Dainivhir Valeport
Thirteenth of His Name
- Intent: To provide a plant which can be used in the place of artificial lighting, specifically for the native light-sensitive species of Confracta.
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- Canon: N/A
- Links:The Second Triumvirate
- Confracta
- Wildlife Roster
- Name: Vinea Lucerna | 'Glowvine'
- Homeworld: Confracta
- Other Locations: Any and all who choose to cultivate it.
- Classification: Vine
- Average Growth Cycle: Glowvine will grow indefinitely as long as allowed, and will persist until it runs out of the necessary nutrients to sustain itself. Originally appearing as a small translucent blue seed, it will quickly sprout a glowing blue vine which releases floating seed pods, seen above. These seed pods naturally find a place to land and begin anew, however, can be and often are manipulated to act as temporary floating lights.
- Viability: Glowvine is a relatively easy plant to grow, and will naturally cover and surface it is provided. So long as it is provided with the required water and nutrient-rich soil it will continue to grow indefinitely. Glowvine will persist until it runs out of the resources to sustain itself, at which point it rapidly wilts and rots. Glowvine is toxic to consume, and thus should not be eaten.
- Description: A bioluminescent vine which will grow across any and all allowed paths, and can be cultivated as a replacement for artificial light. Occasionally releases floating luminescent seed pods which can be 'tricked' into working as a temporary floating light.
- Average height: N/A
- Average length: Cultivated Glowvine can reach nearly any length it is allowed to, provided sufficient support and food. Naturally it is rare to find a specimen in excess of 15 meters.
- Color: Blue, Teal, Purple.
- Nutritional Value: Glowvine is toxic and therefore should not be consumed.
- Distinctions: The primary and perhaps single defining trait of Glowvine is its bioluminescence to such a degree that it can serve as a replacement to artificial lighting.
- Strengths:Bioluminescence: It glows, which if nothing else is handy.
- Tough Little Thing: Like many vines, it is quite resilient, and the large-scale cultivation and purposeful manipulation of the plant have forged it into a surprisingly resilient organism, to such a degree that it is even used aboard Confractan Starships.
- Toxic: It's on the tin, Glowvine is not safe for consumption.
- Green thumb: Like all plants, it must be cared for.
- Lights out: Good luck turning it off.
- Often problematic: Like most vines, it its wild form it is a bit of a pest, if not prettier as far as the scale of nuisances go.
Glowvine has been a common sight on Confracta for as long as there were people to see it. It is bioluminescent like most life on the strange planet, however, posses this trait to such a degree that it is exclusively cultivated as a replacement for artificial lights. The earliest known users of Glowvine were the Ifradeli of Confracta, as it blankets their City and from them spread to the other nations of Confracta, where it remains their most recognizable feature today.
Recently, Cerevessian merchants have attempted to export Glowvine with limited success, to some it is a vital replacement for otherwise harmful light sources, for others little more than a novelty.
It's a glowing plant. I can't do a lot with this.
