Herblore Tome of Elanthia

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An herblore tome is a scripted book used to determine the herbs in the rooms in a select region. These tomes are old items, the last of which were auctioned at the Solstice Dreams event in 2005. The tomes were updated in 2023 to account for the functionality of the original tomes being made obsolete by the introduction of FORAGE SENSE.

Analyze

You analyze your blue tome and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

Originally for the 5100 auction, a tattered tome is an Herblore Tome of Elanthia.
This is the Herblore Tome for Wehnimer's Landing, the only one of its kind.  You could:
   LOOK: - When open, this tells you what page it is open to; when closed, it tells you what town it's made for.
   READ: - Provides information on foraged items, including appropriate terrains and climates; any official flora documentation; and any Flora Language documentation if applicable.
   TURN: - Locate a particular forageable found in the tome's realm.
           TURN {my tome} TO [{keyword} | INDEX | PICTURE]   
   GAZE: - Survey the current area looking for the selected forageable.
 PONDER: - Check the immediate area looking for the selected forageable.
   PROD: - Toggle whether the Real Room ID displays in PONDER (Off)
  FLUFF: - You could OPEN, CLOSE, TOUCH, CLEAN, CLENCH, FLIP, NOD, and TICKLE the tome.
    USE: - When held and open, the tome will:
         - Be referenced in movement messaging if your movement style is normal (you have a movement style set and will not see the messaging).
         - Alert you when you enter a room that satisfied an active Adventurer's Guild foraging bounty.
         - Alert you when you enter a room that a forageable selected via TURN grows in.
         - Negate the held-item foraging penalty and provide a 25% foraging bonus.

Alterations of the long and/or show description are fine, but it must remain some type of intact book with pages.  The realm cannot be changed.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
CLENCH You stare at your suede-bound tome, clenching it tightly in your hand. XXX stares at her suede-bound tome, clenching it tightly in her hand.
CLEAN Open You brush a bit of dust from a page of your suede-bound tome. XXX brushes a bit of dust from a page of her suede-bound tome.
Closed You carefully brush a bit of dust from the cover of your suede-bound tome XXX carefully brushes a bit of dust from the cover of her suede-bound tome.
FLIP Open You flip through the pages of your kraken-motif tome. Vanah flips through the pages of her kraken-motif tome.
Closed You flip the kraken-motif tome up into the air with no regard for the fragile state of the ancient pages. Vanah flips the kraken-motif tome up into the air with no regard for the fragile state of the ancient pages.
NOD You stare at your suede-bound tome and nod, mumbling quietly to yourself. XXX stares at her suede-bound tome and nods, mumbling quietly to herself.
TICKLE You drum your fingers on your suede-bound tome, thinking quietly to yourself. XXX drums her fingers on her suede-bound tome, lost in thought.
TURN You flip through the pages of your kraken-motif tome, looking for "lilac" growing in Wehnimer's Landing, and find the page for a sprig of wild lilac. You can now READ about it, GAZE around to see if it is found here, or PONDER if it could be found nearby. None
GAZE You consult your kraken-motif tome and gaze about at your surroundings, spotting a sprig of larkspur growing nearby. None
PONDER Reviewing your kraken-motif tome, you believe a red tomato can be found in the following immediate area:

    Wehnimer's, Garden
    Wehnimer's, Garden
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Town Square, Garden Niche
    Town Square, Small Park
    Wehnimer's, Festival Grounds

None
Movement Without looking up from your kraken-motif tome, you make your way east. GameMaster Vanah just went east, her nose buried in a kraken-motif tome.
Selected Forageable As you make your way southeast, you consult your tattered tome and spot a sprig of wild lilac growing nearby. GameMaster Vanah's group just went southeast, her nose buried in a tattered tome.
Active Foraging Bounty As you make your way northwest, you consult your tattered tome and spot a sprig of larkspur growing nearby. You recognize it as something you need for your current bounty for the Adventurer's Guild. GameMaster Vanah's group just went northwest, his nose buried in a tattered tome.

