I worked on making new armors today. I wanted to see what I could create with what I have available and if I could withstand using an Astrie armor for long periods of time.

Of course I tested Astrie first, and I can withstand it for much longer than before, but it still isn’t something I can use regularly, and the headache lingers. Maybe I could use it to somehow train Flesh manipulation, though it might not be enough. I can change how it works, mostly just changing how it affects my magic, though I did manage to make it weaker so it doesn’t affect me as much, but by that point the effect is not worth the effort.

Next I tested Dead Tulip because it’s the one I’ve had for the longest. I found myself being able to control the pollen it produces with amazing accuracy, something I would never be able to do with normal Dead Tulip pollen. I need to remember this, it might come in handy for subduing Thes when he snaps.

Following that, I worked on one made out of Singing Grass. It took me dozens of rather mana draining attempts to create well, but once I pulled it off I managed to make something that is more instrument than armor. As I am still pretty much illiterate with music I have no idea how to describe the sounds produced by it, but I can control it consciously to play music wherever I go. I also figured out how to use it to make my movements completely silent.

For the armor I made out of glowing vines, which will be referred to as Glovine, something interesting happened. It didn’t behave the same way as any other armor I’ve made before. Most armors simply dig into my skin and root themselves in place, Glovine dug under my skin completely and evenly, it was honestly pretty painful but it didn’t last long. In the end I was naked and my skin was glowing, and I had complete control of how it glowed. I could make it brighter or darker, I could make it a rainbow of colors or I could paint portraits on my skin. It was honestly pretty fun, though I think I was standing in the open a bit too much when it happened, it was pretty embarrassing. I’m pretty sure more than one person saw me, but no is going to admit it.

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It was easy enough to remove, much less painful than putting it on. Now I’m pretty sure there is a lot about Glovine I have to learn, I’m much more enthusiastic about it than when I first got some.

Last but not least I experimented with making Drowsy Clover armor, I turned the effects of it way down just in case. Of all my plants it’s the one i’m most scared of, and the second most potentially useful, after Astrie, though i’m not sure how exactly it will be useful.

It turned out that I was right to turn the effects way down because as soon as I put it on I started to feel more tired, relaxed, and a couple other minor things. This turned out to be very helpful in identifying exactly which parts of the plant do what, with this knowledge, I should be able to modify a version of it that I can give to Thes without causing negative side effects.

I think I can somehow combine different aspects of these plants to create a better armor that can serve many purposes, in fact, I think that will be the next major project I take on, after modifying drowsy clover to work for Thes of course.

One last thing before I go to sleep. I ordered my first new plant with money I got from selling plants in the nearby city, mostly Drowsy clover variants. The plant is a weak medicinal herb used in low-grade healing potions, not that potency really matters to me. It’s really cheap to buy, but they only sell it in bulk so I had to buy a lot of it. Unfortunately getting it here will take some time for a couple reasons, the biggest one is that the plant is very fragile when exposed to powerful magics, like that of a long-range teleport spell, on top of that it is used to very cold areas far to the south of here, so it will take time to move and a good chunk of the plants will be dead by the time I get them, good enough for healing potions, but not for growing them. There should be a couple that are fine though, and that's all I need. It should be here in a week or two.

Anyway, Good Night Diary.