https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Distil_the_Serpent%27s_StoneDistil the Serpent's Stone - Revision history2026-04-19T10:29:35ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.6https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Distil_the_Serpent%27s_Stone&diff=133305&oldid=prevTwiggy at 19:31, 16 January 20262026-01-16T19:31:32Z<p></p>
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</table>Twiggyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Distil_the_Serpent%27s_Stone&diff=125600&oldid=prevKirkbride: Kirkbride moved page Distill the Serpent's Stone to Distil the Serpent's Stone2025-07-30T14:24:41Z<p>Kirkbride moved page <a href="/empire-wiki/Distill_the_Serpent%27s_Stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Distill the Serpent's Stone">Distill the Serpent's Stone</a> to <a href="/empire-wiki/Distil_the_Serpent%27s_Stone" title="Distil the Serpent's Stone">Distil the Serpent's Stone</a></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the eternals Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the eternals Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation. This ritual is often performed in private; the serpent's stone is powerful, and can be a highly coveted treasure.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. The [[magic items|magic item]] known as the [[Mask of Gold and Lead]] can be used to make this ritual easier to perform - much as it facilitates the lesser alchemical rituals [[the Eight-Spoked Wheel]] and [[the Retrograde Wheel]]</ins>. This ritual is often performed in private; the serpent's stone is powerful, and can be a highly coveted treasure.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the eternals Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the eternals Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Beeswaxhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Distil_the_Serpent%27s_Stone&diff=90375&oldid=prevBeeswax at 19:26, 18 May 20222022-05-18T19:26:06Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant Transcendence]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant Transcendence]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual can be ruinously expensive, and there are covens who have beggared themselves trying to discover the secret of the stone's transformative power. Many such covens claim that the ritual hints at the possibility of true transformation - the ability to move beyond The Eight-spoked Wheel and The Retrograde Wheel to master the physical world - <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an </del>perhaps more.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual can be ruinously expensive, and there are covens who have beggared themselves trying to discover the secret of the stone's transformative power. Many such covens claim that the ritual hints at the possibility of true transformation - the ability to move beyond The Eight-spoked Wheel and The Retrograde Wheel to master the physical world - <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>perhaps more.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the eternals Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the eternals Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is an alchemical mystery, and almost always includes elements such as <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>fire; beakers, bowls and other pieces of alchemical equipment; water and other liquids, including blood (some ritualists use a little blood from one each of a human, a [[changeling]], a [[briar]], a [[naga]], a [[cambion]], a [[draughir]], and a [[merrow]]); charts and diagrams; and the other trappings of this ancient magical lore. The ritual requires the ritualists to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">combine eight ingots of special material and an ingot </del>of ilium, and consequently a vessel such as a crucible or cauldron is often the central focus of the magic.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This is an alchemical mystery, and almost always includes elements such as fire; beakers, bowls and other pieces of alchemical equipment; water and other liquids, including blood (some ritualists use a little blood from one each of a human, a [[changeling]], a [[briar]], a [[naga]], a [[cambion]], a [[draughir]], and a [[merrow]]); charts and diagrams; and the other trappings of this ancient magical lore. The ritual requires the ritualists to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enact a powerful transformation on a ring </ins>of ilium, and consequently a vessel such as a crucible or cauldron is often the central focus of the magic.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation. This ritual is often performed in private; the serpent's stone is powerful, and can be a highly coveted treasure.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation. This ritual is often performed in private; the serpent's stone is powerful, and can be a highly coveted treasure.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </del>true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The constellation of [[The Great Wyrm]] in particular is likely to be evoked. The names of the [[eternal|eternals]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </ins>true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The constellation of [[The Great Wyrm]] in particular is likely to be evoked. The names of the [[eternal|eternals]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Beeswaxhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Distil_the_Serpent%27s_Stone&diff=83141&oldid=prevRafferty: Fix magnitude2021-04-21T14:22:02Z<p>Fix magnitude</p>
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</table>Raffertyhttps://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Distil_the_Serpent%27s_Stone&diff=73916&oldid=prevMatt: /* Description */2019-06-14T13:07:37Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Description</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual is an example of alchemical transformation, and uses similar principles to those employed in [[The Eight-Spoked Wheel]] or [[The Retrograde Wheel]]. Those rituals alter the nature of [[materials]] such as [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]] or [[Materials#Dragonbone|Dragonbone]] - no minor <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fear </del>given the magical properties of those precious substances. This ritual by contrast works on the incredibly rare, incredibly powerful [[ilium|star metal]] to create an entirely new substance. There are reports of similar rituals here and there around the known world - alchemical transformations that produce unique materials that do not exist naturally.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual is an example of alchemical transformation, and uses similar principles to those employed in [[The Eight-Spoked Wheel]] or [[The Retrograde Wheel]]. Those rituals alter the nature of [[materials]] such as [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]] or [[Materials#Dragonbone|Dragonbone]] - no minor <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">feat </ins>given the magical properties of those precious substances. This ritual by contrast works on the incredibly rare, incredibly powerful [[ilium|star metal]] to create an entirely new substance. There are reports of similar rituals here and there around the known world - alchemical transformations that produce unique materials that do not exist naturally.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant Transcendence]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant Transcendence]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual is an example of alchemical transformation, and uses similar principles to those employed in [[The Eight-Spoked Wheel]] or [[The Retrograde Wheel]]. Those rituals alter the nature of [[materials]] such as [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]] or [[Materials#Dragonbone|Dragonbone]] - no minor fear given the magical properties of those precious substances. This ritual by contrast works on the incredibly rare, incredibly powerful [[ilium|star metal]] to create an entirely new substance. There are reports of similar rituals here and there around the known world - alchemical transformations that produce unique materials that do not exist naturally.