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	These foul preparations originate with the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]]. The recipes were originally captured from the Druj during the liberation of [[Reikos]], when the herbal text of the [[Druj_lore#Buruk_Tepel\|Buruk Tepel]] of the Stone Toad clan fell into Imperial hands. Originally hidden behind a complex cipher, the book was eventually decoded by Imperial scholars and the recipes within revealed.		These foul preparations originate with the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]]. The recipes were originally captured from the Druj during the liberation of [[Reikos]], when the herbal text of the [[Druj_lore#Buruk_Tepel\|Buruk Tepel]] of the Stone Toad clan fell into Imperial hands. Originally hidden behind a complex cipher, the book was eventually decoded by Imperial scholars and the recipes within revealed.

	In Autumn 382YE, the recipes that comprise the Last Resort were [[Distribute_potion_recipes\|distributed]] to Imperial apothecaries by order of the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]]. along with several other new potion recipes. Known as ''The Buruk's Blade'' among the Druj, the poisons are apparently used by master apothecaries in [[the Mallum]] to dispatch their opponents.		In Autumn 382YE, the recipes that comprise the Last Resort were [[Distribute_potion_recipes\|distributed]] to Imperial apothecaries by order of the [[Senate]]. along with several other new potion recipes. Known as ''The Buruk's Blade'' among the Druj, the poisons are apparently used by master apothecaries in [[the Mallum]] to dispatch their opponents.

	For obvious reasons, Imperial apothecaries have not undertaken much experimentation with these preparations. Much of what is known about them and their symptoms comes directly from the captured Stone Toad herbal.		For obvious reasons, Imperial apothecaries have not undertaken much experimentation with these preparations. Much of what is known about them and their symptoms comes directly from the captured Stone Toad herbal.

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	For obvious reasons, Imperial apothecaries have not undertaken much experimentation with these preparations. Much of what is known about them and their symptoms comes directly from the captured Stone Toad herbal.		For obvious reasons, Imperial apothecaries have not undertaken much experimentation with these preparations. Much of what is known about them and their symptoms comes directly from the captured Stone Toad herbal.

	~~<!--~~As poisons, [[#Watery Grave\|Watery Grave]], [[#Python's Hug\|Python's Hug]], and [[#Hooded Misery\|Hooded Misery]] are illegal within the Empire; possession of either ~~is generally viewed by the Imperial Magistrates~~ as intent to commit murder. See the section on [[Potion#Poisons\|poisons]] for more details of how these horrible substances, and their antidote, are used.~~-->~~		As of the [[385YE_Winter_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_the_Last_Resort\|385YE Winter Solstice]], the poisons [[#Watery Grave\|Watery Grave]], [[#Python's Hug\|Python's Hug]], and [[#Hooded Misery\|Hooded Misery]] are illegal within the Empire; the Imperial Magistrates generally view possession of either as intent to commit murder. See the section on [[Potion#Poisons\|poisons]] for more details on how these horrible substances, and their antidote, are used.

	==Watery Grave==		==Watery Grave==
	Known to the Druj as ''Ashwater'', this is a lethal ingested [[Potion#Poisons\|poison]]. According the to herbal, the victim will initially begin to feel nauseous. They may vomit, and they may become dizzy. After around fifteen minutes, they begin to feel thirsty, a feeling which worsens no matter how much they drink. This is accompanied by stabbing stomach pains, and they will almost certainly vomit at this stage and may soil themselves. Bowel movements are voluminous – to put it mildly – and very watery. Their organs are already beginning to die.		Known to the Druj as ''Ashwater'', this is a lethal ingested [[Potion#Poisons\|poison]]. According the to herbal, the victim will initially begin to feel nauseous. They may vomit, and they may become dizzy. After around fifteen minutes, they begin to feel thirsty, a feeling which worsens no matter how much they drink. This is accompanied by stabbing stomach pains, and they will almost certainly vomit at this stage and may soil themselves. Bowel movements are voluminous – to put it mildly – and very watery. Their organs are already beginning to die.
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	==Hooded Misery==		==Hooded Misery==
	Known to the Druj as ''Brackblood'', this vile tasting liquid leaves the drinker nauseous – and suffering the disease the orcs call the Brackblood Pestilence and the Empire knows as the Reikos Flux. This preparation, and the sickness it causes, are apparently a development and refinement of the poison the Empire calls [[#Watery Grave\|Watery Grave]]. Unlike the poison, however, the pestilence takes several days to kill the victim – but it is contagious and harms only humans.		Known to the Druj as ''Brackblood'', this vile tasting liquid leaves the drinker nauseous – and suffering the disease the orcs call the Brackblood Pestilence and the Empire knows as the Reikos Flux. This preparation, and the sickness it causes, are apparently a development and refinement of the poison the Empire calls [[#Watery Grave\|Watery Grave]]. Unlike the poison, however, the pestilence takes several days to kill the victim – but it is contagious and harms only humans.

