standing on average just over a ped tall, and growing in clusters encompassing an average of forty-five square peds, each cluster produces enough fruit to sustain many animals or people for quite some time.

Even if one was able to discern a single bush, he or she would find that in appearance it is two dozen or so twig-thin trees clustered into a tight little bunch. The deep red-brown coloured branches sprout out of the ground straight up and curve sharply back to the ground at the top as if they were fishing rods successfully pulling in a large evoor. This is deceptive, however, as one would assume that the branch bows due to the weight of the leaves flowers and fruit. This is not the case; instead, the branches curve only to expose their leaves to as much sunlight as possible.  It would take a lot of weight indeed to bend these branches as such, and the branches would likely break rather than bend. This is due to the extreme hardness of the wood.

Countless blue-green leaves of the same shape but much smaller size than that of a maple tree cover the branches from the beginning of the curve to the tip, and small beautiful purple flowers fill all the spaces in between. In the centre of these flowers can be found the blue little icy treat that is the sweet berry of the Ásen’evathón.

An aroma unlike that of any other flower fills one's nostrils in the midst of these bushes. Take the smell of the Black Desert Rose, imagine its exact opposite, and you likely have the smell of the Ásen’evathón.  The scent is light yet intoxicating, and smells of an invigorating cinnabark variety.  The taste of the berry matches the smell, as the best description would be that it tastes like a frozen cinnadite (a cinna-foridite mixture) and apple treat.

Territory: 
Sweet Ice bushes can only be found in areas with mineral rich hot springs, whether the water be above or below ground. The highest concentration is in and around the Forest of Contamar, which is located at the tip of the Iol Peninsula.  None have ever been found south of Heath of Wilderon, and only few are found in Cartash.

Special Properties:
The only special property of these plants is indeed very special. They have a nutritous liquid flowing through their branches and leaves known as gerat. Gerat is apparently created by the plant through an unknown proccess which combines the moisture and nutrients from the mineral rich soil in and around hot springs, producing a substance that will not freeze until temperatures reach around -3 periks. This helps the plant to be able to produce and bear fruit year round. For some reason the substance can not be extracted from the plant, as if it comes into contact with air it seems to lose its freeze stopping properties.

Usages:
Aside from being the obvious food source for birds, animals, and people, the bushes serve a few other purposes for the native Evathonrhim.  Used to make a hot drink that can be consumed alone, or used to flavor the remedies made from Hrugchuck Grass, the flavour of these berries is much appreciated by the elves. The berries are also some times also used by the Remusians to flavour snow, and create an icy treat for their children.

The branches of these bushes are made from a very hard wood that when sharpened will stay so through quite some use.  As such, the Evathonrhim use these branches as arrows, and also as spikes in the bottom of their shoes as tools to help them climb the monstrous ice trees of Contamar.  The Ice tribes also use these bushes to much the same degree, though they do not have access to the masses that the elves do.

Reproduction:
The Ásen’evathón reproduce in a very unique way.  Growing in little coves valleys or shores in and around hot springs, these plants come up in large groups. The system is a root-growth system in which a “mother bush” starts in an area, and as it grows, its roots turn up and create new plants.  This process continues until a single large organism is expressed in the dozens of bushes filling the cove or valley.  The first plant of course comes as a result of a planted seed that has either been planted by natural process or the hands of people.  No matter the case only one bush can be planted within a radius of forty peds, as the rest of the reproduction process is the aforementioned duplication process.  As a result of this process Ásen’evathón are some of the largest living organisms in all of Caelereth.

Lore:
The Evathonrhim have a story for these plants just as they seem to always have a story for the components of Contamar.  It is said by their storytellers that the Evathonrhim went through a time when they were almost wiped out by famine. This famine was a result of “The Great Freeze”. The events leading up to this freeze are for another story, but needless to say it was a punishment from the Gods as a result of some act of foolishness. This phenomenon had very obvious and harsh effects of the wild and plant life of the Forest of Contamar. With no thawed food source the animals began to perish, and with no animals or plants to eat the elves to began to perish.  For five months this famine persisted, and the remnants of the once mighty Evathonrhim began to pray ceaselessly for a break from this ice and starvation.  The gods finally felt pity for these poor wretches, and gifted them with the Ásen’evathón.  Never after did the Evathonrhim forget to honour the Gods for their kindness and mercy. 

[Tharoc Wargrider]

Hey, Mifer. Good to see another plant under development for the north!

One thing, though. You say it has 'fat, blue-green leaves'? Plants (succulents) with 'fat' leaves tend to be found in warm, arid areas. Their bloated appearance is a result of all the water they store within.
Plants in colder climes tend to be thin and somewhat hard.

