Monkshood - Edwin Aafjes
Dutch,b.1951-
Oil on panel, 40 x 50 cm.
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Monkshood flowers, also known as wolfsbane and common aconite
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Do you have any thoughts for the sisters yet? I’ve been going backwards and fleshing out the cultures and I had the sisters be a split off version of the cats who went to become the tribe, so when Half Moon had the casting of stones they tied and the group split. I really like them and how they can be taken as a singing, traveling, spiritually connected group of fluffy beasts of cats. And being matriarchal. Kinda sucks their demonized a bit in the narrative.
The Sisters are a breakoff group of the Tribe in Better Bones! You can really see it when you learn about Tribe Medics.
The Tribe has MANY medics, and anyone is allowed to become interested in it. You can be a hunter and a medic at the same time, or you could even start to be known as a medic as you display a lot of talent in your hobby. The really good ones will travel between the three "wards," often in little packs.
The Sisters are simply one of those MedPacks, which ended up becoming so powerful and unique that they felt called away on a grand journey.
All Tribe medics communicate with their ancestors via all sorts of personal rituals and omen interpreting, but the Sisters speak with ALL spirits. They travel the land, documenting the stories of ghosts and questing to give peace to souls who are trapped on Earth so they can finally fade.
They believe that we all belong to the sky, like how rain belongs to clouds. We fall and rise and fall over and over again in a cycle. They don't believe in a "heaven" like the Tribe of Endless Hunting, or a "hell" like Clan cats... or, well, they do know they exist, but find them to be grotesque corruptions of the natural order.
Male Sisters have a very important role; they are expected to become more and more distant from the main group, before finding a place to break off and set up some sort of 'homestead.' This can be an individual territory, a group, or even a human dwelling.
When the main group returns after traveling, they rely on the hospitality of Male Sisters to help them, giving information, showing them where to find herbs, and soothing any hostile groups in the area.
When a male sister leaves, the group prepares him for his new life with a celebration called the Departing. During this, a special object of some sort is made which allows them to physically see ghosts without the need for the whole group's channeling, because it bothers me immensely that they did a weird 'the male's powers are genetic and also superior to the female's' thing for some reason.
less inherent blood superiority in my rewrite. no thanks. dont like that.
Tree gave his charm to his son Rootspring. He didn't want it and it never really worked for him, anyway.
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Aconite is the main alkaloid of toxicological interest in flowers like monkshood. Though they are beautiful and fairly common, they are extremely dangerous if ingested!
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A new little wolfsbane tattoo because it’s a dope plant and also to prove I’m not a werewolf.
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I think Mom’s got monkshood growing in the courtyard. Once these flowers open, I’ll be more sure, but I’m at least 3/4 certain now.
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