Brimroot

Thick, gnarled roots with reddish veins that pulse with inner heat, growing near thermal vents in mineral-rich volcanic soil. The Cindershorns seek them out deliberately, using their horns to dig.

Ino observed that the purple tinge faded from the Cindershorns' crystalline horns as they chewed, and extracted the purifying properties to create the medicine that cured the infected in Mesarthim. The tribe brews rootwine from it — still strange on the tongue but warming in the belly.

Brimroot grows slowly but persistently, its thick tendrils pushing through solid rock over months. The roots closest to active vents develop the strongest medicinal properties. Ino's record notes that the optimal harvest occurs when the reddish veins pulse visibly — a sign of peak mineral absorption.

Significance

• Cindershorns dig for and consume Brimroot to purge Smokebloom spores
• Ino extracted its properties to create the medicine that saved Mesarthim
• The tribe brews rootwine from it — warming and restorative