Flora, Fauna, and Medicinal Remedies

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First off, the beautiful Migmatine, a flower that grows in the Spirit of Litharia and blooms from early June until late August. The buds appear in late May and consist of the primary petals clinging tight to the stamen and the feelers hidden inside the pod. The three lower petals fold up in an arch and cover the top of the stamen. The feelers purpose is to draw plant eating insects away from the main petals of the flower and to the tough, sweet smelling feelers, this prevents the blossom from being damaged before the pollen can be taken. This also allows them to have a much longer blossom life and for them to remain beautiful and well nourished throughout it. They are renowned around Litharia, however the most common misconception is that their wonderful aroma comes from the petals and the stamen.

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Blue Laugillis

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The Blue Laugillis is a flowering plant, rare but rather easy to grow once seeds are harvested. They grow most readily in direct sunlight, and are difficult to locate due to their stunted growth in their original habitat, the forest. Presumably, the Blue Laugillis was originally quite common, but dwindled as the forest covered it up.

-The average wild plant stands at about two feet, but a well tended one can grow up to eight.
-Blue Laugillis blooms in late summer, and the fruits begin to appear throughout the fall and winter. They are slow to grow, the fruit is usually ripe by early spring.
-The leaves of the plant can be dried and ground into a powder which, when mixed into drinking water, can cause vague delusions- shadows out of the corner of the eye, flashes of color, and humming sounds. Some Humans may experience unbearable sour smells on occasion. The experience is generally pleasant, and slightly numbing, but it does cause a bit of a hangover. The powder is addictive. Symptoms of withdrawal include headaches, a nervous twitching, paranoia, dry mouth, and a ringing in the ears that can be loud enough to block out other noises.
Overuse can permanently affect the hearing and weaken the user's ability to do magic. In extreme cases, a user will flat-out loose the ability to do magic.
-The flowers are generally useless, but the fruit can create slightly stronger versions of the delusions caused by the leaves. Ingesting the fruit also causes vomiting, though, and is unpopular as a recreational drug.
-The roots cause paralysis, nightmarish hallucinations, extreme paranoia, temporary phobias, and temporary deafness. In stronger doses, it can knock somebody unconscious. It isn't the most effective poison, as the doses required to actually kill someone are large enough to be instantly noticeable. (Around two pounds, for the average adult) In some circles the root is used recreationally, despite the fact that it can cause permanent deafness, detachment from reality, and tremors or paralysis in the limbs.
-The Blue Laugillis is grown illegally in the city. It is most popular among Shifters and Humans, as they experience the strongest high from it. Daemons and Fae will feel stronger side-effects, and are more quickly addicted.
-Blue Laugillis will interrupt the flow of magic through the user. Even in single sittings it can, in large doses, cause a temporary shape lock in Shifters, and a complete separation from magic in Daemons and Fae. The dose required for complete separation from magical power is usually too large to be used as a strategic poison. Long term use can cause a permanent loss of magic, and permanent shape-lock in Shifters.
-Due to it's illegality among the Humans, Blue Laugillis is sometimes difficult to come by. Plants are often burned when found by officials. It isn't the most popular drug, as the side-effects have a tendency to put off potential users.