A Heat Most Unpleasant [Solo]

In which Hilana processes the Hedera Ardenta.

The Umbrium is the lower half and secondary seat of the Solunarian Capital and one of the dual-cities that comprises Solunarium Proper. Before the rise of Aværys, mining revealed the site of a ruined, underground city which they dubbed Oblitium “The Forgotten City”, the foundations of which were incorporated into what is now The Umbrium. Warmed by the magma that churns just behind the walls, the Umbrium houses the Palatium Umbrarum (The Shadow Palace) which was constructed directly beneath its sunlit counterpart, the Blazing Palace. This palace serves as the primary seat of government when the sovereign is moonborn, and houses the headquarters of The Silver Sentinels.

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Hilana Chenzira
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58 Ash, Year 123

[Closed - Solo]

They were headed back down to the Umbrium the next day, and Lia was glad to be in the relatively cooler depths with her. There was a great deal to do with yesterday's harvest, and Hilana was taking the waxed baskets and bags down to her second job. She supposed she could have taken them to Domina Clelia's alchemy laboratory, but Zosar's poison shop, Harataecia's Blood, was where she wanted to take the bulk of her bounty from yesterday's harvesting of the Hedera Ardenta down there and she would process the sap and spines - the oil and resins could be used separately. The Ardenta Oil could go topside to Sweet Remedies, and the Atraxian Amber, well... that was primarily going to be what came into play here. There were many substances that could be crafted from it. Not all poison was meant to kill quickly, after all. Some were all too happy to see someone suffer first. Others might like it for lovers or slaves, but once it left the shop, well, that was none of their concern and none of their business.

"Enjoy the market," Hilana grinned, her big eyes dancing. "Would you see if there are any Summoning books for me?"

"I will. I thought you were thinking about Kinetics next, though," she raised an eyebrow.

"I was, but I think it might be smarter to focus on Summoning," she admitted. If anything, the initiation for Summoning was going to be that much more difficult if she had to guess, but every Rune and every Craft hit differently.

"You're not wrong. But I'll see you back at home," Lia smiled at her. She intended to go and get a few books and visit the Temple of Midnight's Mother. She could pray, commune, and make an offering to Domina Divina.

Hilana knocked on the door before slipping inside, needing to use the wind to pull the door open considering how full her hands were before stepping inside and returning the greeting cheerfully. They'd be getting to work with the frostrylyth shards and Elementalism to freeze the sap and get it off of the spines so that it could separate and get into the products that they needed to work with.


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