Crackle Seed (material)

Crackle Seed
Type	Utility Organic Item
Fields	Electric, Seed
Cost	3 rupees

A Crackle Seed appears as a small fruit, which is pale-yellow in color, with a shape reminiscent of a lightning bolt. This single seed is pure and potent, and as such can be useful as a material to be used by a Botanist. By contrast, a Crackle Seed Supply is a collection of less pure seeds which retain the same practical use, but cannot be grown and cultivated by a Botanist. Using just four of these potent seeds, a skilled Botanist can cultivate a Crackle Seed Supply.

When a Crackle Seed is struck against a hard surface, it cracks open to unleash a small burst (or "crackle") of electric energy that can slightly damage anything close to it. This would pose no real harm to most races tougher than the average Hylian, but can shock or momentarily stun smaller monsters. These seeds work effectively as a means of quickly starting certain machinery, or as slingshot ammunition.

When used by a Botanist, these seeds are useful for creating an effect related to the Electric field.

Seed Effects

By using three Chill Seeds, along with at least three other seeds, a Botanist is able to create a Seed Supply with one of the following effects. These effects will combine with the effects of other seed types used as materials.

Effect Name	Description of Effect
Crackle	The normal effect of Crackle Seeds occurs.
Thunder Punch	After one seed is eaten, the next physical contact the eater makes will cause a stunning electrical impact. A jolt of electricity will sprout up on the impacted after a punch, kick, headbutt, or step. Indirect hits, such as from a sword or projectile, are unaffected.
Jolting Step	After one seed is eaten, the eater's footsteps will shoot electricity whatever they touch for so long as the eater continues to walk or run.
Stimulate	As long as one seed is held in the user's palm, they will feel a pleasant alertness in their mind. This enables the user to stay awake even while feeling drowsy, but can cause extreme fatigue if used continuously or repeatedly for more than a day's time.
Magnetize	Immediately after the affected seed is thrown or otherwise launched, it will race towards any metallic object at great speed, making it strike the nearest metal object almost invariably. This will function even if the metal object normally is not drawn to magnets.

Elixir Effects

Chill Seeds can also be combined with specific quantities of other seeds to create a PerQuest Elixir with one of the following effects. As usual, the Botanist is able to produce multiple elixirs if her Botanist level is high enough.

Elixir Name	Seeds	Resulting Effect
Spark Stick	1 Crackle + 1 Glow	When uncorked, this bottle will produce from its mouth a solid saber three feet long, which is weightless but impacts other objects as though it was solid. By gripping the bottle from which it is produced, it can be wielded like a sword. The "blade" of this sword is blunt like a club, glows brightly, and intensely electrifies any conducting object that touches it. After a couple minutes, the saber fades away.
Bottled Storm	2 Crackle + 2 Gale	By uncorking or breaking this bottle, a ferocious electrical storm abruptly appears, filling a relatively large area with black clouds. Rain downpours and wind flurries. There may be a few lightning bolts which strike, and are drawn to metal like normal lightning, but much less potent and thus not fully lethal. This is enough to fill most dungeon rooms, or a district of an average-sized town. The user gains no protection from the storm, and the storm usually centers on the user.
Spark Baba Fertilizer	1 Crackle + 1 Baba	This bottled fertilizer can be spread across an area up to thirty feet (or 10 meters) across. Seconds after it is placed, up to three carnivorous plants known as Spark Babas will sprout up, each about as tall as an adult Hylian. They are stationary, but will automatically defend themselves from attacks by spitting small balls of magical electricity at anyone who approaches them. An organic creature who nears too close to the Baba is likely to get bitten or swallowed, and the Baba's electric bite is known to shoot right through armor.
Thunder Cloud	2 Crackle + 2 Cloud	Uncorking this bottle unleashes a tiny thundercloud, which will follow the user for an hour. During this time, the user may indicate a target in range by merely pointing at it, at which point the cloud will relentlessly fire Magic Bolts at the target every 90 seconds. Like the spell, these projectiles can be reflected and rebounded by strikes against them.
Potion of Pep	4 Crackle + 4 Pegasus	When this potion is drunk, the user will feel a surge of alertness and energy. His speed and strength are practically doubled, and remain as such for up to a couple minutes. This is usually followed by a brief lethargic period.
Thunder Breath Potion	4 Crackle + 4 Breath	After drinking this potion, the user is able to magically breathe sparks of electricity after any deep exhalation. This electricity does not harm the user, even if it is reflected. This effect lasts less than a couple minutes.
Charged Oil	4 Crackle + 4 Razor	This oil can be applied to one ore more melee weapons, or the tips of an ammunition supply, in advance. On the next impact, the affected weapon will burst with electricity, causing an effect similar to a Shock Enchantment. After the first impact, the affected weapon(s) will continue to cause such impacts for a period lasting less than a couple minutes. Unlike magical electricity, the electricity produced from Charged Oil can harm the user.
Bottled Spark Beast	4 Crackle + 4 Magic	Dumping this bottle onto the ground creates an Ampilus, a hermit-crab like creature as tall as a Darknut, which will charge down enemies with its rolling, electrified shell. Flinging the contents of this bottle into the air spawns four to seven Thunder Keese. Regardless of the creature created, it is inclined to follow the others of whoever created it. In less than a couple minutes, the creature(s) will abruptly vanish into smoke.

Trivia

• The Crackle Seed (material) treasure is an original creation by one of Hyrule Castle's members. Its concept is credited to Blonde Panther.
• Ampilus and Thunder Keese are canonical creatures, which also can be found on Zelda Wiki.
• Most other Seed Effects and Elixir Effects are original creations of Hyrule Castle's members.