HARVEST COMBINATIONS
Sometimes we want to create items that do not quite follow what is available in alchemy, or botany, but using items available in the world in new and interesting combinations usually for flavourful effects. This thread will outline what is currently possible, and how to go about making - and using - these items. More may be added to this thread in time, and some may change, so do check back.
In order to have props for these items, generic crafts to act as their containers are suggested. It is expected that items used for these combinations are disposed of separately upon being crafted ICly, as well.
Ashen Bloom & Honeyflower
Methods: Can be dried and combined to be worked into a liquid or both steeped into a tea.
Combined together they can be made into a tea, or can be added to a non-alcoholic liquid such as water. The flavour and colouring become extremely distinct, unable to be hidden by any means. It becomes a deep cyan and blue colour with shimmers of gold throughout, and holds an almost sickly sweet taste with an unusual tanginess.
The effect of consuming this mixture can be dangerous with prolonged use as it makes the heart race and adrenaline intensify for longer periods of time. It provides vivid hallucinations that, with the boost of energy, can become very intense and last up to several hours. However they will become exhausted by the end, their bodies ache and sensitive to most light.
Bloodvine
Methods: Can be brewed into a mead/wine, or dried into sugars.
Used primarily as a replacement for sugars in some alcohol types, it can be brewed by skilled hands into things such as mead or sweet wines. As a sugar, it can be made into a type of candy or simply worked into teas and other drinks, but it takes on a strange quality whenever it is worked with that makes it retain the odd colour and viscosity of blood. It holds a tang of iron and its sweetness dims down when worked with that makes it a little unpleasant for those not Vyres. This taste intensifies with how refined it is.
It should be noted that only when drunk in larger quantities does it provide any sort of sustenance for Vyres. Sweets and cups of tea with it are not sufficient as meals.
Bloodwort Roots, Chickweed & Honey
Methods: Gently making the bloodwort roots into a paste with chickweed and combining with the honey to create various sweet candies or added to warm liquids like tea.
The paste from bloodwort roots on their own have a distinctly bitter and unpleasant taste, but in combining it with the sweetness of honey it becomes something palatable and mildly sweet. Consuming these treats or teas has been known to help those suffering from colds and sicknesses, granting them a comforting warmth that lingers in their chest for the next several hours after consuming. It can also be used as a lip balm as it seems to stain the skin for the same period of time, and the warmth can make them appear a little fuller.
Note: Making a paste from the roots is a process in and of itself. It should be done slowly, and with gentle motions, combined with chickweed leaves as they're ground down.
Shimmer Root & Aloe
Methods: Drying the Shimmer Root into a power, mixing with the gel of aloe.
Combining this shimmering powder with aloe allows it to hold its shimmering properties for longer whilst in a container, though after a few months it will fade entirely. This combination makes for a type of make-up, able to be applied harmlessly to the body and upon drying, keep the surface of the body shimmering beautifully for several hours. Some individuals have also found a way to create sweets with it, when combined with something sugar heavy such as honey or honeyflower, which when consumed can help return voices lost from excessive use of the throat such as from singing or performing.
Spirits Wail & Dreamvine
Methods: Grinding down and drying out the base ingredients, before burning in a pipe.
If the combined ingredients are burnt and the resulting smoke inhaled, the user finds themself in a state of peace, seeing the sources of light around them blur into beautiful and unique shapes and colours. The effect lasts for as long as they are smoking it and results in a heightened sense of calm and happiness, some users may seek out this feeling once they find it missing.
Fademoss & Lavender
Methods: The ingredients can be brewed into a tea using freshly boiled water and letting it steep.
The combination of Fademoss and Lavender results in a warming drink, often used by northern travellers. When consumed, the user will have an immediate feeling of warmth begin in the chest, slowly spreading out through the body. This effect can be used on the go, if the tea is kept hot in a suitable container. The warming effect keeps chills at bay, but not enough to stave off the effects of the cold North for example. Prolonged/excessive use will result in stomach cramps and pain, and so it is suggested not to drink it on a regular basis.
Faerieshroom & Peppermint
Method: By grinding down and adding water before freezing, one can make an iced candy from the ingredients.
The combination of faerieshroom and peppermint results in a deeply chilling sensation when consumed. Candy makers of the world have found freezing this mix can make a delightful cooling sweet, ideal for hot climates and keeping people cool. This chilling effect is minimal when compared to harsh temperatures, but can help people cool off in festivals, parties or day to day time out in hotter climates.
Bioluminescent Lichen & Shroomlight Method: Crumbled, and dried using low heat for longer periods of time.
Once dried out with heat, both these strange glowing fungi types can be crumbled and added to pipes to smoke with tobacco. When smoked, they resemble small crystals as they break away and are inhaled, smoke exhaled containing mystical small embers of golden and azure colours. The effects of smoking this combination are mild, but enjoyable, providing bursts of creativity and/or euphoria. It is however fairly addictive, and dreams will become more intense whilst it is regularly partaken in, with themes of hellish landscapes or strange burrows. Excessive use may stain the mouth a faint blue tone, and withdrawal is a severe dip of creativity and shakiness in the hands.
Dreamvine, Ashen Bloom, & AtfaxMethod: Dreamvine and Ashen Bloom are crushed and steeped, with Atfax smoke being inhaled directly.
A mixture of Dreamvine and Ashen Bloom Fungi are crushed and steeped into a tea, imbibed quickly before a deep inhalation of Atfax smoke directly from a pipe - or standing over a brazier of the smoldering plant matter. The effects of consuming this ritual mixture and inhaling the smoke wash over the user at an expeditious rate; accompanied with quite a bit of coughing. This often causes anxiety, increased heart rate, and paranoia at first as their vision blurs. After about ten minutes, auditory hallucinations begin to set in. If all that can be heard is the sounds of nature, they are intensified and bring a sense of utter euphoria and connectedness to their surroundings. If music is being played, it sounds much more complex, as if accompanied by unseen beings - and deepens the trance. If the ritual mixture is used in an urban setting, the user will become overstimulated and panicked, resulting in a bad trip. At the twenty minute mark, they will begin to undergo an out of body experience, which tend to be themed by their surroundings and intention setting. This is frequently complete nonsense, but a determined person can draw meaning even from the most incoherent series of images if they want to badly enough.
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