Description: A tree that produces a purple, shimmering leaf and white bunched flower. From the leaves comes a powder, similar to moths, but in this case it glitters. It grows to roughly ten meters tall, with low hanging branches. The flowers emit a faint light, though the powder does not.
Habitat: Primarily, they grow in caves or, given their shorter height, in thick undergrowth near the mouth or where there is some light. Mixed shade is their preference. Require a fair amount of water, so it is not uncommon to find them near a stream or other body of water. As such, they can be used to mark out where the mouth of a cave or water source might be.
Behavior: An evergreen tree, only losing their flowers in the cooler months, but otherwise have leaves all year around.
Uses: The tree doesn't seem to do much besides produce a dim light in the dark, until someone stands underneath it or sits in its branches for a period of time. Then two things begin to happen: at first, a sense of deep calm will fall over the person and they will begin to hear a sound, almost a song if a little too disjointed, from far away. However, leaving the tree will diminish these effects except for the calm, which will last the same amount of time they spent with the tree. As such, it's possible to find quite a few animals in or around the tree that are remarkably friendly.
Crushing the leaves and pressing them against the skin will allow for this effect if away from the tree, though the song cannot be heard once the leaves have been removed. The shimmering powder, which rains from the tree as well, requires excessive scrubbing to remove from the skin and stains it faintly to shimmer, even after the purple or pure white hue from the flowers is removed.
Discovered by: Commander Grothia when scouting for base sights.
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Name: "Light Tree" Lux Arbor.
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Description: A tree that produces a purple, shimmering leaf and white bunched flower. From the leaves comes a powder, similar to moths, but in this case it glitters. It grows to roughly ten meters tall, with low hanging branches. The flowers emit a faint light, though the powder does not.
Habitat: Primarily, they grow in caves or, given their shorter height, in thick undergrowth near the mouth or where there is some light. Mixed shade is their preference. Require a fair amount of water, so it is not uncommon to find them near a stream or other body of water. As such, they can be used to mark out where the mouth of a cave or water source might be.
Behavior: An evergreen tree, only losing their flowers in the cooler months, but otherwise have leaves all year around.
Uses: The tree doesn't seem to do much besides produce a dim light in the dark, until someone stands underneath it or sits in its branches for a period of time. Then two things begin to happen: at first, a sense of deep calm will fall over the person and they will begin to hear a sound, almost a song if a little too disjointed, from far away. However, leaving the tree will diminish these effects except for the calm, which will last the same amount of time they spent with the tree. As such, it's possible to find quite a few animals in or around the tree that are remarkably friendly.
Crushing the leaves and pressing them against the skin will allow for this effect if away from the tree, though the song cannot be heard once the leaves have been removed. The shimmering powder, which rains from the tree as well, requires excessive scrubbing to remove from the skin and stains it faintly to shimmer, even after the purple or pure white hue from the flowers is removed.
Discovered by: Commander Grothia when scouting for base sights.