Just my 2 sans worth so far. But don't let it distract you, if you really want to keep the chubby leaves, go right ahead. Just try to think of a reason why they're fat.

[Miés´efér Lytherá]

Thank you again, Tharoc, for your welcome comments.  I had already decided before even reading your comments that for the sake of desired appearance I wanted small rather than fat leaves. Little did I know, I was making a decision that coinsides with scientific reality. I have now actually finished the rough entry, and so more comments are very welcome.

Thanks again,
Mifer

[Falethas Whisperwind]

Another small linguistic quip. 

When compounding occurs in Styrásh, the resulting word is stressed on the first and last syllables. Therefore, we tend to move our stress marker (the accent) accordingly.

Asén'evathón, accented as is, would be pronounced roughly "ah-SEN-eh-vah-THOHN," which would sound a bit off to the ears of an elf. It'd be more likely for the word to be rendered Ásen'evathón — "AH-sen-eh-vah-THOHN" — with the accent shifted to the first [ a ].

[Miés´efér Lytherá]

  Thank you, Quaélh'Orín, for yet another lesson in language.  I have made the change suggested and the color is orange. 

Thanks,
Mifer

[Decipher Ziron]

Category: Edible Plants, Fruits and Berries
   
Overview:
 The Ásen’evathón is a very special fruit (why?) bearing bush of the northern reaches of Sarvonia.  Ásen’evathón (sweet ice) is so named because if it’s year round fruit bearing properties, even in the most ravishing cold of winter a blue coloured berry serves as a frozen treat to any so lucky as to stumble on this bush.

Description:
This short thick bush grows in large clusters in an impenetrable tangle of small blue-green leaves, round plump little berries that shine blue, purple flowers, and mahogany branches that intertwine so fully as to hinder ones ability to tell one bush from another.  Standing on average just over a ped tall, and growing in clusters encompassing an average of forty-five square peds each cluster produces enough fruit to sustain many animals or people for quite some time.

Even if one is able to discern a single bush, he or she finds that in appearance it is two dozen or so twig-thin trees clustered into a tight little bunch. The deep mahogany (is magohany a wood we have in Santharia?) coloured branches sprout out of the ground straight up and curve sharply back to the ground at the top as if they were fishing rods successfully pulling in a large trout. This is deceptive, however, as one would assume that the branch bows due to the weight of the leaves flowers and fruit. This is not the case; instead, the branches curve only to expose their leaves to as much sunlight as possible.  It would take a lot of weight indeed to bend these branches as such, and the branches would likely break rather than bend. This is due to the extreme hardness of the wood.

 Countless blue-green leaves of the same shape but much smaller size than that of a maple tree cover the branches from the beginning of the curve to the tip, and small beautiful purple flowers fill all the spaces in between. In the center of these flowers can be found the blue little icy treat that is the sweet berry of the Ásen’evathón.

An aroma unlike that of any other flower fills the nostrils of one in the midst of these bushes. Take the smell of the Black Desert Rose, imagine its exact opposite, and you likely have the smell of the Ásen’evathón.  The scent is light yet intoxicating, and smells of an invigorating cinnamon variety (I find it unusual you give such an effective, abstract description, and then say it goes on to smell like cinnamon. My mind would have had more fun inventing its own aroma. Maybe being more ambiguous might be a benefit?) .  The taste of the berry matches the smell, as the best description would be that it tastes like a frozen cinnamon-sugar and apple treat.

Territory: 
Sweet Ice bushes can only be founding the colder areas of Northern Sarvonia.  The highest concentration is in and around the Forest of Contamar, which is located at the tip of the Iol Peninsula.  None have ever been found south of Heath of Wilderon, and only few are found in Cartash.

Usages:
Aside from the obvious food source for birds, animals, and people the bushes serve a few other purposes for the native Ice Elves (is this decided as their name? It is unusual for a tribe to be known solely by their habitat or elemental affiliation, if you intend on giving them a Styrash tribe title, then it might be an idea to use that name now and from now on) .  Used to make a hot drink that can be consumed alone, or used to flavor the remedies made from Hrugchuck Grass, the flavor of these berries is much appreciated by the elves.  The branches of these bushes is made from a very hard wood that when sharpened will stay so through quite some use.  As such, the Ice elves use these branches as arrows, and also as spikes in the bottom of their shoes as tools to help them climb the monstrous ice trees of Contamar.  The Ice tribes also use these bushes to much the same degree, though they do not have access to the masses that the elves do. The berries are some times also used by the Ice Tribes to flavor snow, and create an icy treat for their children.

