Today's Plant, The Finvine! Quirky Little Plant It Is. I Probably Coulda Done More On It Buuuut I'm Getting

Today's plant, the Finvine! Quirky little plant it is. I probably coulda done more on it buuuut I'm getting to that point where if I want to stay on top of this I gotta be quick. 😅 Keep reading for more flora info!

Finvine

This fin-shaped aquatic plant is found in 4 out the 7 oceans in JI, and plentifully in the Koran Sea. It can even be found in bodies of water on the continent of Koraln Sing, but it is definitely a saltwater plant. It is never found in freshwater. The clear webbing between the rays of the fin are beloved for making gelatin, but they sometimes have a sour taste to them. This seems to be particular to where and how it's grown, though, so some varieties are milder with almost no taste. The Finvine generally prefers shallower waters where it can still receive ample amounts of sunlight. The shallower the better, though it will look quite limp if not fully submerged. Gelatin made from the Finvine is often served as a snack with tea. The main body of the plant is even known to be used in tea, though its salty taste may be disagreeable to some, adding the webbing to it seems to ease the taste a little, and can make for an interesting surprise if the tea is allowed to set.

What? A Kaze post out of season? It sure is!

I'm trying to drag myself out of this art hole and maybe actually. produce art that's showable. Instead of throwing lines on a page and then forgetting about them for 8 months. I'm gonna go to Lightbox this year and I want to try and throw together a portfolio. All I know is I want to start throwing myself at this art thing again to see if I can't like... find a way to sustain myself with art??¿¿?? I'd kind of given up after the pandemic hit but after a bad day at work a few months back I finally decided I want to work towards quitting. So... yeah. I'm trying to put more effort into art lately.

Anyways! This is Waizu. He adopts Naru in the story. He destroys planets for science and convinces Naru he's doing it for a good cause. Is he though? Well... he thinks it is.

Honeydrop Flussom

Thought to be imported from Crescent Minoria, though it is also speculated that it is a crossbreed of a Rinrin Boubou flower for its nectar-dripping quality, or else a distant relative of the Wingilana Skyplantona for the similar quality of its nectar. Found in the Pachimori Forest, it prefers shady places, and the yellow points on it are thought to change color depending on the conditions it’s in--whether hot, dry, moist, etc--and/or to denote the ‘mood’ of the plant. Its Crescent Minoria heritage though is evident by the sheen of its stem and leaves, as well as the glowing quality the yellow bits have. It is distinct from a Crescent Minoria native flower however in that it does not produce lunar liquid, but only sweet nectar that can be boiled to create a honey-like substance, or consumed raw for a more watery but still sweet taste. Though it has been shown that exposing it to a lot of moonlight will cause the nectar to become milkier, and keep that quality until it has gone without moonlight for a good long period of time. In this way it is thought to be capable of at least blending a lunar liquid-like substance with its nectar, but as it does not seem to consume the lunar liquid like native Crescent Minoria plants do, it is thought perhaps that the need for it was bred out of it, allowing it to freely share whatever substance it creates with whoever is willing to put a container under it. During the Tea Festival, it is common to find wanderers place tea cups under it to collect its nectar to sweeten their tea. The steam from fresh tea is also thought to stimulate nectar production, but this may have more to do with condensation from the steam loosening up crystallized nectar that gathers on the surface of the antennae-like stamen. The petals are also sometimes used as temporary pillows by wanders, as they are quite soft, though usually damp. They can even be sticky from nectar that gets trapped between the petals, so washing and drying them might be the best to produce a feather-like quality.

And today we've got some megaflora! Keep reading for more info on this big guy!

Grippanala Pathvine

One of three main types of Pathvines, they are large vines that reach all the way up to Sky Buddy World, making a bridge between the land and sky. Winged Buddys and power cloud services can usually be found here, ready to help you on you're way up. Some adventurous sorts may try to climb the vine themselves or with a group, but it's generally still recommended to go via powercloud--much more enjoyable when you can sit back and enjoy the scenery!

The Grippanala Pathvine is distinguished by the grooves all over the surface of the vine, making it the easiest of the three to climb... in theory. Some may argue that Twis-Tias are superior, but that's a story for another time.

Pathvines can be found sparsely in Wing Alayna. There are even said to be a few found growing from the sea or on remote islands.

Sz’nami Front and Back

Wooo, a new reference for Sz’nami! It’s been years. XD Another one of the Wotren gang, she’s the mom friend of the team. She ends up helping out a very important character in the series, but the details are confidential for now. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) She’s close to one of my favorites, and honestly, her mom friend moments are so relatable. 😔 At least to me. Anyways, so yeah, this is her! Was hoping to get a few more angles in before ArtFight starts, but oh well. Make sure to follow me on ArtFight if you’re interested! See you on the battlefield~~

👀 So apparently you can post up to 30 images on tumblr now? The editor is a lot worse so it took me a while to wrangle it, but, hey! I have less than 30 attacks (in theory)! ...Actually I do have more but the last one is a set, so it'd probably go best on its own post. Not that last-minute-quality attacks are really top notch, but, eh, you know.

Alright, let the tagging begiiin!

@enjoliquej's Elaine, with knives. :v

@chrystallink's Deco!

@vio1315's Mien!

@a-random-cc's Keegan Tal!

Silvaze126's Tsukuyomi!

@authoroflight's Sion!

Dia (Chrystallink)'s Penelope!

@vanguv's Naomi Woods!

@wishbane's Geneihu!

Vio (Vio1315)'s Kydin!

Auld's Wispa!

@yangularoo's Gumbo!

Sheltonee's Sam!

Viathatoneartist's Lumina!

My Flint and CC (a-random-cc)'s Freedom!

@luniceity's sona!

Paciulo's Kim! (He has a rad comic called No Space For Us on tapas! I recommend it (so far)!)

Luminousmoon's Ripple! (She's so cute haha)

EnjoliqueJ's Yuuko (I'm so proud I named her TT.TT)!

Dia's Black!

@g-doodlez's Kira (really wish I could have finished her lol)!

Dia's Cirrus, Nisshoku, Sherbert and Kids and Neon Phoenix (I did so many sketches but alas, so little time)!

@niwawings15's Andy, Kaye, Nick, Tobias, and Davie, then Sno, Clara and Gar!

Phew that's everybody! XD Maybe a sane person would have done these one at a time but I really wanted to test out the 30 image thing on tumblr! 👀

Stay tuned for another post, I'll probably queue it because I can!