Submission (#6351) Approved

The lands of Kyendi are highly diverse. From floating islands, to jungles, to farm lands - a variety of unique flora can be found if an elnin looks closely enough on their travels.

A particularly interesting flora is a flower that lives on the high mountains in Kyendi. The mountains in the Kyendi region tower high and run through the middle and northern areas of the region, but this particular flower only lives on Kyendi mountains shrouded in thick blankets of mist.

The Misty Dew flower, despite having a dainty sounding name, grows thick roots that run deep within the rock and earth of the mountains to keep itself anchored to the ground. The many small petals of the Misty Dew flowers come in different shades of blue and offwhite, and it’s hard to find a single Misty Dew flower that look the same. The stem of the the Misty Dew flower is a dark, earthy green that will only have one or two small leaves of the same color. 

When the mist of the mountains is particularly thick, the many petals catch the droplets of the misty, allowing the flower a little bit of water for hydration. The thick dark green roots that grow into the mountain’s ground keep the flower from glowing away when the mist is gone and the winds are strong at the high elevation. Even the petals have evolved to withstand constant movement and shaking so they’re not all lost within a single gust of wind.

Due to the elevation that the flowers grow, there’s little wildlife that the flower needs to protect itself from, so there has been no need for the Misty Dew to grow thorns or develop a sour taste. However, researchers have found that the flower doesn’t particularly taste good either, but is not poisonous.

If an elnin manages to pick a Misty Dew flower from the edge of a mountain, gifting one is said to bring resilience and strength to weather through tough times.