Vir Root

First encountered growing around the Cintainn family tree in Brink, choking the then-sapling like weeds, Vir Root was identified by Lord Titan during the E2 ritual to contact Iri Kara's spirit. The Vir Root thrives in corrupted soil, and quickly sows its corruption to clean soil if planted there.

Though Vir Root is pernicious and difficult to destroy, experimentation done by Mirna Wren has yielded an effective herbicide in a compound of brimstone, phosphorous, ground walnut, and salt. Aside from being herbicidal, this compound has the added benefit of being severely flammable.

Extreme caution should be taken even around picked Vir Root, as like all Vir it is capable of reanimating even after its apparent death. Mirna Wren discovered this the hard way when a vine she was experimenting on nearly wound its way into her ear in the lab. Only the timely intervention of Gwanwyn Anwylyd and Fytheias Faen prevented disaster.

Vir Root has been observed to grow out of those suffering the Blight. For those trapped in Groves, the roots connect their very flesh to the ground, feeding the Grove with their spirit and nutrients. Additionally, during the second hunt for Difetha it was demonstrated that Vir Root could be used to turn a living human into a Vir emissary.