“There is a moment—just as the last stone is placed and the mist clings to the glass—when the world stills. In that breath, you’ve not built a terrarium, you’ve conjured a pocket of life. And oh, the joy of it… it hums through your bones like the first green shoot breaking through soil.”
— Elaris Quinthorne, Archivist of Verdant Forms

Within glass vessels sealed by time and touch, strange ecologies take root. Mosses, mushrooms, and fragments of forgotten forests spiral into self-contained worlds—each one cultivated with intent, aligned to a particular resonance. These are terrariums, yes—but they are also something more.

These terrariums are not merely decorative—each is a functioning mana vessel, grown rather than assembled. Using reclaimed glass, carefully selected flora and fauna, these pieces act as low-drift ambient batteries, drawing in subtle energies through root and spore, light and decomposition. The practice behind their creation belongs to a school of magic called phytomancy: the magical art of communing with and shaping plant life to store, transform, or reveal hidden energies.

Each piece here belongs to a lineage or school, defined by its shape, mana profile, and personality. Some are stable and grounding, suited for daily focus or dreamwork. Others hum with wilder currents—best placed somewhere they can be observed, but not necessarily understood. These works are available for sale, and new vessels are released as their patterns complete.