#baby beech wood

[piinkpraise]

𝗌𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗍 & 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗇…🍓

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a/n: creds to @pearlcigs for the hail marys punishment, she's suchhh a good writer and i fear i did not eat w this one but i tried 😞

warnings: MDNI, 18+, softdom!ellie, southern/country!ellie, virgin!reader, christian!reader, oral, fingering, smoking, using prayers as a form of punishment, cursing, set in the 1960's in auburn, innocent!reader, girly!reader, no specific description of the reader, sub!reader, masturbating, ellie grinds on reader's sheets.

a/n: this is my first shot at writing on tumblr and i'm not very used to how ppl write on here, before i wrote on another app and i haven't written smut in a few months, so i'm very sorry if this is trash, anyway, i hope you like this and if it seems similar to another story then it's because i get inspo off of various stories and combine SOME of the ideas from the oneshots into parts of my story, but how ever if you think it's you idea feel free to message me and kindly ask me to remove it from my story and i 100% will. thank you! xx <33

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"comon! just do it!" ellie's voice rang from the other side. you two were currently in the woods, a small cliff hung off, not a far distance from the small circle pond that was surrounded with beech and spanish moss trees, sun peeking through the tops of the trees and casting rays onto the pong.

attached to one of the trees was a rope, that ellie wanted you to hold onto and push off the small cliff and then fall into the water.

"are you sure it's deep enough?" you ask, looking down in the water.

you reside in your thin panties and bra, that ellie told you to take off, or else you'd catch a cold in your wet dress.

"comon!" she said, head dunking under water. you two swam in this pond lots of times before, when the hot Alabama sun was scorching though the thin material of your summer dress that your mother made for you. your necklace, the one with a diamond cross on it had carefully been placed with your clothes so you wouldn't lose it.

you inhale deeply and run backward before running and jumping, grabbing the rope as it swung right near where ellie was and you let go of the thing holding you up in the air.

the journey down into the body of water felt like eternity before you fell smack against the water, hearing the world go silent before you kicked your legs and swam back up for air, gasping as you did.

"see that wasn't so hard!" she smiled, her bangs wet and fell against her forehead. your body was shaking though, you said a hail mary all the way down in your head, asking god to watch over you.

"yes it was" you shiver, the cool water making your sweaty body less hot. ellie swam over to the side where her clothes were, she grabbed a pack of Marlboro's and her lighter, the orange between her lips and the lighter flamed at the end, she couldn't seem to get it ignited though. "why don't ya light this for me babe" she nods to you, cigarette still between her lips as she hands you the lighter.

you flinch when the flame ignites and you slowly light her cigarette before she nods and you turn it off and lay it back on the ground. "thanks darlin" she relaxes her elbows on the edge of the pond on the grass, eyes squinting as she puffs out.

"wanna smoke?" she asks, to which you politely decline. "good, you're too pretty to be smokin'" she says.

you truly are captivated by her, the way she tilts her head back and exhales the smoke, shaking her head after each smoke like it was heavenly. "that shits good" she inhales like it's oxygen.

she takes glances at you, nodding at you before taking the cigarette out of her lips. "you stare a lot pretty girl" she smiles, making you smile. "why's that?" she asks.

"dunno" you shrug, mentally cringing to yourself when you lie, silently repenting in your head. "comon, lyin's a sin, what do they do at the uh church" she smokes again, exhaling and thinking "make you beg for forgiveness?" she smirks. "how bout you tell me the truth now baby"

"dunno, think you're pretty" you shrug, red flushing your cheeks as you admit to it. a sly grin spreads across her face at your comment. "oh yeah?" she asks.

you nod in shame. religion was part of you, your parents were strict about it but they accepted that you could choose to not believe it god, but you did, god was first in your life. so when you found out you liked ellie, you cried and cried and begged god to forgive you. you went to confession almost 4 times that week, the priest was always silent after you confessed. you confessed in your pillow at night when you crept your hand down your soft pj shorts, doing what ellie had told you about before. you had only touched yourself once, just barely, your fingers went to circle yourself and then you felt a wave of guilt and prayed yourself to sleep.

you and ellie had gone separate ways, well just you, you said you felt like you were coming down with something and grabbed your clothes, running back to your house and isolating yourself in your bedroom for the rest of the night.

but now, it was late at night, your bedroom hot and humid with the open windows. you had discarded all of your clothes, even your undergarments due to how hot you were. but your mind went elsewhere, your nude body under the moonlight that seeped through your window.

you shamefully crept your hand down, spreading your legs as you did. two fingers spread apart your folds and felt your wetness, god you wished ellie's fingers were on you. you continued, bringing two fingers up and gasping in pleasure as you felt one spot at the top of your heat and sent bolts of pleasure through you. you continued on that one spot, pressing down hard as your hips involuntarily bucked up, small whimpers leaving your lips.

you bit your bottom lip hard and just imagined ellie's fingers circling your wet cunt. "oh my god el" you cry out, pleasure is overwhelming. you move your legs far apart in a middle split, then up each leg touching your shoulders, giving you a better angel as you pushed in two fingers into your tight wet hole.

"that's it, moan my name baby" you hear a familiar raspy voice and your eyes shoot open, seeing the short-haired girl at your door, leaning against the wall with an awed look on her face.

you flee your hands away from your pussy and you cover yourself with your sheets, wanting to die right there.

"was just giving your necklace back to you...and you're fucking yourself like it's me...like a fucking slut..." she says, she was completely in awe from when she saw your glistening pussy.

you blush hard as you see your cross in her hands and she walks over to you. "i'm so sorry, i-i don't know why i did that, it was so gross and now i'm gonna go to hell" you sob, worried you'd lose your best friend.

"nuhuh, don't apologize. you got me soaked here baby..." she bites her lip, hands you your necklace which you clasp and she rips the covers off you, straddling you now. "I wanna see how that pretty pussy looks around my fingers, and around my tongue.." she says.

you clenched around nothing at her words, and now you wanted that, you needed that, you craved it so badly. "please el.." you pleaded. "please what baby?" she asked stupidly, like she didn't know what you meant. "please eat me out..i want you..." you whine, on the verge of tears if you didn't get pleasure.

she didn't have to hear that twice before she descended between your thighs, looking at your precum drip from your hole while your curls and folds were absolutely drenched in slick. god she could've came at the sight. "such a pretty fucking pussy for me to destroy..." she utters.

every word she spoke, your wetness grew more, dripping down your thighs. "you're not getting away that fast baby, nuhuh, this whole time i eat you out I want you to do a decade of the rosary, alright?" she said, leaning forward and grabbing your rosary beads off your lamp, the ones you held in your hand when you knelt on the floor beside your bed every night and whispered prayers. they were pearls, pink pearls with your name in blocks written across the top, you loved it. she placed them in your hand and looked at you, start prayin' baby"

so you did, you blessed yourself with the cross as ellie went between your legs, a finger swiping through your wetness, making you shiver. "our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done-" you let out a sharp gaps and moan as the tip of ellie's tongue met your clit. "ellie-" you whimper. "don't recall that bein' in the our father" she remarked, the tip of her tongue making circled around your clit, flicking her tongue across the bud.

she attached her mouth to your clit, lips wrapped around the bud and pulling it with her lips, making you whimper as her tongue flicked across your pearl, french kissing it. "on earth as it is in heaven. give us t-this day..ah-" you moan as she sucks your clit. "o-our- fuck ellie" you cry. "daily b-bread and forgive us our t-respasses" you moan and grip her hair as her tongue moved down your slit. "as we forgive those...who trespass against us...and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil...amen" you finish the prayer as her tongue teases your entrance. "tha's'it, good girl, got one prayer done, now start those hail mary's baby" she says. "s'good el..." you whimper.

"i know angel, but lemme just eat this pretty cunt out a'ight? your gettin' your reward 'n I want mine," she says. "ok el.." you listen to her. "good girl, obeyin' me just like the lord taught ya, he taught ya a real good thing by listenin' to me" she says. her tongue, without warning, pushing into your tight cunt, making your gasp and moan loudly. her top lip continues to drag along your clit.

"hail m-mary full of- grace!" you claw your sheets as she enters in two fingers. she hold your legs down against your shoulders, so she can reach all those spots in you as she curls her fingers inside of you, making you let out a yell of pleasure, sinful noises that your cunt made, your wetness making ellie's fingers move in and out of you a very loud noise. "listen' to this cunt is like music.." she moans, attaching her lips to your clit against and abusing it.

"t-the lord is with thee-" you moan so loud. "ellie i-i can't pray 'ts too hard..." you moan. "good wanna hear you moan my name for real," she says, dismissing you from saying the rosary as you tangle both hands in her head and bury her face deep into your pussy. "oh my god ellie!" you moan and roll your hips against her face.

"els..m'god.." you whimper, her lips sloppily making out with your clit. it was sinful, so dirty, and so pornographic. her mouth was magic, making a build up in your stomach form as you tighten around her fingers. "gonna cum for me baby? gonna show me how good i'm makin' you feel?" she teases at you, making you moan loudly and grind uncontrollably into her face. "please el, please!" you moan loudly. "comon, cum for me angel" she says.

and you do, your cunt clenched so tight around her fingers as you go into a cloud of white in your vision, pure ecstasy running through you. your body convulsed and you screamed, closing your legs in protest for her to stop once you were done. only then did you realize she was grinding her clit down into your pink bed sheets.

"you're not done yet."

#tlou #tlousmut #tlou ellie #ellie williams #eat my pussy #lesbian

[dduane]

For the Solstice: “Invictus”

In the dimness he woke and knew it was too late. Morning never came so late unless the world was ending.

Fortunately, he knew what to do about that.

He blinked and ruffled his feathers, looking around. This was his place. Surrounding a patch of grass were two holly trees, a pine, a cypress whose branches all went the wrong way, and much shrubbery, mostly beech and thorn. The shelter was good here, even on nights like last night. And in the holly, food appeared hung up: good food that tasted of fat and meat. It was all his. Later, when it was time for sex, there would be someone else who’d get some of it. But right now, he owned it.

This cold white stuff on the ground did complicate matters. It came and went without warning, and here it was again. Now, others who might have spent the morning scratching around the ground instead of stuffing themselves full up here would be turning up in his territory, eating his food. His feathers ruffled up again, this time with rage at the thought. Bastards. Bastards. Kill them all.

He hopped up onto the branch that had the best view across the patch of grass and into the bushes, and sang. Bastards! Who wants a piece of me? Come and get it! Because this was when it had to be said, no matter how much you might have preferred to sit quiet with your feathers fluffed up, conserving your heat. The dim sky was already paling toward that too-cold blue. It would be a bad day, cold, everybody and his family would turn up here trying to get at the tree food, which was what you needed this time of year if you meant to stay alive until dusk —

And suddenly he heard the harsh dark cawing coming from across the hardened path, across the wall, in the wood full of tall starved pines. He shivered. Not so early! he thought. What are you doing up at this hour? But he knew. That one wanted the tree-food too. It had come for it before. Now, in the silence before the morning wind, he heard the flapping of its huge wings.

