In this world, there are many tools one may use to direct magic. One of the most well known of these is the wand. Of course it is a common saying that "The wand chooses the wizard", with all wands having a degree of awareness with which they select...
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Brugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous flowers, and have no spines on their fruit. Their large, fragrant flowers give them their common name of angel's trumpets, a name sometimes used for the closely related genus Datura. (Datura differ from Brugmansia in that they are herbaceous perennials, with erect or nodding, rather than pendulous, flowers - and usually spiny fruit).
Brugmansia species are amongst the most toxic ornamental plants, containing of the type responsible also for the toxicity of the infamous Deadly Nightshade. All seven species are known only in or as escapes from cultivation, and no wild plants have ever been confirmed. They are therefore listed as Extinct In The Wild by the IUCN Red List, although they are popular ornamental plants and still exist wild outside their native range as introduced species. It is suspected that their extinction in the wild is due to the extinction of some animals that previously dispersed the seeds, with human cultivation having ensured the genus's continued survival.
Another wand wood with healing tendencies, however, due to the smaller size of Brugmansias (much like with Daturas) this wood is more commonly seen as a detail or secondary wand wood, rather than a main. While it is skilled in healing - most especially at reducing pain - it tends to seek mediators and diplomats rather than people who are necessarily healers. Due to its high toxicity, Borrachero is strictly forbidden to use as a wand wood in Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and Chile.
