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[Rookie Brownbark]

Edits from Mira are in red

Roori/ Rooa

Categorization
Vines and Creepers

Basic Overview of the Plant
Called Roori by the Darkling Brownies (and Rooa by older generation) or SthoStukarolon by the Trumarim dwarves, this is tough, stringy weed is only found deep underground in the oil-filled lakes underneath the Western Bay in northern Nybelmar.  It seems to have developed a way to feed on the dark, thick oil, and requires neither sunlight nor water for its survival.  Although most races and animals would dismiss it as an inedible weed, it is one of the staple resources of the Darkling Brownies, a race who have only recently been discovered living in this inhospitable environment.  The vine attaches itself to the walls of caves and dips fine, dangling roots into the sludge-like liquid, presumably getting some kind of nutrients from it.

Its common name among the Brownies simply came from the description “Cave Underbrush”, but the second is a tribute to its supposed fortune-telling properties, and can be traced back to something like “Future Weed”.  This might be due to the plants remarkable sensitivity to changes in temperature and movement of oil. This sensitivity makes it seem like the plant is predicting those differences in temperature and oil level which count as weather in the caves.  The knowledge is jealously guarded by the oldest generation and the Darklings believe they can use it to tell the future, both by watching the way it grows and by eating certain parts prepared in very specific ways.  The pale white colour and slightly bony appearance of these older vines is what gives them their Thergerim name.

Description
The Roori is best described as a slimy cross between water weed and vine.  The structure and strength are more like the sort of creeper one would expect to find in the jungles of the Drifting Woods although the surface is covered in fine, hair-like roots which are often damp and slimy.  The plant itself is a dark grey colour with the young shoots darker and nearly black, whilst the older, woodier vines become lighter as they age.  The oldest of the creepers can become so light they are almost white and these have magical properties, or so the Brownie tribes believe.  Adult creepers are about three nailsbreaths wide, although the oldest ones can be up to the thickness of a human’s wrist.  The youngest shoots burst from little buds which appear along the length of the adult vines. They are only the width of a Brownie finger when they emerge but they thicken at an extraordinarily rapid rate.

Tiny thin hairs grow all over these vines, some reaching down towards the oil and others attaching themselves to every crevice and crack in the surface of the rock.  These are completely transparent and the ones which have soaked up oil are clearly distinguishable as you can see the black oil being sucked up inside them.  These hairs always seem damp, either somehow attracting moisture, or secreting it themselves, as they are normally covered in beads of water so tiny that only a Brownie's eye can see them. 

The creepers grow all over the walls of caves and caverns and are able to cling to almost any surface available.  The roots which cling onto the walls will delve into any little crack, slowly widening it once they are inside to gain a better hold.  These supporting roots are normally thicker and stronger than the others, gradually turning the same grey as the vine itself.  The creeper is very fast growing, with a new shoot growing almost a fore a day in its first week.  This slows down as it thickens and begins to throw out its own roots, but the result is still a huge amount of growth.

Territory
The vine, as has been said, has only been discovered living in the caverns underneath the Western Bay on the western coast of Nybelmar.  These caverns are home to the Trumarim dwarves and Darkling Brownies, and are almost completely without sunlight.  In fact the plant can only survive underground and will wilt and die immediately upon being exposed to the sun’s rays.  It also needs cool, damp surroundings, refusing to extend its vines into areas of the Trumarim caves with too much light and heat.  Thick, good quality oil is best, and the plant has some way of knowing whether or not the liquid is good enough.  It cannot be found in caves where the oil layer is too thin, or where it has been polluted by dwarven or Brownie waste.

Usages
As one of the only plants which manage to survive and thrive in their habitat, the Brownies have many uses for the Roori.  Firstly, the thick adult vines can be used as ropes when they are still fresh and wet.  If the skin is pierced, the inside can be pulled apart into separate fibres which are perfect for any size of rope or binding material. They can be woven into a sturdy material, although this is very rough and tends to chafe the skin if it’s worn directly next to it. 

If left to dry over a fire these adult vines become stiff and hard, and can then be used in place of wood; as a primitive club, housing material, carved for decoration, made into bowls and other utensils, and pretty much anything else they might need.  A paste made from boiled down bones with the juice of a particular fungi can be painted onto the finished product to prevent it from soaking up more oil and loosing its stiffness.

Younger thinner vines that are still almost black in colour, can be added to the ever boiling stewpot which seems to be the standard for most meals.  They take a long time to soften enough to eat, but they release a lot of juice in the meantime which makes them a valuable addition to the diet of creatures with only limited water.  They taste fairly horrible, but as they fill the stomach very well they are an essential staple.

