Ego of the Love daisies

If you think death will always come for you in form of a deadly scary monster, you will be surprised.
Every kid who dreams about becoming Raider quickly learns, that monsters are the easiest things to deal with.
I would take a big chunky scary monster any day compared to some of the things that will kill you if you stop paying attention for a moment.

-Veteran Raider to freshly matured one.

Introduction

The little yellow-pink Love daisies are pollen-rich flowers that grow in great numbers on prosperous fields. Their roots are extremely aggressive and capable of producing acidic compounds, which destroy any potential intruder along with some of their own roots. Love daisies do not tolerate any sort of intruders, and as such make sure to eliminate seeds of other plants as fast as they appear.

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Appearance and strategy

The flower itself is as big as the palm of the hand, but its thick stem supports large bags of pollen, which constantly burst into the air massive amount pollen. The field of Love daisies can be spotted up from the Atocites, thanks to the dense clouds of pollen that form around and at the field.
The pollen is highly psychedelic and causes any living being to start perceiving the collective consciousness of the daisies.
While perceiving the Ego of the Love daisies, the brain is producing dopamine, causing its victim to be happy to see the Ego, instead of feeling threatened. This Ego of the Love daisies takes form depending on viewer's interests and desires, offering them exactly whatever they think they are missing in life.
Some survivors reports seeing a beautiful woman, looking exactly like their dreamed soulmate, others recall seeing a pile of riches and resources bring home.

While the visuals differ from person to person, everyone recalls hearing a voice, lulling them to come closer and lie down to rest. Those who indeed come closer to the field of Love daisies quickly fell asleep and would be unable to wake themselves up, as the psychedelic pollen is also a strong narcotic when in higher doses.
Various monsters beasts and animals were seen rushing into the field of daisies, just to fall down and never wake up. The daisies quickly undermine the soil under their sleeping prey, causing it to collapse into the ground by its own weight and be later buried alive.
Raiders who know the Love daisies are often lured in by different means. To knowledgeable Raiders, the Ego speaks of great riches in the ground. Taunting them to come and dig some up if they dare.
Even if the Raider comes prepared with digging equipment and a filter to deal with the pollen, the protection is only partially effective. While the Love daises part with the carcasses of monsters which they were unable to process, the Raider weaken themselves in the digging process. When their body weakens, their willpower is focused more on their body, and less on resisting the Ego, which then proceeds to lure them to rest down.

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If you ever feel tickling in your nose followed by sharp pain that suddenly disappears. Do not be happy about it.
I know your body will be happy, but you should not be. As it is at that moment that your life is in danger.

-Veteran Raider to freshly matured one.

The personality of the ego

The Ego of the Daisies sounds both seductive and patient with its taunting with its offers and promises.
As the pollen is inhaled more and more, the Ego's understanding of their victim increases. It often uses secrets and information it gathers this way to alter the promises and approaches towards the intended victim.
Due to this, Raiders often don't like the idea of approaching the Love daisies in a group, as they never know which of their secrets will be revealed with the malicious Ego. Unfortunately, Raiders coming alone often don't have anyone who would save them if they would fall asleep in the field of Daisies.

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Overcoming its danger

The first sign of getting under the effect of the psychedelic pollen is increasing sharp pain in their forehead, which suddenly stops after its effects start to manifest.
This sharp pain, unfortunately, returns if the affected starts resisting the luring of the Ego.
Various filters reach various degrees of protection against psychedelic pollen of the Daisies, allowing one to go treasure hunting to the fields of love Daisies.
Psychological preparation is also important and knowing the Ego of a specific field helps prepare for its attempts, however, the more often Raider exposed himself to the Ego in the past, the more the Ego remembers them. Making the treasure hunting a daunting challenge
To avoid falling victim to the Love daisies and their Ego, Raiders not only bring filter but also a second Raider, who stay away from the field and periodically check on the treasure hunter.

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Potential use

The sharp pain while falling under the effect of the pollen is present only if there are enough daisies to form an Ego.
  Picking individual sacks of pollen is therefore harmless, and the tea prepared from the pollen invokes deep and very relaxed sleep.
Raiders who are busy with work find this tea very helpful, as it helps them get ready for more work after few hours of very effective sleep.

Details card

Class: Plant; Hive mind
Element: None
Material: Grass
Region: Fertile fields
Kind of damage: Psychological; sleep
Danger: 
Avoidable with knowledge and willpower
Lethal symbiosis with Scythirs
Usage: 
Pollen Sack: Tea for relaxing sleep
Target priority: Harvest or cull to limit area