	Hooded Misery mimics some of the symptoms of drinking befouled water, and progresses in four stages. A victim passes through the stages one at a time until they are cured or they die. It takes around a day for a victim to pass through each stage, killing them in a little less than a week.		Hooded Misery mimics some of the symptoms of drinking befouled water, and progresses in four stages. A victim passes through the stages one at a time until they are cured or they die. It takes around a day for a victim to pass through each stage, killing them in a little less than a week.

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	For obvious reasons, Imperial apothecaries have not undertaken much experimentation with these preparations. Much of what is known about them and their symptoms comes directly from the captured Stone Toad herbal.		For obvious reasons, Imperial apothecaries have not undertaken much experimentation with these preparations. Much of what is known about them and their symptoms comes directly from the captured Stone Toad herbal.

	As poisons, [[#Watery Grave\|Watery Grave]], [[#Python's Hug\|Python's Hug]], and [[#Hooded Misery\|Hooded Misery]] are illegal within the Empire; possession of either is generally viewed by the Imperial Magistrates as intent to commit murder. See the section on [[Potion#Poisons\|poisons]] for more details of how these horrible substances, and their antidote, are used.		<!--As poisons, [[#Watery Grave\|Watery Grave]], [[#Python's Hug\|Python's Hug]], and [[#Hooded Misery\|Hooded Misery]] are illegal within the Empire; possession of either is generally viewed by the Imperial Magistrates as intent to commit murder. See the section on [[Potion#Poisons\|poisons]] for more details of how these horrible substances, and their antidote, are used.-->
	==Watery Grave==		==Watery Grave==
	Known to the Druj as ''Ashwater'', this is a lethal ingested [[Potion#Poisons\|poison]]. According the to herbal, the victim will initially begin to feel nauseous. They may vomit, and they may become dizzy. After around fifteen minutes, they begin to feel thirsty, a feeling which worsens no matter how much they drink. This is accompanied by stabbing stomach pains, and they will almost certainly vomit at this stage and may soil themselves. Bowel movements are voluminous – to put it mildly – and very watery. Their organs are already beginning to die.		Known to the Druj as ''Ashwater'', this is a lethal ingested [[Potion#Poisons\|poison]]. According the to herbal, the victim will initially begin to feel nauseous. They may vomit, and they may become dizzy. After around fifteen minutes, they begin to feel thirsty, a feeling which worsens no matter how much they drink. This is accompanied by stabbing stomach pains, and they will almost certainly vomit at this stage and may soil themselves. Bowel movements are voluminous – to put it mildly – and very watery. Their organs are already beginning to die.

