Nerd fact!<br/><br/>As a biologist, I can't help myself but think of this as a prime example of today's invasive species problem.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Captain Isaac, the scions of Oinari are born pioneers. The day I sit idly is the day I curl up in my nine tails and surrender my spirit for a new kitsune to be born. Moonlight towers and mysteries the heavenly foxes must have seen, for Oinari guided my hand to pack these." Again she withdrew the small bag. "These, fairy seeds."<br/><br/>"Rare and special are star indigo plants, which glow in resonance with the full moon. Its magnificent flowers will do wonders to beautify New Hearth and improve the morale of its people, but what's more, forewarn you of the coming of such a moonlight tower." Nimble fingers juggled the pouch with movements the eye could not possibly follow, like a magician's trick. "And I would gladly give them to you, in exchange for... mm... what comforts you can afford."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>If anyone is familiar with the Japanese Knotweed? A single plant arrived at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew (England) in August 1850 from Japan, mostly because of its pretty flowers (https://i.imgur.com/OyOVe0Z.png). From there it spread over whole Europe. it consumes everything in it’s path (https://i.imgur.com/4TSGhQQ.png) No autochthonic species can compete with it.<br/><br/>Alien species are, by definition, taxa that are introduced outside of their natural range either intentionally or unintentionally by human actions. Humans have traded and transported alien species for millennia with two notable step-changes: the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Post-1950, technical and logistic improvements have accelerated the ease with which commodities are transported across the globe and hindered the traceability of goods and the ease of intercepting pests. New sea, land and air links in international trade and human transport have established novel pathways for the spread of alien species (Hulme, P., 2009; Jurnal of Applied Ecology).<br/><br/>Give it a year or two and this Moonflower will cover New Heart :P