Creating fantasy herbs, spices, fungi, and fish

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>Mountain Bulb

The Mountain Bulb, also known as the Stone Potato, is a small type of tuber begins growth from a certain type of algae in between cracks in rocks. It is a light tan color most of the time, is known to grow during any time of year when it is not incredibly cold, and typically grows in clusters.
Folk who live in the mountains where Mountain Bulbs grow, will boil it and eat it whole, but boiling it is only necessary to soften it up a bit; it can be eaten raw. It is also good for soups and stews.
The way in which it grows leads to a lot of people having a large rock in their home, from which they are able to grow the tuber continuously.

>>53333870
>The way in which it grows leads to a lot of people having a large rock in their home, from which they are able to grow the tuber continuously.
nice touch

>Baron's Buttons (known also as belt-caps and baron's buckles)

Baron's Buttons are a small, flat fungus that grows mainly in the mid-autumn to late winter. They grow only at specific increments from ley-lines, which they draw from to heat up whatever dead material they're rotting, even enough to create a divet in snowfall. This also causes them to grow in some rather unusual colors, though they don't tend to be patterned. If they are patterned, consider it an omen.

If ground up, it can be used to improve the heating effects of firewood, and adds some pretty colors to the flame. Unskilled use, however, can result in an explosion. If mixed with certain other herbs, it can be used as a tonic that keeps the body pleasantly warm.

>>53334174
This is amazing! More stuff like this!

>Dragon Coriander

Dragon Coriander gets its name from the flower that sprouts from its stem, which looks somewhat like a juvenile dragon's head. Dragon Coriander Root can be used for medicinal purposes; when added to a tea it can help to cure a sore throat or a cough. When ground up and applied to a wound, Coriander Root can speed up wound recovery. The flowers can be eaten raw, giving a bitter taste that is not unpleasant to most, and are sometimes dried and dangled from a belt or necklace, giving an even stronger impression of a withered dragon face.

>>53334335
>juvenile
One detail too many. How do the pleb peasants who gather and dry this stuff know what a juvenile dragon looks like? Just stick with 'dragons head'.

>>53334361
Fair, thanks for the feedback

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>>53333713
>Javelin-fish
Found in the warm waters of the tropical archipelago the umók sail from. They fear it more than any other animal. Entire shoals answer to threats by using themselves as living projectiles, creating wounds full of beak splinters. And while someone might escape a shark by going back to the boat, javelin-fishes - which reach a length of one meter or more - jump out of the water at sixty kilometers per hour, impaling themselves so deep that their beaks pierce one's heart.

Do you want specifically herbs, spices, fungi and fish? For example, could I include black cactuses or greenbergs?

>>53333713
>fantasy herbs, spices, fungi, and fish
One of these things don't belong here...

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>Barm Powder
Produced by crushing the thoraxes of barm flies, thumb-sized carrion insects that feed on the corpses animals stuck in the bogs. The powder, like the fly, accelerates the decay process, quickly breaking down and fermenting tissue.

Sought after by master artisans as the fermenting power of the powder makes possible new and unique wines, cheeses, and other aged foods otherwise impossible when made with conventional methods.

Difficulty of capturing the venomous insects and braving the dangers of the bog make the powder and thereby the products made thereof prohibitively expensive to all but the finest of nobles. Knowledgeable adventurers bring a bug net with them into the swamps to earn some extra pocket change.

>>53333713
>Cremora

Starts as a pirickly bush with spiny leaves that sprouts a very disproportional stalk that geows great heights. During lightning storms, they are struck with the intense heat exploding all the seed pods, hurtling them great distances. The stalk itself has high contents of lead, which can be an easy alternative to mining the metal from the ground.

>>53334232
Double feature of the fantastic ones, then.

>Galloping Wheat (known also as tumblewheat)

Appearance: Like golden wheat, but somewhat taller. Grows a second root structure pointed upwards.
Climate: Prefers warm climates. Dies very quickly in cold climates, due to the cold causing it to become too rigid to 'tumble', instead snapping it.

An unusual grain of unknown origin, the galloping wheat has roots at both its top and bottom. When a strong wind pushes it over, it uses some unknown mechanism to push its top-roots into the ground and uproot its bottom roots, dropping seedlings throughout. This can cause the grain to move as much as a foot at a time, and during strong winds the grain can "tumble" very quickly, seeding entire fields.

Farmers have thus far failed to utilize the grain on a large scale, due to the fact that it's surprisingly good at climbing cracks in rocks, slipping through fences, and having a somewhat lower yield than traditional crops. Nomadic tribes, however, have found a love for the stuff, and have invented special nets to harvest it as it tumbles through.

>Bitebulb (known also as frostbulb or 'fecking cold')
Appearance: Large (up to 6in. across!) round brown bulbs with a thick rind, usually found covered in a layer of ice. Seed pods sprout from the top.
Climate: Only grows in winter, because spring and summer heat will cause its insides to boil.

Bitebulb is a supernatural plant found in the drier bits of the forest. It draws in heat from its surroundings to protect its vitals during the winter, but has no control over this- high heats will be absorbed quickly, boiling the plant's insides. Makes a nice quick meal, if you're starving.

When dead, it loses most of these properties, but remains an excellent preservative. Mixed with salt, it can be put on meat to make a jerky that won't be going bad any time soon, though its flavor is a bit bitter.

>>53334389
Include all that shit.
My players want depth, and the tone of our campaign is pretty heavy on wilderness travel and survival, very gritty. So the more stuff they can find while in the wild to use for their foods, medicines, and other utilities, the better.

I like the Javelin fish, by the way.

