Tinctures of True Eminence - Revision history

Twiggy at 21:38, 28 January 2026

2026-01-28T21:38:49Z

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	Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer ~~Realm~~]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that ~~Realm~~.		Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that realm.

	Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc ghulai incredible proficiency with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[unconquered]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.		Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc ghulai incredible proficiency with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[unconquered]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.
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	==Goldencrown==		==Goldencrown==
	This energetic golden elixir allows a ritual magician to exert great power in the ~~Realm~~ of Summer. It allows a ritualist to command the powers of the ~~Realm~~ by will alone, using force of personality to forge powerful Summer magic. Some covens of ritual magicians follow a general rule that allows only one member at a time to use the concoction, often due to bitter experience of what happens when more than one magician feels a strong urge to take charge of a ritual at the same time.		This energetic golden elixir allows a ritual magician to exert great power in the realm of Summer. It allows a ritualist to command the powers of the realm by will alone, using force of personality to forge powerful Summer magic. Some covens of ritual magicians follow a general rule that allows only one member at a time to use the concoction, often due to bitter experience of what happens when more than one magician feels a strong urge to take charge of a ritual at the same time.

	This preparation was first formulated by Polina di [[Temeschwar]], an apothecary working for the Bloodgold [[Guild\|carta]]. It was immediately popular with magicians connected to the Landsknecht based in that city, and within a short time agents for magicians throughout the Empire were coming to Temeschwar to pay handsomely for phials of Goldencrown. This lasted until Alienor Firetress was tasked with discovering the formula as part of her [[Dawn culture and customs#The Test of Mettle\|Test of Mettle]] to enter House Ayen. She entered Temeschwar in disguise and ended up stealing not only the apothecary's recipe but also her heart. The couple's exploits both in the city and on their flight across the Empire are popular fodder for Dawnish ballads. House Ayen used copies of the formula to win political influence in the Senate, and within a generation or so it had become common knowledge - although the Bloodgold carta was so rich by that point that it barely cared (beyond, obviously, the matter of the [[The League culture and customs#Dead Reckoning\|Dead Reckoning]] ...)		This preparation was first formulated by Polina di [[Temeschwar]], an apothecary working for the Bloodgold [[Guild\|carta]]. It was immediately popular with magicians connected to the Landsknecht based in that city, and within a short time agents for magicians throughout the Empire were coming to Temeschwar to pay handsomely for phials of Goldencrown. This lasted until Alienor Firetress was tasked with discovering the formula as part of her [[Dawn culture and customs#The Test of Mettle\|Test of Mettle]] to enter House Ayen. She entered Temeschwar in disguise and ended up stealing not only the apothecary's recipe but also her heart. The couple's exploits both in the city and on their flight across the Empire are popular fodder for Dawnish ballads. House Ayen used copies of the formula to win political influence in the Senate, and within a generation or so it had become common knowledge - although the Bloodgold carta was so rich by that point that it barely cared (beyond, obviously, the matter of the [[The League culture and customs#Dead Reckoning\|Dead Reckoning]] ...)

Twiggy at 21:41, 24 September 2025

2025-09-24T21:41:40Z

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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You are filled with personal pride and self-assurance. Any contradiction or lack of respect is profoundly annoying, and you find it difficult to tolerate mockery, insolence or being treated as if you are unimportant.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You are filled with personal pride and self-assurance. Any contradiction or lack of respect is profoundly annoying, and you find it difficult to tolerate mockery, insolence or being treated as if you are unimportant.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.
	* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Imperial Roseweald]],and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|~~crystallized~~ mana]].		* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Imperial Roseweald]],and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]].

