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THE GLOOMGROWERS
Unlike farmers or gardeners who work with the methods known by many for eons, the Gloomgrowers are those that uncover such methods and stand time. These Abyssals have a vast knowledge of flora and other organisms found in the nature of the Abyss. With great care they research, preserve and cultivate vegetation, fungi, fruit and other crops above but also underground. A great focus lies on the main challenge the Abyss poses for sustainable agriculture, the low-light environment. Their knowledge surpasses those of many Abyssals combined in this field. They know which plants thrive in total darkness versus areas surrounded by glowing light, even the nuanced difference of artificial light and the weak natural “daylight” the Abyss is bathed in. Using glowing minerals found underground for a passive aid to lighten the crop just enough and crosspollinating species to combine attributes like photosynthesis in low light, nutrient low soil resistance or being able to withstand competing plants that tend to cover these crops if left without maintenance. Creating symbiotic relationships between plants and pairing plants with similar needs are also a constant in their research. Some plants have wilted and were never seen again over the years, extinct fallen in the storm of passing time, the Gloomgrowers made it their duty to preserve what they had and what was seemingly lost. While the Gloomgrower generations have not been able to withstand the War of Oblivion, the ones that found their calling to continue the work of their fallen ancestors afterwards made an incredibly valuable discovery. In the ruins of who once were keepers of diversity, delicately packaged seeds and propagations were found intact, species that were never heard of or long believed gone with the corrupt souls that plagued the land. With great effort, over many years, through dire seasons and an immense amount of care and the help of the most skilled Archwrights known to Abyssal, they constructed the Viridarium. A colossal botanical garden, multiple different sections with vastly different climates simulated by the perfectly tuned mix of soil, terrain, temperatures, humidity, and artificial weather events to replicate the climate that has always shifted for change within the Abyss. Every flower, tree, bush, fungi… every singular plant that has ever grown its roots into the realms soil has a place in the Viridarium to live on. Even the Abyssal rose blooms in the Atrium once in a while. It is said Gloomgrowers are the Goddess Jades blessed children. Her love for the Nature of the Abyss has carried through their very bones and shaped them into who they are.