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Hey, Captain! Look what I found!
Name: New World Pear Preferred Environment: Anything moderate, slightly damp, and dim. Physical Description:  Uses: Food! But the stalk tastes more like pears than the fruit does. : ( Other Notables: Whoever picked the name had rather poor taste. |
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Hey, Captain! Look what I found!
Name: Snakevine Preferred Environment: Mostly found on rock, but any hard surface will suffice as long is there is sufficient moisture in the air. Physical Description: Amazingly, this plant is a charcoal black in color- this doesn't seem to affect its growth though (as modern science tells us, this means it absorbs nearly all wavelengths of light). It is extremely similar to the 'climbing' plants on earth- that is, whatever it touches it will grow around. If nothing is around, it will grow along the ground until it reaches something. Seeds are almost microscopic, so they are distributed mainly by the wind. Because of their size, they can find a resting place even in supposedly smooth rock, and grow around it. They can grow to be nearly 2 inches in width, but the only problem is that they are very slow in growing...This does help them, however. Because of their slow growth rate, they can survive periods of drought or famine, or rather a lack of nutrients. It draws its nutrients straight from the air, so it is of little threat to other plants. That is, unless it grows on another plant's leaves... Speaking of leaves, snakevine leaves look like this. The leaves are about 3 inches in length, and serve for photosynthesis and respiration- much like earth plants. Uses: The outside of the vine has a consistency near rubber, so if one has the time and patience to gather enough of it, high-quality gloves can be made. The inside is also very moist, so it can function similarly to a desert cactus (providing hydration to those in need). The fruits, rare though they may be, are somewhat bitter. For humans, the fruit functions similar to prunes...Only slightly less effective. Pure juice, on the other hand... Other Notables: Fruits and flowers are both pale white. This helps to identify the vines when they wouldn't otherwise be noted (such as on dark mountainsides). The plant's name came from its similar appearance to a species of snake that quite often is found eating the fruit growing from the vines. The plant is also un-seasonal...That is, there is no set 'budding' or 'fruition' seasons for this plant. When it begins to grow, its cycle begins. Approximately 6 months after sprouting, the average vine will have grown large enough to sprout a flower and, 3 months later, a fruit. the process is repeated on every 6th month from when the plant sprouted. EX- [seeded] --6months-> [flower] --3months-> [fruit] --6months-> [next flower] --3months-> [next fruit] ---& etc. Fruit and Flower ((By the way- the seeds are so small that they simply curl up and die in any sort of acidic environment. Like stomachs. So no worries about that.)) |
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Hey, Captain! Look what I found!
Name: Nagasara/S'gaan (legend) Preferred Environment: Prefers mountains, due to the high moisture content and high concentration of its favorite food, snakevine (and thus, snakevine fruit). Diet: Mainly herbivorous, but recent findings have found them to be omnivorous. They eat the fruits from snakevine for primary nutrition, but if no fruit is present it will eat a stray insect or two on or around the vines. Physical Description: Similar to an earth snake in form and structure. Black, leathery skin, nearly a foot in width at its widest point; the longest recorded is nearly 33 feet in length (though legend speaks of a Nagasara that is long enough to wrap around an entire mountain, and is nearly 6 feet thick at its widest point). Looks very similar to snakevine, with one exception: it has very small white diamond patterns on its back and a pale white belly. The snake's venom is classified as a hallucinogenic, so being bitten or injected with too much venom can be fatal. Early teams were fascinated by the snake's head: unlike earth snakes that carry venom, the Nagasara's head is shaped like that of non-venomous snakes. IE, no venom sacs on the sides of its head. Possible causes have been theorized that the saliva of the snake is the venom in question, but we have been unable to capture one for research. Behavior: High-level intelligence. Capable of simple emotions, such as pity, greed, sympathy, and rage. Very solitary creatures, mainly preferring to stay near or on its own "personal" snakevine. It will loosely defend its vine, attacking the others it views as 'threats'. It has been observed to tolerate weak, young, and sick Nagasara eating a few of its fruit in more plentiful vines, but any Nagras equal to or greater in size is vehemently turned away. Early research subjects almost attacked scouting parties, but when the parties disregarded the fruits, the snakes disregarded us as well. It is unknown whether they are sentient or not, as they seem to have a form of unspoken communication between each other. At first researchers believed they communicated via body language, but that was dismissed when a pair was observed meeting, holding stock still, and then appearing to have understood one another. Other Notables: Legend holds that the largest of the Nagasara guards a mountain completely covered in snakevine, and if anyone were to taste the fruit of the vine it would be the most pleasuring experience one has ever gone through. The S'gaan, or largest Nagasara, supposedly has intelligence that goes beyond that of humans or malakites, and will test anyone who comes to its mountain to see if they are worthy of eating the fruit. The legend continues that in reality, the second you step foot on the mountain you are bitten by the S'gaan's left fang, thus entering a dream-like state from the venom. This allows the S'gaan to truly test your soul- if it deems you worthy, it will then drip venom from its right fang over the wound from the left, and cure you before you die from the venom. You're still left with vestiges of the venom as you are allowed to eat the fruit the S'gaan so dutifully guards. Additional note: this is the closest thing our historian could find to a legend of "heaven" on this planet. It is unknown whether this is pure fantasy or truth, but we intend to find out soon. |
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OMGEE EEE Thread! ~luffs on~
~goes to color~ |
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Don't want this, do what you want with it. <3
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"When will she stop taking cans of spray paint to perfectly normal Malakim??"
NEVER D: ...sometime. Maybe. Another I don't want. EDIT: I MISSED A SPOT AGH oh never mind. ._. |
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...I love you guys.
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WUTS ALL THIS THEN
brb soon guiz heart |
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What's all what who? *colors another female*
Just try to stop me now. Bwaha. |
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Waou, awesome shop.
-lurkylurks- |
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Yay, an awesome-bringer! biggrin
Hey, Captain! Look what I found! Name: New world violet Preferred Environment: Moderate temperature, the edge of bodies of fresh water. Physical Description:  Uses: Put a few strands in someone's shoe, and I bet it'd make their skin crawl. biggrin Other Notables: Smells nice, but the blooms are poisonous. The same idiot who named the new world pear seems to have gotten hold of this thing as well. |
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Do not want!
Remind me to avoid green now. EDIT: Dimi, your tank made me richer. (Not that it says much, because I'm always poor. XD) |
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Waou, you colour fast. xD
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XD Only when I'm not doing twenty things at once--this is the most dedicated I've been to any single task in months, and I am very sure it will slow down soon. Besides, I don't think they know what to do with my junk at the moment! Haha.
Hey, Captain! Look what I found! Name: New world radish Preferred Environment: Anywhere with good soil and little rainfall. Physical Description:  Uses: Would give most human digestive systems a hard time. Might be edible to others. Other Notables: The person responsible for all these bad names was probably shot after coming up with this one. |
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