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[*] Weeping Utremelese
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[U]Classification[/U]
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[*] Flora
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[U]Typical Appearance[/U]

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[U]Size[/U]
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[*] These tree like pieces of flora can grow to be nearly thirty feet tall with a deceptively small level of mass. 
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[U]Location[/U]
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[*] First discovered in the gold mountains but subsequently encountered in many subterranean caverns where the cave ceiling is high enough to allow these great plants to flourish. 
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[U]Behavior[/U]
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[*] This particular plant grows to an extreme height and is most often only found in subterranean caverns that are large enough to allow it to reach its full height of around thirty feet. The tree is extremely noticeable in the darkness as the large leaves on the top of its long trunk contain a certain bioluminescence that brings light to a world of darkness. It is these same leaves that help obtain sustenance for the organism by devouring tiny insects and other microscopic particles capable of providing nutrients that are caught in the air. Coated in an oily substance the plant absorbs those airborne particles as they are caught, the resulting chemical reaction produces a low hissing as the process’ byproduct is oxygen saving large areas of the subterranean air from stagnation. The large trunk which makes up the majority of the plant is comprised of a lightweight sinewy material encased in a thick rubbery hide. While extremely difficult, with the appropriate tools and enough time the tree can stripped and manufactured into more useful materials for both personal and more industrious uses. The tree has a relatively weak root system making them prone to falling over under pressure which makes the subterranean a perfect environment for this plant. Most of the trees have multiple tendrils that descend from a bulbous mass on top of the tree’s trunk, each ending in what appear to be flowery tips with thorn covered petals. It uses these appendages to trap and devour biological organisms in which to draw nutrients. 
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[U]Uses[/U]
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[*] Across the world, the Weeping Utremelese has many uses whether in dwarven civilizations or the world above ground. The tree itself when brought down can be tooled and worked into various items requiring things like leather, fabric strips, or even flexible plates or paneling. When worked properly by a trained artisan the Utremelese can be used to make extremely resilient clothing, lightweight armor plates that are stronger than hardened leather yet still leaves something to be desired when compared to steel; however, its weight is closer to padded armor. The material can be stripped down so thin as to create high tension thread or highly elastic bow strings. It can be worked to create wooden slats exploited in the creation of building structures as well as interior constructs that might make the use of something attuned to a more durable wood. On the downside of the Weeping Utremelese is what is colloquially referred to as Wutre which is a drug and poison created the bioluminescent leaves of the plant itself. While the creation of the substance is outlawed across the subterranean realms, (to an extent even the shipment of the leaves is closely regulated), dealers can be found on every continent. Even the low digging roots can be exploited through consumption as a means of brewing tea (when not guzzling ale) or in foods such as stew. However, in large enough quantities even the root of this tree can bring about illness. 
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[U]Other[/U]
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[*] Essentially the Weeping Utremelese takes the place of ground level trees providing fulfillment of many specific categories of use within the subterranean world. 
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