Hospulus.

Typically found flourishing in the more humid caverns and caves of the middle layer of the underworld, it is widely considered a weed by most. The Hospulus Is in fact a common herb, traditionally used in a wide variety of underworld cooking, it is commonly use is in preparing the flesh from the more rancid tasting invertebrates that are bountiful in The Sunless Realms, in an attempt to make them more palatable. It's broad waxy leaves are typically picked and dried out and renowned for its bitter taste, even when prepared correctly. The taste can be overpowering for many surface delvers sampling it for the first time, much to the amusement of underdwellers.
While this planet may not appear very remarkable upon first appearances, it is the application of the Hospulus seeds that have made it become invaluable in recent years. Their properties were first realised by a patrols of blight wardens, who frequently discovered herds of Tarishalyu in the scourge lands surrounding the sea of spores completely unaffected by the blight. While most invertebrates and arachnids appear to exhibit a natural immunity, it was well accounted that the blight had initially decimated the Tarishalyu population once native to Menor'cress. This population has since come back, repopulating the scourge lands and parts of the spore sea, which, for a long time baffled underworld zoologists. What was observed was the Tarishalyu diet of Hospulus, that seemed to regularly grow in the region whilst most other flora perished. On close inspection by the more learned members of the wardens, they relaised that the seeds contained a property that destroys the spores present in the miasma on contact, rendering it harmless.
While the exact method how these seeds neutralise the spores is not understood, what is known is that on contact they break the spores particles down so that air can be inhaled negating the risk of infection. In order to achieve this the Hospulus Is either burn and it's ashes used or it's seeds are taken, crushed and ground down into a fine powder. This compound is then stored in cloth pounces that act as filters. These filters can be inserted into pockets around the mouth and nose or helmets or face coverings typically adorned by Blight wardens or those bold enough the enter the sea of spores on a fools errant. The pouches do not offer permanent protection, the denser the miasma becomes, the quicker these filters will expire. The well prepared explorer of the spore sea is recommended to carry several replacements with them at all times. Later variants of filter saw the development of rudimentary respirators that were longer lasting and more efficient at filtering the spores.
The drawback of using Hospulus filters is the stench of these compounds excrete when they come into contact with the spores; they are foul smelling and rancid to inhale. It is not been unknown for some to throw up in their own helmets and face coverings from the smell they produce.

Type

Organic