The roots are also used by the Brownies.  The ones which have begun to soak up the oil make great kindling when they are dried, and the others can be woven together to make a comfortable inner layer for clothing. Unfortunately this doesn’t tend to last long after the roots have dried out.  It's best for the inner layer of babies’ swaddling, as it’s pretty absorbent too.

Lastly, the vine’s growth patterns are used to tell where the oil is deepest and where there might be water underneath, as well as, supposedly, to predict certain future events.  The ways and means are very complicated and different ones are practiced in different parts of the caves.  See Myth/Lore section for more information.

The Trumarim use the SthoStukarolon in their healing practices, where a dried and ground vine, old enough to have turned pale grey or white, is added to a mixture of heated and powdered crystals called Kisthomm. (From MegiUlkiwiSthomm, or Infant Rock Crystals). The resulting white paste is smeared on  a broken appendage, wrapped in cloth, and allowed to dry out, a process that usually takes somewhat under an hour to complete. The result is a strong, rock-like encasement that immobilises and protects the bone, giving it time and rest to heal properly, called a 'Mulkisth', which has been implemented in human tongue as a 'cast', although most cultures use pure ground Kisth crystals. The Trumarim version, augmented with SthoStukarolon poweder, adds significant healing capabilities to the otherwise usefull applications of the Mulkisth, allowing the bone to heal in a much shortertime than usual. It is worthy of mentioning however, that the Darkling Brownies do not seem to be able to benefit from this application of the vine at all.

Reproduction
The Roori doesn’t produce seeds or flowers at all, but simply throws out creepers in every direction it can, inexplicably breaking off from the other section at certain points.  Perhaps this happens in response to changes in temperature, or because of damage to the stems, but due to its habit of attaching itself to the cavern wall at strategic intervals, it makes very little difference to the overall growth.  In some spots it’s often very hard to even see where one Roori vine ends and the next one begins, as the fronds will weave in and around one another.

Due to its inability to produce seeds, the spread of Roori can be halted if you stop it from ever entering the cavern you don't wish it to.  Warmth and light are the best deterrents, and Brownies often hang a paprabaab gem at the entrance to their home caves to prevent the whole place being chocked with the quick-growing plant.  How the first ever plant came to the caves is a mystery no one will be able to solve as the vine has been there longer than even dwarven records can tell us.

Myth/Lore
A considerable amount of Darkling Lore centres around this strange plant and its growth.  It is said, for example, that the richest oil, the stuff that really burns well, can be found where the Roori has the most roots.  Conversely, the areas free of Roori are those where you’re most likely to find water underneath the oil, and closest to the surface too.  The oldest Brownies watch the plant’s growth for signs of decay or flushes of new growth, as they believe they can tell how good next years crop will be.  There is also a special way of cooking the fronds which makes a soupy paste that can then be used to predict certain aspects of the future, particularly whether or not a soon-to-be-wed couple will have a happy life together.  Apparently there is a particular way of cutting the fronds for this mixture, and they must be a certain type, but these secrets are only for the older, wiser members of a Darkling group.

The oldest vines which are white with age, when mixed with a certain type of mushroom and eaten, are thought to send the Brownie into a magical trance.  This state of mind allows you not only to see what might happen in the future, but also things which are happening now and which could lead to good or bad events.  The preparation of this special drug is another mystery which is only known by Brownies who reach a certain age and wisdom.

[Decipher Ziron]

*raises hand*

Not a Roori specific question, but are the Darklings called 'Darkling Brownies'....Since I was under the impression though we as developers acknowledge them as a fully-fledged members of the Brownie race, would Nybelmarians or simply just compendiumists feel the same way?

[Rookie Brownbark]

Rookie the compediumist is writing as if they are a true Brownie race, and there are several arguments why in the main entry which is still in progress.  Basically the temptation would be to class them as Rat Brownies because of the way they look and Mira specifically said to me that he didn't want them to be Rat Brownies....so I've been making sure it's possible to class them as true Brownies through culture and habits.  That's why the religion bit is giving me such a hard time .

Hmmm.  But I don't know how I would write it if they weren't considered Brownies, or why the character Rookie would be writing the entry at all.  I compare them constantly to other Brownies in the entry...how would I write it if was thinking of them as a new race?

