Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-31507215-20170514144628

Note: Many of these ideas came from a previous discussion, and I will do my best to give credit to those who suggested things that I will include.

The addition of Rivendell in the last update was awesome, however, aside from being cool for its own sake, it doesn't (in my opinion) have many things that make it stand out. Whatever your view on that may be, (as far as I know) there are no special plants related to Rivendell, which is odd, because LotR mentions the gardens of Elrond a few times. Here is a suggestion that started from changes to Miruvor, and branched out to a much bigger suggestion on plants in Rivendell.

Purpose
Originally to change the Miruvor recipe, later to add more flora to Rivendell, as well

Status Quo
Rivendell has only common vegetation, and Miruvor is brewed with Mallorn nuts, sugar, and certain flowers, all of which are found exclusively in Lothlorien

Calluin
The first thing that would be added would be a flower called a "Calluin" (sort of elvish for "Shining Blue"). This flower would only spawn in Lindon and Rivendell. It would act just like most small flowers, however, it would be used in the new recipe for Miruvor (mentioned later). It could also be crafted into blue dye, like other mod flowers.



Ranloth
(Main idea credited to Ram6.) The second thing to be added would also be a small flower. This one would be called a "Ranloth" (elvish-ish for "Wander(er) Flower"). These flowers would only spawn in Rivendell, and are called what they are, as Rivendell is often a resting place for weary wanderers. They would also be used in the making of Miruvor, and could be crafted into light blue dye.



Yavedhel Trees
The last plant to be added would be a fruit tree, called a Yavedhel Tree. (The name is optional, but this name would mean something like "Elf Fruit".) These trees would have gold-ish colored wood, and bright green leaves, with bright yellow fruit growing on them. It would spawn in Lindon about as commonly as plum trees do in the Shire. It would also spawn in Rivendell, although slightly more commonly. These trees would spawn at about the size of most fruit trees, (pear, plum, apple, etc.) although slightly taller. When the leaves are broken, they would yield Yavedhel, (the fruit, about as commonly as apples drop from apple trees) Yavedhel saplings, (with the same frequency as most trees do) and Yavedhel blossoms (about as commonly as Mallorn leaves drop Mallorn Nuts). The saplings would act like most saplings, and the fruit and blossoms will be described later. Note: This tree is never mentioned in lore, however, I do not believe that it contradicts lore. (At least not too heavily . . .)



Yavedhel Blossoms
These beautiful, fragrant flowers would be dropped rarely (about as commonly as Mallorn leaves drop Mallorn Nuts) from Yavedhel Leaves. They would look beautiful in item-frames, and in other décor – however, for now, their main purpose would be in the making of Miruvor.



Yavedhel (Fruit)
The first food item (from this suggestion) to be added would be Yavedhel. Yavedhel is/are a type of fruit that is obtained commonly by breaking Yavedhel Leaves. This fruit would restore hunger points (as well as some saturation) when eaten.



Lindon Wine
(Suggested by High King Ithilion) Lindon wine would be a moderately alcoholic drink drunk by the elves of Lindon and Rivendell. It would be brewed with 6 Yavedhel (fruit) and 3 buckets, and would have about the same alcoholic properties as white wine.

Miruvor
This could go in the food section, but I believe that it is important enough to get its own header.

Current
The current Miruvor is brewed with 3 Mallorn Nuts, 1 sugar, 1 Niphredil flower, and 1 Elanor flower.

Problem
That recipe means that all the ingredients must be collected from Lothlorien. This was not a problem when Rivendell did not exist, but now that Rivendell does exist, and Miruvor is the Cordial of Imladris, it should be able to be made from ingredients that can be obtained from Rivendell.

Proposal
First of all, the current "Miruvor" would be renamed to something like "Lorien Liquor" or "Galadhrim Tonic". It would stay exactly the same aside from the name, but would only be used by Galadhrim Elves.

A new drink, called "Miruvor", would be added. It would function similarly to the previous Miruvor, but still be very different. First of all, it would be brewed with 1 sugar, 1 Calluin flower, 1 Ranloth flower, and 3 Yavedhel Blossoms. Second, it would be a silvery color, as opposed to the gold color of the old Miruvor. Third, it should have slightly different effects. (I am open to suggestion on this, but here are my thoughts.) It would provide the same strength effect as the old Miruvor does, but, instead of granting the speed effect, it would shorten the duration of negative effects affecting the player – the higher the potency, the more it shortens them.

Current
Miruvor and Lembas seem to be the basic food and drink for the High Elves, generating commonly to semi-commonly in almost all structures.

New

 * Lindon Wine would replace (the old) Miruvor in (almost) all High Elven/Rivendell structures, and civilian NPC drink slots, as it was something special, not to be drunk like common wine.
 * (The new) Miruvor would rarely generate in military structures, such as Lindon Towers, and Rivendell Halls.
 * Yavedhel (fruits) would replace Lembas in all High Elven/Rivendell Structures, as Lembas was given only by Galadriel.

That's it! Implementation of this suggestion would both benefit the mod lore-wise, and add a lot more unique vegetation to the valley of Imladris.

Thanks for reading! As always, comments, criticism, and kudos welcome!

P.S. If you do not like something in this suggestion, please comment about it, (preferably with suggested improvements) and I will do my best to fix it, or improve it. 