Hastily he turned to the food cage, ate a few mouthfuls, felt the fat melt down his throat like blood, like life. Almost before he finished, the darkness had landed with a noisy thrash of leaves and branches up in the holly. A great expressionless black eye gazed down at him.

He sang. It was almost all he could do. It’s mine! Stay away, or I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! But the outcome was hardly so simple. The black-headed, white-backed shape with the axe-like beak bounced down another branch, and another, its eye on that tree food, that meat. It liked meat too. He’d once seen it zoom down onto the pond and simply pick up a baby duck and fly off with it. I’ll kill you if you get any closer! Don't push me! I will!

It came closer. It was winter, it was death, the shape now only one branch of holly away. He sang as if life depended on it: because it did. If he had enough to eat, the sun came up. If the sun came up, the world was safe. It was as simple as that. Go away! I have to eat the food or the world will end! I’ll kill you to keep that from happening! Monster, go away, don’t make me rip you up—! He fluttered at the monstrous gaping head, enraged, desperate.

A clacketing, rattling noise came from behind. The black eye went wide. The awful pale-backed bulk roused its wings and flapped clumsily out of the holly tree. Desperate with relief, he flung himself at the food-cage again, and ate with frantic speed as the sky paled brighter, toward day-blue: and between mouthfuls, he sang at the top of his lungs, shuddering with relief and triumph. Bastard! I warned you not to mess with me! Victory! Victory!

The sun peered up over the far hill. The shadows fled. He gorged himself as the black bird flew off, and stopped, and shouted again, Victory!

...She stood there with her tea mug in one hand, looking out across the backyard snow at the dot of red breast deep in among the holly branches, pecking furiously at the suet in its little cage. “Wow,” she said to the husband, back in the kitchen, “listen to that little guy. You’d think he’d just won World War Three.”

“Yeah. ...Where’s the milk?”

The door closed. On the snow, the sun of the shortest day shone.

Victory!

#winter solstice #in the northern hemisphere #fiction

[softshuji]

Feat. Rindou Haitani

Rin thinks he might actually be the luckiest man alive sometimes. Sure he's been shot at, stabbed, poisoned, beaten to within an inch of his life, teetered on the edge of death, but he still thinks he has some lucky star to thank when he watches you peer down at the placard of some piece of furniture in Ikea, testing out the name and frowning when you realize it doesn't quite sound right.

'How's this one Rin?' You reach out a hand to touch the lacquered wood and Rindou mirrors your movements, calloused fingers brushing yours as he inspects the side table drawer. He's not all that fussed, at least not as much as you. It's all home, all you, all the mornings spent waking up and rolling over, taking your body with him. He'd be happy to sleep on the floor if you asked him to.

'It's good Princess, but don't you think mahogany suits the paint better than beech?' And if you'd told Rindou Haitani five years ago that he'd be standing in Ikea holding your handbag, your water bottle, your coat and shopping for furniture after a morning meeting, he'd have laughed at you. And ached at the same time. Full of contradictions as usual.

'Maybe...but it has to be right Rin, your party is only in a few days!' you say and he rolls his eyes, all faux annoyance and red cheeks hidden behind soft lilac velvet hair. 'Besides...'

'Besides..?' He tilts his head in question and kicks at the linoleum, soft and rubbery under his feet.

'We'll be needing to buy a cot soon.' You chew your lip, move to touch the bedspread on display that reminds you of your own, all purple throws and plumpy down pillows and cotton that's soft against your skin.

He chuckles. 'We're not there yet Princess, one day for sure.' And really it's just an attempt to quell the thrum in his heart, the need for the family he's always craved. He's not ashamed to admit to you that the image of you round with his baby sets something off in him that makes his neck burn with desire. But you've been trying for over a year now, and if anything it has made your life more exciting, the thrill of it, the carnal desire that has him keeping you up beyond the small hours.

You falter, your throat thick with anticipation. 'What if-what if I told you that day was sooner rather than later?' Maybe it's cruel of you to do this now, here, between the aisles of assembled display furniture, in Ikea of all places, but where better than a nest of dreams?

He stills, and you feel rather than see his hand hesitate as it reaches forward to touch the soft silk of a drape. He frowns. Churns it over in his mind, his head moving slowly to face you. His throat is tight, his words slow and heavy to come, sitting on his tongue like a weight.

'You mean...? And his eyes are imploring, desperate, earnest, genuine, everything all at once.

'I haven't seen the doctor yet but I took the test this morning and I- we might be....'

'Oh.'

It hits hard, the descending ring in his ears that tells him what he's longed to hear since the day he met you. And so he does the only thing he can to show you what he feels, how he feels, how much he wants this. He kisses you.

And kisses you.

And kisses you.

#tokyo revengers #tokyo rev #tr #tokyorev x reader #haitani rindou #rindou haitani

[exhausted-archivist]

ALT

Flora of Thedas Master List

Master list of all the flora in Thedas, mentioned or seen.

Additional notes on certain items will be listed at the bottom, for items marked with asterisks, see the key below for a brief explanation and the Game assets and Additional Notes and Trivia section at the bottom. Sources are listed at the very end and this time linked.

For other lists here are posts for: Real Plants in Thedas

Key: * - Name comes from the asset file name ** - Name not provided but identified based on the textures used on the asset. *** - See Additional Notes and Trivia.

General Flora: Flowers and Foliage

Acacia*: Black Wood*

Andraste's Grace

Ardent Blossom

Ash

Aspen

Banyan Tree*

Barbwood

Beech Tree

Belladonna

Birch: White Birch*

Blackthorn

Bluebell

Borage

Boswellia

Boxwood*

Buttercup

Cactus: Pear Cactus*

Cattail*

Cedar: Red Cedar

Chicory

Clover: Forest Clover*

Coleus**

Cosmos

Cotton

Crape Myrtle

Cypress: Italian Cypress*, Topiary Cypress*

Daffodil

Daisy: Marguerite

Dandelion

Dog-rose

Dogwood*

Elephant Ear*

Elm

Fade Berry*

Felicidus Aria

Fern: Red Fern*, Sword Fern*

Fir

Flax

Foxleaf*

Frangipani

Gorse

Harlot's Blush

Hawthorn

Hay

Hemp

Hensbane

Hero Tree*

Hollyhock

Honeysuckle

Iris

Ironbark

Ironwood***

Itchweed

Ivy

Jasmin

Larch

Lichen: Glowing Lichen

Lilac

Lily: Calla Lily**, Water Lily

Lotus

Maple

Marigold

Moss: Oakmoss, Redmoss, Tree-Moss

Nightshade

Northern Prickleweed

Oak: Serault Oak

Orchid

Palm Tree: Curly Palm*, Fan Palm*

Pansy

Peony

Pine: Chir Pine*, Stone Pine

Ponga Tree*

Poppy

Prickle-burrs

Redwood*

Rose: Climbing Rose

Rowan

Sandalwood

Seaweed

Snapdragon

Spruce

Sugar Cane

Sundew

Sunflower

Sylvanwood

Tahanis

Thistle

Trex*

Trullium

Vasanthum

Violet

Walnut: Black Walnut

Waterweed*

Wilds Flower

Willow

Witchhazel*

Wysteria

Yew

Fruits

Apple: Applewood Apple, Green Apple, Golden Apple, Red Apple

Apricot

Banana

Berries: Blackberry, Blueberry, Bramble Berry, Cranberry, Elderberry, Raspberry, Strawberry

Cherry

Citron

Coco, Chocolate

Coconut

Coffee

Currants: Black Currant

Fig

Grape

Lemon

Lime

Melon

Nuts: Almonds, Chestnut, Hognut, Peanuts

Olives

Orange: Sweet Orange

Palm Fruit: Date

Passion Fruit

Peach

Pear: Bradford Pear*

Plum

Pomegranate

Grains

Barley

Oats

Rice

Ryott

Wheat

Vegetables

Artichoke

Beans: Bush Bean, Green Bean, Pale Bean, White Bean

Beets

Bell Peppers: Red Bell Peppers

Cabbage

Capers

Carrot

Celery

Chive

Corn

Cucumber

Daikon Radish*

Eggplant

Fennel

Onion: Red Onion, Sweet Onion, White Onion

Pea

Peppers: Antivan Pepper, Green Pepper, Hot Pepper, Hot Red Pepper, Sweet Pepper

Potato

Radish

Spinach

Squash: Baby Pumpkin, Marrow Squash, Pumpkin, String Squash

Tomato

Turnip

Fungus of Thedas

Deep Mushrooms

Bleeding Russula

Blightcap

Blighted Morel

Brimstone Mushroom

Deep Mushroom

Destroying Spirit

Ghoul's Mushroom

Unnamed Mushroom Ortan Thaig

Surface Mushrooms

Beetle Spore

Drakevein

Field Mushroom

Gasbloom*

Sponge Root***

Toadstool

Truffle

Morel***

Unnamed Glowing Mushroom***

Unnamed Mushroom***

Spices

Allspice

Antivan Cord-Seed

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Clove

Cumin, Cumin Seed

Dill, Dill Seed

Juniper

Licorice

Mace

Mustard

Nutmeg

Pepper: Black Pepper

Peppercorn: Black Peppercorn

Saffron

Vanilla

ALT

Herbs of Thedas

Herbs count as anything that Dragon Age has classified as an herb (whether technically correct or not), plants that are used as herbs in real life. These do not include mushrooms, fungi, or deep mushrooms simply for ease of organization.

Amrita Vein

Andraste's Mantle

Arbor Blessing

Basil

Bay

Catsbane

Crystal Grace

Deathroot: Arcanist Deathroot, Lunatic's Deathroot

Dragonthorn

Elfroot/Canavaris: Bitter Elfroot, Gossamer Elfroot, Royal Elfroot

Embrium: Dark Embrium, Salubrious Embrium

Felandaris

Foxite

Garlic

Ghoul's Beard

Ginger

Heatherum

Lavender

Lotus: Black Lotus, Blood Lotus, Dawn Lotus

Madcap

Mint: Anderfel's Mint, Foxmint, Peppermint

Mintroot - Not a true mint based on its description and the fact that it grows on trees.

Oregano

Parsley

Prophet's Laurel

Rashvine

Rashvine Nettle

Redleaf

Rosemary

Sage

Spindleweed: Verdant Spindleweed

Stripweed

Thyme

Vandal Aria

Winterberry***

Witherstalk

Star Anise

Wormwood

Wormroot***

Game Assets Notes

These are plants shown in Dragon Age but aren't named in universe, just in their model files or through identification of the textures. Since most filler plant textures are just that of real world plants.

