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[Kane Minehunter]

Category: Herb, Medical

Basic Overview of the Plant:
The Blister Petal is a small white coloured plant that grows in any cold habitats, one prime example where you can find this beautiful herb is Hargarth due to the fact that weather up there is very frightful. The actual plant has a pure white stem, on top of which is 5 or 6 bright white petals, that shine gloriously in the light also they dissolve in liquid.

If one was to dig up the whole plant they would see the strange roots to the Blister Petal, that are quite the opposite to the visible part of the herb that grows above ground. As the roots are a rich black colour, that may be down to the fact that they may not get any air which the plant need to grow. Many alchemists have attempted to grown the plant without soil, so that the roots can get all of the air they require, and the roots changed to a bright white colour,this species is very rare and was named: The Pure Blister Petal.

Description:

Petal - The Plant grows about 1 Palmspan from the ground, and the pure white petals are about 5 Nailsbreadth's across. Which are quite large in comparison to the stem.

Roots - The roots are about 1/2 a Palmspan down from the ground and are a very rich black.

Stem - Growing from the almost transparent stem are five or six, or possibly more, rose like thorns. The thorn it self is about 1 nailsbreadth x 1 nailsbreadth x 1 nailsbreadth which are incredibly small, some travelers pick these thorns as these can be dissolved into water to make a strong blister remedy (see uses), as mentioned before, there are usually five or six thorns growing from the stem, however if the flower survives for two seasons it starts to grow smaller thorns that are less potent, this will happen every season until the plant finally dies. Which usually happens naturally in the third season or four plus if it's a male plant.


Getting rid of the posion aspect.

If one was to inspect the stem of the herb further, they would notice the grain thin veins growing up the stem. After a little bit of research, and some help, I have came to a conclusion that they carry the liquid, to the rest of the plant, that provides the remdey.

Male/Female Plants - The first visible difference is the reproductive parts. On the male plant two thin stamens grow from the stem, between the petals. On the female plant a small, but thick, shoot acts like a stigma leading down to just below the stem, where the seeds are fertilised.

Another Visible difference is the amount of thorns on the stem, since male plants live longer than female, the number of thorns are greater, unless the plant is quite young and in its first or second season.



Territory:
The Blister Petal grows in cold mountain areas like Hargarth and Darooth, which are located in the Northern Sarvonian Continent, due to the fact that these regions are very cold and perfect for this sort of Herb. However the plant could, in theory, live just about anywhere given the right temperature. But, since the plant originates from Northern Sarvonian, finding it anywhere else naturally is quiet unlikely.

Usages: Strangely, the petals of the plant dissolve instantly in most liquids, and when the liquid is drank ( by any race ) any blisters on your body will heal within a few moments! Which makes this plant great for trackers, hunters and hikers. Even better if your traveling through a snowy region. As these plants are really in their element up there.

The liquid that oozes from the thorn is a very potent remedy also for your blisters, if one were to drink the liqud from the thorns, the effects would be too powerful and could have some nasty side-effects; from head-aches to bleeding from your blisters and open wounds.

Reproduction:

Female Plants seeds are fertilised by the pollen in the male plant, located on stamen, which grows from the stem. Getting into the female plant, this happens either through insects that come to the plant because of the sweet smell of the liquid in the stem. Or the wind blows the pollen onto the female plants.

The fertile seed is dispersed when the female plant reaches the ripe old age of 3 and the stem cuts itself open and all of the seeds, and liquid scatters around the area. The wind may also play its part after that and blow the seeds further away.

Too sciency?

After about a week the seed will start to germinate into a seedling and then into a full Blister Petal.

Myth:

Got rid of the myth, starting again.

[Ta'lia of the Seven Jewels]

A quick look to give you some hints to go on!

The Blister Petal is A Medical Herb

Category: Herb, Medical

Basic Overview of the Plant :
The Blister Petal is a small white plant that grows in any cold habitats,one prime example where you can find this beautyful herb is the Frozen Forest of Celeste.The actual plant has a whitte stem , on top of which is 5 or 6 bright white petals,that dissolve in liquid.If one was to dig up the whole plant they would see the strange roots to the Blister Petal,that are quite the opposite to the visible part of the herb that grows above ground.As the roots are a rich black colour, that may be down to the fact that they may not get any of the vital vitimans they need , (As the herb needs gas from they air to flurish into their rich colour)many achlemists have attempted to grown the plant without soil,so that the roots can get all of the vitimans they require,and the roots changed to a bright white colour,this species is very rare and was named : The Pure Blister Pod.

There is too much information in the overview which belongs into the description, usage etc.
We don't know yet what vitamins are

Description :
The Plant grows about 1 Palmspan from the ground,and the pure white petals are about 5 Nailsbreadth's across.Which are quite large in comparison to the stem.The roots are about 1/2 a Palmspan down from the ground and are a very rich black.

Great, you found the Santharian measurements!

Territory :
The Blister Petal grows in cold mountain areas like the Frozen Forest of Celeste.

