"Commander Liam, take a look at this, how is it? The quality is good, right? It was brought back today by our privately sponsored explorer team, very fresh. And don't just look at this small plant; the team lost seven or eight people just to bring it back!"
In a large mansion within the Ashen Base, in a study, a smiling merchant was admiring a plant with another elegantly dressed leader.
Its appearance was similar to a rose, but the petals were a deeper blood red, and the stem and buds were twisted in an eerie manner. Despite there being no wind in the room, the blood flower still gently swayed.
Blood Lysi, a creation of the Miasma, but unlike other vegetation corrupted by the Miasma, although highly contaminating, mostly affects the mental state. After consumption, one's body does not mutate into a Miasma corpse; instead, the mind becomes erratic and mad.