He started with the foundations: Botany and Alchemy. He devoured scrolls detailing the complex flora of the Great Orrath. He read about the Sun-Lotus, a mythical, highly sought-after flower that bloomed only in the center of active, roaring volcanoes, capable of permanently expanding a warrior's internal core capacity.
He meticulously memorized the visual profiles, scent markers, and side effects of over two hundred highly toxic, parasitic plants that mimicked safe foraging food… knowledge that would undoubtedly save his life the next time he ventured into the deep woods.
Next, he aggressively moved to the Bestiary. He tore through the physical descriptions, territorial habits, breeding cycles, and elemental weaknesses of the horrors that stalked the jungle. He read about the Deep Rot, a sprawling, infectious biome to the south where mutated, fungal-hybrid beasts resided.
