Shape Weed
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Name: Shape WeedQuick Facts:
Height: 4 to 20 ft
Width: 1 to 10 ft
Length: 10 cm to 10 ft
Fruit: N/A
Poison: Mild Poison
Meta-Location Found: Maiden's Refuge (South)
Appearance: Shape Weed's consistency is dried and hollow, brittle and dark, as if the stems of stronger vines were burnt by an intense sun. At touch, they crumble easily, leaving brown marks on the hand of whomever crumbled it. Shape Weed is almost always brown, even while growing. As for its full appearance, however, varies greatly. The reason Shape Weed is named as it is is because its size, width, and height widely vary from specimen to specimen. Consistently, however, the Shape Weed takes the form of a vaguely recognizable creature, its vines twisting tightly into its shape, taking the form of any creature in Idalos, including individuals. The Shape Weed is, much like many other vine weeds, a parasite of trees, gaining sustenance by leeching it from other plant based life. Always, the Shape Weed appears as if it is gripping the tree it is leeching off of.
Habitat: Although it dies during the colder parts of the Wet Season, the Shape Weed grows most commonly during the Dry Season in Maiden's Refuge (south).
Lifespan and Development: Shape Weeds germinate during the Dry Season little by little, they do so in abundance during its end. Its pollen buries itself beneath the dirt until the Wet Season subsides. During the time of arc when the ground becomes unfrozen, the Shape Weed grows incredibly fast, becoming fully formed within ten trials.
Uses: Realistically, the Shape Weed cannot be used for much. It's more of a nuisance than anything else. Its sticks can be grounded into a rudimentary paint or formed into charcoal, but even these would be remarkably low quality.
Temperament: Stories say that, under the right circumstances, the Shape Weeds may, in some way, shape, or fashion, communicate with an individual. Although, the "right circumstances" have never been fully explained. Perhaps some combination of drugs, perhaps connection with a particular, unknown deity. Likely, however, this is just myth.
Abilities: Its sticks are mildly poisonous to ingest, although physical ramifications will never worsen more than stomach sickness. This sickness affects any lifeform who ingests it.
Credit: Astronomy