Classification: Parasitic Memory-Feeder
Location: Briar Reaches, often found draped across old ruins or grave-marked clearings
Description:
These deep-crimson vines coil like veins across broken stone and gnarled trees. Their blooms resemble roses but glisten wetly even in drought. At night, the petals close and the vines pulse faintly as if breathing.
Properties:
Rather than sap or blood, Bloodbloom Vines draw emotional memory, particularly regret, from those who come too close. Victims report hazy recollections and the dull ache of grief without cause. The vines will not kill—but they leave the mind hollowed and the heart disturbed.
Lore:
Said to bloom wherever someone has died feeling unfinished or betrayed. The deeper the regret, the richer the blossom. Thorne Institute field agents note these vines often mark fae burials or failed bargains.
Uses:
Can be harvested (with care) for Memory Extract, used in potions of forgetfulness, false nostalgia, or emotional shielding. Must be bled from the bloom itself, not the vine.
Warning:
Overharvesting or attempting to wear a Bloodbloom leads to false memory contamination, causing the wearer to remember lives they never lived.
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