Novemberalice: /* Restless Slumber */

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Restless Slumber

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	* '''Form:''' Salve.		* '''Form:''' Salve.
	* '''Description:''' This thin, tan salve is unpleasantly greasy to the touch. It smells of spoiled offal.		* '''Description:''' This thin, tan salve is unpleasantly greasy to the touch. It smells of spoiled offal.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a powerful chill and over the next few minutes lose consciousness. Over the next five minutes the symptoms of either ~~watery grave~~ or ~~python~~'s ~~hug~~ poisons quickly recede.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a powerful chill and over the next few minutes lose consciousness. Over the next five minutes the symptoms of either Watery Grave or Python's Hug poisons quickly recede.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' Removes the effect of either or both Watery Grave and Python's Hug. You are left subject to both [[Calls#VENOM\|venom]] and [[Calls#WEAKNESS\|weakness]], regardless. If you were not poisoned, you are weakened and envenomed by this unpleasant preparation.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' Removes the effect of either or both Watery Grave and Python's Hug. You are left subject to both [[Calls#VENOM\|venom]] and [[Calls#WEAKNESS\|weakness]], regardless. If you were not poisoned, you are weakened and envenomed by this unpleasant preparation.
	* '''Recipe:''' Five drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald\|Imperial roseweald]], [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]].		* '''Recipe:''' Five drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald\|Imperial roseweald]], [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]].

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	* '''Description:''' This clear, odourless, tasteless liquid appears indistinguishable from water.		* '''Description:''' This clear, odourless, tasteless liquid appears indistinguishable from water.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel nauseous and unwell. Over the next fifteen minutes you feel dehydrated and suffer stabbing stomach pains and vomiting. Your bowel movements are voluminous and watery. Your breathing becomes laboured.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel nauseous and unwell. Over the next fifteen minutes you feel dehydrated and suffer stabbing stomach pains and vomiting. Your bowel movements are voluminous and watery. Your breathing becomes laboured.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' You are immediately ~~effected~~ by [[Calls#WEAKNESS\|WEAKNESS]] that cannot be removed until the poison is cured. After ten minutes your blood is viscous and foul smelling and your bleed time is increased by three minutes. At the end of thirty minutes your organs collapse leading to a fatal collapse.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' You are immediately affected by [[Calls#WEAKNESS\|WEAKNESS]] that cannot be removed until the poison is cured. After ten minutes your blood is viscous and foul smelling and your bleed time is increased by three minutes. At the end of thirty minutes your organs collapse leading to a fatal collapse.
	* '''Incorrect Antidote:''' If the incorrect antidote is applied, the target suffers a fatal, agonising seizure and dies.		* '''Incorrect Antidote:''' If the incorrect antidote is applied, the target suffers a fatal, agonising seizure and dies.
	* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and two drams each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[Marrowort\|marrowort]].		* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and two drams each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[Marrowort\|marrowort]].
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	* '''Description:''' This thin, tan salve is unpleasantly greasy to the touch. It smells of spoiled offal.		* '''Description:''' This thin, tan salve is unpleasantly greasy to the touch. It smells of spoiled offal.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a powerful chill and over the next few minutes lose consciousness. Over the next five minutes the symptoms of either watery grave or python's hug poisons quickly recede.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a powerful chill and over the next few minutes lose consciousness. Over the next five minutes the symptoms of either watery grave or python's hug poisons quickly recede.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' Removes the effect of either or both Watery Grave and Python's Hug. You are left subject to both [[Calls#VENOM\|venom]] and [[Calls#WEAKNESS\|weakness]], regardless. If you were not poisoned, you are weakened and ~~venomed~~ by this unpleasant preparation.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' Removes the effect of either or both Watery Grave and Python's Hug. You are left subject to both [[Calls#VENOM\|venom]] and [[Calls#WEAKNESS\|weakness]], regardless. If you were not poisoned, you are weakened and envenomed by this unpleasant preparation.
	* '''Recipe:''' Five drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald\|Imperial roseweald]], [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]].		* '''Recipe:''' Five drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald\|Imperial roseweald]], [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]].

