A seed from the Earthroot plant that can be planted or consumed for various effects. When consumed, it provides defensive capabilities by applying the Roots debuff for 25 turns and the Barkskin buff equal to 1/4 the player's strength.

• Can be planted to grow Earthroot plants
• Can be consumed to apply Roots debuff (25 turns) and Barkskin buff (equal to 1/4 of player's strength)
• Part of the game's farming/alchemy system
• Dropped by Earth Elementals with 10% chance
• Used in the Sprout Spell which randomly plants one of various seeds

• Planting: Can be planted on any tile to grow an Earthroot plant that provides Barkskin buff when touched
• Consuming: When eaten, applies Roots for 25 turns (preventing movement) and Barkskin buff (armor equal to 1/4 of player's strength)
• Spell Component: Used in Sprout Spell as part of the random seed generation

• Potion Creation: Used to craft Potion of Paralytic Gas in alchemy system
• Treasury Item: Can be found in treasure rooms (Treasury levels)

• Consuming provides significant armor but locks you in place for 25 turns - only use when safe
• Planting is useful when you need defensive benefits in a specific location
• Consider carrying for emergency protection in safe areas

• Implementation: Earthroot.java
• Seed Implementation: Earthroot.Seed class
• Consumption Effect: Earthroot.Seed._execute method
• Plant Effect: Earthroot.effect method
• Armor Buff: Earthroot.Armor class
• String Resources: Earthroot strings
• Earth Elemental (Drop Source): EarthElemental.java - loot method
• Sprout Spell (Usage): Sprout.lua
• Treasury Placement: Treasury.json

• Earth Elemental - Common source of Earthroot seeds
• Seeds - Other seed types in the game
• Earthroot - The plant that grows from this seed
• Barkskin - Buff provided by Earthroot plants
• Roots - Immobilizing effect applied when consuming seed
• Sprout Spell - Spell that uses seeds as component