Cave Bracken

ave Bracken is a dark fern that grows within dimly lit caves. Similar in appearance to Eldwort, Cave Bracken is a dark, greyish fern that can survive on little sunlight, but will actually wither and die if placed in direct sunlight. Cave Bracken is fairly brittle, and burns very easily, giving it little alchemical use. Its only attribute is a weakness to fire, which is not useful for any practical alchemist.

 

     In the early ages of Itsumo, leaves of Cave Bracken were tied to ends of arrows as a cheap source of fuel for flaming arrows. This use was later rendered inefficient when the magical arts became refined enough to allow controlled flames to be lit directly on the material of the arrows. Many retired Atarian archers recieved medals of glazed stone with bits of Cave Bracken carefully sunken into the surface to commemorate their service during that age. Cave Bracken is more useful as a symbolic plant than a practical alchemic ingredient.