	==Goldencrown==		==Goldencrown==
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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a rush of heat that flows down your throat and boils in your stomach. When you feel thwarted, belittled, or wronged you find it hard to avoid becoming enraged. If you are actually insulted, disrespected, or threatened you experience an urge to respond violently.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a rush of heat that flows down your throat and boils in your stomach. When you feel thwarted, belittled, or wronged you find it hard to avoid becoming enraged. If you are actually insulted, disrespected, or threatened you experience an urge to respond violently.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|~~crystallized~~ mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].
	{{PotionTable\|Tinctures of True Eminence}}		{{PotionTable\|Tinctures of True Eminence}}
	[[Category:Potions]]		[[Category:Potions]]
	[[Category:Tonics]]		[[Category:Tonics]]

Twiggy at 00:48, 2 August 2025

2025-08-02T00:48:36Z

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	Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual Magic~~\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer Realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that Realm.		Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer Realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that Realm.

	Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc ghulai incredible proficiency with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[unconquered]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.		Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc ghulai incredible proficiency with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[unconquered]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.

Twiggy at 00:39, 2 August 2025

2025-08-02T00:39:55Z

Hailmur: /* Goldencrown */

2024-07-07T21:18:35Z

Goldencrown

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	* '''Description:''' When this beautiful golden elixir catches the light it glows with an inner radiance. If the container is shaken, the liquid within hisses and bubbles energetically. It smells strongly of apples and pears. A tiny droplet on your tongue reveals it to have a delicious, fruity flavour that leaves you with a strong desire to drink the entire thing, savouring every mouthful.		* '''Description:''' When this beautiful golden elixir catches the light it glows with an inner radiance. If the container is shaken, the liquid within hisses and bubbles energetically. It smells strongly of apples and pears. A tiny droplet on your tongue reveals it to have a delicious, fruity flavour that leaves you with a strong desire to drink the entire thing, savouring every mouthful.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel a strong urge to take charge of any situation you find yourself in. Filled with pride and self-confidence, people who disagree with you or disrespect you make you exceptionally angry. Whatever you are doing, you very much want to be the centre of attention.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel a strong urge to take charge of any situation you find yourself in. Filled with pride and self-confidence, people who disagree with you or disrespect you make you exceptionally angry. Whatever you are doing, you very much want to be the centre of attention.
	* '''Mechancial Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you can use up to 3 [[Magical skills#Magician\|personal mana]] as if it were [[Game items#Mana Crystals\|crystal mana]] on the next ~~summer~~ ritual that you perform within ten minutes.		* '''Mechancial Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you can use up to 3 [[Magical skills#Magician\|personal mana]] as if it were [[Game items#Mana Crystals\|crystal mana]] on the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], two drams of [[Imperial Roseweald]], and one dram each of [[True Vervain]], [[Bladeroot]] and [[Marrowort]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], two drams of [[Imperial Roseweald]], and one dram each of [[True Vervain]], [[Bladeroot]] and [[Marrowort]].

Hailmur at 20:46, 12 May 2023

2023-05-12T20:46:06Z

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	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].
			{{PotionTable\|Tinctures of True Eminence}}
	[[Category:Potions]]		[[Category:Potions]]
	[[Category:Tonics]]		[[Category:Tonics]]

Hailmur at 23:46, 11 May 2023

2023-05-11T23:46:31Z

Hailmur at 11:09, 16 April 2023

2023-04-16T11:09:02Z

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	This energetic golden elixir allows a ritual magician to exert great power in the Realm of Summer. It allows a ritualist to command the powers of the Realm by will alone, using force of personality to forge powerful Summer magic. Some covens of ritual magicians follow a general rule that allows only one member at a time to use the concoction, often due to bitter experience of what happens when more than one magician feels a strong urge to take charge of a ritual at the same time.		This energetic golden elixir allows a ritual magician to exert great power in the Realm of Summer. It allows a ritualist to command the powers of the Realm by will alone, using force of personality to forge powerful Summer magic. Some covens of ritual magicians follow a general rule that allows only one member at a time to use the concoction, often due to bitter experience of what happens when more than one magician feels a strong urge to take charge of a ritual at the same time.

