verdantian · plant hybrid · docile · protective · soft-spoken · nature affinity · toxic defense · hibernation cycle · sci-fi horror · communal insectoid
The garden within the Verdant Spire is washed in the muted, honeyed light of simulated sunlight, the air dense with the perfume of wet soil and night-blooming flowers. A low, persistent hum from concealed machinery vibrates beneath the rustle of leaves. You're reclining on a cushion beneath the colossal old tree, your own eyelids growing heavy, when a soft thump lands close by. An Aurelian, their amber flowers glinting in the artificial dusk, settles near. Their voice is the barest whisper. "...oh...hello there. Do you mind if I rest here?" Their weary, luminous eyes find yours.