**NOTE:** When I mention they are not the known name of any plant, this comes with the caveat of being popular common names. Common names are highly variable and inconsistent. They depend on regional knowledge and association. Some travel farther than others. Common names are also not reliable identifiers.

Acacia: Black Wood ~ Note: Black Wood is a type of acacia. Both acacia and black wood are named assets.

Artichoke ~ Note: Identification comes from asset name, the artichoke flower is used as ornamentation of a box.

Banyan Tree

Boxwood ~ A type of shrub, identification comes from asset name.

Bradford Pear ~ Their fruits are edible, however their flowers are known to emit a smell akin to rotting meat. Identification comes from asset name.

Calla Lily ~ Note: Not named but identified by the texture used. It is seen in Val Royeaux planters.

Cattail ~ Note: Seen through out DAO and DAI, identification comes from asset name.

Coleus ~ Note: Not named but identified by the texture used. It is seen in Val Royeaux planters and in the Frostback Basin.

Crape Myrtle

Cypress: Italian Cypress, Topiary Cypress ~ Note: In terms of the Italian Cypress, in world it wouldl likely be called the "Antivan Cypress" given that Antiva is pulling from Italian culture, food, environments, and other inspirational elements. Cypress is a plant that is named in canon.

Daikon Radish ~ Note: Found on Dennet's farm, identification comes from asset name.

Dogwood

Elephant Ear ~ Note: Foliage found in the Frostback Basin, identification comes from asset name.

Fade Berry

Fern: Red Fern, Sword Fern ~ Note: The red fern isn't a real plant and therefore can be considered unique to Thedas. In contrast the sword fern is a real plant. Identification comes from the asset name for both of these ferns.

Forest Clover

Foxleaf ~ Note: This is another plant that is not real, no plant has this common name as far as I could find.

Gasbloom ~ Note: Seen in the Arbor Wilds, the Frostback Basin some elven ruins, and the elven ruins of multiplayer levels. Their identification comes from the asset name. There are two versions of the texture the "fixed" version is used in JoH dlc and thus explains the difference in appearance. This is not the name of a known mushroom.

Hero Tree

Palm: Curly Palm, Fan Palm ~ Note: Both palms are seen in the Frostback Basin, both are identified by their named assets.

Pear Cactus ~ Note: Found in the Frostback Basin, identification comes from the asset name.

Pine: Chir Pine

Ponga Tree ~ Note: Also known as the 'Tree Fern'. This is the tree you see in Val Royeaux garden as coming from Par Vollen, and throughout the Arbor Wilds.

Redwood ~ Note: Identified by the name of the file asset. Found in the Winter Palace, Exalted Plains, and on multiplayer maps.

Snapdragon

Trex

Waterweed ~ Note: In real life this is an entire genus not one particular plant. Though the six plants in this genus do share the common name of waterweed.

White Birch

Witchhazel

Additional Notes and Trivia

Ironwood - Unclear if this is an alternative name, the actual name of the plant, or both.

Morel - This mushroom is inferred due to the existence of Blighted Morel. However it is not explicitly specified there is a non-blighted morel.

Sponge Root - Though canonical as it is mentioned and shown in World of Thedas vol. 2 on pg. 138 with a collection of deep mushroom and surface mushroom illustrations. This mushroom was cut twice from Inquisition. It was cut from the base game as a craftable, it had a much different appearance from its final design, and then it was cut again from Trespasser. It does however still make an appearance in Inquisition as the inventory icon for Crystal Grace.

Unnamed Glowing Mushroom Is mentioned in multiplayer when there are two Lukas playing.

Unnamed Mushroom These brown mushrooms are seen in the Fallow Mire and the Frostback Basin. They are shown in two different sizes ranging from shorter than a dwarf to taller than one.

There is one unlisted mushroom, its assets is named "red mushroom" and thus is identified by textures. These is not a canon name but is included for completeness. Amanita Muscaria: More commonly know as fly agaric or fly amanita, the red top with white spots is an iconic in its imagery. You will find large swaths of these mushrooms in the Frostback Basin. Their assets is named "Red Mushroom".

Winterberry is a real plant. However, from what we see in DA2, it does not the same as the plant we have in the real world, just a shared common name.

Wormroot is another real plant name. However, due to the description in The Calling, it does not seem to be the same plant. In The Calling it is used to treat the venom of a giant spider. The real world plant is used to treat parasites in the gut and does not seem to hold any shared uses in folk lore, folk medicine, or western medicine practices.

Sources

Dragon Age Origins + DLCs Dragon Age 2 Dragon Age Last Court Dragon Age Inquisition + DLCs Dragon Age TTRPG Core Rulebook Dragon Age TTRPG Blood of Ferelden Dragon Age TTRPG: Creatures of Thedas: Wyvern

World of Thedas Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne Dragon Age: The Calling Dragon Age: The Masked Empire Dragon Age: Last Flight Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights Short Story: Paying the Ferryman Short Story: Riddle in the Truth Short Story: The Wake

Origins Andraste's Grace Codex: The Bercillian Forest Codex: Falon'Din: Friend of the Dead, the Guide Codex: Feast Day Fish Codex: The History of Soldier's Peak: Chapter 3 Codex: Ironbark Codex: A Note from the Honnleath Village Council Codex: Sylaise: The Hearthkeeper Codex: Sylvan Codex: A Tattered Shopping List Item: Concentrator Agent Item: Deep Mushroom Item: Figurine Item: Madcap Bulb Item: Rare Antivan Brandy Item: Rashvine Nettle Item: Spirit Charm Item: Spirit Cord Item: Sugar Cake Item: Swift Salve Item: West Hill Brandy Item: Wilds Flower

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[tomushrooms]

TOR / NIA April 8-10

*Toronto - $5 delivery fee for orders under $100     *Niagara - $10 delivery fee for orders under $150

News

New Arrivals Porcini Mushroom, Fresh $26 /lb Ramp Caps (wild garlic flower buds) $24 /lb

Wild Mushrooms

An extra $3/lb will be charged for orders less than a case (a case is 5lb unless otherwise noted). An extra $5/lb will be charged for orders less than a case if the per lb price starts at $25 or higher.

Porcini Fresh $26 /lb Chanterelles $24/lb (6.5lb case) limited Black Trumpet $24/lb (5lb case) Hedgehogs $20/lb (5lb case), Yellowfoot $18/lb (5lb case), Cauliflower $20/lb (5lb case)

Truffles:

Périgord mini/cuts. $1.95 /g Perigord truffles (frozen) $1.00/g Summer Truffles $0.80/g Summer Mini $0.50/g Summer truffles (frozen) $0.40/g

Vegetables/Fruits/Herbs

Ramp Leaves $36 /kg Ramp Caps (wild flower buds) $24 /lb White Asparagus XXL $16/lb / 11lb case

Wild Vegetables and Greens

Onion Flowers $22/lb Miners. $15/lb limited Stinging Nettle $14/lb Mustard $13/lb Wild Fennel $13/lb Wild Onion $15/lb Bay Leaf $17/lb Licorice $15/lb

Cultivated Mushrooms

Bluefoot .... $20/lb (4.5lb case) they are back and beautiful!

Royal (black) Chestnut $42 /kg (1kg case)

Cordyceps .... $40 /kg (1kg case)

PomPom (Lions Mane) .... $15 /500g case

Nameko .... $15 /500g case

Dragon Claw .... $20 /kg (1kg case)

Hen of the woods / maitake …. $15/lb (3lb case)

Brown beech / shimeji …. $14/lb (2lb case)

King oyster / pleurotes roi …. $10/lb (3lb case)

Baby king oyster .... $12/lb (3lb case)

Micro king oyster .... $12/lb (4lb case)

Shiitake …. $9/lb (3lb case)

Oyster / pleurote …. $9/lb (2lb/4lb case)

Lion’s mane .... $16/lb (2lb case) arriving Thurs

Cinnamon cap .... $16/lb (2lb case) arriving Thurs

Cremini .... $4/lb (5lb case)

Portobello .... $5/lb (5lb case)

Fresh Seafood

Pre-order by Friday for delivery the following Friday: Kanpachi, Hawaii whole, head on, guts in 6-10lbs avg. fish size .... $20/lb (20lb or 50lb case) NZ Omakase Mix Box, whole, head on, guts in .... $18/lb (22lb cs) NZ Iki jime .... 1-2lb fish, 12+ count 2-3lb fish, 8-11 count 3-5lb fish, 4-7 count $17.50/lb   (22lb case)

Frozen Seafood/Fish

IQF Shucks Maine HPP Lobster Tails 3-4oz $70/lb (2lb case)

Smoked Pearl Yarra Valley Salmon Roe ... $28/30g $65/100g tin

Alaskan Salmon Roe .... $130/500g pkg

Scallops on the half shell (10lb) .... $13/lb

13/15 Digby Bay Scallops N.S. ... $32/lb

U10 Digby Bay Scallops .... $37/lb

Yellowfin Tuna loins (15lb) .... $17/lb, or $15/lb for 60lb+

Wild NE Atlantic Snow Crab ... $55/lb (1lb) [will return spring 2024]

Rock Crab salad meat .... $20/lb (5lb pack)

Rock Crab mince meat (more flavourful) ... $20/lb (5lb pack)

Caviar Kaluga ...   - 30g/$28 - 50g/$46 - 100g/$90 Caviar Siberian ... - 30g/$30 - 50g/$50 - 100g/$100 Osetra and Beluga caviar is now available for pre-orders!!! Fresh Kaluga Caviar ... 100g/$90

Nuts

Black walnuts / grenobles noires (shelled) ….. $20 /lb (5lb box)

Hickory nuts (in shell) …. $9 /lb (5lb bag)

Walnuts / noix de grenoble (shelled) ….. $18 /lb (5lb bag)

Hazelnuts / noisettes (in shell) ….. $8 /lb (5lb bag)

Hazelnuts / noisettes (kernels) .... $18 /lb (5lb bag)

Pecans / pécans (shelled) .... $17 /lb (5lb bag)

Heart nuts / noix de coeur (in shell) …. $8 /lb (5lb bag) out of stock

Frozen Berries (IQF)

Wild blueberries / bleuets sauvages (NB) $20/bag (2kg bag)

Haskap berries / (blue honeysuckle) (SK) $35/bag (5 lb bag)

Elderberries (ON) .... $35/Bag (2kg bag)

Saskatoon berries / baies de Saskatoon (ON) $32/bag (5lb bag)

Seabuckthorn / argousier (SK) …. $45/box (5lb box)

Frozen Mushrooms (IQF)

