Bloodknight
The Artist
Name: The D'Rillalocienciaparawindiegoamariolloa Rose (Pronounced: Dee-Ree-Yah-Loh-See-In-See-Yah-Pah-Rah-Wehn-Dee-Eh-Go-Ah-Mah-Ree-Oh-Loh-Ah), "The D'Rilla Rose" For short
Homeworld: Hellgotha
Development Thread: None
Average Measurements:
Height: As small as one foot (12 in/1 ft) to 5'3" depending on growing space
Width: As thin as 3 inches to 2 feet depending on growing space
Weight: 7 ounces
Cultivation Requirements: An extremely hardy plant, The D'Rilla requires very little care. It grows best in dry, arid soil with few nutrients and needs little water or sunlight. It does, however, require a diet of small insects. At least two a day to be exact.
Strengths:
Tough: It doesn't take much for The D'Rilla to grow as it can survive and thrive in harsh conditions that would kill most other plants
Generous: The D'Rilla is not a true rose, but a succulent plant. This means it stores water inside of its thick, fleshy leaves. If broken, the viscous clear gel within the leaves can be applied to hair and dried to give it a glossy, sightly sheen. If applied completely over the hair, it could make it both fire resistant and waterproof along with giving it a pleasant exotic scent. Though unlike most other hair gels, it doesn't stiffen the hair into any particular shape, so it can't really be used for styling. Furthermore, it gives hair a slippery, friction-less feel that's nigh impossible to grasp or comfortably fondle/fiddle with. The gel, due to its waterproof properties, cannot be rinsed or washed off so the wearer will have to wait a period of 48 hours standard time for the gel to wear off and disappear. Finally, if the watery liquid within the phytotelma is applied to a wound, it can act like a natural form of rubbing alcohol, speeding healing by (rather painfully) disinfecting the wound.
Weaknesses:
Stubborn: If its needs are not met and is malnourished/neglected (made evident by the plant suddenly gaining brighter colors inside its phytotelma in an attempt to attract insects better and the plant becoming wrinkled and thin), it will yield less gel and will have less of a scent.
Immature: The plant takes a long time to fully mature, needing half an entire year regardless of size.
Picky: The D'Rilla is very picky about how it is used. If ingested, the gel within could prove extremely bitter and poisonous to most near-human species. Symptoms include forceful vomiting, sweating, breathlessness and fatigue. In this case, poisonous does not mean fatal, as it will be flushed out swiftly by any fully functioning immune system. Unfortunately, this cannot be weaponized as the liquid within the leaves is far too thick to be administered via needle or macro-dart.
Distinctions: The D'Rilla is a rather simple plant by design. It is stemless; its roots connect directly to the round base of the oddly hourglass shaped phytotelma. At the top of said water body are small, thin petal-like leaves that snap shut over the opening between them once an insect is caught. When this happens, the leaves form what looks like a small "head" proportional to the hourglass "body" that supports it. Surrounding these small leaves are the much larger and thicker leaves that store the gel form a sort of wide, up-turned "collar". The D'Rilla comes in a variety of colors with a variety of patterns, all of them anthocyanin
Average Growth Cycle: 6 months to fully grow
Average Life: When properly cared for, The D'Rilla can live up to 10 years. As this plant is poisonous to eat, no attempts have been made to harvest it.
Nutritional Value: N/A
History: Named after a girl he used to know, Andreas discovered a small version of The D'Rillalocienciaparawindiegoamariolloa Rose when he was passing through the outer ring of Hellgotha. It apparently had adapted to the environment there because it was growing out of a crack in a duracrete sidewalk. It was one of the exceedingly rare signs of life that Hellgotha had on it before it became a prison planet. Curious, the Firrerreo took the plant with him in his escape and after getting the scientists of The Eye to work for him, he had them study and cultivate it. He now uses it for his hair.
Intent: The primary objective for this plant is to make it safer for Andreas to wear his long hair out the way he does. This way he can keep his style without it being a constant hazard in the many fights he'll be having as a bounty hunter.
Homeworld: Hellgotha
Development Thread: None
Average Measurements:
Height: As small as one foot (12 in/1 ft) to 5'3" depending on growing space
Width: As thin as 3 inches to 2 feet depending on growing space
Weight: 7 ounces
Cultivation Requirements: An extremely hardy plant, The D'Rilla requires very little care. It grows best in dry, arid soil with few nutrients and needs little water or sunlight. It does, however, require a diet of small insects. At least two a day to be exact.
Strengths:
Tough: It doesn't take much for The D'Rilla to grow as it can survive and thrive in harsh conditions that would kill most other plants
Generous: The D'Rilla is not a true rose, but a succulent plant. This means it stores water inside of its thick, fleshy leaves. If broken, the viscous clear gel within the leaves can be applied to hair and dried to give it a glossy, sightly sheen. If applied completely over the hair, it could make it both fire resistant and waterproof along with giving it a pleasant exotic scent. Though unlike most other hair gels, it doesn't stiffen the hair into any particular shape, so it can't really be used for styling. Furthermore, it gives hair a slippery, friction-less feel that's nigh impossible to grasp or comfortably fondle/fiddle with. The gel, due to its waterproof properties, cannot be rinsed or washed off so the wearer will have to wait a period of 48 hours standard time for the gel to wear off and disappear. Finally, if the watery liquid within the phytotelma is applied to a wound, it can act like a natural form of rubbing alcohol, speeding healing by (rather painfully) disinfecting the wound.
Weaknesses:
Stubborn: If its needs are not met and is malnourished/neglected (made evident by the plant suddenly gaining brighter colors inside its phytotelma in an attempt to attract insects better and the plant becoming wrinkled and thin), it will yield less gel and will have less of a scent.
Immature: The plant takes a long time to fully mature, needing half an entire year regardless of size.
Picky: The D'Rilla is very picky about how it is used. If ingested, the gel within could prove extremely bitter and poisonous to most near-human species. Symptoms include forceful vomiting, sweating, breathlessness and fatigue. In this case, poisonous does not mean fatal, as it will be flushed out swiftly by any fully functioning immune system. Unfortunately, this cannot be weaponized as the liquid within the leaves is far too thick to be administered via needle or macro-dart.
Distinctions: The D'Rilla is a rather simple plant by design. It is stemless; its roots connect directly to the round base of the oddly hourglass shaped phytotelma. At the top of said water body are small, thin petal-like leaves that snap shut over the opening between them once an insect is caught. When this happens, the leaves form what looks like a small "head" proportional to the hourglass "body" that supports it. Surrounding these small leaves are the much larger and thicker leaves that store the gel form a sort of wide, up-turned "collar". The D'Rilla comes in a variety of colors with a variety of patterns, all of them anthocyanin
Average Growth Cycle: 6 months to fully grow
Average Life: When properly cared for, The D'Rilla can live up to 10 years. As this plant is poisonous to eat, no attempts have been made to harvest it.
Nutritional Value: N/A
History: Named after a girl he used to know, Andreas discovered a small version of The D'Rillalocienciaparawindiegoamariolloa Rose when he was passing through the outer ring of Hellgotha. It apparently had adapted to the environment there because it was growing out of a crack in a duracrete sidewalk. It was one of the exceedingly rare signs of life that Hellgotha had on it before it became a prison planet. Curious, the Firrerreo took the plant with him in his escape and after getting the scientists of The Eye to work for him, he had them study and cultivate it. He now uses it for his hair.
Intent: The primary objective for this plant is to make it safer for Andreas to wear his long hair out the way he does. This way he can keep his style without it being a constant hazard in the many fights he'll be having as a bounty hunter.