“The shape of magic bends with the land. What grows on a cliffside does not speak the same tongue as what grows in a fen—though both may whisper to the same moon. Elevation, erosion, saturation… each gives root to a different dialect of the green arcana.”
— Clyven Mossbark, Fifth Archivist of the Lichenfold Conclave
Filed under the Phytomantic Codex, Section CX
Codex ID: PHYT-CX-077B
Classification: Vertical Microterrarium / Arboreal Simulation
Energy types: earth, air
Status: Active, stable
Annotations: Shrouded in the hush of the overhang. The moss drinks shadow and memory alike. Fittonia embers smolder in the dim—evidence of something once fallen, now rooted. into the unknown.
Artist’s Note: This was one of my first experiences using a mud/clay substrate mixture to adhere to the back portion of the glass. It’s held up now for over a year like this and it was mostly a mix of topsoil and earthworm casings. I have since improved the formula to include bentonite clay and charcoal. If it remains moist then it will stick to the glass, I am unsure how long it will take for it to fail. I’ve been developing this substrate mix as a potential product to sell alongside the terrarium kits as an upgrade. The fern in here is a delight as I rescued it from a sidewalk where it fell from a tree and has thrived in here beyond my expectations.