*mind explodes* 

Ok, so why would we know they were Brownies -

- They're about 15 nailsbreaths tall and sentiant
- They're Brownie-like in looks, in that they have two legs, two arms, two eyes, dexterous fingers and toes etc etc.
- They have a religion with obvious links to the spirit-worshiping one of their ancestors (or they will have)

I think that counts them out of any other category of thing at least.  I don't know if the Trumarim dwarves would think of them as Brownies, as they might not know about other Brownies.  Even the Darklings themselves think there is nothing else but the caves, so they wouldn't fir themselves into that category.  However I think anyone working on the Nybelmar compedium is going to have a fairly good knowledge of Santharia as a whole and could go "Oh those are Brownies!" once they saw a description of them.  And hence Rookie's visit to Nybelmar.  I am writing as if she herself has been into the caves and met some of these people.....erm...hope that works....

[Decipher Ziron]

Well its all a question of context Rookie- Yes you may come to Nybelmar and say 'They look like Brownies', but I might come to Sarvonia, see you, and say 'You look like the piscinites!' (btw: I refer to them this way because its my favourite psuedonym for them). As such, I think as long as you contextualise your entry as being written BY YOU THE BROWNIE it will be fine to reference them as such.

Deci 

[Rookie Brownbark]

Fair enough!  I'll make sure I'm subtle but clear about the fact that the compediumist "Rookie" is writing it .

[Miés´efér Lytherá]

Alright, I'm going to give this a look over. My comments will be in red.

Roori/ Rooa

Categorization
Vines and Creepers

Basic Overview of the Plant
Called Roori by the Darkling Brownies (and Rooa by older generation) or XXX by the Trumarim dwarves, this is tough, stringy weed is only found deep underground in the oil-filled lakes underneath the Western Bay in northern Nybelmar.  It seems to have developed a way to feed on the dark thick oil, requiring neither sunlight nor water for its survival.(The previous sentence is a little hard to follow, perhaps some rewording could come in handy.)  Although most races and animals would dismiss it as an inedible weed, it is one of the staple foods and resources of the Darkling Brownies, who have only recently been discovered living in this inhospitable environment.  The vine attaches itself to the walls of caves and dips fine dangling roots into the sludge-like liquid, presumably getting some kind of nutrients from it.

Its common name among the Brownies simply came from the description “Cave Underbrush”, but the second is a tribute to its supposed fortune-telling properties, and can be traced back to something like “Future Weed”.  This might be due to the plants remarkable sensitivity to changes in temperature and movement of oil, which could make it seem like it was predicting the future those differences which count as weather so far under the surface.(I don't really know what your trying to say in this last sentence. Maybe a word is missing or something. As of now it is a run-on.)  With knowledge jealously guarded by the oldest generation, the Darklings believe they can use it to tell the future, both by watching the way it grows and by eating certain parts prepared in very specific ways. (The last sentence is again a run-on.)

(I know that you were trying to explain the potential future telling characteristics in this last paragraph, but I didn't catch on. Maybe it's just me, but the wording seemed a little strange.)

Description
The Roori is best described as a slimy cross between water weed and vine.  Although the structure and strength is more like the sort of creeper one would expect to find in the jungles of the Drifting Woods, fine, hair-like roots give the surface the damp texture of waterweed. (Again, this last sentence needs to be split up a little bit.) The plant itself is a dark grey colour, with the younger shoots being a darker shade near black, and the older woodier vines becoming lighter as they age. (I've re-worded the previous sentence to show you what I mean, but the decision is up to you of course,)  The oldest of the creepers can become so light they are almost white, and these are believed  by the Brownie tribes to have magical properties. (Again, just a little re-wording.)  Adult creepers are about three nailsbreaths wide, and the oldest ones can be up to the thickness of a human’s wrist.  The youngest shoots burst from little buds which appear along the length of adult vines, and are only the width of a Brownie finger when they emerge, but they soon thicken.

Tiny thin hairs grow all over these vines, some reaching down towards the oil and others attaching themselves to every crevice and crack in the surface of the rock.  These are completely see-through (Perhaps 'transparent' would be a better descriptive word than see-through.) in colour, and the ones which have soaked up oil are clearly distinguishable as you can see the black oil inside them.  These hairs always seem to be damp, either somehow attracting moisture, or secreting it themselves, as they are normally covered in beads of water so tiny that only a Brownie's eye can see them. 