Additional Information

2023 Updates

In 2023, Herblore Tomes were updated. The pictorial index is still available, showing all foraged items that grow in one room. The 50 hard-coded pages have been replaced with a dynamic search of all foraged items available in the tome's realm. When each entry is read, it will list the climate and terrain appropriate for the foraged item, any entry from the Elanthian Flora Guide, and any entry from Speech Unspoken: The Language of Flowers.

GAZE will show whether the selected forageable is present in the particular room and if it is foraged out. PONDER will show where in the immediate area (maybe the same LOCATION, maybe not, depending on how the area was built) the forageable grows. Moving while holding the tome with a forageable selected will alert you when you enter a room that the forageable grows in. If you have an active foraging bounty task in the tome's realm, when you hold the tome it will alert you without you needing to select it first. The movement messaging is overridden if you have a movement style selected. All benefits apply in the tome's realm only.

When holding the tome while foraging, the negative bonus stemming from having only one hand free is removed, and a +25 bonus is granted.

Instructions

TURN your tome TO a keyword, INDEX, or PICTURES. The keyword is the name of any foraged item. If the foraged item is found within the realm covered by your tome, you will either receive a list of partial matches or turn to the appropriate page.

>turn my tome to tom
You flip through the pages of your kraken-motif tome, looking for "tomato" growing in Wehnimer's Landing, and find entries for a green tomato, a striped tomato, a red tomato, a yellow tomato, and an orange tomato.
>turn my tome to red tom
You flip through the pages of your kraken-motif tome, looking for "red tomato" growing in Wehnimer's Landing, and find the page for a red tomato.  You can now READ about it, GAZE around to see if it is found here, or PONDER if it could be found nearby.
>READ
You refer to the section of your kraken-motif tome on a red tomato.  This vegetable can grow in temperate climates with cultivated environment terrains.  It only grows outside.

A widely cultivated plant having edible, fleshy, and usually red fruit.  Comes in several varieties and sizes from cherry to larger than a giantkin's hand.  Rare versions produce yellow, orange, green, blackish, and striped fruits.  Delicious fresh and raw, especially when sliced and slightly salted.  Used in cooking to create sauces.  Paste made from the fruit can also serve as a thickener.
>GAZE
As you gaze around looking for a red tomato, you can find no hint of what you are looking for.  You consult your kraken-motif tome and note that it could not be found in this plain dirt environment terrain.

>ponder my tome
Reviewing your kraken-motif tome, you believe a red tomato can be found in the following immediate area:
    Wehnimer's, Garden
    Wehnimer's, Garden
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Temple, Graveyard
    Town Square, Garden Niche
    Town Square, Small Park
    Wehnimer's, Festival Grounds

>turn my tome to pictures
You carefully flip your open tome to the last page, which is filled with images of plants and herbs.
>read my tome
An emerald aura radiates from a tattered tome as you focus on the page full of pictures of herbs.  The acantha leaf, calamia fruit, sovyn clove, small flower, small rose, small daisy, angelica root, withered black mushroom, stalk of chicory, sprig of alyssum, heath aster, stalk of goldenrod, yellow primrose, small wild rose, wild carrot, ginger root, wild chokecherry, blue whortleberry, white baneberry, pepperthorn root, ironfern root, wingstem root, bur-clover root, pink peppercorn, black peppercorn, vanilla bean, cumin seeds, star anise, juniper berry, dark blue honeyberries, plump black mulberries, brown potato, agave heart, and brown-skinned kiwi pictures light up.