	This preparation was first formulated by Polina di [[Temeschwar]], an apothecary working for the Bloodgold [[Guild\|carta]]. It was immediately popular with magicians connected to the [[Landsknecht]] based in that city, and within a short time agents for magicians throughout the Empire were coming to Temeschwar to pay handsomely for phials of goldencrown. This lasted until Alienor Firetress was tasked with discovering the formula as part of her [[Dawn culture and customs#The Test of Mettle\|Test of Mettle]] to enter House Ayen. She entered Temeschwar in disguise and ended up stealing not only the apothecary's recipe but also her heart. The couple's exploits both in the city and on their flight across the Empire are popular fodder for Dawnish ballads. House Ayen used copies of the formula to win political influence in the Senate, and within a generation or so it had become common knowledge - although the Bloodgold carta was so rich by that point that it barely cared (beyond, obviously, the matter of the [[The League culture and customs#Dead Reckoning\|Dead Reckoning]] ...)		This preparation was first formulated by Polina di [[Temeschwar]], an apothecary working for the Bloodgold [[Guild\|carta]]. It was immediately popular with magicians connected to the Landsknecht based in that city, and within a short time agents for magicians throughout the Empire were coming to Temeschwar to pay handsomely for phials of goldencrown. This lasted until Alienor Firetress was tasked with discovering the formula as part of her [[Dawn culture and customs#The Test of Mettle\|Test of Mettle]] to enter House Ayen. She entered Temeschwar in disguise and ended up stealing not only the apothecary's recipe but also her heart. The couple's exploits both in the city and on their flight across the Empire are popular fodder for Dawnish ballads. House Ayen used copies of the formula to win political influence in the Senate, and within a generation or so it had become common knowledge - although the Bloodgold carta was so rich by that point that it barely cared (beyond, obviously, the matter of the [[The League culture and customs#Dead Reckoning\|Dead Reckoning]] ...)

	* '''Form:''' Liquid.		* '''Form:''' Liquid.

Dre at 18:58, 11 May 2022

2022-05-11T18:58:37Z

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	[[Category:Tonics]]		[[Category:Tonics]]
	~~[[Category:Recipes]]~~

Dre at 13:26, 9 May 2022

2022-05-09T13:26:31Z

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	Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical skills#Ritual Magic\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer Realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that Realm.		Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical skills#Ritual Magic\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer Realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that Realm.

	Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc Gulai incredible ~~proficency~~ with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[Unconquered]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.		Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc Gulai incredible proficiency with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[Unconquered]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.

	==Dragon's Blood==		==Dragon's Blood==
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	* '''Description:''' This red elixir smells of oranges and glows with an inner radiance when it catches the light. The scent makes your nostrils tingle and warms your chest. The tangy flavour makes you want to down the entire potion.		* '''Description:''' This red elixir smells of oranges and glows with an inner radiance when it catches the light. The scent makes your nostrils tingle and warms your chest. The tangy flavour makes you want to down the entire potion.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You are filled with personal pride and self-assurance. Any contradiction or lack of respect is profoundly annoying, and you find it difficult to tolerate mockery, insolence or being treated as if you are unimportant.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You are filled with personal pride and self-assurance. Any contradiction or lack of respect is profoundly annoying, and you find it difficult to tolerate mockery, insolence or being treated as if you are unimportant.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual Lores~~\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.
	* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Imperial Roseweald]],and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]].		* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Imperial Roseweald]],and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]].

