Allathorne

Plant (berry)

Environments

Arctic, Mountains, Tundra

Identification Check

Nature DC 8

Value

2 gp per pound (1 cp per berry)

Description

In the cold north, edible berries are a treasure. You can use dried Allathorne berries to make a strong and bitter tea that wards off the chill (the folks of Neverwinter swear by it). In the wild, you can spot this scraggly bush even in places where extreme winter weather wipes out most other plants.
Thorny, with large and waxy leaves only growing here and there, it seems like the plant is on the verge of death at all times, until you dig one up and discover 80% of the plant lives beneath the surface. The top of it is really just for sprouting little flowers for a month or so during the year, followed by berries that bears eat