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    Forget-Me-Not

    Common · Myosotis

    Healing · Magical · Psychoactive

    Terrain Coast, Forest, Grassland, Hills, Swamp/Marsh

    Description

    The forget-me-not is a low-growing herbaceous plant with small sky-blue flowers that have a yellow center, five petals, and lance-shaped green leaves.

    Location and Habitat

    Found in moist meadows, along riverbanks and streams, in forests and clearings. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and North America.

    Rarity and Availability

    In the wild, it is quite common and widely distributed; it is often cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant.

    Effects and Uses

    It is used in ornamental horticulture and as a symbol of love and remembrance. Sometimes applied in folk medicine as a calming agent.

    Harvesting & Preparation

    • Identification Check. A DC 10 Wisdom (Nature) check or Wisdom (Survival) check is required to correctly identify forget-me-nots by their tiny, five-petaled, sky-blue blossoms with yellow centers.

    Items & Effects

    • “Egle’s Tear” Potion.
      • Creation. Requires 1 hour and a DC 12 Wisdom (herbalism kit) check. One harvest of healthy blossoms yields up to 2 doses.
      • Use (Ingested).
        • Heartfelt Insight. For 1 hour, gain advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks involving relationships or affections.
        • Soothing Presence. Once during this hour, you can use your action to calm a creature in emotional distress (frightened, charmed, or otherwise upset; PHB, p. 290) within 5 feet. The target rerolls the saving throw immediately (with advantage).
      • Drawback. Soft Melancholy: Once the hour ends, you must succeed on a DC 10 Charisma saving throw or become wistful, taking a -1 penalty (minimum 0) to Charisma-based checks for 10 minutes.
    • “Arcadian Memory” Incense. A lightly scented incense made of powdered forget-me-not petals, lavender, and a dash of holy water.
      • Creation. Requires a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check or Wisdom (herbalism kit) check. A success yields 2 uses of incense.
      • Use (Burned, 1 Hour Ritual).
        • Recovered Memories. Any creature participating in the ritual can recall a specific forgotten event or detail (at GM’s discretion) with uncanny clarity.

    Lore

    One ancient Greek legends tells that the tears of Egle, the fiancée of the shepherd Lycus, brought the blue forget-me-not flowers to life.

    Lycus and Egle were the most beautiful couple in Arcadia, and their love became proverbial. But one day, Lycus received a strict order from his father to return home immediately and inherit the estate left to him by his deceased uncle. Then poor Egle began to worry: what if Lycus, now wealthy, might forget her and, captivated by some city beauty, abandon her? But she didn't dare express her fears or warn him, fearing that her distrust might offend him, yet her heart was torn apart by sorrow.

    The moment of parting arrived. Lycus firmly grasped Egle's hand and tenderly embraced her. Deeply moved, Egle couldn't hold back her tears, and several large drops from her marvelous light-blue eyes fell onto the grass at her feet.

    From Witch’s Herbs 5E, p. 46 · Fern Flower Press