Drakes Tail
Drake’s Tail is a plant that represents a Strong Symbol of Fire in alchemy.
The elegant, yet unforgiving legend of the Desert, Drake’s Tail is the veritable pinnacle of the herb-based symbol for the element of Fire. Even though there are more powerful, non-herb symbols in the world for Fire, one must realize that Drake’s Tail, the blackened briar of the Desert, is the finest one that you can gather without having to kill something. Drake’s Tail is the rarest herb within this selection that I have chosen, in the fact that although it is resilient, strong, and quite sharp it only grows in very particular conditions of moisture, dryness, and humidity. Most often you will find it in the shade, not so far away from an Oasis due to how the heat it still there, but the soft moisture of the Oasis can still be caught within the air. Of course there is not a one-hundred percent guarantee that it will be there, and this is only to help facilitate one’s search for it. Spotting Drake’s Tail is mildly easy, due to its dusky color, its thin but long sharp thorns that jut from its dry surface, and its affinity to wrap around a rock. If one wishes to harvest drake’s tail, you’d best try to take the entire briar itself, for both the root and the thorns must be used for its full power. One must be careful though, for the thorns are laden with a fever-inducing poison that keeps all manners of animals away. Drake’s Tail is best used in Fire-centric potions, obviously, and it can take on the representation of any quality of fire, a rare aspect for any ingredient in the alchemist’s domain.
((Original lore))