Reproduction:
The Ásen’evathón reproduce in much the same way as an Aspen Tree.  Growing in little coves or valleys that fill with the drain off of winter’s melted snow these plants come up in large groups.  The system is a root-growth system in which a “mother tree” starts in an area, and as it grows, its roots turn up and create new plants.  This process continues until a single large organism is expressed in the dozens of bushes filling the cove or valley.  The first plant of course comes as a result of a planted seed that has either been planted by natural process or the hands of people.  No matter the case only one bush can be planted within a radius of forty peds, as the rest of the reproduction process is the afore mentioned cloning process.  As a result of this process Ásen’evathón are some of the largest living organisms in all of Caelereth.

Lore:
The Ice Elves have a story for these plants just as they seem to always have a story for the components of Contamar.  It is said by their story tellers, that the Ice Elves went through a time when they were almost wiped out by famine. This famine was a result of “The Great Freeze”. The events leading up to this freeze are for another story, but needless to say it was a punishment from the Gods as a result of some act of foolishness. This phenomena had very obvious and harsh effects of the wild and plant life of the Forest of Contamar. With no thawed food source the animals began to perish, and with no animals or plants to eat the elves to began to perish.  For five months this famine persisted, and the remnants of the once mighty Ice Elves began to pray ceaselessly for a break from this ice and starvation.  The gods finally felt pity for these sinners, and gifted them with the Ásen’evathón.  Never after did the Ice Elves forget to honor the Gods for their kindness and mercy. 


This seems like a very coherent, niche and well-written entry (three things I generally look for hehehe). Your writing skill appears to be increasingly both steadily and consistently, which is always good!

Decipher

[Miés´efér Lytherá]

  Thank you, Deci, for your comments.  I am going to do a little research before changing the things you pointed out. Namely: "is mahogany a wood we have in Santharia?" and, "is this decided as their name? It is unusual for a tribe to be known solely by their habitat or elemental affiliation, if you intend on giving them a Styrash tribe title, then it might be an idea to use that name now and from now on." I have not been given the go ahead to develope this tribe, and as such, I do not know that it is my place to give it a name. 

Mifer

[Decipher Ziron]

Well you could always go and enquire with some of those Northern Monkeys.....like Tharoc, Alysse, Azhira etc.

[Morden Peshirgolz]

Monkeys!!!!!!!!! 

Why you Nybelmar snob.   

[Decipher Ziron]

Us NybelmaRIANS had civilisation beyond the capacity of yours milennia beforehand! Its all justified!

[Alysse the Likely]

We are BARBARIANS, not monkeys.

What is the difference, you say?

Monkeys don't rip your arms off and force feed it/them to you with a tent pole when they get annoyed with you.

Think about it.  (smiles sweetly at Decipher)


Alysse

[Miés´efér Lytherá]

Thank you again, Deci, for your comments. As you know I am working on a name for the Ice Elves. I have implemented all of your other comments, except the one concerning the smell.  I think that cinnamon is a necessary description for the smell I want to portray.  I would ask others to look at this, and if you agree with Deci, I will consider revision.

Thanks,
Mifer

[Mannix]

Here's another check for you Mifer.

Category: Edible Plants, Fruits and Berries
   
Overview:
 The Ásen’evathón is a very special fruit bearing bush of the northern reaches of Sarvonia, because of its reproduction process and year round fruit bearing properties.  Ásen’evathón (Styrásh Ásen’evathón, ‘Sweet Ice’) That is just how you set it up. is so named because if it’s year round fruit bearing properties (This is a repetition of what you just said. A rewording may help.), as even in the most ravishing cold of winter a blue coloured berry serves as a frozen treat to any so lucky as to stumble on this bush.

Description:
This short,<~~(comma) thick bush grows in large clusters in(This ‘in’ doesn’t seem right here to me. It sounds like your saying the plant grows in impenetrable tangles of leaves, rather than this being the way the leaves form, if that makes sense. Maybe it is just me, but ‘of’’ might work better there, to avoid confusion.) an impenetrable tangle of small blue-green leaves, round plump little berries that shine blue, purple flowers, and red-brown branches that intertwine so fully as to hinder ones ability to tell one bush from another.  Standing on average just over a ped tall, and growing in clusters encompassing an average of forty-five square peds each cluster produces enough fruit to sustain many animals or people for quite some time.

