Botanical Symposium/2025
The Botanical Symposium was held in Ta'Illistim in July 2025. It was a two day that featured a variety of lectures and presentations in the field of botany. Presenters included both player characters and NPCs.
In 5125, Ta'Illistim hosted a Botanical Symposium, following the success of the Botanical Research Presentation in 5122 which led to the expansion of the Ta'Illistim Royal Arboretum. Led by Lady Rohese, in coordination with Lord Gilenir Veythorne, Ionlas Chesylrae, and Vanathys Ravistel, several leading researchers presented their latest findings for discussion.
Lord Gilenir Veythorne, Feriae Enfiel Vaalor, and the esteemed patrons of the Royal Arboretum invite all burgeoning botanists and gardeners to the first Botanical Symposium! We extend the invitation to partake in one or many of our presentations over the span of two days, Feastday the 26th through Restday the 27th of Koaratos.
Event Information
Date Time Presenter Location Presentation Description 7/26 1pm ET Lord Gilenir Veythorne Royal Arboretum, Walkway Introduction and Unveiling 7/26 2pm ET Lady Rohese Bayvel Verdant Symbiosis: The Partnership between Trees and Plants.
Following on from her paper and Library Lecture on the Sentience of Trees, Rohese looks a little more closely at the complex and interdependent community around trees and how they engage in dynamic relationships with other plant species, including flowers, fungi, ferns, lichen, and mosses.
7/26 4pm ET Aliraswaen The Hornet & the Hollyhock: The Cultural Importance of Flowers
Artist and author Aliraswaen will be hosting a discussion on the cultural importance of flowers. She will do a deep dive into a traditional Nalfein flower, while inviting others to present and share specimens of their own cultures. A copy of her book, the Hornet and the Hollyhock, will be available for those gathering.7/26 6pm ET Elanthian Vogue Cocktail Party to celebrate the publication of this year's edition. Guests are encouraged to showcase botanical-themed outfits, ideally using garments purchased from town boutiques, embellished by Speciality Design sources, and/or utilising all the crafting tools available to us. 7/26 8pm ET Lady Rivienne Mandaire Loenthra An Introduction to the Quiet Beauty of Night Gardens
Rivienne delves into the unique ecology, aesthetics, and design principles of night gardens, with particular attention to fragrance, texture, and species that thrive after dusk. She will also touch on the harvesting of botanicals for magical use, including the influence of lunar phases.
7/27 1pm ET Vanathys Ravistel Vaalor Pruned, Twisted, and Bewitched: An Overview of Magically Altered Flora 7/27 2pm ET Lady Rohese Bayvel Verdant Symbiosis: Communion, Ritual, and Reverence
Continuing from yesterday's lecture on the symbiotic relationship between trees and other plant species, Rohese looks at where we fit in. More specifically, what can this symbiotic relationship tell us if we take the time to be part of the botanical community.
7/27 3pm ET Lady Elaejia Silithyr Lost Arts: Healing Secrets of Ardenai Folklore
Continuing her ongoing research in the lost knowledge of oral histories, and combining it with her previous study of aberrant mana foci, Elaejia discusses the possible healing applications found in Ardenai folklore.
7/27 4pm ET Bathcwyn Missoni Sabretache Faendryl Botanical Forms and Geometry in Glasswork
Missoni explores various cultural glassworking techniques, paying particular attention to how practitioners use glass to mimic botanical forms and natural geometry in both sculpture and wearable art pieces.
7/27 5pm ET Feriae Enfiel and Miss Aubrige The Solitude Bee - Variations Along the Eastern Seaboard
Participants
- Elaejia Sililthyr
- Missoni Sabretache Faendryl
- Rivienne Mandaire Loenthra
Supporting NPCs
Presentation Logs
- 7/26/25 - Lord Gilenir Veythorne Unveils the Arboretum Expansion
- 7/26/25 - Verdant Symbiosis: The Partnership between Trees and Plants. -- Lady Rohese Bayvel
- 7/26/25 - The Hornet & the Hollyhock: The Cultural Importance of Flowers -- Aliraswaen
- 7/26/25 - An Introduction to the Quiet Beauty of Night Gardens -- Lady Rivienne Mandaire Loenthra
- 7/27/25 - Pruned, Twisted, and Bewitched: An Overview of Magically Altered Flora -- Professor Vanathys Ravistel Vaalor
- 7/27/25 - Verdant Symbiosis: Communion, Ritual and Reverence -- Lady Rohese Bayvel
- 7/27/25 - Lost Arts: Healing Secrets of Ardenai Folklore -- Lady Elaejia Silithyr
- 7/27/25 - Botanical Forms and Geometry in Glasswork -- Bathcwyn Missoni Sabretache Faendryl
- 7/27/25 - The Solitude Bee - Variations Along the Eastern Seaboard -- Feriae Enfiel and Miss Aubrige