Deadly Diva

Found in virtually any forest or swampland, the Diva is a ground
blossoming flower with large petals of a leathery texture and purple or green
hue. Above ground the flower ranges from three to five feet in diameter, 
while beneath the surface its root system extends in all directions a number
of feet equal to ten times its radius. This extended system of roots allows
the Diva to sense vibrations in its surrounding region. Vibrations which the
plant translates into a myriad of sounds. While minor vibrations tend to
produce soft, lilting tones reminiscent of birdcall or bubbling springs, 
heavier tread produces a deeper note, easily mistakable for the mating call
of many slow moving beasts. Creatures pursuing this sound to its source
become stuck fast to the flower's petals which excrete a filmy, adhesive
substance. Once a victim is so ensnared the remaining petals fold over and
atop the prey, smothering it to death. These dead then serve to fertilize
the plant during decomposition as well as attract further potential prey.

While it is dangerous to birds and small predators, the flower's size and
relative strength makes it incapable of snaring larger beasts, such as most
humanoids. Additionally the adhesive is soluble in wine, which makes it less
than effective against any properly provisioned adventurer.

Alchemically, the plant is valuable for its adhesive producing "glands", 
each of which yield one 1/4 pint of glue per foot of the Diva's diameter.
The standard specimen contains eight such glands.

The Evening Bell

The Evening Bell, also called the Cacophony, is a night blooming flower
native to Astar and Silvanus who’s red and purple bud, is the shape of an
inverted bell. Though it is inactive during the day, moonlight's first kiss
causes the blossom to chime with the crystal note of a tiny bell. Always
found in patches numbering into the hundreds, if not thousands, each tiny
chime serves as part of a greater symphony. When undisturbed by wind or the
passage of animals the music serves as a delicate backdrop to its
surroundings. However, when agitated the pitch may increase by remarkable
levels, in relation to the source it is reacting upon; thus in gale winds a
person might be capable of hearing nothing beyond the scream of a thousand
tiny chimes.

During the gentle seasons the music these blossoms produce can have a
slight euphoric effect and such groves are a favorite meeting place for young
lovers. Though many races have tried, only the Bodor have had any luck
transporting specimens. It is theorized the plant cannot survive for long in
the absence of music. All attempts at transplanting these flowers in numbers
fewer than ten have failed. Which means, considering the difficulty of
transportation, that even a tiny grove might cost the would be collector a
small fortune.

Beyond its artistic value, the flower may be used in the concoction of a
fine airy wine delectable only to those with the most sensitive of pallets.
The wine has a far more practical use, however, for a single glass is potent
enough to eradicate virtually any throatborn ailment.

Although they are primarily a Spring/Median flower, in gentle years they
may bloom until the month of Zar; at which point the lack of moonlight kills
all surviving specimens. Despite the period of their demise, Ardan sees the
birth of new groves and well before the end of that month the plants are
again singing their songs to the air.