Herblore Tome of Elanthia

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. 2023 Updates In 2023, Herblore Tomes were updated. The pictoral index is still available, showing all forageable items which grow in one room. The 50 hard-coded pages have been replaced with a dynamic search of all forageables available in the tome's realm. When each entry is read, it will list the climate and terrain appropriate for the forageable, 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 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. 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. 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. Instructions TURN your tome to a keyword, INDEX, or PICTURES. Keyword is any forageable. If the forageable 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." Additional Information The herblore tome was once considered an auction-level item. 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 Yes Light/Deep Original Release Venue Premium auction Original Release Year 2000 Legendary Yes Item Verbs CLEAN CLENCH FLIP OPEN READ TAP TURN