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.

Analyze

You analyze your suede-bound tome and sense that there is no recorded information on that item.  It may or may not be able to be worked on by a merchant alterer.

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
CLENCH Style 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. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
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.
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 from in your grey cloak: 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"

Herblore tome

Additional Information

The herblore tome was once considered an auction-level item, but with the advent of forage sense it has become all but obsolete.

There was speculation at one time that rubbing the tome when it is on an herb page (say, acantha leaf), would give the user a bonus to foraging for that herb. This has not been substantiated.

Herblore Tome of Elanthia Information
Type Mechanical
Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Book
Alterable
Light/Deep
Item Verbs
CLEAN CLENCH FLIP OPEN
READ TAP TURN