When Jasson asked me to create some plants to grow in the underground biome of Crea, I was kind of stumped. Underground plants? What else is there besides mushrooms, which we already have? So I did some research on what kind of weird, creepy plants. I have a very sophisticated and complicated technique for doing this – namely, doing a Google Image search for “creepy plant.”
Google introduced me to the monotropa uniflora, or “Indian Pipe.” According to Wikipedia, its “leaves are scale-like, without chlorophyll, alternating on a waxy stem.” It has several wonderful qualities:
- It looks kind of ghostly
- It is rare
- It is a parasite
- It can grow in very dark places, because it sucks energy from other plants rather than the sun
“This is perfect,” I thought. “I’ll call it a Ghost Plant! Yeah!” Then I discovered that it’s already called a Ghost Plant, or, even worse, a Corpse Plant. Ooooh!
So now, when your Crea character is exploring the murky depths of the underground biome, or trudging through the barren wasteland of the scorched biome, you may happen upon my little ghostly plant friend.
Told you I found it
that’s awesome ! more plants will be better
I’ve never heard of this plant but it’s a perfect fit. It looks spot on to the actual plant too :)!
Awesome!
I love this plant!
I’ve actually seen these before in Portland, OR while hiking in Columbia River Gorge. They are the weirdest thing in real life, I’ve got a picture of them that looks almost exactly like the one you posted but have never put it online.
Man I’m excited to see them in game. Will they drop wood though? Would be nice to be able to get wood while tunneling, I ran out the other day and had to make the trek back to the surface world.
not wood, but herbal maybe
That’s awesome, Robert! I’d love to see one of these myself someday.
I don’t know if it would make sense for these Ghost Plants to drop wood, but I have another underground plant up my sleeve that will do so.
I don’t want to be contrary, I love the ghost plant, but shouldn’t the scorched biome have dead, burnt plants? Or is the ghost plant an exception since it’s a parasite or ‘ghostly deadish’?
You have plants up your sleeve? Eww.
Awesome as always Kelley! It is beautiful.