>>53334522
>but somewhat taller
weak language, just say taller than wheat
>Nomadic tribes, however, have found a love for the stuff, and have invented special nets to harvest it as it tumbles through.
This is the good stuff, right here, nice one.

>>53334458
Interesting and functional.

Folt

A small flower that grows in higher arid areas, it needs lots of sun liggt but not alot of water, preferring rocky soil.
Above ground a small pink or yellow flower blooms mid spring and last no more than a week.
The small flowers staimens of the flowers can be plucks and ground up to make a dye for clothes and paints, its able to withstand many washings and holds fadt in fabric. The dye is always a strong purple no matter what color the flowers its taken from. The dye is highly intensive to cultivate and thus the purple dye us usally for high end clothes or royalty.

>Ember Ivy

Ember Ivy is easily identifiable due to the ember color of its leaves and thorns. The vines of this plant secrete a thick sap, which dries as hard as rock only an hour after being removed from the vine it came from. Some tribes in the Middlelands gather this sap to harden the wooden parts of their weapons, make repairs in their dwellings, and seal wounds.

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>>53334550
>Mudslinger
Also know as monkeyfrog and létal'éventail. This seal-sized amphibious fish is found in the Demilune estuary, living in the mud beneath the houses suported by aerial roots of giant mangroves and the cultivated root-piers. Its tail end in a sharp, fan-like fin. The animal uses its reflexive surface to atract and confuse bird-sized firefiles before striking them with its tail. Mudslingers dig nests in the mud, laying eggs considered a delicacy for the above citizens. Some of the mangrove's excreted salt coats its roots as to prevent mudslingers from climbing to the city level. Local courtesans use preserved fan-fins as an inconspicious weapon.

>Goblinoid cheese
Similar to cottage cheese, it's made from the crop milk of dinosaurs. After sun-dried, it becomes the basis of the hobgoblin nomad diet. Each variety comes from the species that names it: stegosaurus, triceratops etc.

>Greenbergs
The Ka'aari Forest's coastline has trees battered by wind and great waves. Whole clusters of trees, rocks and earth kept together by wicker-like roots and vine webs dislodge to float in the sea. Those wandering islands may grow further, trapping foul-smelling brwon algaes, debris and one or two shipwrecks. Castaways might find giant crabs and friendly umók inside.

>>53335132
>Each variety comes from the species that names it: stegosaurus, triceratops etc.
I think this'd work better if you used non earth/english dinosaur names, even better, don't call them dinosaurs at all.

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>>53335132
>Black-cactus
Native of the Spotted Mountains. It absorbs more sunlight than green plants so it can emit heat that both counteratcs the cold and melts some of the snow. Groves are hot enough to melt the surrounding ice into a whole lake which effectively works as an oasis in this hostile environment. Mountain dwarfs use stone mounds and moats to enhance this microclimate effect into a basic crop.

>Bat dust
Dwarfs put batwings to dry under the sun and then grind them. The result is used as a spice of unique flavor, described as "rancid yet pleasant".

>Kavajan reeds
The aerodynamical spiraling lines mirror its natural eolic magic which manipulates the air around them. Great reed beds are protected by a non-circular hurricane barrier which protects against herbivores and floods. Locals use it as natural palisades, long-reaching javelins and to minimize the weight of vehicles such as boats and wagons.

>>53335153
That lead to confusion, "what's-the-name-again?" and "why-call-a-rabbit-a-smeerp?"

>>53335176
Also, I already use non-english names, my native language is portuguese. Huehuehue, queremos Blanka pra presidente.

>>53333713
Volcanic lotus
>A plant that feeds on and gathers magical fire and got energies.
>It grows while floating in liquid magma.
>It's seeds are a rare string spice tasting like hot chilly peppers
pers after being ground up.
>It's main use tho is to help gathers fiery energies serving as a medical supplement to strengthen the bodies of men and raising their affinity towards fire elemental energies.
>The most common dish that uses it as an ingredient is a type of hot pot with beans and venison, a favourite among knights and other individuals doing martial practice.

>>53333713
>Skybulb

Skybulb, also known as balloon plants or gasvine, is a very unique kind of plant that grows in thin air. More accurately, it initially grows on the ground in a form similar to common vines. However, when the plant reaches maturity it developes a large bulb-like membrane filled with hydrogen gas produced by the plant itself. Once this gas bulb reaches full capacity, the plant detaches from its roots and floats off into the sky. A second network of aerial roots absorb water and gas from the air around this flying form to keep the plant alive for 3 weeks or more in the sky. From high above the canopies of temperate forests, the plants drop seeds, ensuring the next generation of plants will later germinate and repeat the cycle. Skybulbs are commonly cultivated as a source of lifting gas for airships and balloons.

>>53333713
>Sapsuckers

Man-sized, lamprey-like fish native to the cold north, known for their unusual nesting habits; like salmon they swim upstream in the winter to mate where they were born, often choking smaller streams with their bodies. Unlike salmon, the adults don't die after mating, instead they build nests by tunneling through the shore using their teeth until they reach a tree's roots. Once found, the female latches on and lays her eggs while the male watches over the nest entrance. When the fry hatch they latch onto their mother, suckling until the summer months when both spawn and parents return to the ocean. Finding a nest can be an unlucky event, the males are vicious, wildly corkscrewing into threats hard enough to shatter rock, and falling through the weakened dirt above a nest will see the mother and brood latch onto you. However, they are highly prized for their flesh which is known to stay edible for months without preservatives along with having a decidedly pleasant flavor, the most common being a resinous, spiced taste from pines. Efforts have been made to farm them and control the flavor of their flesh with mixed success, using non-native trees often results in dead trees and concentrating that many aggressive males in one spot renders streams impassable to smaller boats.