OsmiumOtter

So, I was wondering what happens next. Does a forum mod look by and move it into implemented lore or something? I can make a wiki page for it too. Also I would like jistuma to add Bryophites to his page at: https://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/108261-lore-list/?fromsearch=1 I agree with jistuma on his acceptance post, that sounds good for policy.

What you said is true I agree 1. first section: We have a botanist on our hands! Okay, so ur all correct about that, plants use CO2 for feeding, and if they dont use photosythesis, then they don't need CO2, but lets say that the living most uses CO2 as if it were O2: transfering it to atp and letting off O2, in the inverse of what human bodies do. :) 2. second section: Just because it is not doing much does not mean its not there. chlorophyll could be just like skin pigment, coloring. 3. third section: someone on the forum said in response to a question about a plant that destroyed bacteria(the question being that doctors don't know about bacteria) that they would refer to it as "cleaning the gunk up". This would kind of apply here, as instead of knowing whats happening, they know the result. Another example is this: most people don't care about how a drink machine works, they just put the coin in, push the button and grab the drink. I believe that basic science is perfectly fine in rp, because they don't need to know why. 4. Thx for the complement

Druids or Dryads? Druids: I suppose that it depends. However, the Druids would probablely want to study them. Dryads: I suppose dryads would be less rejective of them, them being part mentally plant

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I didnt have them in mind while making this, until i needed pictures Good questions, I will edit the Lore to answer them! Great ideas, i never thought about the sap thing. I will add the sap thing and the co2 thing. those I really like. Dryads bond with the tree yes, to distinguish Byrophite from dryads from ents, I put that no tree bark thing there Thank you for all the positive support!

