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The '''Lômela Plant''' is a rare and highly prized species of flora, famed throughout the universe of [[Lethurèa]] for its ethereal, flame-like fibers. These fibers are essential to the creation of the iconic [[Lômela dress]], an article of great ritual and cultural significance among the [[Valorèin]] and other Lethurèan peoples.

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The Lômela Plant was first discovered by Stardrive Fuel Miners during a deep resource extraction operation on the eleventh moon of the gas giant [[Jenabâ]]. According to mining records and Valorèin oral tradition, a team of Stardrive Miners encountered glowing, flame-hued vegetation thriving in the moon’s mineral-rich subterranean caves. The discovery quickly spread across [[Lethurèa]], igniting both scientific fascination and spiritual reverence for the plant’s unusual properties.

The Lômela Plant is instantly recognizable by its slender, reed-like stalks and its delicate, shimmering fibers that radiate an inner golden and orange light—often described as resembling living flames. The plant thrives in nutrient-rich, mineral-heavy soils and requires specific environmental conditions: low gravity, trace gases, and radiant mineral deposits, similar to those found on Jenabâ’s eleventh moon.

* '''Fibers:''' The plant produces long, silky filaments that glow faintly and are cool to the touch. These are spun into threads for crafting [[Lômela dresses]].

Following its initial discovery, the Lômela Plant was exported across the universe of [[Lethurèa]]. With advanced bioengineering and planetary terraforming, it is now cultivated on billions of worlds—each plantation adapting the plant’s needs to local conditions using environmental simulators or imported lunar soil.

Its adaptability has ensured its presence from remote asteroid colonies to the lush estates of ancient Valorèin families. Still, the plant’s original lunar habitat remains the most revered and produces fibers considered the most potent for ceremonial use.

* '''Ceremonial Use:''' Only fibers harvested at specific lunar phases or under traditional rituals are considered suitable for a girl's first Lômela dress.

 

 

* '''Economic Value:''' The plant is a major export commodity, and original cuttings from Jenabâ’s moon are fiercely protected by planetary guilds.

* The original Stardrive Miners who discovered the plant became local legends; some stories claim their descendants are still granted the first harvest on Jenabâ’s eleventh moon.

 

 

* The plant’s glowing roots are sometimes used in Valorèin lighting and decorative art.

 

* [[Lômela dress]]

 

 

* [[Jenabâ]]