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual is an example of alchemical transformation, and uses similar principles to those employed in [[The Eight-Spoked Wheel]] or [[The Retrograde Wheel]]. Those rituals alter the nature of [[materials]] such as [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]] or [[Materials#Dragonbone|Dragonbone]] - no minor fear given the magical properties of those precious substances. This ritual by contrast works on the incredibly rare, incredibly powerful [[ilium|star metal]] to create an entirely new substance. There are reports of similar rituals here and there around the known world - alchemical transformations that produce unique materials that do not exist naturally.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Transcendance</del>]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Transcendence</ins>]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual can be ruinously expensive, and there are covens who have beggared themselves trying to discover the secret of the stone's transformative power. Many such covens claim that the ritual hints at the possibility of true transformation - the ability to move beyond The Eight-spoked Wheel and The Retrograde Wheel to master the physical world - an perhaps more.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual can be ruinously expensive, and there are covens who have beggared themselves trying to discover the secret of the stone's transformative power. Many such covens claim that the ritual hints at the possibility of true transformation - the ability to move beyond The Eight-spoked Wheel and The Retrograde Wheel to master the physical world - an perhaps more.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Eternals </del>Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Prior to the rebirth of the eternal, some alchemists already referred to the stone created by this ritual as "''the azoth''". This term is used occasionally in alchemy to refer to any theoretical or legendary material that provokes unexpected and miraculous changes in materials and individuals. Azoth - often described as a liquid - may be entirely conceptual, but the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">eternals </ins>Soghter and Murit were often associated with it. Indeed, the concept either derives, or gives its name to, the eternal produced by their union. Some alchemists believe that this ritual is the first step towards uncovering the nature of this awesome substance, should it exist. These alchemists believe that mastery of the azoth would allow an alchemist complete mastery of the material world.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation. This ritual is often performed in private; the serpent's stone is powerful, and can be a highly coveted treasure.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Many ritualists wear masks or veils when they perform this ritual - not least because there are occasionally noxious byproducts of the transformation. This ritual is often performed in private; the serpent's stone is powerful, and can be a highly coveted treasure.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The constellation of [[The Great Wyrm]] in particular is likely to be evoked. The names of the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Eternals</del>]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The forces of the heavens are often referenced in alchemical rituals. If the theory that the stars represent in some way the tools of the Creator are true, then evoking the power of [[astronomancy]] seems entirely appropriate to the practice of enacting permanent transformation. The constellation of [[The Great Wyrm]] in particular is likely to be evoked. The names of the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">eternal|eternals</ins>]] [[Murit]] and [[Soghter]] are sometimes used, especially in their aspects as the ''Azoth'', a theoretical compound that provokes miraculous transformation.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The rune [[Xun]] which represents transformation is usually evoked with this magic, although it is common to include [[Wyr]], [[Diras]] and even [[Zorech]] to show that this ritual is near the pinnacle of the study of Night magic; it is also a mystery, and the material it creates comes as much from secrets as the passion for alchemical mastery. Some alchemists also include [[Aesh]] for the power of the mind, or [[Cavul]] to represent the idea of purifying materials into higher forms.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The rune [[Xun]] which represents transformation is usually evoked with this magic, although it is common to include [[Wyr]], [[Diras]] and even [[Zorech]] to show that this ritual is near the pinnacle of the study of Night magic; it is also a mystery, and the material it creates comes as much from secrets as the passion for alchemical mastery. Some alchemists also include [[Aesh]] for the power of the mind, or [[Cavul]] to represent the idea of purifying materials into higher forms.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual is an example of alchemical transformation, and uses similar principles to those employed in [[The Eight-Spoked Wheel]] or [[The Retrograde Wheel]]. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Yet where those </del>rituals alter the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">properties </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">matter, this ritual combines disparate </del>[[materials]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">together with </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">power </del>of [[ilium]] to create <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </del>new substance. There are reports of similar rituals here and there around the known world - alchemical transformations that produce unique materials that do not exist naturally.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This ritual is an example of alchemical transformation, and uses similar principles to those employed in [[The Eight-Spoked Wheel]] or [[The Retrograde Wheel]]. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Those </ins>rituals alter the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">nature </ins>of [[materials]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">such as [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]] or [[Materials#Dragonbone|Dragonbone]] - no minor fear given </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">magical properties </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">those precious substances. This ritual by contrast works on the incredibly rare, incredibly powerful </ins>[[ilium<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|star metal</ins>]] to create <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an entirely </ins>new substance. There are reports of similar rituals here and there around the known world - alchemical transformations that produce unique materials that do not exist naturally.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant Transcendance]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As with many such rituals, ''Distil the Serpent's Stone'' attempts to create a perfected material, a substance of higher nature than the dross of the mundane world around it. To a degree it succeeds - the ''shadow stone'' is able to greatly enhance the magical capabilities of the one who consumes it, far beyond the aspirations of potions such as [[Magnum_Opus#Black Star|Black Star]] or [[Lambent_Essences#Radiant Transcendence|Radiant Transcendance]]. Indeed, it offers power to a ritual magician regardless of the realm they are employing - as if it transforms the one who consumes it in some profound way. </div></td></tr>
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