Yet More Exotic Plants from the Island of Mishna

(Just finishing up the last few entries from Creatures of Mishna by Benjamin Quinton-Bottley for the Titan Herbal Addendum!)

SLIME ALGAE (#21/30, #112/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is a disgusting green slime-like algae that grows in damp mats on cavern walls and floors.

 

Distribution: The Core Caves on the island of Mishna, and possibly similar subterranean locations on other islands of the Black Ocean as well.

 

Effects: Slime Algae is surprisingly edible, once dried out in the sun. A dried mat of Slime Algae counts as one meal's worth of Provisions but only weighs half as much (so someone carrying up to their full allowance of Provisions could carry double that if all Provisions were comprised of Slime Algae mats).

 

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

 

Availability: Common

Further Notes: Slime Algae is the favoured food of Cave Hogs (see Creatures of Mishna, p. 8), and theorized as a possible reason that Cave Hog Steaks taste so good.

SEA LETTUCE (#22/30, #113/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is an underwater plant that grows in bunched clumps comprising of ragged translucent light-green leaves.

 

Distribution: Found at the bottom of the coral atolls and seas around the Island of Mishna, and likely other islands in the Black Ocean as well.

 

Effects: Sea Lettuce is considered a food by many underwater denizens, such as Coral Mermaids (see Creatures of Mishna, p. 9), and the Poctopus (see Creatures of Mishna, pp. 13-14). It can also be eaten by land-dwellers but is difficult to harvest and thus rare and expensive. Like Slime Algae (see p. XX), once dried out in the sun, a bunch of Sea Lettuce counts as one meal's worth of Provisions but only weighs half as much (so someone carrying up to their full allowance of Provisions could carry double that if all Provisions were comprised of Sea Lettuce bunches).

 

Cost: City 7gp, Town 4gp, Village 3gp (per bunch)

 

Availability: Rare