He grinned ruefully at Maea’s excellent question, giving an apologetic shake of his head. ”Not that I know of, but thankfully they’re very rare, and have never been encountered outside the Labyrinth.” Which wasn’t to say that they couldn’t get out… just that they didn’t advertise if and when they did. Quanil’s rather… odd… follow-up had him tilting his chin thoughtfully, then shrugging. ”I’ve never tried it. I suspect it wouldn’t matter much – as soon as you were out of sight of it the hedges could just shift to sequester the foreign object until it rotted or was broken down, but they’re big enough that they can also just grow right over the top of it and break it, I think.” Even if one somehow tried to build a giant cube or something the hedges might be able to just crush it unless it was made of metal.
Maea’s comment on the Efas Herb was exactly what he’d been hoping would happen during the lesson – other tidbits being brought up by those who encountered them – and he nodded eagerly, giving her a broad smile. ”An excellent point! Efas Herb is a minor panacea with potential magical properties, given the wide range of ailments it cures or alleviates. It can decrease pain, swelling, and inflammation, as well as helping with stomachaches and speed the healing of bruises. It looks almost like grass, but with small, brown clusters protruding from it. It’s found towards the center of the maze, though, so Attuned with wings may have an easier time getting in and getting out again with a small harvest of it.”
They were moving right along, with only a few more areas within the Hollowed Grounds to cover. The Spire Demon had been destroyed, so he glossed over the Spire for the nearby Oasis, and one of the lovelier dangers of the area. This time he had a picture to share, setting the large drawing of the next plant up on the stand so everyone could see the colored depiction of a lily with curving white petals dappled with black spots. ”The Gilded Lilies in the Oasis are beautiful, but deadly,” he cautioned his audience. ”They’re poisonous to touch as well as to eat. Picking them releases a scent that is supposedly lovely, but is in fact quite toxic. First you lose the ability to move and then, eventually to breath as your body shuts down from within. If someone with Healing magic doesn’t find you before then, you may not survive.”
A grim note to leave off on, so he paused to think of a somewhat cheerier denizen before he opened the floor to questions again. ”I’ve never seen a Dream Fish myself, but they live within the Oasis and are rarely seen or caught. It’s said that touching one can enable a lucid dream that can help someone who is conflicted work through some of their internal troubles. They’re pearly white in color… and to be honest, I’d expect most of us to run into them eventually,” he added with a dash of dry humor, considering the inner conflict Caido tended to cultivate in anyone who was here for long.
Maea’s comment on the Efas Herb was exactly what he’d been hoping would happen during the lesson – other tidbits being brought up by those who encountered them – and he nodded eagerly, giving her a broad smile. ”An excellent point! Efas Herb is a minor panacea with potential magical properties, given the wide range of ailments it cures or alleviates. It can decrease pain, swelling, and inflammation, as well as helping with stomachaches and speed the healing of bruises. It looks almost like grass, but with small, brown clusters protruding from it. It’s found towards the center of the maze, though, so Attuned with wings may have an easier time getting in and getting out again with a small harvest of it.”
They were moving right along, with only a few more areas within the Hollowed Grounds to cover. The Spire Demon had been destroyed, so he glossed over the Spire for the nearby Oasis, and one of the lovelier dangers of the area. This time he had a picture to share, setting the large drawing of the next plant up on the stand so everyone could see the colored depiction of a lily with curving white petals dappled with black spots. ”The Gilded Lilies in the Oasis are beautiful, but deadly,” he cautioned his audience. ”They’re poisonous to touch as well as to eat. Picking them releases a scent that is supposedly lovely, but is in fact quite toxic. First you lose the ability to move and then, eventually to breath as your body shuts down from within. If someone with Healing magic doesn’t find you before then, you may not survive.”
A grim note to leave off on, so he paused to think of a somewhat cheerier denizen before he opened the floor to questions again. ”I’ve never seen a Dream Fish myself, but they live within the Oasis and are rarely seen or caught. It’s said that touching one can enable a lucid dream that can help someone who is conflicted work through some of their internal troubles. They’re pearly white in color… and to be honest, I’d expect most of us to run into them eventually,” he added with a dash of dry humor, considering the inner conflict Caido tended to cultivate in anyone who was here for long.
