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Spider Milkweed
Rank: "A"
Type: Rare, Small, Fungus
Effect: A poisonous plant that is applied to weaponry allowing for armor deteriorating strikes.
Special: Preparation: 1 week; Duration: 3 hour
Drawback: ---
Description: Growing up to 3 feet in height, but usually only somewhere in the vicinity of half of that, spider milkweed is noted for growing an umbel heavy enough to tip the plant over into a stooped position. This umbel is globular in appearance and is a solid blanket of pale green flowers with small spots white and maroon for color. One unit of spider milkweed can be applied to a weapon as though it were a poison. Creatures dealt damage by a weapon coated in spider milkweed must make a Fortitude of 10 + 2 per Cultivator's Skill Mastery + Impeccable Will or take 5 Armour Points of poisoning damage plus an additional 5 Armour Points of Poison damage per Cultivator's Skill Mastery. For every 10 Armour Points of Damage the target suffers a -1 penalty to their Fortitude. This fungus has enough 50ml doses equal to 2.
Availability: Winter/Summer; Region: Desert/Forest; Identification: Difficult; Cultivation: Average
Limit: Must know Botany for Desert/Forest Regions. 15% chance in finding.
Cost: 32,400 Ryo per Plant. 16,200 Ryo per Dose.

Base (15%) + Luck Bonus (12%) + Inspire Competence (5%) = 32%

Zuruel

Zuruel appeared in a flash of light, some distance away from the village gates. Before heading deeper into the forest in search for his prized herb, he first formed the unique seal for the shadow clone technique. Five puffs of smoke then erupted, before fading to reveal an additional five clones. Snickering, he headed in search for the Spider Milkweed while playing a special tune with his flute.

Clone 1

The first clone decided to begin its search in an undergrowth towards the bottom of a hill near the edge of the forest. It made sense that a plant like Spider Milkweed could only grow where it did not need to compete for nutrients and precious sunlight with other plants. In which case, the edge of the forest appeared the most likely area to find it.

Clone 2

Zuruel’s second clone adopted a similar strategy to the first clone by deciding to scan through the edge of the forest. However, to cover more ground, it decided to go in the opposite direction to the first clone. Hopefully, this would increase the changes of either finding something useful. This search began with a search for the most common trait of the plant.

Clone 3

The third clone, decided to cover more ground by entering the forest itself. Spider Milkweed was known to grow up to 3 feet in length, which at the very least, meant it could capture more sunlight than some of the other plants and greenery in the forest. Towering above the average height of grass already made it a strong candidate for survival within the forest.

Clone 4

The fourth clone also decided to enter the forest, although it searched for the plant within the western region of the area that lead away from the village. Spider Milkweed, despite growing tall, was no stronger than the average plant. Although its unique dotted pattern and colours could scare away animals, it couldn’t scare away curious villagers.

Clone 5

The fifth and final clone followed closely behind the fourth. It seemed to agree with the logic that the plant had the most chance of thriving and growing within areas untouched by villagers and humans. Spider Milkweed was a delicate plant, despite being so deadly. It could easily be plucked, crushed or destroyed underneath someone’s foot. Most likely, it only grew in the remote regions of the forest.

Total Spider Milkweed: 0

[Cadoc]

6 Herb search rolls found 4.
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[Skulking Shinzu]

Spider Milkweed
Rank: "A"
Type: Rare, Small, Fungus
Effect: A poisonous plant that is applied to weaponry allowing for armor deteriorating strikes.
Special: Preparation: 1 week; Duration: 3 hour
Drawback: ---
Description: Growing up to 3 feet in height, but usually only somewhere in the vicinity of half of that, spider milkweed is noted for growing an umbel heavy enough to tip the plant over into a stooped position. This umbel is globular in appearance and is a solid blanket of pale green flowers with small spots white and maroon for color. One unit of spider milkweed can be applied to a weapon as though it were a poison. Creatures dealt damage by a weapon coated in spider milkweed must make a Fortitude of 10 + 2 per Cultivator's Skill Mastery + Impeccable Will or take 5 Armour Points of poisoning damage plus an additional 5 Armour Points of Poison damage per Cultivator's Skill Mastery. For every 10 Armour Points of Damage the target suffers a -1 penalty to their Fortitude. This fungus has enough 50ml doses equal to 2.
Availability: Winter/Summer; Region: Desert/Forest; Identification: Difficult; Cultivation: Average
Limit: Must know Botany for Desert/Forest Regions. 15% chance in finding.
Cost: 32,400 Ryo per Plant. 16,200 Ryo per Dose.

Base (15%) + Luck Bonus (12%) + Inspire Competence (5%) + Scent (6%) = 38%

Zuruel

Zuruel snickered as the clones regrouped with several herbs. Apparently, only four were found. However, thanks to being Skilled Harvesters, eight plants were found – each one bearing two doses for a total of sixteen doses. It was quite the yield. Upon giving each clone a chance to sniff the herb, Zuruel put them all into his pocket before setting out in search for more.

Clone 1

The first clone took a strong sniff of the herb. It seemed to carry a strange aroma. An almost dangerous one. No doubt, the clone had caught a whiff of the dangerous poison within the herb. Nodding to itself, the clone went deeper into the first. The out boundaries of the forest had been searched enough. Now it was time to go deeper.