Porcini whole …. $26/kg bag  

Black trumpet .... $20/lb bag

Morels Special Price! $12/lb or $8/lb for 25lb or more

Porcini cubed .... $18/kg temporarily out of stock

Chanterelle …. $20/kg bag temporarily out of stock

Truffle Products

White and black truffle oil, 250ml .... $22

Whole black truffles in oil, 40g .... $25

Truffle carpaccio, 300ml .... $50

Tartufata, 300ml .... $30

Tartufata, 90ml .... $15

Truffle honey, 340g .... $25

Truffle honey, 128g .... $15

Truffle zest, 50g .... $15

Small metal truffle slicer .... $26

Small wood truffles slicer .... $45

Large plastic truffle slicer .... $50

Large fancy truffle slicer .... $100

Specialty Items

Birch syrup (QC) …. $85/1L bottle (will return spring 2024)

Sweet clover extract (QC) .... $20/130ml

Sweet clover extract (QC) .... $110/1L

Maple syrup (amber) …. $55/4L jug

Black Garlic .... $35 /lb

Sour cherry juice (ON) …. $18/1L

Yuasa Shrioshibori White Soy Sauce ....$50/720ml

Hichifuku Shirodashi Soy Sauce .... $24/360ml (out of stock)

Marunaka Shoyu Soy Sauce .... $36/720ml

Shibanuma Ponzu Yuzu .... $14 /300ml

Katsuo Ponzu ... $10/300ml

Junmai Fujisu Rice Vinegar .... $22/500ml

Saskatchewan Long Grain Wild Rice .... $17/lb or $825 /25kg

Dried Flowers /Herbs/Spices/Seaweed

Juniper berries (QC) …. $16/100g

Sweet gale leaves (QC) …. $14/100g (will return spring 2024)

Sweet fern leaves (OC) .... $12/100g

Sweet fern catkin (QC) .... $34/100g

Balsam fir tips (QC) …. $13/100g

Spruce tips (QC) …. $12/100g

White pine needles (QC) .... $12/100g (will return spring 2024)

Labrador Tea (QC) .... $15/100g

Wintergreen (QC) .... $22/100g

Fennel pollen …. $22/oz.

Kombu …. $15/100g

Irish moss …. $15/100g

Dulse …. $15/100g (will return in spring 2024)

Alaria …. $15/100g

Nori …. $15/100g

Sea lettuce …. $15/100g (will return in spring 2024)

Finger kelp …. $15/100g

Dried Mushrooms

Black trumpet .... $55/lb

Porcini (1st grade) .... $50/lb

Porcini powder …. $40/lb

Morels …. $175/lb

Candy cap powder .... $115/lb

Chaga …. $25/lb (chunks)

Chanterelles …. $60/lb

Oyster .... $18/lb

Shiitake ... $18/lb

Matsutake .... $70/lb

Reishi ... $15/100g

[endlessly-cursed]

𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧

"𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡."

BASICS 

Full Name: Catalina Freydis Rosier 

Birthday: 30th of January, 1908 

Weight: 65kg 

Height: 1.63m 

Faceclaim: Winona Ryder

HOGWARTS 

House: Ravenclaw 

Wand: Beech wood, unicorn core, 11 inches and pretty flexible 

The true match for a beech wand will be, if young, wise beyond his or her years, and if full-grown, rich in understanding and experience. Beech wands perform very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant. Such wizards and witches, having obtained a beech wand without having been suitably matched (yet coveting this most desirable, richly hued and highly prized wand wood), have often presented themselves at the homes of learned wandmakers such as myself, demanding to know the reason for their handsome wand’s lack of power. When properly matched, the beech wand is capable of a subtlety and artistry rarely seen in any other wood, hence its lustrous reputation.

Amortentia (what they smell like): Milk, honey, lily of the valley, sweet perfume and expensive soap 

Best Subject: History of Magic 

Worst Subject: Flying 

Career: Archivist 

Quidditch: NA 

Extracurriculars: Frog Choir, the Hospital Wing, right hand of the librarian 

FAMILY 

Mother: Sara Josefina Rosier 

Beautiful, sensual and intelligent, Catalina was a bright Ravenclaw witch with a quick wit and a tendency to make men and women in love with her. Of Swedish descendance, she grew up within the Sacred Twenty-Eight, though her affair with King Edward VII was infamous, especially when Catalina and her brother were born of it. She re-met schoolmate Carmine Elderberry, who had been widowed and the two of them lived together. Catalina was obvlivious to their love until she had children of her own. 

Father: King Edward VII 

The infamous king, known as ‘The Caressed’, died when Catalina was two years old, so she only remembers what is told of him, though she mostly ignores the gossip of his sexual apetite. She does have his fondness for food, though, as well as quick wit. 

Sibling: Albert Edward Rosier 

Catalina’s twin brother, he was shy and awkward, but had a secret charm and great sense of humour since he was to be a marquis. Catalina loves her brother dearly, and when he was 17, he fell ill and she nursed him back to health with the help of her future sister-in-law, Ruth Marchmont 

Uncles: No uncles 

Aunts: Carmine Elderberry ( @potionboy3​ ) 

Catalina favoured Carmine since birth, and she taught a teenage Catalina to always stand up for herself and know her worth, as well as defend herself. She never suspected she was in a sapphic relationship with her mother until she had her first child. She still adored her and was part of her life. 

Friends: Ruth Marchmont ( also Annie) 

TBA 

Significant Other: Ètienne Dubois 

Catalina had been courted by many courtiers for her royal blood, but fell in love the moment she saw Dr. Dubois in his robes, with glasses and attending her mother for her excessive wine drinking. The two struck a conversation and she was instantly smitten. She always faked maladies to spend time with him. He soon figured out and told her that, if she wanted him to take her on a date, he’d be obliged. 

The two of them fell in love madly, to the point where they became young parents and married with Catalina pregnant of their first child, Elodie, when she was nineteen. Though many chided the newlyweds for it, they were delighted with baby Elodie. Two more children followed: Èponine and Fabian. They lived a happy life, and he was her rock, and was soon one more member of the family. 

PERSONALITY 

Three Qualities: Kind, resourceful, wise beyond her years 

Three Faults: Shy, quiet, reserved 

Guilty Pleasure: Staying up late 

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 

FAVOURITES 

Colour: Blue, white, pink and green 

Music: Classical mostly, though she listens to anything 

Food: French macarons. Her favourite is the strawberry flavoured one 

Person: Her ‘auntie’ Carmine 

Place in the world: Paris, France 

Holiday: Spring 

Hobbies: Knitting, reading, lettering, piano and medicine facts 

MISC 

Catalina knows how to ride a horse, and was devastated when she couldn’t ride them during her pregnancies 

She studied as a hobby mental illness produced by magic and helped her husband during his toughest cases 

She was also the reason her daughter Elodie wanted to become a doctor, growing up in a medical space 

She was ahead of her time and was the one who made Elodie the way she is 

She also was a beloved socialite and always a favourite of the royal family 

She worked even pregnant as an archivist in many libraries in England 

She likes to cook all kinds of dishes around the world and has an adventurous palate 

She was the reason her brother dated and eventually married Ruth 

She also learned three languages with the help of her brother: Arabic, Ancient Greek and Indian 

#fbawtft #catalina rosier #albert rosier #rosier twins #ruth marchmont #oc: sara rosier #Carmine Elderberry #sara x carmine #roseberry #character profile #oc sheet #fankids: sara rosier

[driftwork]

it is friday and I am writing here, romance and determinism

when she came back from her analyst, who was, of course, the same analyst she had seen last time.  He’s in his forties, she is in a thirties with a small baby. She had seen him for ten years or more last time. It was different this time as she was slightly less scared of the level of violence and aggression she is capable of,  perhaps knowing unlike before that she would never harm her children or him.  But really she wanted to be able to speak with at least one other person about her situation. Be light,  she didn’t say, my voice and life is heavy. The corpses have grown silent. What will she do to them this time?   Soon I’ll be able to begin to tell him about my history…  Our situation means it may be more scary than last time,  the other version of him had dealt with it surprisingly well when I told him about my life. Can I really tell him about the sixty odd years of life I have lived through?    His care and attention had helped before, it will this time as well, even if I am in my sixties in this young body. I think i would like to train as a psychoanalyst this time… It is friday, and as with all fridays I am writing at home sitting at my desk in the window of the back office and library downstairs in our house, looking out along the long laurel hedge at the evergreens and beyond them at  the tall beech and oak trees. I can see a set of majestic clouds framed in the 4.3 aspect ratio of the picture window.  White and grey in the blue sky above and behind the woods. I always work here on Monday and Friday, spend the middle of the week in the office, usually in meetings, being briefed, issuing instructions. Talking about projects. Sometimes about people who need to be harmed. People who need to be saved. Today I'm reading project scopes. Financial investment proposals from the hedge fund and the investment department. I remember from last time which proposals will make money and which won't.  I wonder what to do this time. Will it be the same?  I am assuming that the universe wants us to be here...

#everyday practices #non fiction #london story #fiction #determinism

[potionboy3]

Character profile

► basics; Full Name: Valentin Raphael Hartford Birthday: 25th August 1965 Pronouns: he/him Sexual Orientation: bi Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff Blood Status: pureblood Nationality: English

► personality; Personality type: INTJ Personality: Often times vain and a bit of know it all. Also very charming and wants to do the right thing always.

► magical info; Wand: Beech wood with a dragon heartstring core, 11 ½ and unbending flexibility

The true match for a beech wand would be, if young, wise beyond their years, and if full-grown, rich in understanding and experience. Beech wands performed very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant. Such wizards and witches, having obtained a beech wand without having been suitably matched (yet coveting this most desirable, richly hued and highly prized wand wood), had often presented themselves at the homes of learned wandmakers, demanding to know the reason for their handsome wand's lack of power. When properly matched, the beech wand was capable of a subtlety and artistry rarely seen in any other wood, hence its lustrous reputation.

Patronus: Pheasant

Pheasants are noble birds known for their beautiful plumage. They are regal and often symbolize virtue and refinement. Unlike peacocks, they make no show of their feathers but hold themselves to a high standard of etiquette in all situations. They can be a bit proud, which might lead to trouble, but deep down, they care greatly for family and comfort.

Patronus Memory: when Harker laughed for the first time Boggart: Juno dying during a job or during the war Specialized/Favourite Spells:  Expelliarmus

► background;

Place of Birth: London Home: flat in London near the ministry Pre-Hogwarts: Valentin spent his childhood in his family's home on the country side. He aspired to become an auror since young age admiring his uncle. His parents were strict but loving and he had a good relationship with his sister. Their family was safe during The First Wizarding War because of his father staying so neutral, but they did have to cut ties with his favourite uncle who was more vocal for few years there which disappointed him greatly and made him want to become an auror even more so he could take actions. 

