Weird and strange plants from far, far away... (part two)

COFFEE (#9/31, #190/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a smaller tree with glossy dark-green oval-shaped leaves, small white flowers and green seed-like fruit that turns red then purple when ripe.

Distribution: Hills and mountains in warmer regions across southern Allansia and Khul.

 

Effects: The seeds of the Coffee plant are dried, roasted and ground into powder to make a refreshing beverage with boiling water, served either hot or cold, and with a variety of additives, including milk, sugar, Cardamom, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Fralderbark, Wyrmwood, and even Caracalk-seed spirit, among others. It is a premium beverage served in coffee-shops across southern Allansia and Khul, though its popularity is spreading. Coffee has mild restorative properties - anyone who drinks a cup of it can restore 1 STAMINA point.

Cost: City 2gp, Town 3gp, Village 4gp (per cup)

 

Availability: Common

FRALDERBARK (#10/31, #191/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a thick fleshy vine with glossy bright green succulent leaves, large yellow flowers, and long thin green pod-like fruit.

Distribution: Tropical islands across Titan.

 

Effects: The pod of the Fralderbark, when dried, becomes a fragrant dark brown stick. This is used as flavouring in various beverages including tea, coffee and various spirits. As such it is traded as a valuable spice across Titan. 

Cost: City 4gp, Town 6gp, Village 8gp (per bag of pods)

 

Availability: Rare

WYRMWOOD (#11/31, #192/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a woody shrub, with a pale silver-grey stems, narrow oval-shaped green gray leaves, and yellow tubular flowers.

Distribution: Hills, plains and wilderness across Titan.

 

Effects:  When dried, Wyrmwood is a bitter but fragrant herb used as an additive to various beverages, including coffee, tea, or beer. It is also used to make Absinthe. When burnt, the smoke from Wyrmwood torch drives off Dragons, Drakes, Wyrms and Wyverns of all kinds, or at least stops them from attacking whilst the torch is burning. If the torch-bearer attacks such a creature however, they will defend themselves but with a -1 penalty to their Attack Strength.

Cost: City 5gp, Town 7gp, Village 9gp (per torch)

 

Availability: Uncommon