Novemberalice: /* Watery Grave */

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Watery Grave

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	Known to the Druj as ''Ashwater'', this is a lethal ingested [[Potion#Poisons\|poison]]. According the to herbal, the victim will initially begin to feel nauseous. They may vomit, and they may become dizzy. After around fifteen minutes, they begin to feel thirsty, a feeling which worsens no matter how much they drink. This is accompanied by stabbing stomach pains, and they will almost certainly vomit at this stage and may soil themselves. Bowel movements are voluminous – to put it mildly – and very watery. Their organs are already beginning to die.		Known to the Druj as ''Ashwater'', this is a lethal ingested [[Potion#Poisons\|poison]]. According the to herbal, the victim will initially begin to feel nauseous. They may vomit, and they may become dizzy. After around fifteen minutes, they begin to feel thirsty, a feeling which worsens no matter how much they drink. This is accompanied by stabbing stomach pains, and they will almost certainly vomit at this stage and may soil themselves. Bowel movements are voluminous – to put it mildly – and very watery. Their organs are already beginning to die.

	Their breathing is also ~~effected~~, becoming laboured and difficult. Their blood is viscous and foul smelling – which can have minor positive effects but they are more than counteracted by the agonising pain in the gut and the thirst. It becomes almost impossible for them to concentrate, leaving them weakened and barely able to defend themselves.		Their breathing is also affected, becoming laboured and difficult. Their blood is viscous and foul smelling – which can have minor positive effects but they are more than counteracted by the agonising pain in the gut and the thirst. It becomes almost impossible for them to concentrate, leaving them weakened and barely able to defend themselves.

	After half an hour, enough of their organs have died that they cannot sustain life. They suffer a fatal seizure, and die.		After half an hour, enough of their organs have died that they cannot sustain life. They suffer a fatal seizure, and die.

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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This vile tasting liquid causes you to feel nauseous and unwell for several minutes.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This vile tasting liquid causes you to feel nauseous and unwell for several minutes.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you have drunk this vile tasting liquid, you should show this lammy to a referee as soon as possible.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you have drunk this vile tasting liquid, you should show this lammy to a referee as soon as possible.
	* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[~~Bladeroot\|~~bladeroot]], and a dram each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[~~Marrowort\|~~marrowort]].		* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[bladeroot]], and a dram each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[marrowort]].
			{{PotionTable\|The Last Resort}}
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Hailmur at 23:11, 11 May 2023

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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel warm and unwell. After five minutes, you suffer a nosebleed, headache, and abdominal pain. After fifteen minutes you are enervated and feverish and barely able to move, feeling as if your guts are twisting inside you.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel warm and unwell. After five minutes, you suffer a nosebleed, headache, and abdominal pain. After fifteen minutes you are enervated and feverish and barely able to move, feeling as if your guts are twisting inside you.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' After fifteen minutes you are unable to move unaided, attack, defend, or use any skill or magical item unless it explicitly says that it can be used while dying. You may be fed a potion by another character. After thirty minutes, your organs rupture bloodily leading to a painful death.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' After fifteen minutes you are unable to move unaided, attack, defend, or use any skill or magical item unless it explicitly says that it can be used while dying. You may be fed a potion by another character. After thirty minutes, your organs rupture bloodily leading to a painful death.
	* '''Incorrect Antidote:''' If the incorrect antidote is applied, the ~~targets~~ stomach and intestines rupture fatally, killing them.		* '''Incorrect Antidote:''' If the incorrect antidote is applied, the target's stomach and intestines rupture fatally, killing them.
	* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Imperial Roseweald\|Imperial roseweald]], and two drams each of [[Marrowort\|marrowort]], [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]].		* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Imperial Roseweald\|Imperial roseweald]], and two drams each of [[Marrowort\|marrowort]], [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]].

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	* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and a dram each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[Marrowort\|marrowort]].		* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and a dram each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[Marrowort\|marrowort]].
	[[Category:Potions]]		[[Category:Potions]]
	~~[[Category:Recipes]]~~

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	* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and a dram each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[Marrowort\|marrowort]].		* '''Recipe:''' Four drams of [[Bladeroot\|bladeroot]], and a dram each of [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]], and [[Marrowort\|marrowort]].
	[[Category:Potions]]		[[Category:Potions]]
			[[Category:Recipes]]