BOTANICAL STRAIN STUDENTS

Phirlanth moves with a playful, twitchy energy, hands always busy and mind always half a step ahead of itself. He hums constantly when planting, soft little tunes that seem to steady both him and the soil beneath his fingers.

 

Most of the time, he’s openly joyful — quick to laugh, quick to help, and genuinely delighted by growth in all its forms. But beneath that cheer come sudden, startling bursts of insight, moments where his focus sharpens and he sees exactly what needs to be done.

 

His bark, however, doesn’t always follow his intent; when emotions spike, his reactions can come out louder or harsher than he means. Phirlanth tries to rein it in, embarrassed when he slips, but his warmth is real, his joy sincere, and his heart firmly rooted in care rather than control.

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Rumored to have a carnivorous plant that mimics a violin's sound.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-20-VC
Strain Name: Verdant Coil Variant
Magic: Animates roots to respond to his pulse and voice, creating rhythmic plant-based motion.

Miss Morvela watches the world with a quiet, lingering attentiveness, noticing details others overlook and shaping them into something softly poetic.

 

When she laughs, there’s an unsettling edge to it — a faint scent of decay that betrays her bat heritage, which she protects fiercely along with her culture.

 

Human social norms often confuse her, but she tries earnestly to navigate them, careful and sincere despite the missteps. Creepy to some and quietly endearing to others, she exists between worlds, learning how to belong without giving up what she is.

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Known to leave mushroom poetry, riddles and sayings across the academy's northern corridor.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-19-MS
Strain Name: Mycogrove Shardtype
Magic: Channels spores through speech, allowing mushrooms to form phrases across surfaces.​

Thyrin moves through life a bit wild and visibly unkempt, thriving in disorder where others would lose focus entirely.

 

He wears a wide, reckless grin at all times and approaches every situation like it’s a joke waiting to land, never seeming to take anything quite seriously.

 

That attitude makes him easy to underestimate, but it’s a mistake people only make once. Beneath the chaos and humor is a sharp, instinctive competence — no matter how scattered he appears, Thyrin always gets results, proving that disorder isn’t a flaw for him, but a finely tuned strength. Though at what cost?

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Lost three shoes to aggressive vines in his first week. Doesn’t miss them.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-22-VC
Strain Name:  Vinepulse Channel Form
Magic: Sends bursts of energy down vines like nerves, creating whip-fast reflex roots.

Vessali carries herself with an exacting precision that borders on ritual, every movement careful and deliberate. Almost overly tidy, she never steps on fallen petals and keeps herself immaculate despite working so closely with soil and growing things.

 

Some would call her a clean freak, and they wouldn’t be entirely wrong — order comforts her, and cleanliness feels like control.

 

If someone is caked in soot or dirt, she makes a point to avoid them, skirting around the mess with polite but unmistakable distance. To Vessali, care for plants doesn’t mean embracing chaos; it means honoring growth through discipline, restraint, and immaculate attention.

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Sleeps with a ring of enchanted flowers that whisper old lullabies. Or so it is assumed.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-28-PR
Strain Name: Petalshard Resonance Type
Magic: Her petals hum when spells are near. Used to detect ambient spellwork.

Nohravel carries themself with a blunt, data-driven focus that leaves little room for small talk or soft impressions. They don't blink much, their gaze steady and unyielding, paired with a stern expression that leads most to assume he’s aggressive by default.

 

They aren't quick to correct that assumption — it keeps people at a comfortable distance. In truth, no one is quite sure what Nohravel feels at all; they operate best alone, absorbed in observation and analysis, more lone wolf than threat.

 

Whether their silence hides volatility or simply preference remains an unanswered question, and Nohravel seems perfectly content to leave it that way.

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Their greenhouse is banned from public access after it "remembered" an exam week.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-26-SB
Strain Name: Sporecord Variant Bloom
Magic: Records environmental data in fungi caps that shift color to show past events.

Iraelen is all motion and feeling, emotional to the core and fiercely loyal to those he cares about. He’s strangely brave in ways that surprise people — crying openly while training flowers to fight, never ashamed of the tears or the effort behind them.

 

Always animated and rarely still, he moves as if energy itself is stitched into him, gestures big and reactions immediate.

 

What makes him truly unusual is his honesty: Iraelen never hides his weaknesses or his strengths, wearing both with the same open sincerity. To him, vulnerability isn’t a flaw — it’s proof that he’s alive, growing, and unafraid.

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Once broke a vine’s heart. It still won’t bloom.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-21-HC
Strain Name: Heartvine Channel Line
Magic: Feeds strength into plants when his heart rate spikes. Vines love him.

Ilathrae drifts through her days with a gentle, dreamy air, often lost in thought and listening to things others can’t hear. She collects songs from trees, treating their rustles and creaks like melodies worth remembering.

 

Her owl-like bloodline shows in small, unconscious bird sounds woven into her speech, soft chirps and trills that surface when she’s comfortable.

 

Sweet-natured, patient, and deeply dedicated, Ilathrae works with quiet focus and careful hands. She is respectful to a fault, never speaking over someone of higher status, choosing instead to wait, listen, and carry her thoughts until they can be offered properly.

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Aster-foxes nap in her garden, drawn by her lullabies.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-18-BS
Strain Name: Bloomchant Spiral Class
Magic: Sings growth into delicate flowers. Her voice changes petal hue and bloom shape.

Velmarth moves slowly and deliberately, every step taken with thought and quiet consideration. Deeply curious, they spend far more time with trees than with people, treating ancient groves as trusted companions and patient teachers.

 

Their love for old knowledge has given them a noticeable streak of pride — Velmarth knows ancient histories and forgotten languages that few others do, and they aren’t shy about it.

 

A bit of a nerd at heart, they will absolutely correct you if you mispronounce a term or get a date wrong. Still, beneath the ego is genuine passion; Velmarth doesn’t hoard knowledge to belittle others, but because preserving the past feels like a responsibility they take very seriously.

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Speaks Old Spriggan fluently. Refuses to translate any word.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-24-ME
Strain Name: Mirebark Echoform
Magic: Absorbs knowledge through bark contact. Touching trees gives him ancestral memory.

Lioraeth speaks softly, her voice calm and measured, but her wit cuts cleanly when she chooses to use it. She keeps her secrets carefully layered beneath that composed exterior, revealing nothing without intent.

 

Strong and self-assured, Lioraeth knows her worth and refuses to give herself — or her knowledge — away for free.

 

To her, information is currency, and she navigates every exchange with deliberate care, believing true power lies in control rather than display. Those who underestimate her calm often realize too late that they’ve already paid more than they meant to.

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Her pollen is banned during exams. She once made a test room forget time. And everyone conveniently passed.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-30-PD
Strain Name: Pollenwhorl Drift Vein
Magic: Projects memory-laden pollen clouds that soothe or disorient others. Often works together with the Potion classes.

Ervandyl carries himself with a harsh, unyielding pride and a competitive streak that never truly rests. 

 

He believes brambles make better wards than words, favoring action and strength over diplomacy or debate. His ego is sharp and ever-present, but it isn’t blind — when he loses, he admits it without excuses.

 

That honesty doesn’t bring closure, though; it only fuels him. If Ervandyl accepts defeat, it’s merely a pause, a promise that another challenge is already forming, because in his mind, the only outcome that truly matters is winning in the end.

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Duel record: 14 wins, 3 losses, 1 garden burned.

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Designation: Strain-Λ-27-TK
Strain Name: Thornchant Kinetic Strain
Magic: Grows piercing thorns by chanting battle-spells into soil. Once destroyed a whole magical arena in some manner.