► physical;

Faceclaim: Lauri Tilkanen Eye Color: blue Hair Color: brown Height: 178cm

► story;

Valentin started school during The  First Wizarding War but felt fairly safe in Hogwarts. He did want to follow his uncle's example and become an auror when graduates so he could take more actions on the matter and in general protect people. He spent his school years trying to reach the goal. He was hardworking but still had time to become popular in school. After graduating he applied for the auror program and got in easily. On the program he met  Juno Creed. The two solved a tough case on their first trial run and after that it was settled that the two would be work partners.

He never wanted a family but after working for sometime  he was met with a surprise when one of this one night stands greeted him with a baby. Valentin thought of giving his son up for adoption but in the end after spending time with baby Harker, he decided against it and became a single father with a very busy job. During the second wizarding war: Valentin’s fought against the ministry falling during the start of the war but after it eventually happened, it led to his uncle’s death. He was shocked and scared but pretend to be neutral about it to keep his family and his muggleborn boyfriend Juno Creed safe. Juno had to disappear from the ministry and Valentin stayed behind in hopes of keeping at least some things in order. He secretly worked with the Order Of Phoenix and took part on the actual war fighting later. 

► relatives;

Son: Harker Hartford Born 1989, Harker came with a name. He was 4 months old and had the token blue eyes that ran in the family. Valentin raised him and the two are very close. Harker thinks of his father as a hero, although he grew up to be very different from him. Harker is more shy and lives head in the clouds. He wants to be a poet one day. Harker is eventually sorted into Hufflepuff like his father. Face claim: William Franklyn Miller

Father: Gilbert Hartford

Valentin is closer with his uncle than his father. Gilbert  works in the ministry but he is on the international side and travels a lot and the two never formed a close relationship due to that but do get along fine but don't often have deep conversations. His father doesn't always understand his life choices. During the first war, Gilbert stayed neutral publicly but was gone on international war business for the most of it. Valentin hated this and saw his father as a bit of a  coward, wishing to be more like his uncle who took actions. It was only during the Second Wizarding War, when he had his own son that he started to see why his father made the choices he did and could relate to it. Face claim: Dougray Scott

Mother: Calla Hartford Calla is a hardworking and ambitious woman. She was always supportive of Valentin's dream of becoming an auror and wasn't so glad when she found out about Valentin's son. She thought that he was wasting his dream, starting a family right when his career was starting to take off but in the end, just like her son, she fell in love with the child and also often took care of him. She used to work as a secretary on the auror office but later quit her job there and now writes a column for The Daily Prophet from home.

Face claim: Lisa Chappell

 Sister: Ursula Hartford Ursula is Valentin's younger sister, a very social hufflepuff woman who's working as a secretary in the auror office. She knows all the gossip going around the office. They siblings very different from each other but have always gotten along well. Valentin is protective of Ursula. She is also the godmother of his son Harker and often takes care him when Valentin is busy with his job. Face claim: Lindsay Heather Pearce

Uncle: Raphael Hartford

Raphael, is Valentin's biggest hero and also his boss at the auror department in the ministry. Raphael was famous for his cases and loyal to his job. He and Valentin were always close and he loved him like his own son. Raphael was strict but had a good sense of humor and a talent for eye rolling and gently judging his workers personal life choices,  but in the end he was always a fair boss and very professional. During The First Wizarding War Raphael was vocally against Voldemort, not enjoying the changes that were happening in the world around him and he got in a lot of trouble for it with the death eaters. He died during The Second Wizarding War after he publicly disagreed with what was happening in the ministry after it fell under Voldemort’s will. Valentin saw this happening and it shook him to his core and forced him to make different choices in order to protect the rest of the family and his loved ones. He had no choice but claim he didn’t agree with Raphael and feared that the man died disappointed in him. Raphael never had children or a wife. 

Face claim: Dylan McDermott

Pets: Juno and Valentin adopted a crup called Hope before the war

► relationships; Love interests: Juno Creed Juno and Valentin went to school at the same time. Valentin didn't remember Juno from the school years, being so "busy" and popular himself. They didn't get along at all at first when paired up for their job, being very different from each other but after working together in many cases, they became good friends and later boyfriends. Juno also became a big part on Harker’s life and eventually helped Valentin raising him.

Things got dark and complicated during The Second Wizarding War for the two. Juno being muggleborn got him in trouble and he had to leave the ministry. Valentin stayed behind and tried to work on the situation from the inside. They also worked with the Order Of Phoenix- Face claim: Hayden Christensen

Clea Malfoy

Clea and Valentin had  a one night stand that never really grew into anything real. She did end up pregnant and gave birth to their son Harker. She didn't want to stay in the picture and left the baby for Valentin's care so he could make the decision for himself if he wants to keep the baby or not. She was not part of either one's life until later... Face claim: Deborah Ann Woll

Friends & Dormmates: Up for some friends and dormmates! (Goes to school: 1976-1982, basically during the first wizarding war...)

Allegiances: Hufflepuff house, Aurors, the ministry of magic, Order Of Phoenix Enemies: Voldemort, death eaters, criminals

 ► misc;

Hobbies & Extracurriculars: duelling club Favourite Subject: defense against the dark arts, charms Professions: Auror

#valentin hartford #juno creed #harker hartford #ursula hartford #clea malfoy #raphael hartford #hp golden era oc #golden era #character profile mine #open for friends #auror oc #golden era auror oc

[lilymoonstars]

How Do I love Thee?

Chapter 4 - He's Beauty, he's danger

Note - Thank you all so much for your support so far with this story! I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate it all. I was a little disappointed when I heard there wouldn't be a second book, I feel like there are so many missed opportunities to explore this wonderful world and characters they created. So, I decided to funnel that energy into this story and mix in a few of my own ideas too! I hope you continue to enjoy, now on with the story!

As a quick aside, there is a tiny scene of violence towards the end.

“Parker! Hurry up, don’t be late on your first day. I made breakfast.”

That meant you weren’t having an aneurism and that was burning that you smelled drifting upstairs from the kitchen. Rolling out of bed, you walked in to see your mum flitting about the kitchen. Dashing between the stove, the toaster, and the coffee machine.

“Mum, do you need a – “

“I’ve got it!” she shouted, holding up her spatula. Dodging stray egg that was flung your way, you carefully took a seat at the breakfast bar, wary of disturbing the sea of papers laid out om the countertop. Inching to look closer, the clippings were swept away by a plate of scrambled eggs.

“Voila! What’s wrong?”  she asked.

“Just checking for burned bits,” you smirked over at her.

Sticking her tongue out she poured herself some coffee. “I have no idea what you’re talking about they’re chefs’ kisses”

“Keep that up and you’ll be recording my death next. Second hand embarrassment.” Groaning around your mouthful of food.

“Well, we can’t have that. Not on my baby’s first day as a senior!” She squealed, pinching your cheeks in excitement.

A few of the clippings had scattered over the floor beneath your feet. Slowly scanning the article, your suspicions raised as you read the heading, “Bodies found.” The rest of the clippings varied in date, but all covered the recent attacks in the areas. “What’s this?” You asked, pushing it toward her. A wave of silence greeted you as she guiltily fiddled with her jacket sleeves. “Great. Mum, we talked about this! You promised not to go snooping.”

“I just thought, I could be a fresh pair of eyes, you know?” she said abashed

“Mum. You are a med-i-cal examiner, not a detective. We’re not in the city anymore, you can’t afford to upset anyone.” In your best parent voice, you told her, “Terri Rees, look at me. Repeat after me ‘I will not go into the big, scary woods where horrible murders have been happening.” You waited.

Crossing her arm, her features set stubbornly with a pout, she grumbled “I will not go into the big, scary woods where horrible murders have been happening... mum.”

“With great age comes great responsibility.”

“Well, little miss responsible, get that butt in gear or you’ll be late for your first day!” Swooping down, she planted a kiss on your head and hurried out the door.

Nerves swirled in your stomach as you padded up the stairs. The first day jitters were strong as the reality of the day set in. Taking the red crop top and jeans you figured that if you didn’t feel confident, you could at least try to look it. Grabbing your leather jacket and with a last swift nod to the mirror, you braced yourself for the day ahead.

***

“Here you have it, Crimson Beech High in all its glory.”

You and Gabe walked up the entrance stairs, watching the passing students file slowly and steadily through the front doors, trying to cling to the last moments of the summer. Two or three stopped to greet Gabe as you passed through the halls.

“Wow, Mr popular, however did you make time for little old me?”

“AS good student council president makes time for his people,” Gabe said with mock arrogance. “Now, Ms Reese, I must ask that you keep interruptions to an absolute minimum for the duration of the tour. It has been known to take upwards of ten minutes to complete and we have a lot of sights to see. Ah! Take this vending machine, for example. Circa 2010, it’s a rare, vintage model and if you look very carefully, right at the back you’ll see a mouldy chocolate bar still in its original wrapping.”

Stifling your laughter, the two of you walked the central grounds on your way to the admin building.

“This is the main quad or ‘hangout,’ it’s a popular spot for free periods and lunch. We have picnic benches on the South side of campus if you enjoy a quieter spot.” A nearby group of girls chattered excitedly about the latest episode of America’s most Eligible.

“Where the most important topics are discussed too.”

“LOOK OUT!” A boy with glasses cried through the courtyard. Out of the corner of your eye, a football was spiralling through the air on a direct path to your face. This was it. Your worst nightmare. A notorious dropper, public humiliation was 20 metres away. Weighing up your options, you decided to commit to the catch. It was either eating a football to the face or potentially become a hero on the first day. You raised your hands, but long arms snapped around you to make the save.

“Parker! Are you ok!?” Gabe gasped, his face crumpling in concern.

“Apart from going full Stefan on me and stealing my glory, sure”

He didn’t look convinced, but he relented. “Come on then, there’s one more thing I want to show you.” A large, glass cabinet stood outside the principal’s office. A golden statue of a woman donned in a trench coat and a crossbow strapped across her back, encased inside.

“Remember when I said people believe this town was founded by vampire hunters?” Gabe said over your shoulder, “I wasn’t kidding. If you believe the stories, Crimson Beech was overrun by vampires feeding on humans and savaging them.” A forlorn expression you didn’t quite understand settled over his face. “Hunters took it upon themselves to save humans and protect the town, eradicating the vampires within.”

“Neat. Vampires do fit in well with the small-town aesthetic. I’ll be on the lookout for fog and crows too.” You joked, trying to lighten the mood.

It worked as Gabe chuckled back, “duly noted, as long as you stay inside the town limits, you’ll be safe from any blood thirsty vampires.”