The creepers grow all over the walls of caves and caverns and are able to cling to almost any surface available.  The roots which cling onto the walls will delve into any little crack, slowly widening it once they are inside to gain a better hold.  These supporting roots are normally thicker and stronger than the others, while gradually turning the same grey as the vine itself.  The creeper is very fast growing, with a new shoot growing almost a fore a day in its first week.  This slows down as it thickens and begins to throw out its own roots, but the result is still a huge amount of growth.

Territory
The vine, as has been said, has only been discovered living in the caverns underneath the Western Bay in northern Nybelmar so far.  These caverns are home to the Trumarim dwarves and Darkling Brownies, and are completely without sunlight.  In fact the plant can only survive underground and will wilt and die immediately upon being exposed to the sun’s rays.  It also needs cool damp surroundings, and refuses to extend its vines into areas of the Trumarim caves with too much light and heat.  It also needs thick good quality oil, and has some way of knowing whether or not the liquid is good enough.  It cannot be found in caves where the oil layer is too thin, or where it has been polluted by dwarven or Brownie waste.

Usages
As one of the only plants which manage to survive and thrive in their habitat, the Brownies have many uses for the Roori.  Firstly, the thick adult vines can be used as ropes when they are still fresh and wet.  If the skin is pierced, the inside can be pulled apart into separate fibres which are perfect for any size of rope or binding material. They can be woven into a sturdy material, although this is very rough and tends to chafe the skin if it’s worn directly next to it. 

If left to dry over a fire these adult vines become stiff and hard, and can then be used in place of wood; as a primitive club, housing material, carved for decoration, made into bowls and other utensils and pretty much anything else they might need. (The previous sentence is a run-on.) A paste made from boiled down bones with the juice of a particular fungi can be painted onto the finished product to prevent it from soaking up more oil and loosing its stiffness.

Younger thinner vines that are still almost black in colour, can be added to the ever boiling stewpot and seems to be the standard for most meals.  They take a long time to soften enough to eat, but they release a lot of juice in the meantime which makes them a valuable addition to the diet of creatures with a limited water source.  They taste fairly horrible, but fill the stomach very well too, and therefore are an essential staple. (I might re-word the previous sentence as such: They taste quite horrible, but as they amply fill the stomach they can serve as an essential staple.

The roots are also used by the Brownies.  The ones which have begun to soak up the oil make great kindling when they are dried, and the others can be woven to make a comfortable inner layer for clothing, although this doesn’t tend to last long after the roots have dried out.  It’s best for the inner layer of babies’ swaddling, as it’s pretty absorbent too.

Lastly, the vine’s growth patterns are used to tell where the oil is deepest and where there might be water underneath, as well as, supposedly, to predict certain future events. (The previous sentence might be better as two.  The ways and means are very complicated and different ones are practiced in different parts of the caves.  See Myth/Lore section for more information.

Reproduction
The Roori doesn’t produce seeds or flowers at all, but simply throws out creepers in every direction it can, inexplicably breaking off from the other section at certain points.  Perhaps this happens in response to changes in temperature, or because of damage to the stems, but due to its habit of attaching itself to the cavern wall at strategic intervals, it makes very little difference to the overall growth.  In some spots it’s often very hard to even see where one Roori vine ends and the next one begins, as the fronds will weave in and around one another.
(If there is no seed, then how did each system of vines come to be in the first place.

Myth/Lore
A considerable amount of Darkling Lore centres around this strange plant and its growth.  It is said, for example, that the richest oil, the stuff that really burns well, can be found where the Roori has the most roots.  Conversely, the areas free of Roori are those where you’re most likely to find water underneath the oil, and closest to the surface too.  The oldest Brownies watch the plant’s growth for signs of decay or flushes of new growth, as they believe they can tell how good next years crop will be.  There is also a special way of cooking the fronds which makes a soupy paste that can then be used to predict certain aspects of the future, particularly whether or not a soon-to-be-wed couple will have a happy life together.  Apparently there is a particular way of cutting the fronds for this mixture, and they must be a certain type, but these secrets are only for the older, wiser members of a Darkling group.

The oldest vines which are white with age, when mixed with a certain type of mushroom and eaten, are thought to send the Brownie into a magical trance.  This state of mind allows you not only to see what might happen in the future, but also things which are happening now and which could lead to good or bad events.  The preparation of this special drug is another mystery which is only known by Brownies who reach a certain age and wisdom.

(This is a very cool plant, and a very original idea. I quite like it. Other than a little bit of grammatical incorrectness, it is very well done. Nice Job.


Mifer

[Miraran Tehuriden]

A strange distortion seems to have struck Mira, he is fading out and changing colours slightly, as if his signal isn't coming through right..