Hmm, I know the mountains of Celeste and the lowlands, is that forest mentioned in one of these entries?


Usages :
Strangely,the petals of the plant dissovle instanly in liquid,and when the liquid is drank ( by any race ) any blisters on your body will heal!Which makes hts plant great for trackers.Even better if your traveling through a snowy region.As thease plants are really in their element up there.

Reproduction :
The Blister Petal reproduction system is rather unique.If one was o pull a petal from the flower,they may notice small droplets of a liquid falling ono the ground,this is the new plant.As when nutrients from the air get into the stem,it gets turned into a food of some sort.This also carries the DNA for a new plant.

No, no DNA, and your reproduction is , ermm, too fantastic. Two drops of the liqid allow a new plant to grow? Nada.

A good start, no more!

First of all: Spellcheck! And watch your grammar too!

Please rearrange your submission and try to expand on what you have, and read this text I copied you from a how to do thread:

# Describe everything in "medieval" form

Always remember that words like "vitamins", "chemicals", "genes", "fossils" etc. usually are unknown terminology to medieval researchers as are „timespace“, „black holes“ or whatever you could come up in cosmology. (The dream is not a science fiction world). So keep away from these things, and also don't try to explain everything in detail what researchers of the 20th century have found out. Researchers of the Middle Ages weren't really "scientists", but mainly investigated what they could see, watch and thus describe. We have alchemists in the "medieval" world of Santharia, no chemists, which is an important difference, as alchemists are still lacking the profound background chemists of nowadays have. Astronomy is quite different from earth as well. Not only that an astronomer is always an astrologer (like it was on earth), we have a different constructed world.

In the same respect I guess we can't emphasize enough that though evolution and belief don't necessarily have to contradict each other in our world of today, it was impossible to think of such things thousand years ago. Especially in a fantasy world like ours I think that we should forget about evolution in the Darwinistic sense completely. We have other explanations why the original landmass split into various parts (Gods/War of the Chosen) and a typical evolutionary theory doesn't fit too well to our mythical concepts.

# Keep it as Santharian as possible

Also try to make your entries as unique "Santharian" as possible. If you describe a god of the icetribes e.g., consider by whom he is worshipped, in which area etc. . If you write about the abilites of a priest, take into account what is possible and what fits for Santharia or wherever he will work. Don‘t try to outdo the Ximaxian mages. Create a myth which is developed out of the people who believe it and don‘t try to impose a cool idea you have on tribe to which it will not fit.  

Happy working!  

[Kane Minehunter]

Thanks for the advice,I'm going change the whole reproduction,and the colours to the ones on this list.


Also ill spread it out and make in less sciencey ( if thats a word )


Also I sort of need some suggestions:

What would be a good regoin for this plant?( or if some one could point me in a good direction for climate maps that would be great)


Also what would make a less sciencetific reproduction system?

[Ganinon]

For reproduction just imagine you are in medieval times, and think of how they would see it. DNA and other scientific words won't fit in since Santharia has no clue as to what that is. Maybe if you wanted to keep the whole liquid thing, add an observation that tiny seeds are in the liquid. These seeds would have to be large enough for a human eye to see, so a few more than 2 drops would probably be better. Maybe a larger amount of liquid with seeds in the liquid would make it fit more.

Just my 2 Sans. I'll also go see if i can find those climate maps for you...

EDIT: Found it. Here is the link: Climate Map

[Kane Minehunter]

Thanks for the advice,and those climate maps were great a help,so would Hargarth or Darooth be suitable?

[Ganinon]

If you stick with the cold, yes that would work. You can place them anywhere you want as long as you have reasoning behind it. Any place would work as long as you have explanations of how it survives.

[Kane Minehunter]

Right Ive started a basic draft for the reproduction and now ill move onto the reasons why I choose the Territory.

Ok , now Ive changed all of the text to make it more Medieval also Ive said:
"After about a week"
Is that ok? Because I know there is ( and I have used) the measurements for distance,but is their ones for time or is that ok?

Also Ive spell checked the whole thing  

[Ganinon]

Well you could go into the detail of how many days as Santharian have a pretty good grasp on time. But about a week works too.

[Kane Minehunter]

Alright,I  think ( however I'm a newb ) my herb is coming along nicely,any other suggestions for I'mprovement?

[Ganinon]

Its a good start. However, it needs quite a bit more detail. I'll see if i can't find a good plant entry to compare to. We like lots of details. So add any little tiny thing that could be important to someone.

EDIT: Here is a good one by Bard Judith's Jeshanna Lily Doesn't have to be as long or as detailed or anything, but just a general idea of how entries are. We all have our own styles of writing, which adds variety, but details always help someone imagine the object.

[Kane Minehunter]

WOW thats too good of a example...
But I can see what you mean,in the exmaple you showed me the use is real in depth almost like a instruction manual for someone who may use that herb,however mine is just a stament on how it COULD be used.I see I'm gonna need to expand a lot more!

