Flick's Whiskers

Plant Type

Medicinal Herb

Rarity

Common

Description

Flick's Whiskers appears to be a thin, fibrous nuisance plant that grows in the higher altitude forests- its thin green stalk curls upwards from a thick base that is firmly rooted into the earth. Growing up to a foot high at its greatest extent, the plant bears many similarities to a fern, including the light greenish-brown color that marks its form. Drawing outwards from the central stalk of the Flick's, are a number of stringy and gangly branches of the same thin green appearance as the central stalk. These can reach anywhere from three, to eight inches in length, and often hang downwards towards the ground as if wilting.

Perhaps the most notable attribute of the Flick's Whiskers, is where it draws its namesake. Along the gangly branches are arranged a multitude of white, spine-like hairs, much more rigid than the rest of the plant. These hairs appear much to be the whiskers of a feline type animal, and bear a thin, almost clear liquid across their forms. While the plant possesses no flowering bodies, the whiskers themselves are the origin for its seeding. As pollen from other Flick's are released, it collects upon the sticky liquid that adorns the whiskers, at times being so dense that they are obscured by a veneer of fluff.

Location

Flick's Whiskers can be found in the high-altitude plains, often a fair distance from water sources, as the plant is incredibly hardy and resistant to changes in climate and rainfall throughout the year.

Development

Flick's Whiskers begins as a single seed, stored within the core of the slickened whiskers that cover the plant's gangly branches. Once this seed is pollinated and reaches maturity, the whisker simply detaches.

Carried great distances by the wind, or birds that happen to consume it- the whisker is then deposited in another location where it can grow, typically taking around a year to fully take root. [3 OOC Months] Once this has happened, another year will pass until the plant reaches maturity, and is capable of reproducing or being used for the alchemical purposes.

Material Properties

• None

Alchemical Properties

• Flick's Whiskers sap can be used as an ingested substance that prematurely ends any non-harmful alchemical concoctions effect. This does however make any side effect that would occur after the alchemical had worn off occur immediately after it is ingested.

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