Negeri blossom

These rare eight-petaled flowers sometimes spring up in the wake of lightning strikes. They are generally found in jagged clusters in shades of deep red or blue, and have pale grey stems and leaves. Thin, silken strands sprout from beneath each blossom, trailing like errant webbing. Legends associate them with impending strife, and it is said that to give another a gift bearing even the image of a negeri blossom is to bestow upon them ill fortune. Conversely, in some circles it has become increasingly popular to wear preserved negeri blossoms as a symbol of one's fearlessness. Whispered tales also mention assassins bearing blades with images of negeri blossoms, believing the engravings to bring them added silence and swiftness in their dark deeds.