Still -crackle- acces, must repla-creak- cable.. hopefully -crack- soon..

[Rookie Brownbark]

Thanks Mies! It's great to have someone point out the bits that don't make too much sense, although I'm not sure I agree with all those bits being run ons - one of them is a list!  Still, I'll get onto rewriting and rewording asap....might be sunday - last week of term is always hectic.

Mira - don't worry if it takes you a while, I'm going slowly anyway here too .

[Miraran Tehuriden]

Rookie, if you complete the edits for Mies'efer i can go over this as well

[Rookie Brownbark]

Done, I'd forgotten that I never finished it the other day.

[Miraran Tehuriden]

Alright, if i have any time left after writing TWD for Azhira i'll give this a run-through!

[Miraran Tehuriden]

Roori/ Rooa, SthoStukarolon (Bone Vine)

Categorization
Vines and Creepers

Basic Overview of the Plant
Called Roori by the Darkling Brownies (and Rooa by older generation) or SthoStukarolon by the Trumarim dwarves, this is tough, stringy weed is only found deep underground in the oil-filled lakes underneath the Western Bay in northern Nybelmar.  It seems to have developed a way to feed on the dark, thick oil, and requires neither sunlight nor water for its survival.  Although most races and animals would dismiss it as an inedible weed, it is one of the staple resources of the Darkling Brownies, a race who have only recently been discovered living in this inhospitable environment.  The vine attaches itself to the walls of caves and dips fine, dangling roots into the sludge-like liquid, presumably getting some kind of nutrients from it.

Its common name among the Brownies simply came from the description “Cave Underbrush”, but the second is a tribute to its supposed fortune-telling properties, and can be traced back to something like “Future Weed”.  This might be due to the plants remarkable sensitivity to changes in temperature and movement of oil. This sensitivity makes it seem like the plant is predicting those differences in temperature and oil level which count as weather in the caves.  The knowledge is jealously guarded by the oldest generation and the Darklings believe they can use it to tell the future, both by watching the way it grows and by eating certain parts prepared in very specific ways.
The Thergerim name is a reference to the pale-white colour and slightly bony appearance of the older vines.

Description
The Roori is best described as a slimy cross between water weed and vine.  The structure and strength are more like the sort of creeper one would expect to find in the jungles of the Drifting Woods although the surface is covered in fine, hair-like roots which are often damp and slimy. The plant itself is a dark grey colour with the young shoots darker and nearly black, whilst the older, woodier vines become lighter as they age. The oldest of the creepers can become so light they are almost white and these have magical properties, or so the Brownie tribes believe.  Adult creepers are about three nailsbreaths wide, although the oldest ones can be up to the thickness of a human’s wrist.  The youngest shoots burst from little buds which appear along the length of the adult vines. They are only the width of a Brownie finger when they emerge but they thicken at an extraordinarily rapid rate.

Tiny thin hairs grow all over these vines, some reaching down towards the oil and others attaching themselves to every crevice and crack in the surface of the rock.  These are completely transparent and the ones which have soaked up oil are clearly distinguishable as you can see the black oil being sucked up inside them.  These hairs always seem damp, either somehow attracting moisture, or secreting it themselves, as they are normally covered in beads of water so tiny that only a Brownie's eye can see them. 

The creepers grow all over the walls of caves and caverns and are able to cling to almost any surface available.  The roots which cling onto the walls will delve into any little crack, slowly widening it once they are inside to gain a better hold.  These supporting roots are normally thicker and stronger than the others, gradually turning the same grey as the vine itself.  The creeper is very fast growing, with a new shoot growing almost a fore a day in its first week.  This slows down as it thickens and begins to throw out its own roots, but the result is still a huge amount of growth.

Territory
The vine, as has been said, has only been discovered living in the caverns underneath the Western Bay on the west coast of Nybelmar.  These caverns are home to the Trumarim dwarves and Darkling Brownies, and are almost completely without sunlight.  In fact the plant can only survive underground and will wilt and die immediately upon being exposed to the sun’s rays.  It also needs cool, damp surroundings, refusing to extend its vines into areas of the Trumarim caves with too much light and heat.  It also second usage of "it also" needs thick, good quality oil, and has some way of knowing whether or not the liquid is good enough.  It cannot be found in caves where the oil layer is too thin, or where it has been polluted by dwarven or Brownie waste.

