18.5 Plants and Herbs
(See HELP HEALING LIST, HELP HEALING YOURSELF, HELP CURES, and HELP CURE LIST.) Plants and herbs abound in Achaea. Learning their properties should be a high priority for all adventurers. By the proper use of herbs and plants you may - remove or heal numerous afflictions. - erect defences that prevent certain afflictions. - create salves and elixirs, using the Remedies skill (HELP REMEDIES). Store herbs and plants in the rift (HELP RIFT). Plants and herbs may be eaten or smoked, in addition to their use as ingredients for practitioners of the skill of Remedies. The plants listed below are those that can be harvested and can be either used in and of themselves, or combined with other elements in salves and elixirs for beneficial effects. You may encounter many other kinds of plants throughout your journeys in Achaea, including but not limited to mandrake root, coriander, saffron, and many more -- some with unique properties and purposes, both beneficial and nefarious, and some without. Short name Description ---------- --------------------- Ash some prickly ash bark Bayberry some bayberry bark Bellwort a bellwort flower Bloodroot a bloodroot leaf Cohosh a black cohosh root Echinacea an echinacea root Elm slippery elm Ginger a ginger root Ginseng a ginseng root Goldenseal a goldenseal root Hawthorn a hawthorn berry Kelp a piece of kelp Kola a kola nut Kuzu a kuzu root Lobelia a lobelia seed Moss some irid moss Myrrh a ball of myrrh gum Pear a prickly pear Sileris a sileris berry Skullcap a skullcap flower Slipper a lady's slipper root Valerian a valerian leaf Weed a sprig of cactus weed (See HELP HEALING LIST, HELP HEALING YOURSELF, HELP CURES, and HELP CURE LIST.)