Inking Erudus - The Vegetation of the Charming Waters Region
Building the Vegetation on the Fantastical World of Erudus
Region - The Charming Waters
The Charming Waters is a river and lake filled area in Erudus. It is filled with waterfalls, marshes, and streams. Many of the plants evolved and developed strange colors , glows and sounds.
Moonveil Lilies
These flowers grow in protected streams and ponds. They open in the early hours of the day where the moonlight reflects onto their cobalt blue petals. Small fish, toads and dragonflies hide inside their flowers feeding on their nectar. The petals when they ripen, fall and purify the water and surrounding plants.
The pads of these lilies are strong enough that small animals rest on them and are protected from predators.
Shimmery Grass
A grass that grows around the river banks. It has reflective leaves that shimmer so much that the rivers appear to be rushing into the distance. The grass is so thick in some areas that it hides small animals and birds.
The grass can be woven into small mats and chairs. The grasses change color at certain times of the year.
Accoustic Reeds
Along protected lakes and shorelines tall reeds grow. When the wind passes through a stand of these reeds a gentle chiming tone rings over the waters. They are the colors of sage green, silver and cobalt. Musicians and sound masters use the reeds to craft flutes. These flutes attract the aquatic life of the charming waters to the shore.
Glimmer Kelp
This kelp is found in the deeper areas of the lakes and rivers. It intertwines below the surface creating pockets of shelter for small fish. At night the kelp provides a cobalt glow and larger fish feed on it.
Members of the region collect the kelp and use it in outdoor lamps. The glow lasts for about a moon cycle before more kelp has to be gathered to replace it.
Divine Lotus
The lotus grows in secluded waters. It blooms twice per sol cycle. The flowers are cobalt blue when they open, and then slowly fade until they become lavender. It is rumored that dragons appear when the lotus blooms. They rest beside the waters where they breathe in the plants light citrus scent. This aroma relaxes the dragons and allows them to enter a trance-like state. The dragons natural abilities to channel time, are enhanced, and they are able to see into the future. These visions they see are transmitted to the entire hive of dragons to be permanently stored in their collective memory.
Wace Ferns
These ferns have silver-green leaves that feed small animals and the people of the region. They spread along the shores quickly during the growing season. Because they grow so quicklym they readily feed the whole region as a vegetable. In winter the ferns go dormant and heat the ground where they lay. Far along the shore empty rspots lay among the snow.
Foggybells
Foggy bells are flowers that bloom lavender and release fragrance when the wind travels over them. They attract insects which pollinate the local flowers and food crops. If the insects eat too much pollen they become magical. The pollinators then can set small fires in the local grasses.
Hollow Vine
A climbing vine that follows riverbanks and rivers. The silver green leaves are hollow and turn silver at night and glow in the night. Locals can travel by it in the evenings.
The vines produce small purple berries that are made into pastries and once they ripen are made into alcohol.
These vines stabilize sandy shorelines.
River Willow
This is the most predominate tree of the area. It has large branches that weep downwards to the ground where they intertwine with the grasses below. Underneath the canopy the branches creates such as strong umbrellas that people often camp underneath them.
Falling Birch
This is a tree that has leaves that glitter and look like a rainbow falling to the ground. The white bark streaked with different blue colors. In the fall the colors of the leaves change to a glowing blue and green.
Water Flower
This is a water that changes color based on how good the water quality is. People of the region monitor their drinking water, and the health of the vegetation, by looking at the changing color of the flower petals.
The flower is often shown in the legends of the region.
Other posts discussing the vegetation on Erudus.
Next Week
An introduction to the plants of the ice region on Erudus.
Good-bye for now. Have a lovely weekend everyone.