Clone 2

The second clone also took a sniff of the Spider Milkweed that had been found so far. However, unlike the first, this clone seemed to catch a rather strange earthy aroma. It smelled like simple soil at first. However, a closer inspection revealed an odd aged smell. As if something had decayed around the soil. With that in mind, the clone dashed deeper into the forest.

Clone 3

The third clone also caught the decaying odour emanating off the herbs that had been gathered so far. What was it? The clone realised that it was the scent of a dead animal. It was likely that some fool-hardy or hungry animal had come across the Spider Milkweed and nibbled on the petals, resulting in the creature getting poisoned and dying. All the clone had to do was follow the scent of death.

Clone 4

The first clone also realised this fact soon after sniffing the odour of death. The poison the plant held was extremely powerful. Larger creatures had a chance of surviving. However, small critters free to roam around would likely die within minutes of munching on the plant. It made sense then that such mammals would die near any signs of the plant and would provide nutrients to the soil.

Clone 5

The fifth clone, upon jumping to the same conclusions as the others, sniffed the air and entered the forest while trailing any scents of decaying creatures. The scent coming off the herb likely wasn’t a creature that had directly died on top of the plant. The chances of that occurring was slim. Instead, it was likely the smelly of creatures that had died around the plant, and provided nutrients to the soil with their decaying bodies.

Clone 6

The sixth and final clone did what the others did, but purposely entered the southern area of the forest. The scent of decay was less strong and prominent around here. However, the other clones had unwittingly entered a clustered radius of the forest. To improve their chances of finding anything, it made more sense to spread out and purpose head into a area that the others hadn’t searched.

Total Spider Milkweed: 8

[Cadoc]

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9;26;18;66;36;19;21

7 rolls found 6

[Skulking Shinzu]

Spider Milkweed
Rank: "A"
Type: Rare, Small, Fungus
Effect: A poisonous plant that is applied to weaponry allowing for armor deteriorating strikes.
Special: Preparation: 1 week; Duration: 3 hour
Drawback: ---
Description: Growing up to 3 feet in height, but usually only somewhere in the vicinity of half of that, spider milkweed is noted for growing an umbel heavy enough to tip the plant over into a stooped position. This umbel is globular in appearance and is a solid blanket of pale green flowers with small spots white and maroon for color. One unit of spider milkweed can be applied to a weapon as though it were a poison. Creatures dealt damage by a weapon coated in spider milkweed must make a Fortitude of 10 + 2 per Cultivator's Skill Mastery + Impeccable Will or take 5 Armour Points of poisoning damage plus an additional 5 Armour Points of Poison damage per Cultivator's Skill Mastery. For every 10 Armour Points of Damage the target suffers a -1 penalty to their Fortitude. This fungus has enough 50ml doses equal to 2.
Availability: Winter/Summer; Region: Desert/Forest; Identification: Difficult; Cultivation: Average
Limit: Must know Botany for Desert/Forest Regions. 15% chance in finding.
Cost: 32,400 Ryo per Plant. 16,200 Ryo per Dose.

Base (15%) + Luck Bonus (12%) + Inspire Competence (5%) + Scent (6%) = 38%

Zuruel

The clones regrouped with the original to hand over their herbs once more. Once collected into an infinitely deep pocket, the original Zuruel headed back into the deepest parts of the forest, while once again utilising his nose to pick up on the scent of decay and death. The last hunt had been so successful that it seemed unwise to change his strategy now.

Clone 1

The first clone headed towards the Northern region of the forest with his nostrils flared. The scent of decay seemed to be leading him towards an area filled with pollen. This made it quite hopeful. Death in such an area likely meant the presence of an abundant number of poisonous plants. It made sense more Spider Milkweed could be found here.

Clone 2

The second clone also headed towards the North, although it went off into a branching path from the other clone. This one seemed curious as it came across a cave-like structure. Plants didn’t usually grow in such dark conditions, but this cave’s opening seemed large and angled enough for plenty of light to get through the mouth. It seemed plausible that plants could grow here.

Clone 3

The third clone decided to search the Eastern region of the forest. Specifically, it searched the areas beyond the streams of rivers. Rivers attracted too manly animals. Even though most would know to steer clear of Spider Milkweed due to the bright pattern and colouration of the herb’s flowers, an area with water could easily lead to the plant being accidentally trampled.

Clone 4

The fourth clone headed in the opposite direction – towards the West. This seemed like the best option, as the trees were further apart in this area of the forest. A less clustered and more open clearing wouldn’t make a great home for animals. Combined with the fact that poisonous plants tended to thrive in more remote areas, this made a great candidate for searching.

Clone 5

The fifth clone also headed towards the West in hopes of assisting the prior clone. The western region of the forest seemed to go on for miles, and had too many places to search. The clone knew it would cover more ground and reduce the risk of missing anything by assisting the other clone and searching side by side, but in different directions.

Clone 6

The final clone headed towards the Southern region of the forest. This area seemed to be closest to the village and had the most human activity, in the form of lumberjacks looking to cut down trees. This far out, it was the worst area to find anything. However, someone needed to search it in case a small grove contained what the original Zuruel was looking for.

Total Spider Milkweed: 20

[Cadoc]

20;18;85;5;14;63;48

7 rolls 4 found
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