Editing Icelus (section)

==Nightmother's Fingers==

Growing up to one meter below the ash-covered, wind-swept surface, Night Mother's Fingers spread in five long, finger-like tendrils into the barren soil. Covered in a thick, wax-like coating, the Night Mother's Fingers are an ancient fungus that has managed to survive for thousands upon thousands of years. Each of the typically five "fingers" of this fungus fluctuates in thickness with the amount of water stored in its central chamber. This water, because of the selective waxy membrane coating the fungus, is remarkably pure, and for generations beyond counting has provided a source of water for the nomadic tribes of Icelus. Occasionally, small outcroppings of flora--including, rarely, the gilliflower--can be found growing amidst the ash plains, their roots lodged firmly in Night Mother's Fingers' water chambers, some specimens of which grow close enough to the surface to permit this parasitic relationship.