Lichen

 Lichen

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Type	Botanical
Source	Rock and tree-growing lichens
Classification	Botanical Ingredients
Primary Uses	Ageing and weathering potions, camouflage draughts
Common Potions	None listed
Alchemical Properties	Associated with age and slow growth
Magical Effects	Mildly reinforces endurance or “oldness”
Hazard Level	Low
Shelf Life	Dried
Notes	Often scraped from castle stones by thrifty students on field assignments.

A slow-growing symbiotic organism, lichen is tied to longevity, endurance, and the passage of time. It lends a subtle stabilizing influence to potions that require slow development or ageing effects. Though mundane in appearance, it remains a trusted ingredient in transmutative herbalism.