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	* '''Description:''' When this beautiful golden elixir catches the light it glows with an inner radiance. If the container is shaken, the liquid within hisses and bubbles energetically. It smells strongly of apples and pears. A tiny droplet on your tongue reveals it to have a delicious, fruity flavour that leaves you with a strong desire to drink the entire thing, savouring every mouthful.		* '''Description:''' When this beautiful golden elixir catches the light it glows with an inner radiance. If the container is shaken, the liquid within hisses and bubbles energetically. It smells strongly of apples and pears. A tiny droplet on your tongue reveals it to have a delicious, fruity flavour that leaves you with a strong desire to drink the entire thing, savouring every mouthful.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel a strong urge to take charge of any situation you find yourself in. Filled with pride and self-confidence, people who disagree with you or disrespect you make you exceptionally angry. Whatever you are doing, you very much want to be the centre of attention.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You feel a strong urge to take charge of any situation you find yourself in. Filled with pride and self-confidence, people who disagree with you or disrespect you make you exceptionally angry. Whatever you are doing, you very much want to be the centre of attention.
	* '''Mechancial Effects:''' If you possess the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual Lores~~\|Summer Lore]] skill then you can use up to 3 [[Magical skills#Magician\|personal mana]] as if it were [[Game items#Mana Crystals\|crystal mana]] on the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes.		* '''Mechancial Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Summer Lore]] skill then you can use up to 3 [[Magical skills#Magician\|personal mana]] as if it were [[Game items#Mana Crystals\|crystal mana]] on the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], two drams of [[Imperial Roseweald]], and one dram each of [[True Vervain]], [[Bladeroot]] and [[Marrowort]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], two drams of [[Imperial Roseweald]], and one dram each of [[True Vervain]], [[Bladeroot]] and [[Marrowort]].

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	* '''Description:''' This syrupy russet liquid smells very alcoholic. A droplet on your tongue brings an overwhelming taste of strong spirits and fermented fruit. Even a small amount makes your heart beat faster for a few moments.		* '''Description:''' This syrupy russet liquid smells very alcoholic. A droplet on your tongue brings an overwhelming taste of strong spirits and fermented fruit. Even a small amount makes your heart beat faster for a few moments.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a rush of heat that flows down your throat and boils in your stomach. When you feel thwarted, belittled, or wronged you find it hard to avoid becoming enraged. If you are actually insulted, disrespected, or threatened you experience an urge to respond violently.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a rush of heat that flows down your throat and boils in your stomach. When you feel thwarted, belittled, or wronged you find it hard to avoid becoming enraged. If you are actually insulted, disrespected, or threatened you experience an urge to respond violently.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual Lores~~\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].
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	Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical skills#Ritual Magic\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer Realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that Realm.		Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical skills#Ritual Magic\|Lore of Summer]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Summer magic\|Summer Realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that Realm.

	Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc ~~Gulai~~ incredible proficiency with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[~~Unconquered~~]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.		Before the [[Druj]] [[orc\|orcs]] were driven from [[Reikos]] in 379YE, masters of the Tinctures of True Eminence knew how to brew two potions - [[#Dragon's Blood\|Dragon's Blood]] and [[#Goldencrown\|Goldencrown]]. During the liberation of [[Reikos#Haros_Water\|Haros Water]] and [[Reikos#Riverwatch\|Riverwatch]], documents captured from the orcs gave tantalizing hints regarding a new potion that granted orc ghulai incredible proficiency with certain battlefield magics. A cadre of [[unconquered]] working closely with [[Navarr]] scouts, tracked down further details and eventually, with the aid of [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] war witches attached to the [[Dawn_military_concerns#Eastern Sky\|Eastern Sky]] cornered and defeated one of the Stone Toad Tepel in a ruined chapterhouse in [[Reikos#Longshire\|Longshire]]. With the savage herbalist's notes in hand, Imperial apothecaries were able to deduce the recipe for [[#Firewine\|Firewine]], a powerful aid to the performance of Summer magic. Unselfishly, the soldiers involved in recovering these notes chose to share the information about how to make this potion with the rest of the Empire and the recipe - based on principles familiar to anyone who had mastered the Tinctures - quickly spread.

