Plant Dossier: Dreamvynn
“I wish these things grew everywhere. Seems like no one in this party ever wants to quietly stand watch at night. Don’t drink too much though, heh, made that mistake once and I hardly noticed we had entered dragon territory!” — Dunall Trubberdown
Type: Climbing vine
Where to Find: Jungles, wetlands, rainforests, tropical beaches. Comfortable range: 62° - 150° F
Distinguishing Features: Fat and tubular. Milky blue veins intricately webbed across the surface. Sloshes when shaken.
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Sleep Easy
Used by druidic shamans for centuries, dreamvynn is a plant prized for its high water content and sleep-inducing properties. Much like a taproot, when dreamvynn is cut into, it releases a gushing torrent of milky liquid called “reverie wine.” Reverie wine coats the mouth in a thin slippery film and subtly tastes like white grapes. The fluid is also jam-packed with a mild poison that causes a deep yet vibrant sleep.
The plant gets its name for the incredible dreams the torpor wine often induces. In the past, these dreams were thought to be prophetic and deeply insightful. Opponents to the wine’s use claim that the brain simply becomes hyperactive during the long periods of rest. Drinking reverie wine often knocks people out for almost 12 hours.
The modern uses for dreamvynn and reverie wine are varied. Adventurers who have trouble resting may carry a small vial to bring about easier sleep. Many use reverie wine as a recreational drug, lavishing in the long and intricate dreams. Some underground groups use the fluid to poison politicians or businessmen, making them sleep through important meetings or deadlines.
Though the sleep is easy to break out of, but the effects are hard to shake off without proper rest. The drug will remain in a user’s system long after she is spontaneously awoken unless it is allowed to fully break down in her sleep.
There is a risk of overdosing on reverie wine. Though the fluid isn’t necessarily deadly or harmful, too much can cause users to drop into an endless slumber. Many adventurers have suffered this fate, falling into a days-long slumber and slowly starving and dehydrating. Others willingly fall into this state. Some druidic circles administer large amounts of reverie wine to top members, tending to them as they fall into years-long dreams. These senior druids are called “Torpor Muses” and believe this level of self-introspection leads to a certain type of personal enlightenment.
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Gameplay Effects
Dreamvynn cannot be extracted. But it can be easily cut to extract reverie wine.
Reverie Wine (Ingested): A creature subjected to this poison may choose to make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failure the target falls into a deep slumber for 1d4 + 10 hours and is considered unconscious. Another creature may use an action to awaken a creature subjected to this poison. If this occurs before the number of hours rolled, the subjected creature takes 1d3 points of exhaustion.
