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The Botanical Symposium is a multi-day event held in Ta'Illistim's Royal Aboretum. It included a wide variety of lectures and presentations in the field of botany. Organizers and 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.

Symposium Dates

Year	Dates	Symposium
2025	July 26-27	Inaugural Ta'Illistim Botanical Symposium

Schedule

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

• Aliraswaen
• Aubrige
• Feriae Enfiel
• Gilenir Veythorne
• Vanathys Ravistel Vaalor

Events by Year

• 2025 Botanical Symposium

Presentation Logs

2025

• 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