LM EDIT:: Anyone can become one, you have 1 IRL week to revert the change or it is permanent, period. Bryophites (Playable ‘Creature’) Story One day a little 7 year old girl human wanted to sleep outside, but her parents said she couldn’t because she would catch a cold. Nevertheless, after her parents were asleep, she gathered her blankets and made a small tent of sticks and blankets on a nice mossy spot and went to bed murmuring to herself, “No one can tell me what to do.” Little to her notice, this moss was a special species. Known now as the living moss, distinguished by tiny microscopic golden colored specks in it, this moss was in the stage of Replacement, the final stage of growth. As the little girl slept, the living moss grew quickly around her, it had been saving all its energy for a moment like this. Around an hour later, the moss had fully enclosed her, and emitted a sweet smelling aroma of sleepiness, now she could not wake up. The moss then proceeded to shoot roots and spores throughout her body, reading it and landscaping. As the little girl slept, the moss replaced every part of her body with plant material. Her hair became roots, her skin became a solid unbroken leaf, her organs replaced with plant-made counterparts, her bones became cellulose. Then it came to her brain, last of all, this would be its hardest task. The living moss plunged in, copying everything, from her memories to her skills to her involuntary motions. It linked its semi-conscience with the girls conscience. Spending every ounce of its energy left, it did this so fast the girl still stayed alive. The moss relaxed, it was almost done. It finally analyzed everything it copied; every detail was gone over scrutinously. It finally finished by going into the next and final phase: Body. All this took 5 hours in full from start to finish. The little girl slept through it all. When she awoke, she felt nothing different, nothing strange until she went to pick up her blankets. She was...green and leafy. She felt her hair; it was...roots. Quickly ran to her mom and dad, who were awestruck. They asked her what her name was, what was on her birthday cake last year, and other questions that only she would know. She answered them all correctly, and her parents accepted her as she was: their daughter. Time went on and something wasn’t right, their girl now acting was extremely rebellious since her new body, always saying,”No one can tell me what to do.” The moss had taken the thought last in her mind, and thought it was the focus of her life, as it was the biggest and most fresh, and amplified it to her subconscious life motto/goal/guideline. She was reborn a rebel. She was reborn a plant. She was reborn a Bryophite. What is Living Moss, and Why Does It Do That? Living moss has a deceptive name. Although it looks like a moss, living moss has the ability to make any plant material/cell it desires. However, living moss appears as a moss because that is the easiest form to Replace in, as it needs them to fall asleep to Replace, because no one in their right mind would let a mysterious plant grow around them. In order to survive longer than the Replace stage, the living moss must feed off a life force, draining it slowly enough for recovery, but getting what it needs. By becoming the body, the living moss insures that a life force will always be near. Another reason that being a body would be an advantage is the spreading of spores. Simply put, the mobility allows for reproduction. What seems like a convenient soft patch of moss, can change your life...forever. What is it? A Bryophite is a normal person whose body has been Replaced (probably not intentionally) by living moss. They are completely normal people, they are just different, which leads to them being outcasted. Their last thought before being Replaced is their new life motto or goal. New words: Bryophites: [bRY-o-fite] Bryophitian: [bRY-o-fit-ee-an] Misconceptions(These are Untrue): Bryophites use photosynthesis to get food. Bryophites cannot go in a desert. Bryophite bodies do not age. Bryophites go dormant during winter. Things to Note Because of the link between the moss’s semi-conscience and the person’s conscience, in times of great emotion or feeling the body might respond, this response is sometimes logical to the situation, and sometimes just weird. [Examples:(all Bryophite body reactions are different between people, each person's body might respond differently, but this one thing is always consistent, reacting the same way to the same emotion. These are examples) see strength number three; if a Bryophite is very happy or pleased, the moss might start to grow along the skirts of their clothes; if a Bryophite is sad, the moss might begin to release water droplets into their hair, making it look like their hair is crying] ALL races can become a Bryophite. In the event that a Bryophite and a human have a baby, it would be human. This works the same as normal, even though the Bryophite is a plant. The only time a Bryophite is born is when both parents are Bryophite. In this event, the child would look like the baby would look if it were born from the same parents, not Bryophitian, and then was Replaced. Also, a child of a non-Bryophite and Bryophite has no trace of his/her parent being a Bryophite, they are completely normal. If interrupted it the middle of Replacing after the moss has formed a cocoon (say by someone cutting the moss open) the person will be in a coma, and the moss will be attached to them and will keep growing until the process is complete, you cannot be saved from being a Bryophite once the cocoon is formed. If shown a silhouette of before and after being Replaced, a person could not tell a difference. Bryophite bodies are exact copies with plant material. The moss is sensitive to changes in color though, so a Kharajyr Bryophite will have the same markings, but the coloration would be off, and its fur would be of a given plant material. Everything is changed, down to bodily fluids too. Bryophite blood is a particularly runny sap. It carries nutrients around its body. Saliva is like the liquid found in a pitcher plant. Byrophites breath Carbon-Dioxide (CO2), not Oxygen (O2) Anything that would be fatal to a normal body is also falal to a Bryophite During the process of Replacing, the moss ignores physical objects like clothes or weapons. Bryophite can NOT control their body to grow or change at will.(e.g. a Bryophite can not grow his arm to reach or shoot roots from his hand) Living moss is one of the only plants not able to be controlled by any form of magic. (e.g. a sorcerer can NOT manipulate a Bryophite’s body or control it) Bryophites have a natural liking of sugar water. Bryophites also usually have natural liking to plants. It is rare to find a lumberjack Bryophite, yet not unheard of. (See weakness 6) During the Replacement, the living moss can’t replicate some parts of the brain as well as other sections of the body. While not stupid or even simple minded, Bryophites are not genius. This results in most Bryophite having a hard time becoming a scholar, enchanter or alchemist unless it was already learned before hand. (See weakness 6) Personality: This is extremely varying, as they are virtually the same personality type as they were before being Replaced. However, their motto/goal/guideline given to them be the moss is definitely a definer of their personality. They find it extremely hard, if not impossible, to give up that view or goal in a situation, and its presence is inextinguishable. This trait also doesn’t necessarily govern everything they do, in situations where it can’t be applied, the Bryophite does not try to force it to be applied and govern his or her actions actions. Strengths: Because their bodies are made out of plants, they can regenerate 1.5 times faster than normal humans and can regrow whole body parts that are as strong as the ones that they lost. That is, providing that they don’t bleed out initially. Plant bodies don’t die from age, however, if the life force of the person runs out, they will die. This means that Bryophites usually will live up to the maximum life expectancy rate of their former race. In events of damage to the body, the living moss will sometimes emit small doses of the same sleeping powder that it used during the Replace stage. This results in two things: relief from pain and a soothing aura around them(which might help if someone was angry)(see things to note one) They don’t get sunburn. Weaknesses: Fire, as they are made of plants. Generally outcasted or make people feel uncomfortable because they are different. Because they are made out of plants, they are generally weaker than their former race. They don’t need sunlight to survive, however, sunlight gives them comfort. At 2 days without proper sunlight, they will feel mild discomfort, three and they feel slightly dizzy, day four without sunlight results in extreme dizziness, day five becomes nausea(rply, not plug-ined status effect), day six brings shakiness, and finally the seventh day without sunlight, giving them all of the above and hallucinations. All this goes slowly away, though, when sunlight is reintroduced, and within an hour they are back to normal. Lack of sunlight has been used, unfortunately and sadly, as a torture device against Bryophites. Will freeze to death faster than humans because their bodies are more susceptible to cold. Unless they were previously one before the Replacement, Bryophites aren’t scholars, enchanters, alchemists, or lumberjacks.(see things to note 13 and 14) What Does One Look Like? Description A Bryophite looks like it formerly did in shape, but everything is made plant material. This term is vague, because a huge variety of plants have been found in use, some Bryophite have been found with eyelashes of venus fly traps, others with roots for hair. Only thing that has never been seen is tree bark.(ie, don’t use tree bark) In Minecraft Before Replaced: A normal Dark Elf male (my character, Vadrunn Lilyfoot) After Replaced: His hair is made of thin roots. His skin is a constant leaf. His hair streak is still there. Reality: Some people have been known to go insane. The fact that their body has changed to a plant is too much for them to handle mentally. This Elf Bryophite has run off into the woods and lived alone. It is important to note that this insanity has no direct connection to body changing, the concept of being different for the rest of their life is what drives them mad. This Bryophite has hair of bio-luminescent plant material, as you can see, the possibilities are endless. Want to be a Bryophite? There are a few steps/requirements: You must have an existing character You must read the Lore You must roleplay the Replacement You must make and change your skin according to the Lore (after roleplaying) You must add that your character is a Bryophite in their bio (/persona add bio) Thats it! You don't have to perma-kill the character, as they retain all their memories (and therefore skills) and, since their bodies are copies, they retain the same buffs (race stays same).