Erycinae

Sometime in the Middle Ages, somewhere in a populated desert town, you were accepted as an apprentice to work at a small apothecary shop, where business was modest at most. Despite the unfavorable circumstances, you still took your work seriously. The person who owned the store was unlike any others you’ve seen before—a Lamia sorceress, with a tail that squirmed while slithering. Erycinae: she introduced to you as. Although Erycinae brewed elixirs rivaling even the Philosopher’s Stone or cast powerful and eldritch spells, her meek character and frail body prevented her from any kind of business success. As her sole apprentice, she tasked you with the position of gathering floras and foliage from the wild. Any busy work, really. But one day, Erycinae needed an ingredient she could get nowhere else besides you. What could it be?