>turn my tome to index
You carefully flip your open tome to the first page, titled "Index."
--- Herblore of Wehnimer's Landing ---

    --- Herbs ---
    Acantha leaf
    Wolifrew lichen
    Torban leaf
    Woth flower
    Ambrominas leaf
    Ephlox moss
    Cactacae spine
    Calamia fruit
    Aloeas stem
    Haphip root
    Basal moss
    Pothinir grass
    Sovyn clove
    Tkaro root
    Cothinar flower
    Strigae cactus
    Marallis berry
    Yabathilium fruit
    Cuctucae berry

    --- Flowers ---
    Small flower
    Small rose
    Small daisy
    Small violet
    Chicory
    Alyssum
    Heath aster
    Bluebells
    Golden buttercup
    Red clover blossom
    Pink clover blossom
    White clover blossom
    Purple clover blossom
    Yellow clover blossom
    Moonlight cactus-bloom
    Wild pink geranium
    Goldenrod
    Larkspur
    Yellow primrose
    Small wild rose
    Lilac
    Imaera's Lace
    Burdock
    Cactus flower
    Fennel bulb
    Golden aster
    Bleeding-heart
    Small carnation
    Purple crocus
    Pale yellow daffodil
    Flowers
    Large white gardenia
    Iris blossom
    Jasmine
    Lavender
    Mournbloom
    Wild orchid
    Wild pansy blossom
    Small primrose
    Fairy primrose
    Elanthian snow rose
    Snapdragon stalk
    Wild tulip
    Holly
    White lily
    White water lily
    Yellow water lily
    Blue water lily
    Tiger lily
    Pink rain lily
    Coppery rain lily
    Oxblood lily
    Fire lily
    Purple passionflower
    Pink passionflower
    Red passionflower
    White passionflower
    Yellow passionflower
    Blue passionflower
    Luckbloom blossom
    Wavepetal blossom
    Nightbloom blossom
    Hop flowers

    --- Berries, Fruits, and Vegetables ---
    Bright red teaberry
    Wild strawberry
    Blueberries
    Elderberries
    Wild gooseberry
    Bright red cranberry
    Traesharm berry
    Raspberries
    Kylan berry
    Blue whortleberry
    White baneberry
    Nettle berry
    Juniper berry
    Dark blue honeyberries
    Plump black mulberries
    Brown-skinned kiwi
    Currants
    Wild grapes
    Wild chokecherry
    Small pumpkin
    Small apple
    Red cherries
    Golden apricot
    Green pear
    Blackberries
    Wild carrot
    Lettuce
    Green tomato
    Striped tomato
    Red tomato
    Yellow tomato
    Orange tomato
    Onion skin
    Pea pods
    Zucchini
    Green beans
    Fresh broccoli
    Yellow squash
    Purple cabbage
    Green cabbage
    Brown potato
    Purple potato
    Agave heart
    Red onion
    Sweet onion
    Purple-tipped artichoke
    Rainbow chard
    Leafy arugula

    --- Fungi, Mosses, and Lichen ---
    Trollear mushroom
    Golden hook mushroom
    Red trafel mushroom
    Soft white mushroom
    Withered black mushroom
    Striped heart mushroom
    Daggerstalk mushroom
    Spotted heart mushroom
    Black hook mushroom
    Flathead mushroom
    Genkew mushroom
    Black trafel mushroom
    White hook mushroom
    Blue trafel mushroom
    Fairy's skirt mushroom
    Ayana'al leaf
    Bolmara lichen
    Cave moss

    --- Seeds and Nuts ---
    Pink peppercorn
    Black peppercorn
    Cardamom
    Vanilla bean
    Nutmeg
    Cumin seeds
    Star anise
    Sunflower seeds
    Water chestnut
    Pinenuts
    Wild beechnut
    Walnuts

    --- Grasses and Leaves ---
    Spearmint leaf
    Sassafras leaf
    Wintergreen leaf
    Ayana leaf
    Woad leaves
    Dill
    Bay leaf
    Fresh cilantro
    Tobacco leaves
    Fresh basil
    Fresh oregano
    Wild spinach
    Banana leaf
    Barley grass
    Monkey grass
    Wheat grass
    Wiregrass
    Brostheras grass
    Chives
    Scallions
    Sugar cane