Doors ricocheted off the walls, echoing down the corridor as Cas slammed them open. A hush followed him down the corridor. Freshmen and seniors alike were quick to part in droves before him, each eager to avoid his murderous gaze falling upon them. In a futile attempt, Gabe was the only one brave enough to step forward to stop Cas on his warpath. “Cas, take it easy.”

Barely breaking his stride, Cas yanked his arm away sharply. His face contorted in fury, “where is he?”

A chorus of sniggering answered his question, several students pointing in his direction. “See? I told you he was a psycho,” one of them muttered snidely.” In a split second, Cas brutally slammed him into the lockers by the throat.

“Come on man, it was just a joke.” He said hoarsely, the confidence that fuelled him earlier was fading fast. His own hands weakly trying to prise away the fingers on his neck. Malicious glee spread across Cas’s face as he took in the pitiful attempts.

“Does it look like I’m laughing Danny? If it’s a joke, then laugh!” Cas demanded, slamming him backwards a second time for good measure. Danny’s feet were kicking uselessly against thin air, completely at Cas’s mercy. “You keyed ‘psycho’ into my locker, didn’t you? How about I show you what a psycho can do?”

Danny’s eyes widened in fear. Survival instincts kicking in, he swung wildly at Cas’s face, catching him square in the jaw. You gave a sharp gasp whilst Cas stood there unphased. One arm kept Danny pinned in place, he looked directly at you other his shoulder, his eyes never leaving yours as he wiped blood from his mouth. Forgotten, Danny fell to the floor in a heap.

“New Girl, I’ve died and gone to heaven, you look positively delicious. Are you here to kiss me better?”

“If you want to kiss me that badly Cas, just ask next time. No need to be so dramatic.” Whispers grew to a steady buzz, but you ignored it all. Everything from his sparkling brown eyes to the sharp lines of his jaw drew you in. He was beautiful danger.

“Cas Harlow!” An angry voice bellowed. A woman dressed all in black strode in his direction. Whatever had remained of the crowds quickly dispersed in hopes of avoiding her fury.

“Good morning principal Yao!” Cas greeted nonplussed.

“My office now!” She said, spinning on her heel and taking Cas with her.

“Parker, you promised to stay away from the Venandi’s, they’re dangerous.” Gabe said accusatorily.

“I know I did but what does that have to do with Cas?”

“Cas is a Venandi. Scott and the others, those are his siblings.” The morning bell sounded overhead as Gabe walked you to your first class. “Before I forget, are you free tonight? We usually throw a party in the woods to celebrate the start of school, you should come and meet everyone.”

“Oh, um,” you hesitated, “I’m not sure. I promised my mum I’d stay out of there.”

“Those attacks were way outside the town limits. I promise you’ll be safe.” Gabe assured.

Considering for a moment, you nodded, your mum had asked you to enjoy yourself. If everyone else was going it had to be ok, safety in numbers and all.

***

“To be absolutely clear, you aren’t leading me to my impending doom, right?” You asked Gabe, hopping over a particularly large branch.

“Parker, you’ll be fine, we’ve been holding this for 6 years and no one has died yet. Trust me.”

“That would be a lot easier if you hadn’t said yet.” Ignoring Gabe’s eyeroll, you carried on, “I’m just saying that this is textbook slasher flick stuff. The charming class president, the campfire, the deep, dark woods. Then bam, you reveal you’re a serial killer and everyone else is dead.”

“Aww you think I’m charming.” Gabe sang.

Shoving him, you trekked deeper into the forest. Distantly, music echoed through the trees. Fairly lights twined in the branches above, guiding you to a small clearing. Lanterns were placed around a small circle of chairs, emanating a soft glow. Gabe’s friends stood at the drinks table, waving you both over. A girl with shoulder length brown hair met you half-way, encompassing you in a bone crushing hug. “Parker! I’m so glad you made it! I was worried Gabe was going to keep you all to himself.” She smiled brightly. You’d only briefly met everyone at lunch, but you had the feeling that Libby wasn’t the best with personal boundaries. Luckily, Jade was there to rescue you.

“Libby! You’re going to crush her!” Jade said, dislodging her.

“Just because you hate any form of physical contact Jade, it doesn’t mean everyone else does.” Libby sulked.

“Libby’s got a point Jade. We need to make the most of it. Who knows when Gabe will let her out again,” Aiden joked.

A pink blush coloured Gabe’s cheeks “Shut it Aiden. I’m class president, it’s my responsibility to make sure she’s ok.”

“A responsibility you’re taking very seriously.” Aiden sniggered.

Wedging herself between you and Gabe, Libby threw her arms over your “shoulders, come on, we just finished setting up musical chairs.”

“Isn’t that a kid’s game?” You asked unsure,

“Not how we play.” Jade said mischievously, pushing Aiden into a chair, “in our version, the chairs are already occupied.”

“A game? I’m always up for a little friendly competition.” Stepping through the trees, Cas made his way down, someone else hot on his heels. Everyone froze at the sound of his voice, unsure what to do. The warm atmosphere frosting over. He was either completely oblivious or enjoyed this immensely. In the brief time you’d known him, you assumed it was the latter.

“I don’t remember you being invited Cas.” Gabe said. He was usually so warm that the ice in his voice unsettled you.

Cas stretched out in his seat, folding his arms behind his head. “That’s funny, I could have sworn this was a party for the start of school for all students. Now, I’m no straight A, teacher’s pet like you Adalhard but even I know that include me.”

“And I thought to celebrate going back to school, you had to turn up in the first place.” Gabe said through gritted teeth. Cas’s Cheshire cat grin spread even wider before his gaze landed on you.

“As thrilling as I’m sure your monologue on the architectural integrity of the library was, someone, aka me, had to make sure New Girl didn’t die of boredom. What do you say?” He asked, patting his lap.

“Why don’t you bite me instead Cas.”

Surging forward in his seat, he curled his hand behind your neck, drawing you closer. “Is that an invitation?” He spoke softly into your ear. His fingers slowly threaded through your hair, brushing it aside from your neck. Your eyes fluttered shut at his closeness. “I think you’ll find I have more than enough bite.” Snapping his teeth, he relaxed back into his seat.

“Cas, you need to leave,” Gabe barked, fury coating his words. Cas’s playful demeanour extinguished immediately. He’d been angry at Danny this morning but the tension between him and Gabe was palpable.

“Calm down Golden boy, no need to be so protective over your new pet. I promise not to do anything to her, that she doesn’t want me too at least.” He said, winking at you. Aiden caught Gabe before he got any closer to Cas.

“Don’t let him get to you, we want to make sure Parker enjoys the party, remember?” His words eased the tension from Gabe’s shoulders.

The music started up and you felt Libby follow behind you. “Damn Parker! How did you get Cas Harlow’s attention?” She hissed in your ear. “He never gives anyone the time of day! I mean he’s definitely hot if the whole asshole vibe is your thing.” She was doing her best to sound casual, but you caught the lingering look she gave Cas over her shoulder. Her mouth curved into a sly smile, “Gabe’s also pretty popular and he’s definitely interested in you. I don’t know if I feel sorry for you, or I want to be you.”

The music cut out away before you could answer. Gabe was too far behind, and Aiden’s lap was already occupied. He gave you a sympathetic smile as you bit the bullet and made your way over to Cas. Perching on top of his thighs, his hands snaked around your hips, pulling you flush against him. Tingles erupted over your skin where his fingers grazed your waist. “Does this bring back memories for you too?” You tried to laugh him off, but you sounded breathless to your own ears. One look at him told you he noticed. “I was wondering when I’d get me hands on you again, especially with Golden boy stealing most of your time. Don’t tell anyone though, it doesn’t really fit with ‘the whole asshole vibe.’”

“How did you-. “ You wondered as your stomach dropped. She might be Gabe’s friend, but you wanted the ground to swallow her whole.

“I have my ways,” he hummed into neck with faux innocence, twirling his fingers around your curls. Being this close to him made your head spin.

“Looks like you have competition Gabe,” Jade jeered from Aiden’s seat.

“I’m not too worried, the night isn’t over yet,” he replied stonily, tracking Cas’s every move.

“Oh, but you should be,” Cas muttered silkily from your shoulder. His palms gliding over your stomach as you rose to your feet re-joining the circle. Separation helped slow the spinning inside your head, yet as the music slowed for the second time, and you orbited the chairs you found yourself back with Cas.

“We have to stop meeting like this, especially when we have company.” Studying his face, you caught the tiny cut at the corner of his lip. “My offer still stands.” He said, hands squeezing your hips. Curiosity buzzed inside you; he wasn’t expecting you to take the bait. You were just the scared girl who needed saving from the dark. Playing with Cas was going to burn you, but you were prepared to dance in the flames. Carefully tracing his cut, you brushed your lips at the edge of his. For a second his eyes flickered with surprise before quickly darkening to something else entirely. “Don’t look now but I think Golden boy is two seconds away from hulking out.” Sure enough Gabe was glaring daggers into Cas’s back. “Calm down, you can have your toy back,” he carelessly shouted over his shoulder.

Toy? Of course, this was a game to him, well two could play it then. He was using you to get at Gabe, you couldn’t fool yourself about his intentions.

“The night isn’t over yet Cas,” Gabriel snapped.

“You really can’t stand not being first choice for even a second, can you?” Cas snorted derisively.

“For crying out loud, I am here you know. Whatever is going on between the two of you, leave me out of it.” You snapped. Gabe at least had the decency to look embarrassed, Cas just stared at you intrigued but for once didn’t say anything further.

“What did you do to those guys Parker? They’ve always gone back and forth but tonight they’re going for the jugular!” Libby exclaimed.

Unfortunately for Libby, your patience was wearing thin tonight. “So now this is my fault? How am I supposed to know? Cas and Gabe are both big boys Libby, I’m not responsible for them.” Libby was dumbstruck as Gabe pulled you down onto his lap. “I don’t think you understand the rules of this game,” you said.

“I’m sorry about earlier,” he said forlorn, “I was acting like a total jerk. He just really knows how to get under my skin.”

“Then why do you let him?”

A trouble look clouded his face, “just some old wounds that haven’t healed yet.”

“How pathetic Adalhard. The only way you can get her is to take her hostage.” Cas said, something dark in his tone. Libby looked slightly put out, forgotten in his lap. Slowly and deliberately, you draped yourself over Gabe. Every inch of you pressed against him and Cas watched you liked a hawk.

“Gee Cas, what’s wrong? If you ask nicely, Gabe might let you play with his toys.” You suggested innocently.

“You’ve been in my arms all night long; I don’t need to ask nicely for anything. If you’re real patient though, I’ll show you a good time real soon.” Nodding to his friend, Cass tipped Libby off of him unceremoniously, “let’s go, I’m bored.”

