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==Drop Location==
==Obtained From==
*[[The Icy Peak]]
;[[The Heap]]
:''[[I Refuse!]]''
;Obsoleted Areas/Methods
;:;[[The Icy Peak]]
:::[[Altogether Fitting and Proper]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Ever since the destruction of The Gray Plague, blood flowers no longer drop.
*During the time of the [[The Gray Plague|Gray Plague]], could be taken to [[Doc Galaktik's Medicine Show]] to be made into [[Doc's Miracle Cure]].
*During the times of [[The Gray Plague]], could be taken to [[Doc Galaktik's Medicine Show]] to be made into [[Doc's Miracle Cure]].


==References==
==References==
*The bit about it being poppy likely refers to World War I graves and battlesites, where poppies grow in memory.
*The description refers to Neil Gaiman's epic series ''The Sandman'', in which Morpheus, the anthropomorphic personification of dreams, is forced by circumstance to kill his son, Orpheus.  In a series of panels immediately after the death, blood falls from Morpheus's hands, hits the ground and turns into flowers.  This is in turn a reference to many fables describing the origins of various things found in nature.
*The description refers to Neil Gaiman's epic series ''The Sandman'', in which Morpheus, the anthropomorphic personification of dreams, is forced by circumstance to kill his son, Orpheus.  In a series of panels immediately after the death, blood falls from Morpheus's hands, hits the ground and turns into flowers.  This is turn a reference to many fables describing the origins of various things found in nature.
*''Blood Flowers'' is the title of an album by The Cure, and the description "It looks like a dark, depressing flower, but smells surprisingly sweet and poppy" is a description of the band's sound.
*''Blood Flowers'' is the title of an album by The Cure, and the description "It looks like a dark, depressing flower, but smells surprisingly sweet and poppy" is a description of the band's sound.


==Collection==
==Collection==
<collection>blood flower</collection>
<collection>1317</collection>


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[[Category:Misc. Items]]

Latest revision as of 23:48, 13 June 2013

blood flower
blood flower

This is one of the blood-red flowers that grows only in places where the anthropomorphic personification of dreams kills his son, and his son's blood spills on the ground. As you can imagine, it's pretty rare. It looks like a dark, depressing flower, but smells surprisingly sweet and poppy.

Cannot be discarded


(In-game plural: blood flowers)
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Description ID: 960128590
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Obtained From

The Heap
I Refuse!
Obsoleted Areas/Methods
The Icy Peak
Altogether Fitting and Proper

Notes

References

  • The description refers to Neil Gaiman's epic series The Sandman, in which Morpheus, the anthropomorphic personification of dreams, is forced by circumstance to kill his son, Orpheus. In a series of panels immediately after the death, blood falls from Morpheus's hands, hits the ground and turns into flowers. This is in turn a reference to many fables describing the origins of various things found in nature.
  • Blood Flowers is the title of an album by The Cure, and the description "It looks like a dark, depressing flower, but smells surprisingly sweet and poppy" is a description of the band's sound.

Collection

  • 🥇: Dysis (#1878613) - 16,503
  • 🥈: Mistress of the Obvious (#845708) - 16,469
  • 🥉: Mistress Darkmoon (#1836774) - 5,472
  • #4: Orlando (#361141) - 5,336
  • #5: silentwitness (#467003) - 4,927
  • #6: PrettyHateMachine (#483625) - 2,754
  • #7: violetinsane (#1043687) - 2,281
  • #8: barBara strisaNd (#443597) - 2,206
  • #9: GenisSageAceAttourny (#1619428) - 2,031
  • #10: Nomnominus Rex (#371030) - 1,829

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