    --- Wood, Bark, and Roots ---
    Tree bark
    Alder bark
    Cinnamon bark
    Stick
    Witchwood twig
    Willow twig
    Bloodwood twig
    Yew twig
    Oak twig
    Twisted twig
    Slender twig
    Ebony twig
    Angelica root
    Valerian root
    Ginger root
    Rose-marrow root
    Orris root
    Pepperthorn root
    Murdroot
    Ironfern root
    Talneo root
    Wingstem root
    Bur-clover root
    Deep purple shockroot
    Garlic

    --- Miscellaneous ---
    
    Sweetfern stalk
    Pennyroyal stem
    Fiddlehead fern
    Seaweed
    Broken twig
    Pine cone
    Pine needles
    Cattail
    Reeds
    Motherwort
    Honeysuckle vine
    Kerria
    Ivy
    Mistletoe
    Murkweed
    Sunburst blossom
    Fresh lemongrass
    Rhubarb
    Celery
    Leek
    Shallot
    Pearly green vine
    Turquoise vine

Historic Item

Analyze

You analyze your suede-bound tome and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Originally for the 5100 auction, a crimson suede-bound tome graced with a single golden wyvern is an Herblore Tome of Elanthia.
   look: - when open, this tells you there's writing in it; when closed, it tells you what town it's made for.
   open: - It's a book.
  close: - It's a book.
   turn: - Fluff messaging.
   flip: - When it's closed, this is fluff messaging; when opened, it allows the holder to FLIP PAGE or FLIP PAGE # to go directly to that page.  The books have pages numbered 1 - 50, 1 being a clickable index, and 50 being the picture "tell all" page..
 glance: - If opened, it tells the name of the current page.
  clean: - Fluff messaging.
 clench: - Fluff messaging.
    nod: - Fluff messaging.
    tap: - Fluff messaging.
   read: - When closed, this is fluff messaging; when opened, it will provide information on all foraged items able to be found in the location provided the realm matchings the books identifier.

You get no sense of whether or not the tome may be further lightened.

Show

Closed
Carefully stitched on the weathered cover of the tome are the words, "Herblore of <city>."
Open
Herb page
 A clear handwritten script lines the pages of the suede-bound tome.
Pictorial index
Several intricate pictures grace the page of this tome.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
CLEAN You brush a bit of dust from a page of your suede-bound tome. XXX brushes a bit of dust from a page of her suede-bound tome.
CLENCH You stare at your suede-bound tome, clenching it tightly in your hand. XXX stares at her suede-bound tome, clenching it tightly in her hand.
CLEAN Open You brush a bit of dust from a page of your suede-bound tome. XXX brushes a bit of dust from a page of her suede-bound tome.
Closed You carefully brush a bit of dust from the cover of your suede-bound tome XXX carefully brushes a bit of dust from the cover of her suede-bound tome.
FLIP Tome You flip the suede-bound tome up into the air with no regard for the fragile state of the ancient pages. N/A
Page # You carefully flip to page #, titled "XXXX." N/A
The syntax for this is "flip page #". Do not use tome as a qualifier when turning pages.
GLANCE You glance at the suede-bound tome and notice it is open to the page titled "Index." N/A
NOD You stare at your suede-bound tome and nod, mumbling quietly to yourself. XXX stares at her suede-bound tome and nods, mumbling quietly to herself.
READ Open to index See index below. XXX reads her tome quietly for a moment.
TAP You drum your fingers on your suede-bound tome, thinking quietly to yourself. XXX drums her fingers on her suede-bound tome, lost in thought
TURN You fumble around with your suede-bound tome. XXX fumbles around with her suede-bound tome.

Instructions

In order to use the herblore tome, you must OPEN the tome, FLIP to PAGE 1, and READ the index found there.

