[✗] [Reagent] Phoenix Reed

[Forestdwarfman 298]

Phoenix Reed

 

Sign(s):

Fire

 

Symbol(s): 

Heat x 4

Burning x 2

Instability x 2

Vigour x 1

Life x 1

 

Appearance:

A flowerless light brown reed with a darker gray fox tail on top. In its immature form, the reed would be more of a  lively green in color.

 

Location:

Deserts, savannas, or other biomes struck by great heat and drought. The reed can be seen to grow in thick pluck-like bundles beside the dry remains of a once muddy puddle. Phoenix Reed’s seeds need a small puddle or body of water to sprout. As the reagent grows into maturity the puddle gets swiftly drained, and once all moist has seeped away into the soil and the roots of the plant, the stalk would stiffen and turn brown. From this point on, the reagent would need no more water, solely living off the sun. 

 

Harvesting: 

Harvesting the reagent is rather easy for you solely need to clip the reed’s stalk at the bottom. A well-thought botanist would know to solely harvest Phoenix Reed during the night for during the day, under the burning sun, the plucks of reeds are seen to suddenly combust into a blazing hot flame. The flame itself would be rather short-lived, swiftly burning away the reagent with a flare of light and heat. 

 

Only ashes of the reagent would remain, carrying the small black seeds of the plant. If not collected these ashes would dwell with the wind to find new land to nestle its roots into. Phoenix Reed can be ‘farmed’ with these seeds though it is recommended not to do so near any flammable materials. 

 

Raw Effect(s): 

If the reed is kept from all moist it turns out to have a great use to those that live on top of the snowy mountain peaks or to those that wander through cold winter nights. When the reagent’s dried stalks are shred and broken they give off a comforting warmth, hence they are often stuffed into the cloths of those suffering from the cold. Though never reaching enough heat to catch flame on their own, after being shredded and broken they function as great tinder for fire-making, assisting with their own heat. 

 

Redlines: 

-When processed for its Symbols, this Reagent will lose all of its raw effects and harvesting capabilities.

-If one would attempt to harvest Phoenix Reed during the day, they must roll above 10 out of 20 for the reagent not to catch fire. (Rply this would have nothing to do with the harvester, rather being pure luck.) If the Phoenix Reed combusted, a 5x5 flame would flare. 

-If harvested Phoenix Reed comes in contact with a notable amount of water, it would lose its raw effect. 

-Harvested Phoenix Reed can not catch flame on its own after breaking and shredding, only functioning as an assisting tinder for fire-making. The heat itself is not warm enough to hurt anyone in any way, only giving off a comforting warmth. 

-The heat would be stable for a full rp hour, afterwards, it would slowly subside over the course of the following 3 rp hours until all heat dissipates.

-Only fully matured Phoenix Reed has any raw effects or usages. 

-Farming Phoenix Reed requires 2x2 space under direct sunlight, a warm climate,  and dry sand-like soil to nestle in. The reagent will grow at the rate of 1 count per 3 ooc days. 

 

 

Spoiler

 

[JokerLow 1189]

ah shiet, y dis lookin spicy

[Sorcerio 4595]

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