Colloquial names: Blister Root, Seething Ground, Badseed, Martyrbulb
Physical Description: Felwort grows across the entirely of the broken isles, notably in areas of high magical activity or fel corrupiton. I feel sorry for this poor creature, as while it does have incredibly beneficial properties ecologically, it is not the most pleasant of plants to grace the vision. Underneath, it bears a cluster of sickly, neon green fibrous roots that trickle into the ground. On top of these roots are a wreath of smooth, dry, and papery leaves, which seemed to be brushed at the edges by a spray of brightly green pigment, almost resembling paint. This is followed by a mottled brown throughout their remaining body. The leaves have parallel veins, and at the edges, they seem to bear a cluster of pustule-like, yellow-green structures which seethe and bubble. These leaves circle around a very strange, bulbous stalk, with feathered splinters jutting along its form. It is a mottled, unpleasant looking structure of a sand coloration, which bears similar, larger pustules throughout its entirety. At the top it branches into splintered, woody stalks, curving into wicked diamond shapes at their tips like a warlock’s stave. Each one glows a ghostly green in its center.
The herb should be gathered quite cautiously for a number of reasons. Firstly, although it is cool and smooth to the touch, it is also quite painful to the touch- this is thought to be because of latent fel energies. Secondly, the plants often grow into corrupted creatures, such as treants with nightmare corruption. Lastly, it is often gathered or watched over by demonic inquisitors. Whispers of the foul demons imbuing or extracting foul magicks from the herb spread across the broken isles, and it is considered quite perilous to gather a clutch for this reason. If one is brave enough, thick gloves should be carried and worn for extraction. The key element to collect is the greenish, foul goo that weeps from the inner bulb when the bulb is clipped. I find it unethical to remove this herb in its entirety from the ground, as it seems to harness fel energies from the surrounding area. It is a powerful conduit of arcane magic, and seems to enable other plant life to grow in areas of fel corruption. Even in areas thought irredeemable, the presence of new life can be found when Felwort is present. Quite a tragic herb, really. It seems to use the fel energies within itself to make touching it painful, ensuring any energy it absorbs cannot corrupt others.
Described Usage: The ooze of Felwort, mercifully called fel serum, is more used in trade professions than alchemically. This can be gathered from the seeds, or extracted from the bulb of the plant itself. This serum is safe to use when removed from the ground, and actively neutralizes other fel-tainted herbs and reagents to a usable state. Fel serum, also called isle serum, is used by tailors to imbue robes with powerful properties of spellpower. This are exceptionally suitable for warlocks. The serum is used to further draw out the magical energies of silkweave imbued with fel magicks. It can be used with a piece of infernal brimstone and a strange substance known as the blood of sargeras to transmute an infernal alchemist stone, a powerful and somewhat volatile stone with very strong restorative and magical enhancing properties. Unless one is fel-aligned, this is a very dangerous tool to use, as the fel properties are not cleansed in the transmutation but rather activated. It can be used with a Furystone and a Pandemonite, somewhat unfortunately named, to transmute a powerful purple stone known as a saber’s eye. Gnomish engineers use fel serum in the construction of a rather frightening piece of headgear known as a semi-automagic cranial cannon. It is designed to shoot bullets, from a pair of goggles, at a target. They also use it to track and befriend mechanical animals as faithful companions, although how, I do not know. Enchanters use fel serum in the creation of enchanted torches, and glyphs for weapon enhancement. The substance has made its way into the Darkmoon Faire, used in the creation of one of their mysterious and powerful cards of fortune.
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