Index

--- Herbs of Greater Elanthia. ---

Acantha Leaf                     page 2
Aloeas Stem                      page 3
Ambrominas Leaf                  page 4
Angelica Root                    page 5
Arctic Moss                      page 6
Basal Moss                       page 7
Bright Red Teaberries            page 8
Cacactae Spine                   page 9
Calamia Fruit                    page 10
Cothinar Flower                  page 11
Cuctucae Berry                   page 12
Daisies                          page 13
Ephlox Moss                      page 14
Feverfern Stalk                  page 15
Fiddlehead Ferns                 page 16
Gok Nuts                         page 17
Haphip Root                      page 18
Manroot Stalk                    page 19
Marallis Berry                   page 20
Moonflowers                      page 21
Pennyroyal Stem                  page 22
Pine Cones                       page 23
Pine Needles                     page 24
Pothinir Grass                   page 25
Red Lichen                       page 26
Roses                            page 27
Sassafras Leaf                   page 28
Small Violets                    page 29
Sovyn Clove                      page 30
Spearmint                        page 31
Sprigs of Alyssum                page 32
Stalks of Cattail                page 33
Stalks of Chicory                page 34
Strands of Seaweed               page 35
Strigae Cactus                   page 36
Sweetfern Stalk                  page 37
Tkaro Root                       page 38
Torban Leaf                      page 39
Tundra Grass                     page 40
Valerian Root                    page 41
Wild Gooseberries                page 42
Wild Orchids                     page 43
Wild Strawberries                page 44
Wintergreen Leaf                 page 45
Wolifrew Lichen                  page 46
Woth Flower                      page 47
Wyrmwood Bark                    page 48
Yabathilium Fruit                page 49
Pictorial Index                  page 50

Each page contains information about the specific herb. Below is acantha leaf as an example:

Acantha is one of several herbs in a group which will heal mild concussion damage when eaten (the leaves are the most beneficial).  It can be found in a wide range of climates, from near-desert conditions to moist ocean beaches.

Page 50 is a pictorial index. When used in a room with items that can be foraged, the pictorial index will appear as below:

This page is devoid of words, save for the small caption under each of the countless images of plants, roots, and other flora.

Glancing at the page full of pictures of herbs, the calamia fruit, haphip root, trollfear mushroom, soft white mushroom, withered black mushroom, daggerstalk mushroom, flathead mushroom, genkew mushroom, blue trafel mushroom, wild gooseberry, water chestnut, stalk of cattail, small wild rose, lady slipper blossom, wood violet, pepperthorn root, wavepetal blossom, bolmara lichen, talneo root, wingstem root, bur-clover root, pink peppercorn, black peppercorn, vanilla bean, cumin seeds, and star anise pictures light up.

In a room without items that can be foraged, the pictorial index shows only the top line.

Tomes

  • a red-lacquered stiff leather tome emblazoned with a yellow flame: Carefully stitched on the weathered cover of the tome are the words, "Herblore of Kharam Dzu."
  • a crimson suede-bound tome graced with a single golden wyvern: Carefully stitched on the weathered cover of the tome are the words, "Herblore of Ta'Vaalor."
  • a sapphire blue tome marked with an intricately worked peacock: Carefully stitched on the weathered cover of the tome are the words, "Herblore of Ta'Illistim."
  • a dappled grey and white tome with thick vellum pages: Carefully stitched on the weathered cover of the tome are the words, "Herblore of Pinefar and Aenatumgana."
  • a black leather gold-edged tome gilded with a single bell icon: Carefully stitched on the weathered cover of the tome are the words, "Herblore of River's Rest."
Herblore Tome of Elanthia Information
Type Mechanical
Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Book
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Original Release Venue Premium auction
Original Release Year 2000
Legendary Yes
Item Verbs
CLEAN CLENCH FLIP OPEN
READ TAP TURN