Rohrl   {ROAR-l}
plant of the planet Gloam

One of the nine distinct grasses of Gloam. 

An especially hardy branch of the family, bearer of a hearty flavor, it is also the family of grasses that grows in the planet's sprawling central lowlands, with many permutations of small environmental adaptation that lead to uniquely different tisane tastes and effects. This grass likes other grasses, low or duskygold light, and creeks and brooks and springs. 

During the eclipse season, a portion of the planet is always in shadow. To achieve the full effect required for a truly original brewing of Space Grandma's famous Fall With Friends tea, it is necessary to expressly use rohrl grown in the following way: 

Sow it in those lands in the last days of light before the eclipses commence, that it might sprout with the first days of whole dark. Through the whole season it must be tended to as it grows up bathed in the deep shadow, then over the seven days it takes for the eclipses to fade while the newly-revealed rohrl to adjusts to the sun. Let it continue to soak in the light, with less and less tending, for the remaining two thirds of the year. Only then is it harvested, in the last days of the long and lovely light before the eclipses appear again to sow their shadows and chill.

And only then, if and when harvested in those last days, is it fit for tisane.

Use the blades of the grass, sometimes fresh and sometimes toasted, sometimes whole and sometimes cut. Toast, or otherwise soak, as desired.


When foraging on Earth, substitute roasted barley, toasted rice, and/or other cereals/grasses. Grandma notes that, whenever substituting roasted barley for Rorhl, halve the amount of Rorhl shoots (so if the recipe calls for 2, use 1 scoop of barley).