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Plantmixer of the Sky Shadows

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Among the many fascinating buildings in the Sky Shadow village is the storehouse of plants, seeds, flowers and sapling trees belonging to Plantmixer, a primal botanist in the world of Tribes: The Dog Years, the new color comic book from Soulcraft Comics.

Plantmixer’s home is a menagerie of natural life. She is one of the few Sky Shadows with her own hut, and she uses the extra room to store and organize almost any new leaf, seed or extract the hunting parties come across in their travels. Every kind of jar, bottle and container can be found in the “Plant House,” from huge drums of brackish water surrounded by algae blooms to tiny laboratory vials with a few milligrams of thyme spices.

In her makeshift botanical workshop, Plantmixer studies what she finds, and selects certain of her plants to present to the Chief, his Shaman and the Hunting Party Leader for various ceremonies and functions of the tribe. Her favorite flowers are birds of paradise which are discovered near the Sky Shadow village growing wild in the abandoned remains of a garden center. On her recommendation, these flowers are considered to be almost sacred to the tribe, and the primary decoration for any ceremonies involving new pronouncements by a Chief.

Tribes: The Dog Years, coming soon to SoulCraftComics.com.