Chatter slowly picked up again after his exit and you excused yourself to warm up by the campfire.

“We all know what’s causing these murders.” A blonde said obnoxiously over the crackling of the fire. “Demons,” he revealed after a long pause. The others shared a look of disbelief but made no move to challenge him.

“Have you actually seen any of these so-called demons?” You asked.

“W-well no,” he stuttered, “but I still wouldn’t want to be in the woods at night.”

Dramatically turning to the left, then the right and back to him, you said, “Don’t look now then but that’s exactly where we are.”

Laughter erupted around you, “she got you there Tyler!” as his face flamed.

“I meant alone. If you’re so brave, I dare you to go for a stroll down that track for five minutes.” There was no light at all along the path, the darkness growing the deeper it stretched. You’d already broke your promise to not go in the woods alone, if your mum found out about that, she’d be worried sick.

“Aww is someone scared?” Tyler mocked.

“I’m not scared. Not of you, your stories or anything else in these woods.” Striding past him you propelled yourself down the path before you could second guess yourself. After the first few minutes, the path was getting narrower and narrower whilst the canopy got denser. Panic began to cloud your brain. Taking several deep breaths, you took out your phone and switched the flashlight on, carrying on further. A loud snap sounded between the trees making you swing the beam wildly before spotting a broken twig under your shoe. Laughing to yourself, there was no need to be scared, it was just the woods. At night…. Where people had been murdered. Oh God, what the hell were you doing?! Getting yourself killed to prove a point! You needed to-

“HELP!! HELP ME, OH GOD PLEASE HEEELLLLPP!” A blood curdling screech tore through the forest. Branches tore at your face and hair as you ran towards it. For a single moment you were alone, eyes darting trying to find whoever caused the commotion. A solitary figure stumbled through the treeline ahead. The sight was enough to make you vomit. A girl swayed on her feet, her front stained heavily in a deep red, a river of blood pouring from her neck. She was trying to stem the flow with her hands, but it was no use. Whatever attacked her had shredded her throat to ribbons. Strands of flesh dangled between her fingertips. She was halfway towards you when a shadow appeared behind her, slamming her into a tree. “Please help me,” she begged, the words gurgling from her throat.

“Shut up!” The shadow growled. Finally, they stepped into the moonlight enough that you could make out bright silver eyes, long fangs, and lilac silver hair. Cas!? No way was this real. What Gabe told you were just stories, right? It had to be a prank because you were the new kid. Stumbling backwards over some tree roots, you hit the dirt with an audible “Ooof!”

Dread curled around you like a vice as Cas whipped his head towards you. His face was unrecognisable, contorted into a visceral snarl, giving you a front row seat to just how sharp those teeth were. Teeth that less than an hour ago had been inches from your own neck. “Goddamn it, what are you doing here?”

“Cas? W-what are you d-doing? We n-need to get her to the hospital,” you stuttered in shock.

“No can-do, I’m gonna need you to come with me.” Clawing yourself back to your feet, you sprinted across the clearing. An inhumane roar blasted your eardrums, “get back here!” You could hear his footsteps getting closer, you weren’t getting out of here. Hopefully, you could buy that girl enough time to find help. Screwing your eyes shut you waited for the inevitable when suddenly he was sent flying backwards.

“Get away from her!” Gabe yelled, cracking a branch against Cas’s ribs. Shoving you ahead, he sprinted with you back up the track.

“Gabe, wait! That girl was hurt, we have to help her.”

“Parker, listen to me,” Gabe said seriously, “there is nothing we can do for that girl, but we can get you to safety. Now you need to come with me and do not stop until we get to your house.”

At your doorstep, Gabe brought a gold chain out of his pocket. A small, jewel encrusted charm hung from it as he clipped it around your wrist. “No matter what DO NOT take this off, please. If it warns you something is here, hide until I can get back to you.”

“But Gabe, what was that back there?”

“There are real vampires in this town Parker. That charm will tell you when one is near who wants to harm you. Now get inside, it isn’t safe.” Shoving you through the door, you watched as he ran back to the forest. Wasting no time, you bolted every door and window, checking in on your mum who was sleeping soundly.

For the last several hours you had been tossing and turning. Everything from the past few hours playing on repeat in your head. Vampires were real and living in Crimson Beech? Did everyone know? A burning sensation interrupted your thoughts as the talisman seared your wrist. Your bedroom door opened softly. “Hello Parker. I wish the circumstances were better, but I am so glad to see you again.” A streak of movement stopped at your side before a sharp whack landed across the base of your skull. The last thing you saw before the world faded to black was a piercing pair of silver eyes.

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Flora of Thedas: Real Plants

List of all the real plants in Thedas, mentioned or seen.

Additional notes on certain items will be listed at the bottom, for items marked with asterisks, see the Game assets and Additional Notes and Trivia sections at the bottom. Sources are listed at the very end and this time linked.

For others lists here are posts for: Flora of Thedas Master List

Key: * - Name comes from the asset file name ** - Name not provided but identified based on the textures used on the asset. *** - See Additional Notes and Trivia.

General Flora: Flowers and Foliage

Acacia*: Black Wood*

Ash Tree

Aspen Tree

Banyan Tree*

Beech Tree

Belladonna

Birch: White Birch*

Blackthorn

Bluebell

Borage

Boswellia

Boxwood*

Buttercup

Cactus: Pear Cactus*

Cattail*

Cedar: Red Cedar

Chicory

Clover: Forest Clover*

Coleus**

Cosmos

Cotton

Crape Myrtle

Cypress: Italian Cypress*, Topiary Cypress*

Daffodil

Daisy: Marguerite

Dandelion

Dog-rose

Dogwood*

Elephant Ear*

Elm

Fern: Sword Fern*

Fir

Flax

Frangipani

Gorse

Hawthorn

Hay

Hemp

Hensbane

Hero Tree*

Hollyhock

Honeysuckle

Iris

Ivy

Jasmin

Larch

Lichen

Lilac

Lily: Calla Lily**, Water Lily

Lotus

Maple

Marigold

Moss: Oakmoss, Tree-Moss

Nightshade

Oak

Orchid

Palm Tree: Curly Palm*, Fan Palm*

Pansy

Peony

Pine: Chir Pine*, Stone Pine

Ponga Tree*

Poppy

Redwood*

Rose: Climbing Rose

Rowan

Sandalwood

Seaweed

Snapdragon

Spruce

Sugar Cane

Sundew

Sunflower

Tahanis

Thistle

Trex*

Trullium

Violet

Walnut: Black Walnut

Waterweed*

Willow

Witchhazel*

Wysteria

Yew

Fruits

Apple: Green Apple, Golden Apple, Red Apple

Apricot

Banana

Berries: Blackberry, Blueberry, Bramble Berry, Cranberry, Elderberry, Raspberry, Strawberry

Cherry

Citron

Coco, Chocolate

Coconut

Coffee

Currants: Black Currant

Fig

Grape

Lemon

Lime

Melon

Nuts: Almonds, Chestnut, Peanuts

Olives

Orange: Sweet Orange

Palm Fruit: Date

Passion Fruit

Peach

Pear: Bradford Pear*

Plum

Pomegranate

Grains

Barley

Oats

Rice

Wheat

Vegetables

Artichoke

Beans: Bush Bean, Green Bean, Pale Bean, White Bean

Beets

Bell Peppers: Red Bell Peppers

Cabbage

Capers

Carrot

Celery

Chive

Corn

Cucumber

Eggplant

Fennel

Onion: Red Onion, Sweet Onion, White Onion

Pea

Peppers: Green Pepper, Hot Pepper, Hot Red Pepper, Sweet Pepper

Potato

Radish: Daikon Radish*

Spinach

Squash: Baby Pumpkin, Marrow Squash, Pumpkin, String Squash

Tomato

Turnip

Fungus of Thedas

Surface Mushrooms

Field Mushroom

Toadstool

Truffle

Morel***

Spices

Allspice

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Clove

Cumin, Cumin Seed

Dill, Dill Seed

Juniper

Licorice

Mace

Mustard

Nutmeg

Pepper: Black Pepper

Peppercorn: Black Peppercorn

Saffron

Vanilla

Herbs of Thedas

Basil

Bay

Garlic

Ginger

Lavender

Mint: Peppermint

Oregano

Parsley

Rosemary

Sage

Star Anise

Thyme

Wormwood

Game Assets Notes

These are plants shown in Dragon Age but aren't named in universe, just in their model files or through identification of the textures. Since most filler plant textures are just that of real world plants.

**NOTE:** When I mention they are not the known name of any plant, this comes with the caveat of being popular common names. Common names are highly variable and inconsistent. They depend on regional knowledge and association. Some travel farther than others. Common names are also not reliable identifiers.

Acacia: Black Wood ~ Note: Black Wood is a type of acacia. Both acacia and black wood are named assets.

Artichoke ~ Note: Identification comes from asset name, the artichoke flower is used as ornamentation of a box.

Banyan Tree

Boxwood ~ A type of shrub, identification comes from asset name.

Bradford Pear ~ Their fruits are edible, however their flowers are known to emit a smell akin to rotting meat. Identification comes from asset name.

Calla Lily ~ Note: Not named but identified by the texture used. It is seen in Val Royeaux planters.

Cattail ~ Note: Seen through out DAO and DAI, identification comes from asset name.

Coleus ~ Note: Not named but identified by the texture used. It is seen in Val Royeaux planters and in the Frostback Basin.

Crape Myrtle

Cypress: Italian Cypress, Topiary Cypress ~ Note: In terms of the Italian Cypress, in world it wouldl likely be called the "Antivan Cypress" given that Antiva is pulling from Italian culture, food, environments, and other inspirational elements. Cypress is a plant that is named in canon.

Daikon Radish ~ Note: Found on Dennet's farm, identification comes from asset name.

Dogwood

Elephant Ear ~ Note: Foliage found in the Frostback Basin, identification comes from asset name.

Forest Clover

Hero Tree

Palm: Curly Palm, Fan Palm ~ Note: Both palms are seen in the Frostback Basin, both are identified by their named assets.

Pear Cactus ~ Note: Found in the Frostback Basin, identification comes from the asset name.

Pine: Chir Pine

Ponga Tree ~ Note: Also known as the 'Tree Fern'. This is the tree you see in Val Royeaux garden as coming from Par Vollen, and throughout the Arbor Wilds.

Redwood ~ Note: Identified by the name of the file asset. Found in the Winter Palace, Exalted Plains, and on multiplayer maps.

Snapdragon

Sword Fern ~ Note: The identification comes from the asset name. It is found in the JoH DLC.

Trex

Waterweed ~ Note: In real life this is an entire genus not one particular plant. Though the six plants in this genus do share the common name of waterweed.

