Editing The Plain of Thirsty Grasses

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{{Neath Location|image1=Plainthirstygrass.png|caption1=The Plain of Thirsty Grasses|location=[[The Hinterlands]]}}<blockquote>''"It's not 'a plain.' That sounds like it's a comfortable flatland. This is a plain covered by malignant grasses that want to drink the liquid out of your skin. Thank you, we would prefer a different route."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Persuade_Furnace/Tables|Persuade Furnace/Tables|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>

The '''Plain of Thirsty Grasses''' is an open stretch of land in the [[Hinterlands]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Plan_the_next_route_across_the_Plain_of_Thirsty_Grasses|Plan the next route across the Plain of Thirsty Grasses|Fallen London|}} ''"It is the most open stretch of ground in the entire Neath."''</ref> As its name would imply, the plants here drain the vitality from unprotected travelers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Persuade_Sinning_Jenny/Tables|Persuade Sinning Jenny/Tables|Fallen London|}} ''"The grass [...] drinks from the body. It withers the flesh [...] ages those who walk through."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Debating_Matters_of_Business_with_the_Board/Descriptions|Debating Matters of Business with the Board/Descriptions|Fallen London|}} ''"The grasses should pose no [...] danger as long as [...] wear boots, avoid falling, and never allow their spittle to touch earth."''</ref> These treacherous growths are mostly grasses, but also include other plants like daisies. Unsurprisingly, they appear greener and well-nourished after absorbing a wanderer's vitals.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Make_the_train_stop_in_the_Plain_of_Thirsty_Grasses|Make the train stop in the Plain of Thirsty Grasses|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] your ankles are [...] bleeding where the grasses have touched them. You have left behind [...] a trail of vibrant emerald grass-blades, and closed daisies that aspire to have the strength to open."''</ref>

Injuries to the skin are not the only threat here:<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Make_the_train_stop_in_the_Plain_of_Thirsty_Grasses|Make the train stop in the Plain of Thirsty Grasses|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] your ankles are raw and bleeding where the grasses have touched them."''</ref> the Plain's vegetation can induce rapid aging and withered flesh.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Persuade_Sinning_Jenny/Tables|Persuade Sinning Jenny/Tables|Fallen London|}} ''"The grass [...] withers the flesh and it ages those who walk through."''</ref> Those who have spent a long time here also report strange dreams, particularly of "haunting songs" and imagery of the [[Unterzee]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Support_the_Liberationists_and_build_track_through_plains_land|Support the Liberationists and build track through plains land|Fallen London|}} ''"The Tracklayers have nearly come to the end of the Plain of Thirsty Grasses. They report [...] the strangest [...] dreams: haunting song, an ebbing Zee, an underwater city [...] slowly exposed to the air."''</ref>

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