Sign(s): Fire & Earth
Symbol(s): Heat x 5
Vigour x 2
Strength x 1 Life x 3
Appearance: A large red bulb similar to garlic, albeit often larger and with larger, but fewer, cloves.
Location: Found in deserts, often nearby other plants as a means of self regulation from the heat, or on the border between a desert and most other biomes. It grows inside the ground and narrow green leaves shoot up from its underground body into the air above. The actual clove is under the sand.
Harvesting: Initially the leaves will be very green, although after a few warm months they begin to wilt. At this point water is less accepted and the bulb underground cures to a certain extent. After this, it may simply be removed from the ground and cleaned externally. Once this is done, you must get the soft and squishy insides that are covered by the inedible and tougher shells.
Raw Effect(s): The plant and the shell of the main bulbs have no actual effect although can be reused to fertilize things as most natural by-products do. The actual softer insides are capable of, when ground into a paste, heating ones food for 3 days. This ability causes the food to take on a mildly garlic flavor however. Alongside this, its a great cooking utility as it allows a chef to create foods that stay hot, but not burning hot, all the way to their guests. If overused (more than a small spoonful per liter of food) it will cause the flavor of the food to become very bitter and then if excessively added over that it will cause intense burning in the mouth and throat.
Redlines: This cannot be used to harm anyone by ‘alchemical’ means. Any contact with softer surfaces on a human (Membranes such as inside the mouth, nose, etc and the eyes) cannot be harmed with this. At most it's as effective as throwing anything else in their eyes, although slightly warm.
If overused, causes food to become bitter and then extremely mouth burning hot. Only after a large amount (Essentially two bulbs worth) will it take on the hotness, while anymore than a small spoonful per liter will make it bitter.