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Heart of the Soul - Feinan - 01-15-2009
Well, I managed to get at least a preliminary write-up of the Heart of the Soul rose done. See what you think.
Spirit Dreams Rose (aka Heart of the Soul): The final Heart rose is in some ways simpler than the ones that have gone
before, and in others more complex. Appearance-wise, the flowers appear to be made out of glass, with petals that are almost perfectly transparent. Pale
blue-white bioluminescence flickers around the edges of the petals, and one could almost describe it as looking like the ghost of a rose, especially at night
when the transparent petals are even harder to see.
The petals are cool to the touch, usually running a few degrees below air temperature. Other than that, they feel like normal rose petals.
Like the other Heart roses, the Soul rose possesses a sound chamber below the flower proper. It tends to alternate between a soft chiming, like silver bells,
the sound of harp strings, and a wordless vocalization - either a child's soprano, or a young woman's. The combined output of a bush isn't loud,
but the sounds blend well together, and sound rather etherial. The sound chamber also produces a subsonic component, one that help induce relaxation and rest
in those who listen. This makes meditating near a Soul rose easier for many people.
The rose's odor and taste of the petals are the most unusual though. Fragrance-wise, the rose has base scent that resembles a sweet and
spicy incense, though one that's not too overpowering. What is most unusual about the rose, however, are the pheromones it releases. When breathed in, they
tend to trigger significant or important memories of odors, and a person will smell them overlaid over the rose's base scent. This means that the same rose
will smell unique to each individual who smells it, and the scents will change as different memories are triggered. One person might smell their
grandmother's favorite perfume, while someone else might smell apple cider and the woods behind their house in autumn.
If eaten, the petals act the same way, only for tastes instead of odors. For one person, the petals might taste like the strawberries and
champaigne she shared with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, while someone else might taste their great-aunt's apple cake...the one that only she knew
how to make and that no one else has ever managed to quite duplicate. Candied petals of this rose tend to be as popular as those of the Heart of the Land.
- Black Aeronaut - 01-16-2009
Oh cool! Benjamin is sooo getting one of these for Gina as a gift. She may not be all that big on gardening, but she'll love this one plant, I'm sure.