Domi moss—the carnivorous household moss

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Household moss is a significant creation of the last century that has come to representant modern society. It has been bioengineered to anchor complex powerful magic, in particular inside buildings, and it needs regular care to keep the magic going.

Creation of the moss

When a breakthrough was achieved in the anchoring of magic by doing it in organic materials instead of mineral ones species of plants and fungi had to be chosen to do so. Massive trees were preferred at first, but while they are aesthetic, their growth is far too slow to allow for easy crafting. Instead, a new species was designed to have a fast growth and to be easy to mutate for each new application.
Thus, the household moss domi has been bioengineered to contain more metal atoms inside its cells and so that the molecules carrying those atoms take specific patterns that together form a runic diagram. Because of the tiny cellular scale of these diagrams, all put together they allow for the formation of an extremely intricate whole that can be used to anchor magic that is just as complex.
Domi moss was created especially to be used inside buildings to anchor wards, but its existance had also led to the development of another type of magic, that of adjustable house technology.

Moss types

Photosynthesising moss

Needs sunlight

Placed inside bricks with alveolus that let some sunlight through

Moss on external walls transfer energy to moss inside that doesn't have sunlight

The roots under the building still need to be watered and fed regularly

Carnivorous moss

Doesn't need sunlight

Placed anywhere inside the building

The roots under the building need a lot of food

Has developed on its own to like human blood and to form a special magic bond with the inhabitants of the house if they fed it regular blood.

Hélène carefully did not approach the walls of the hotel room. The magic they contained was undoubtedly that of domi moss. And it was just as undoubtable that the moss was suffering.
There were more than a few rumours that interactions of human blood, the magic anchored inside mosses, and the weird magic practised by some people inside their houses had, on rare occasions, led to the creation of monstruous mosses. Mosses that would have spontaneously moved to wrap around individuals who attack the building the mosses were protecting and that would aspirate all of their blood out of their body.
It was impossible to say what weird things the Sanniens were getting up to in their hotels, given how much they all loved taboo magics, and it was very likely that blood had been shed here at some point.
Sleeping surrounding by a starving carnivorous plant was so sure to end well.
That was why everyone knew to treat their moss well...

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Fields of magic Mineral vs organic magitech · Taboo magic and the dangerous mutated animals it creates · Enchanting · Runic diagrams · Herbonumenology—healing with magic-anchoring plants and fungi Materials Domi moss—the carnivorous household moss · Lime wood in magical artefacts Magitechs Communication hub · Fixed wards, clothes wards, and portable wards · Adjustable house technology · Magic reservoirs · Flying carriages · Programmed magic · Languages of the empire and translation magic · Magicless techs