Concept art of a Rotoa tree.

We have two indexes of all the flora that can be found on Atys:

• One exclusively on intelligent plants,
• And the unaggressive flora detailed by ecosystem:

This section lists the flora of Atys as it appears to the laymen homin. Note that many of this 'flora' isn't even really plants, but actually fungi or even immobile animals. But you'd have to dabble in botany a bit before you realise this.

The flora you may run into varies immensely based on the ecosystem of the continent you're in. Only a few plants appear in multiple ecosystems (like the Olansi tree that appears in both desert and lakelands). Thus the flora is classified by ecosystem.

Taxonomic Amber
A Flyner near Fairhaven
Kingdom	Plants
Category	Aerial plant
Main Ecosystem(s)	Lakes
Counterattack type	None

The flyner is said to be an “aerial” plant. Indeed, it has the distinctive feature of rising lighter than air, simply held to the ground by an obvious bulbous root. This characteristic allows the plant to keep its most fragile part out of reach of herbivores(15 to 30 feet above ground) who would love to munch on it, hence allowing it the opportunity to become very wide in order to absorb a maximum of light.

The leaf of a young flyner is so light that a single breeze will carry away a piece which has been cut from its root. In fact it is the fruit (hollow cones) beneath the rounded leaf which are the main source of levitation and participate in a clever dissemination technique. They are filled with a very light gas produced by the plant itself.

Flowering occurs in late summer, a single flower appearing above the lobe of the leaf, which can exceed six feet in diameter, on the largest specimens. When mature, the flyners breaks away from its anchor bulb, during days when there is a decent wind, and rises quickly, high into the air. Some Tryker windgineers think that the gas contained in fruit is altered when it reaches a certain height and becomes heavier so that the plant descends into a different location. Once on the ground, the fruit clings and becomes the anchor bulb of a new Flyner which begins the cycle again.

The plant has a bland taste and no significant nourishment but, nevertheless, the Trykers have come up with numerous recipes to prepare it. The bulb is not edible.

Uses

Culinary

Flyner have very little taste and are not nourishing. Cut into strips and seasoned, they can nevertheless accompany other more nourishing dishes. Trykers also enjoy this plant at the table, and they are constantly thinking of new ways to accommodate it. The bulbs are not edible.

Aeronautics

The impression of lightness of this plant gave the Trykers the idea of using it to navigate in the air. In reality, the plant is not light enough to carry a load on its own, but its shape catches the winds that can make it glide over long distances. This very good windward grip has allowed tryker slaves to escape^[1] by cutting off the bottom of the stem and clinging to it.

References

Experts

• Botanical specialists: Rosen Ba'Darins, Nili O'Toolyn
• Aeronautical specialist : Winny Mac'Wytter

Sources

• Vrana, Zorai Chronicler, Tria, Nivia 21, 3rd Ca 2559, Private Edition Wa'kwai, Story of an Eventful Evening' and Public Edition of Ryzom
• Derry O'Darren, tryker chronicler, circa 2486 (JY), EncyclopAtys Edition, A Flyner Escape, Chronicle relating an episode in the life of Rosen Ba'Darins
• MVG, the Reporter Fyros with the helmet glued on, (09/11/06 until 19/11), Edition Les Feu d'Atys, Rosen ba'Darins, the Botanist Tryker (out of print)^[2].
• Tyllidolh anonymous brought back in the net^[3] Lake Botany'.

Fyros Legend

The Great Tree is immortal, and its ashes, once cooled, regain their vitality. From the ashes come flowers and fruits. The flora spreads towards the sky in the hope of reaching other planets.

Matis Myth

All the vegetation was born from the hands of the Matis. These agile artists sculpted each of the elegant leaves of Atys. The Goo, or more rarely the original chaos, is responsible for any malformation.

Tryker Myth

The Seed has many offshoots that form the vegetation of Atys. Plants are not so cooperative with the capricious Kamis, but the Kamis nevertheless use them to generate and then feed their creatures. But the Flora of Atys needs protection. Otherwise the homin civilizations will perish, leaving nothing but the bestial prosperity of the corrupted Goo…

• Alinea - a needle-bearing tree, often comes in the shape of two trees twisting around eachother.
• Angelio - a small tree with beautiful white bark and pink blossoms in spring.
• Arino - a fern-like shrub with large leaves.
• Balogna - a dense bush whose leaves twist upwards in a spiral.
• Bolka - giant tree used by Matis for homes and other buildings
• Campana - a small herbaceous plant whose flowers are part of the composition of “Dandelion wine”.
• Crolice - comes in the form of huge branches twisting from the ground.
• Dorio - a dorotea in earlier stage of growth.
• Dorotea - a thicker and even higher cousin of the Dorio, tallest tree on Atys.
• Fongice - a huge mushroom taller than most homins.
• Fragaria - a small herbaceous plant producing very sugary red fruit.
• Irena - a low bush, reaching no higher than a tall homin.
• Iriscea - named faham when growing in the Jungle.
• Maydea - a grass growing in the wettest areas of the Forest.
• Pepo - a plant of the same family as the sparàn of the Lakes.
• Pocea - a grass whose tiny seeds gather in a pendulous plume.
• Salina - a low and think tree, providing shade over a large area.
• Volacea - an herbaceous plant species whose size and colour differ according to variety.