White Birch

Witchhazel

Additional Notes and Trivia

Morel - This mushroom is inferred due to the existence of Blighted Morel. However it is not explicitly specified there is a non-blighted morel.

There is one unlisted mushroom, its assets is named "red mushroom" and thus is identified by textures. These is not a canon name but is included for completeness. Amanita Muscaria: More commonly know as fly agaric or fly amanita, the red top with white spots is an iconic in its imagery. You will find large swaths of these mushrooms in the Frostback Basin. Their assets is named "Red Mushroom".

Sources

Dragon Age Origins + DLCs Dragon Age 2 Dragon Age Last Court Dragon Age Inquisition + DLCs Dragon Age TTRPG Core Rulebook Dragon Age TTRPG Blood of Ferelden

World of Thedas Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Dragon Age: The Calling Dragon Age: The Masked Empire Dragon Age: Last Flight Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights Short Story: Paying the Ferryman Short Story: Riddle in the Truth Short Story: The Wake

Origins Codex: The Bercillian Forest Codex: Falon'Din: Friend of the Dead, the Guide Codex: Feast Day Fish Codex: The History of Soldier's Peak: Chapter 3 Codex: A Note from the Honnleath Village Council Codex: Sylaise: The Hearthkeeper Codex: A Tattered Shopping List Item: Figurine Item: Rare Antivan Brandy Item: Spirit Charm Item: Spirit Cord Item: Sugar Cake Item: Swift Salve Item: West Hill Brandy

DA 2 Bianca (Crossbow) Codex: Embrium Codex: The Hedge Witch Quest: Hard to Stomach Quest: The Long Road Quest: Tranquility Weapon: The Celebrant

Inquisition Codex: Avvar Cuisine Codex: Bottles of Thedas Codex: The Girl in Red Crossing Codex: Hard in Hightown Chapter 7 Codex: Hard in Hightown Chapter 10 Codex: Mediations and Odes to Bees Codex: Notes on Palace Guests Codex: The Orlesian Civil War Note: A Baffled Note Note: Betta's Traveling Journal Note: Carta Note on Security Note: Field Notes Note: The Gilded Horn's Drink List Note: Knight-Captain's Orders Note: Love Letter Note: A Note from Skyhold's Kitchens Note: A Note from Skyhold's Kitchens, Again War Table: The Dance with the Dowager: The Allemand

Last Court The Abbess' Road The Anchoress Arrival of the Divine The Dashing Outlaw Strikes Again The Feast is Ending Fires Flames of Freedom Good Neighbors Heartwood Feast The Hounds The Lord of the Wood Comes a-Calling The Next Course The Purveyor of Teas Road and River A Swift Stream Thieves! Unofficial Meeting The Wyvern is Cornered You Can Hear the Bard

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TOR / NIA Sept 19-23

*Toronto - $5 delivery fee for orders under $100     *Niagara - $10 delivery fee for orders under $150

News

Available now from Italy, taking priority pre-orders! White Truffles .... $5 /g White Truffles, cut... $3.50 /g Burgundy Truffles ... $ 0.85 /g Pine $35-40/lb open and closed, taking priority pre-orders!!

Wild Mushrooms

An extra $3/lb will be charged for orders less than a case (a case is 5lb unless otherwise noted). An extra $5/lb will be charged for orders less than a case if the per lb price starts at $25 or higher.

Lobster    $12 /lb (5lb case) or $10/lb for 10lb+ Yellow foot $20 /lb (5lb case) or $18/lb for 10lb+ Hedgehogs $22 /lb (5lb case) or $20/lb for 10lb+ Sweettooth $18/lb (5lb case) Cauliflower $20 /lb (5lb case) Porcini $28 /lb (5lb case) Chanterelle $26 /lb (5lb case) limited amount Chanterelle Europe $15 /lb (5lb case) Sweet tooth Europe $13 /lb (5.5lb case) $12 /lb for 10lb+

Truffles:

White Truffles ... $5 /g White truffles cuts ... $3.5/g Burgundy Truffles ... $0.85 /g                Last of the summers but we do have frozen ... $0.40/g Périgord truffles will return in mid-November 2023

Vegetables/Fruits/Herbs

Zucchini Flowers, Israel $50 /basket (female, 50pc per basket)

Mix Medley Cherry Heirloom Tomatoes $75 /flat (14lb)

Red Haven Peaches $53 /flat 6x3lb baskets

Patty Pan Squash            $35 /5lb box

Sweet Fern Ontario, dry $12 /lb

Sumac Ontario, fresh $9 /lb

ON Mix Summer Squash $4.50 /lb

ON Heirloom Tomatoes (large) $4.50 /lb

ON Hakurai Turnip $5.50 /bunch

ON Butterhead lettuce $4.00 /head

ON Oakleaf lettuce $4.00 /head

ON Edible Flowers        $15 /50g bag

ON Lovage $5.00 /bunch

ON Lemon Balm $4.50 /bunch

Wild Vegetables and Greens

Sea asparagus.... $15/lb (2lb case)

Cultivated Mushrooms

Bluefoot .... $20/lb, or $18/lb if 9lb+ (4.5lb case),

Hen of the woods / maitake …. $14/lb (2lb/3lb case)

Brown beech / shimeji …. $14/lb (2lb case)

King oyster / pleurotes roi …. $10/lb (3lb case)

Baby king oyster .... $12/lb (3lb case)

Micro king oyster .... $12/lb (3lb case)

Shiitake …. $9/lb (3lb case)

Oyster / pleurote …. $9/lb (2lb/4lb case)

Lion’s mane .... $15/lb (2lb case)

Cinnamon cap .... $15/lb (2lb case)

Cremini .... $4/lb (5lb case)

Portobello .... $5/lb (5lb case)

Frozen Seafood/Fish

Scallops on the half shell (10lb) .... $13/lb

13/15 Digby Bay Scallops N.S. ... $32/lb

U10 Digby Bay Scallops .... $37/lb

Halibut Cheeks .... (10lb) $19/lb 0b

Yellowfin Tuna loins (15lb) .... $17/lb, or $15/lb for 60lb+

Rock Crab salad meat .... $20/lb (5lb pack)

Caviar Kaluga ...   - 30g $28 - 50g $46 - 100g $90 Fresh Caviar ... 100g - $100 never frozen Caviar Siberian ... - 100g $100 Caviar for pre-order in larger sizes 250g and 500g                       Larger denominations: Kaluga (0.90/g) Siberian (1.00/g) Caviar Siberian... out of stock until Oct 2023 30g/$31 50g/$51

Fresh Seafood

HI Kanpachi, whole, head on, guts in 6-10lbs avg. fish size .... $20/lb (20lb or 50lb case) NZ Iki Jime Mix Box, whole, head on, guts in .... $18/lb (22lb case) NZ Red Seabream, whole, head on, guts in, Iki jime .... $17.50/lb     22lb case; 1-2lb fish, 12+ count 2-3lb fish, 8-11 count 3-5lb fish, 4-7 count

Nuts

Black walnuts / grenobles noires (shelled) ….. $25 /lb (5lb bag)

Hickory nuts (in shell) …. $9 /lb (5lb bag)

Walnuts / noix de grenoble (shelled) ….. $18 /lb (5lb bag)

Hazelnuts / noisettes (in shell) ….. $8 /lb (5lb bag)

Hazelnuts / noisettes (kernels) .... $18 /lb (5lb bag)

Pecans / pécans (shelled) .... $17 /lb (5lb bag)

Heart nuts / noix de coeur (in shell) …. $8 /lb (5lb bag)

Frozen Berries (IQF)

Wild blueberries / bleuets sauvages (NB) …. $20/bag (2kg bag)

Elderberries (ON) .... $35/Bag (2kg bag)

Haskap berries / camerise (blue honeysuckle) (SK) …. $30/bag (2kg bag)

Saskatoon berries / baies de Saskatoon (ON) …. $30/bag (5lb bag)

Seabuckthorn / argousier (SK) …. $45/box (5lb box) -out of stock

Frozen Mushrooms (IQF)

Porcini whole …. $26/kg bag  

Porcini cubed .... $18/kg

Chanterelle …. $20/kg bag

Black trumpet .... $20/lb bag

Morels Special Price! $12/lb or $8/lb for 25lb or more

Truffle Products

White and black truffle oil, 250ml .... $22

White and black truffle oil, 100ml .... $15

Whole black truffles in oil, 40g .... $25

Truffle carpaccio, 220ml .... $50

Tartufata, 500ml .... $30

Tartufata, 90ml .... $15

Truffle honey, 340g .... $25

Truffle honey, 128g .... $15

Truffle salt, 400g .... $40

Truffle zest, 150g .... $30

Truffle zest, 50g .... $15

Small metal truffle slicer .... $26

Small wood truffles slicer .... $40

Large plastic truffle slicer .... $50

Large fancy truffle slicer .... $100

Specialty Items

Birch syrup (QC) …. $85/1L bottle, or $300/4L jug

Sweet clover extract (QC) .... $20/130ml

Sweet clover extract (QC) .... $110/1L

Maple syrup (amber) …. $55/4L jug

Sour cherry juice (ON) …. $16/1L

Yuasa Shiroshibori White Soy Sauce ....$14/200ml

Hichifuku Shirodashi Soy Sauce .... $24/360ml

Marunaka Shoyu Soy Sauce .... $36/720ml

Katsuo Ponzu ... $10/300ml

Junmai Fujisu Rice Vinegar .... $22/500ml

Saskatchewan Long Grain Wild Rice .... $17/lb or $825 /25kg

Dried Flowers /Herbs/Spices/Seaweed

Juniper berries (QC) …. $16/100g

Sweet gale leaves (QC) …. $14/100g

Sweet fern leaves (OC) .... $12/100g

Sweet fern catkin (QC) .... $34/100g

Balsam fir tips (QC) …. $13/100g

Spruce tips (QC) …. $12/100g

White pine needles (QC) .... $12/100g

Labrador Tea (QC) .... $15/100g

Wintergreen (QC) .... $22/100g

Fennel pollen …. $22/oz

White pepper (whole) …. $30/kg

Cardamom (whole) …. $45/kg

Kombu …. $15/100g

Irish moss …. $15/100g

Dulse …. $15/100g

Alaria …. $15/100g

Nori …. $15/100g

Sea lettuce …. $15/100g

Finger kelp …. $15/100g

Dried Mushrooms

Black trumpet .... $55/lb

Porcini (1st grade) .... $66/lb

Porcini (2nd grade) .... $50/lb

Porcini (3rd grade) …. $40/lb

Porcini powder …. $30/lb

Morels …. $175/lb

Chaga …. $25/lb (powdered or chunks)

Chanterelles …. $60/lb

Oyster .... $18/lb

Shiitake ... $18/lb

Matsutake .... $70/lb