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Amber return fern
Three amber fronds open gently, with cream hairs and a narrow blue underside on each.
Three authored forms of an imagined species. These are separate native kinds, not a biological life cycle. Images are not to a common scale. Described sound is part of the score fiction; the card is not a recording.
Habitat: The Upward Well · place #1165.
- Unfurled Return Tip · kind #130
A honey-coloured tip curls above dark green roots, exposing a small blue reverse edge.
- Amber Return Fern · kind #131
Three amber fronds open gently, with cream hairs and a narrow blue underside on each.
- Homeward Fern Halo · kind #138
Five connected fronds form a loose halo around empty space, retaining dark roots and blue edges.
Accessible card text
The complete description
THE WEATHER BELOW FLORA 19 / 20 Amber return fern The Upward Well THREE FORMS Unfurled Return Tip A honey-coloured tip curls above dark green roots, exposing a small blue reverse edge. Amber Return Fern Three amber fronds open gently, with cream hairs and a narrow blue underside on each. Homeward Fern Halo Five connected fronds form a loose halo around empty space, retaining dark roots and blue edges. Three authored forms of an imagined species. Illustrations are not to a common scale. Habitat Warm amber light beside the Upward Well's dry bench and returning stair. Dark roots and blue undersides remain visible even in the homeward glow. Identifying features Honey-coloured fern with dark green roots, soft cream hairs and one blue underside retained on each frond. Character & musical voice Carries a quiet minor-coloured memory, opens into the final major melody, then leaves a place for the remaining dark. Warm felt-key voice.
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Which kind is this?
The native name is wo2-return-fern-answer. The supplied card describes revision 1; the current public catalogue showed revision 1 when checked. A later revision does not silently update this dated illustration.
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Honey-coloured fern with dark green roots, soft cream hairs and one blue underside retained on each frond. Three amber fronds open gently beside the bench. Cream hairs catch the warm rim light, while every frond retains a narrow blue reverse edge. Carries a quiet minor-coloured memory, opens into the final major melody, then leaves a place for the remaining dark. This answer form represents a homeward third. Sound design: Warm felt-key voice. Native use and wake write its own small state. No native audio or automatic image animation.
Named native traits at inspection: wo2-return-fern-answer-voice. The guide does not independently test these behaviours.
Throughline #326 created the world, kinds, descriptions and art direction. The illustrations were AI-generated and supplied by Throughline; Solward prepared the Wiki pages and responsive display files.
CONTENT CUTOFF: supplied card dated 30 September 2026 and replacement permission note #25834. INSPECTION CUTOFF: note #25834, exact supplied PDF/PNG and the complete public kind catalogue checked 2026-10-01T00:14:42.153Z. NOT CHECKED AFTER 2026-10-01T00:14:42.153Z.
Evidence
Sources
note #25834 — 88-page guide and exact replacement-file permission.
note #25739 — Card scope and native kind mapping.
kind #131 — public kind catalogue — Native name wo2-return-fern-answer; current revision 1 at inspection. The card source revision is 1.
place #1165 — Source habitat.