Would you suggest writing it as if i'm telling some about it or if i'm writing a fact book; as the exmaple seems to go towards the first.However you you say that the apperance of the herb is ok?

[Ganinon]

Judith knows what she is doing when she writes entries. Her entries are always fun to read.

But as to how you write, that is up to you. If your style is similar to explaining it as if you were talking to a person that is perfectly fine. A factbook would also work. I think somewhere in-between would get the qualities of both. Maybe combine it so that it is told from the point of view of someone who has done many studies on it, and knows what they are talking about. Add in the facts, and keep everything flowing.

For your appearance, I would recommend expanding on as well. Its a good start, but there is still some gaps. How many petals does it have? What shape are they? How big? How thick is the stem? Does it have any thorns or leaves on the sides? Answer as many questions as you think anyone would ask. Maybe think of a child that asks a million questions, and answer the big ones that come to mind. Its all just about giving the reader a picture in their head of what the plant is like. You have done well in describing the colors of everything, just missing a few things that would really help flesh out how it looks.

My Marshmallow Plant Might provide another example of how an entry would look. No where near as good as Judith's though.

[Kane Minehunter]

Again,you come to me speaking words of widsom...

Anyways I really like your plant,but why have you used diffrent colours for text?

[Ganinon]

That is the next step after you get everything fleshed out. We use colors to draw attention to changes we have made. Its used to mark major changes, but not so much for small minor things. All that orange is stuff that I have edited or is new. Once you get everything how you want it on this plant, I'll go through it with a fine-tooth comb and pick out anything that could be made better. After that, you can edit the plant, and color your changes so I can go back and see your progress on it.

Also, The message icon for entry should be changed. The box to change this is right underneath the subject box. Next time you go to make a change, Click Modify then you should see the drop-down box with Message Icons. The ones you will need to use most are "Entry Dev Status 1 - Work in Progress" and "Entry Dev Status 2 - Comments Welcomed." This is so everyone can see whether you are needing comments, or if you are still in the writing stage.

[Deklitch Hardin]

Hi Kane and welcome to Santharia,


Nice entry you've started here, and it is impressive that you've managed to find the colour palette created for Santharia ... there was something I wanted to point out before you got to far along. Our delightful Bard Judith created that document, and at the bottom of it, she made the following point about using it ...

Please read the following disclaimer carefully first:

"...we've had a lot of debate and 'inappropriate' or excessive use of the "Santharian colour names' .  The palette was only ever meant as a way of expanding people's vocabulary and allowing them to think about always integrating what they write into the total atmosphere of Caelereth and the Dream.  Just as artists, fashion designers, and interior decorators here on Terra have their own 'lingo' and specific vocabulary of their trade, so too should the various guilds and trades of Caelereth.

 In the kingdom of Santharia specifically, local artists have come to demand that certain unique hues be custom-ground for them so often that the pigmenteers (usually the local gnomish alchemist, sometimes a human dyer) have come to identify those unique hues with names.   When a painter requests "That nice bright blue that Udzeran pottery is famous for" it's soon going to be simpler to call the deep shade of azure "Udzera blue".... and a paint hue which actually uses burnt willow branches in its composition is surely going to be named 'Charcoal'...


Now, most of our compendiumists have personas who reside at the Compendium, in the various buildings attached to or around the Great Hall, in central Santharia, in New Santhala itself.  They are mostly of human origin, though we have a few elves,  some hobbits/gnomes/brownies, and at least one orc...   and mostly from the Santharian Kingdom.  They are all, without exception, educated at least to a basic degree of literacy - can read and write Tharian, and perhaps have a few words of other tongues.   Most will be familiar with the basic colour names of our Palette - but just as you don't always go around saying things like

"Look at that beautiful lavender lampshade, dear!" or "What a subtle sage and oatmeal  colour combination she's used in her kitchen!" (unless you are one of those aforementioned interior designers...)

but rather simply remark "Nice purple lampshade" or "I think her kitchen's done in green and cream" - so too will compendiumists not overuse the names from the Colour Palette, reserving them to enhance entries as needed.

That being said, if your archivist persona is actually Nybelmarnian, he would NOT be familiar with those specific hue names and might indeed (THINK like a resident of Caelereth!) use his own continent-specific descriptions, shade names, similes, swear words, and other phrases which would literally add 'local colour' to his writing!"
In other words, use these if you are describing a coat-of-arms, or a very specific colour, but don't go around constructing sentences like "  The adlemir-brown horse galloped across the thaleen field, the carnelion-haired girl on his back smiling with mershell lips..."  OK, so that would be terrible even without the abstruse hues, but you see my point. Use sparingly to create atmosphere, and make sure it's clear from the context...   ("A bavcoral flush spread slowly across her cheeks, and she refused to meet his eyes..."

For the post that the above come from, please look here. So, in other words, I'd suggest using black in place of Norsidian and a pure white instead of aesh ice ... think of the first time reader of the compendium ... they'd be likely to not know what those words mean.

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