Usages
As one of the only plants which manage to survive and thrive in their habitat, the Brownies have many uses for the Roori.  Firstly, the thick adult vines can be used as ropes when they are still fresh and wet.  If the skin is pierced, the inside can be pulled apart into separate fibres which are perfect for any size of rope or binding material. They can be woven into a sturdy material, although this is very rough and tends to chafe the skin if it’s worn directly next to it. 

If left to dry over a fire these adult vines become stiff and hard, and can then be used in place of wood; as a primitive club, housing material, carved for decoration, made into bowls and other utensils, and pretty much anything else they might need.  A paste made from boiled down bones with the juice of a particular fungi can be painted onto the finished product to prevent it from soaking up more oil and loosing its stiffness.

Younger thinner vines that are still almost black in colour, can be added to the ever boiling stewpot which seems to be the standard for most meals.  They take a long time to soften enough to eat, but they release a lot of juice in the meantime which makes them a valuable addition to the diet of creatures with only limited water.  They taste fairly horrible, but as they fill the stomach very well they are an essential staple.

The roots are also used by the Brownies.  The ones which have begun to soak up the oil make great kindling when they are dried, and the others can be woven together to make a comfortable inner layer for clothing. Unfortunately this doesn’t tend to last long after the roots have dried out.  It's best for the inner layer of babies’ swaddling, as it’s pretty absorbent too.

Lastly, the vine’s growth patterns are used to tell where the oil is deepest and where there might be water underneath, as well as, supposedly, to predict certain future events.  The ways and means are very complicated and different ones are practiced in different parts of the caves.  See Myth/Lore section for more information.

The Trumarim use the SthoStukarolon in their healing practices, where a dried and ground vine, old enough to have turned pale grey or white, is added to a mixture of heated and powdered crystals called Mulkist. (From MegiUlkiwiSthon, or Infant Rock Crystals). The resulting white paste is smeared on  a broken appendage, wrapped in cloth, and allowed to dry out, a process that usually takes somewhat under an hour to complete. The result is a strong, rock-like encasement that immobilises and protects the bone, giving it time and rest to heal properly.


Reproduction
The Roori doesn’t produce seeds or flowers at all, but simply throws out creepers in every direction it can, inexplicably breaking off from the other section at certain points.  Perhaps this happens in response to changes in temperature, or because of damage to the stems, but due to its habit of attaching itself to the cavern wall at strategic intervals, it makes very little difference to the overall growth.  In some spots it’s often very hard to even see where one Roori vine ends and the next one begins, as the fronds will weave in and around one another.

Due to its inability to produce seeds, the spread of Roori can be halted if you stop it from ever entering the cavern you don't wish it to.  Warmth and light are the best deterrents, and Brownies often hang a luminous paprabaab gem at the entrance to their home caves to prevent the whole place being chocked with the quick-growing plant.  How the first ever plant came to the caves is a mystery no one will be able to solve as the vine has been there longer than even dwarven records can tell us.

Myth/Lore
A considerable amount of Darkling Lore centres around this strange plant and its growth.  It is said, for example, that the richest oil, the stuff that really burns well, can be found where the Roori has the most roots.  Conversely, the areas free of Roori are those where you’re most likely to find water underneath the oil, and closest to the surface too.  The oldest Brownies watch the plant’s growth for signs of decay or flushes of new growth, as they believe they can tell how good next years crop will be.  There is also a special way of cooking the fronds which makes a soupy paste that can then be used to predict certain aspects of the future, particularly whether or not a soon-to-be-wed couple will have a happy life together.  Apparently there is a particular way of cutting the fronds for this mixture, and they must be a certain type, but these secrets are only for the older, wiser members of a Darkling group.

The oldest vines which are white with age, when mixed with a certain type of mushroom and eaten, are thought to send the Brownie into a magical trance.  This state of mind allows you not only to see what might happen in the future, but also things which are happening now and which could lead to good or bad events.  The preparation of this special drug is another mystery which is only known by Brownies who reach a certain age and wisdom. Heh, seems like the oldest brownies get all the good stuff


A very good entry, which doesn't seem to need anything from a herbal point of view, the only changes and additions i made were Nybelmar-related, in particular about the dwarves. I say we add a blarrow once you've edited accordingly!

[Rookie Brownbark]

Edits are done - hope you don't mind that I copied and pasted your paragraph - it was good, so I did 

And the other Brownies get cool stuff too...just I haven't thought what yet......

[Miraran Tehuriden]

And a well-deserved Blarrow in place. (Finally!)

[Rookie Brownbark]

lol, thanks Mira....guess I have no excuse to dawdle on the Darkling entry now do I.....

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