Monarchy of [Jade] Roses

JADE ROSE (#26/30, #117/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is a sacred plant whose green-leaved bushes produce beautiful flowers that are a pale yellow with greenish tinges in colour.

 

Distribution: Forests and woods across Titan.

 

Effects: The flowers of the Jade Rose can be used to magically create the magical trinket known as the Token of the Jade Rose (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 2, p. XX). The enchantment causes the flower to petrify, effectively becoming a stone rose brooch. Wearing the token reveals its bearer's true appearance, and thus it cannot be worn by any kind of shapeshifter or creature employing illusory abilities. Thus has it also become a token of Good, and of truthfulness in appearance!

 

Cost: City 15gp, Town 15gp, Village 15gp (per flower)

 

Availability: Rare

 

Further Notes: The Jade Rose is thought to be related to another symbol of purity, the Ilithorn Rose (The Titan Herbal, p. 41).

Token of the Jade Rose (#27/30, #118/365) [EA:V2] (Trinket) 

This small brooch appears as a life-like replica of its namesake constituent, the Jade Rose (see The Titan Herbal Addendum, p. XX), but made from translucent pale green stone. The Jade Rose is a token of Good, a symbol of truth against visual lies and deceptive appearances. It cannot be worn by Shapechangers, Vampires, Were-Creatures, Dopplegangers, Changelings, Netherworld Demons, Hell Demons, Hellfire Spirits, Dire Spectres, and others, without revealing their true appearance. This also applies to any spellcaster or priest using illusory magic to alter their appearance. The Jade Rose is thus used by Goodly organizations, such as the Resistance of Ruddlestone, led by Karad the Witch-Hunter, or the Order of Arzochollies of central Allansia, to verify the true visage of potential infiltrators and assassins. It is unknown if this property applies to non-humanoid creatures with shapeshifting abilities, such as the Imitator or the Mind Warp Beast, but it seems likely.

20gp