Recent Random Plants I Have Known From Across the Titan-o-sphere...

OLIVE (#3/31, #338/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is a short, squat tree with a gnarled and twisted trunk. It has silvery green leaves and small round green fruit.

Distribution: Woods, hills and plains in warmer areas across Titan.

Effects: Olives are used for food and to produce Olive Oil. A flask of Olive Oil counts as enough oil to start a fire or lantern, use for a Potion ingredient, or make a short section of floor very slippery. In addition, a jar of preserved olives counts as one Provision, while fresh olives can be eaten as well, and are very nutritious, restoring 1 STAMINA point if a bunch of olives are consumed.

Cost: City 5sp, Town 7sp, Village 1gp (per flask)

Availability: Common

 

SOUTHERN HARDWOOD (#4/31, #339/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is a tall, many-branched tree with broad green leaves, large white flowers and small brown nut-like fruit.

Distribution: Forests and jungles across Titan.

Effects: The timber of the Southern Hardwood is used for construction, whether it be for decorative purposes or not, including doors, chests, caskets and walking staves. A quarterstaff made out of Southern Hardwood counts as a Masterwork Weapon (see Combat Companion, p. 33).

Cost: City 20gp, Town 12gp, Village 4gp (per staff)

Availability: Uncommon

Further Notes: The Southern Hardwood is related to the Hardwood Tree (see The Titan Herbal, p. 39). The great main door of the Merchants’ Guild of Port Blacksand has been made with Southern Hardwood timber imported from distant Arantis (see Blacksand, p. 77). 

  

TORTILLA FUNGUS (#5/31, #340/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is a flat, circular hand-sized fungus that is a grey-white to yellow-white in colour.

Distribution: Plains, caves, ruins and dungeons across Khul.

Effects: Tortilla Fungus is surprisingly edible and highly nutritious. Although some find its spongy, flesh-like texture off-putting, eating a Tortilla Fungus is filling, and the equivalent of consuming a meal, restoring 2 STAMINA points to the consumer.

Cost: City 5gp, Town 4gp, Village 3gp (per fungus)

Availability: Common

Further Notes: Tortilla Fungus is used to make the dish known as Fungus Tortillas, which are a popular delicacy across Khul, especially the city of Corda and surrounds.

 

WHEATBLIGHT (#6/31, #341/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is a fungal infection of grain crops and appears as a chalky white matted substance covering the shrivelled grain kernels and sodden rotted stalks.

Distribution: Plains, hills and farmlands across Titan

Effects: Wheatblight affects all grains such as wheat, barley, oats and rye. Any farm Holding or Dominion that grows such crops must reduce their monthly Income by half while their plants are afflicted with Wheatblight. If encountered randomly, roll on the following table to determine what has been infested with Wheatblight (either wild or farm-grown):

Roll Crop Type

1 Wheat

2 Barley

3 Oats

4 Rye

5 Millet

6 Maize

Cost: Not available for sale.

Availability: Common