Even if one is able to discern a single bush, he or she finds that in appearance it is two dozen or so twig-thin trees clustered into a tight little bunch.(So is the one bush actually many bushes, or do they share the same roots?) The deep red-brown coloured branches sprout out of the ground straight up and curve sharply back to the ground at the top as if they were fishing rods successfully pulling in a large trout.(I like it! ) This is deceptive, however, as one would assume that the branch bows due to the weight of the leaves flowers and fruit. This is not the case; instead, the branches curve only to expose their leaves to as much sunlight as possible.  It would take a lot of weight indeed to bend these branches as such, and the branches would likely break rather than bend. This is due to the extreme hardness of the wood.

 Countless blue-green leaves of the same shape but much smaller size than that of a maple tree cover the branches from the beginning of the curve to the tip, and small beautiful purple flowers fill all the spaces in between. In the centre of these flowers can be found the blue little icy treat that is the sweet berry of the Ásen’evathón.

An aroma unlike that of any other flower fills the nostrils of one in the midst of these bushes. Take the smell of the Black Desert Rose, imagine its exact opposite, and you likely have the smell of the Ásen’evathón.  The scent is light yet intoxicating, and smells of an invigorating cinnamon variety.(Perhaps you could say many remark that it reminds them of cinnamon. Also, isn’t the bark of the cinnabark the cinnamon equivalent? I think it is. In that case, the quills are called cinnasticks and the power is called cinna, to help you with your description.) The taste of the berry matches the smell, as the best description would be that it tastes like a frozen cinnamon-sugar(If cinna is the cinnamon equivalent, remember to change this as well.) and apple treat.

Territory: 
Sweet Ice bushes can only be founding the colder areas of Northern Sarvonia.  The highest concentration is in and around the Forest of Contamar, which is located at the tip of the Iol Peninsula.  None have ever been found south of Heath of Wilderon, and only few are found in Cartash.

Usages:
Aside from the obvious food source for birds, animals, and people,<~~(comma) the bushes serve a few other purposes for the native Ice Elves.  Used to make a hot drink that can be consumed alone, or used to flavour the remedies made from Hrugchuck Grass, the flavour of these berries is much appreciated by the elves.  The branches of these bushes is made from a very hard wood that when sharpened will stay so through quite some use.  As such, the Ice elves use these branches as arrows, and also as spikes in the bottom of their shoes as tools to help them climb the monstrous ice trees of Contamar. The Ice tribes also use these bushes to much the same degree, though they do not have access to the masses that the elves do. The berries are some times also used by the Ice Tribes to flavour snow, and create an icy treat for their children. (I love it! )

Reproduction:
The Ásen’evathón reproduce in much the same way as an Aspen Tree.  Growing in little coves or valleys that fill with the drain off of winter’s melted snow these plants come up in large groups.  The system is a root-growth system in which a “mother tree” starts in an area, and as it grows, its roots turn up and create new plants.  This process continues until a single large organism is expressed in the dozens of bushes filling the cove or valley.  The first plant of course comes as a result of a planted seed that has either been planted by natural process or the hands of people.  No matter the case only one bush can be planted within a radius of forty peds, as the rest of the reproduction process is the afore mentioned cloning process.  As a result of this process Ásen’evathón are some of the largest living organisms in all of Caelereth. (Ah, so it is one plant. Disregard my comment above then.)

Lore:
The Ice Elves have a story for these plants just as they seem to always have a story for the components of Contamar.  It is said by their storytellers, that the Ice Elves went through a time when they were almost wiped out by famine. This famine was a result of “The Great Freeze”. The events leading up to this freeze are for another story, but needless to say it was a punishment from the Gods as a result of some act of foolishness. This phenomenon had very obvious and harsh effects of the wild and plant life of the Forest of Contamar. With no thawed food source the animals began to perish, and with no animals or plants to eat the elves to began to perish.  For five months this famine persisted, and the remnants of the once mighty Ice Elves began to pray ceaselessly for a break from this ice and starvation.  The gods finally felt pity for these sinners, and gifted them with the Ásen’evathón.  Never after did the Ice Elves forget to honour the Gods for their kindness and mercy.

It is looking good. Shouldn't be long now.

Mannix

[Bard Judith]

Could we decide on a name?  "Ice Elves" is just starting to sound hokier and hokier.....


Edited:  Ooops, well, yes, I see you are working on that.

One more note then: cinnamon is 'cinna', from the Cinnabark Pine. 

[Miés´efér Lytherá]

  Thank you, Mannix and Judith, for your comments.  I believe that I have integrated your comments fully. We are getting close to figuring out a name for these ice devils, and when that is finally finished I will have finally integrated all of Deci's edits. 

Thanks again,
Mifer

P.S. Am I getting close with this one?

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