Five Lives Rose
"We buried Harbarl in the place we took from the Dryad, he shall guard this place forever.
And after the flower grew we thought the gods had blessed us...
We were wrong."
-From Grel Dawnbringers Journal-
Basic Information
Anatomy
A single stem rose, multi hued petals and three thorns.
Biological Traits
The colors change from rose to rose but they are always multiple mesmerizing colours.
Genetics and Reproduction
After charming a being into getting pricked by the Rose, its poison begins coursing through the system. The poison is the spirit of the rose, giving it some sentience. What follows is a burning paralyzing pain that comes in five waves. Everyone of them worse than the ones before, but only after surviving the fifth wave a new Rose will grow from the body. This can be considered the gestational period. Only the strongest can become hosts for the Rose, surviving for long enough to maybe find a cure. The poison itself has this effect, and since few are strong enough to survive the poison it is highly sought after by ruthless assassins.
Growth Rate & Stages
Once it kills a being, it grows in five days. While it's poison courses through someone or something it can take years to finally kill someone. Waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Ecology and Habitats
The area it grows in becomes a beautiful forest clearing, devoid of life.
Dietary Needs and Habits
She pulls nutrients from the ground and waits.
Biological Cycle
She stays in one place waiting for years until a target arrives.
Additional Information
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Poison, you can dissolve the flower in liquid and use it as a deadly, if slow, poison. During this process you can sometimes see a face float around in the fluid. Usually good for only single target.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
In general temperate climates and subtropic climates.
Average Intelligence
Highly intelligent, she can not talk but she can choose her host.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Psychic senses and limited magic
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
Everyone that uses the poison is technically a symbiote, using the poison for their own gain while giving the flower more chances to spread. The flowers sometimes let itself be taken to produce poison for that express purpose.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Rosa Letum
Origin/Ancestry
Roses
Lifespan
Without a Host, 10 years. With a host, as long as it takes to take them down.
Conservation Status
Extermination orders exist for them in every single Country
Average Height
25-40 centimeters
Average Weight
a few grams
Average Length
8-16 centimeters
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
The thorns are always in the same spot, for every single rose.
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