The Rose is one of the Seven Flowers of Chalakanesia. It is said that the Seven Flowers were made by the Seven Balancers of the Council of Perfection: one Flower for each of the Seven Pearls of Chalakanesia.
The Rose is one of the Seven Flowers of Chalakanesia. It is said that the Seven Flowers were made by the Seven Balancers of the Council of Perfection: one Flower for each of the Seven Pearls of Chalakanesia. But all have been destroyed, lost to the ravages of time, the turmoils of war. All but the Rose.
The Rose was a rose of heart's blood red, and it was huge, as big as a cabbage. It was made of imperishable crystal, yet it emitted a perfume which was 'an intoxication to women', as the Historian has it.
'It's claimed by the Great Clam,' said Heineman. 'It was made for them, or so they say. Under the Treaty of Federation, we're not allowed to put it on public display. Or trade it, or pawn it - as if we'd want to! We're not even allowed to move it from this room. I come here sometimes … at night. It glows, you see. The color is deeper, by night. A kind of velvet.' [NoP Ch9]