	==Dragon's Blood==		==Dragon's Blood==
	This spicy crimson tincture warms the blood and enhances a magician's awareness of the Summer power. The tincture itself is volatile and somewhat flammable. Some magicians (especially those [[Wintermark]] [[Wintermark magical traditions#Runesmiths\|runesmiths]] and [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Dawn magical traditions\|war witches]] who study ritual magic) set fire to the heady brew before downing it in a single gulp, claiming it improves both the flavour and the quality of magical power it imparts.		This spicy crimson tincture warms the blood and enhances a magician's awareness of the Summer power. The tincture itself is volatile and somewhat flammable. Some magicians (especially those [[Wintermark]] [[Wintermark magical traditions#Runesmiths\|runesmiths]] and [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[Dawn magical traditions\|war witches]] who study ritual magic) set fire to the heady brew before downing it in a single gulp, claiming it improves both the flavour and the quality of magical power it imparts.

	As with many of the more potent preparations, it is easy for a magician to become reliant on the power this potion grants, or to use the sensations of power and confidence it imparts. Dawnish [[Weaver cabal\|weaver cabals]] and [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Highguard magical traditions\|magisters]] are particularly cautious when employing ~~dragon~~'s ~~blood~~, lest they become dependent on the temporary power it offers. By contrast, many [[Changeling\|changelings]] claim that the potion is actually a little bland, and has no noticeable effect on their behaviour.		As with many of the more potent preparations, it is easy for a magician to become reliant on the power this potion grants, or to use the sensations of power and confidence it imparts. Dawnish [[Weaver cabal\|weaver cabals]] and [[Highguard\|Highborn]] [[Highguard magical traditions\|magisters]] are particularly cautious when employing Dragon's Blood, lest they become dependent on the temporary power it offers. By contrast, many [[Changeling\|changelings]] claim that the potion is actually a little bland, and has no noticeable effect on their behaviour.

	* '''Form:''' Liquid.		* '''Form:''' Liquid.
	* '''Description:''' This red elixir smells of oranges and glows with an inner radiance when it catches the light. The scent makes your nostrils tingle and warms your chest. The tangy flavour makes you want to down the entire potion.		* '''Description:''' This red elixir smells of oranges and glows with an inner radiance when it catches the light. The scent makes your nostrils tingle and warms your chest. The tangy flavour makes you want to down the entire potion.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You are filled with personal pride and self-assurance. Any contradiction or lack of respect is profoundly annoying, and you find it difficult to tolerate mockery, insolence or being treated as if you are unimportant.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You are filled with personal pride and self-assurance. Any contradiction or lack of respect is profoundly annoying, and you find it difficult to tolerate mockery, insolence or being treated as if you are unimportant.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next ~~summer~~ ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.
	* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Imperial Roseweald]],and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]].		* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Imperial Roseweald]],and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]].

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	This energetic golden elixir allows a ritual magician to exert great power in the Realm of Summer. It allows a ritualist to command the powers of the Realm by will alone, using force of personality to forge powerful Summer magic. Some covens of ritual magicians follow a general rule that allows only one member at a time to use the concoction, often due to bitter experience of what happens when more than one magician feels a strong urge to take charge of a ritual at the same time.		This energetic golden elixir allows a ritual magician to exert great power in the Realm of Summer. It allows a ritualist to command the powers of the Realm by will alone, using force of personality to forge powerful Summer magic. Some covens of ritual magicians follow a general rule that allows only one member at a time to use the concoction, often due to bitter experience of what happens when more than one magician feels a strong urge to take charge of a ritual at the same time.

	This preparation was first formulated by Polina di [[Temeschwar]], an apothecary working for the Bloodgold [[Guild\|carta]]. It was immediately popular with magicians connected to the Landsknecht based in that city, and within a short time agents for magicians throughout the Empire were coming to Temeschwar to pay handsomely for phials of ~~goldencrown~~. This lasted until Alienor Firetress was tasked with discovering the formula as part of her [[Dawn culture and customs#The Test of Mettle\|Test of Mettle]] to enter House Ayen. She entered Temeschwar in disguise and ended up stealing not only the apothecary's recipe but also her heart. The couple's exploits both in the city and on their flight across the Empire are popular fodder for Dawnish ballads. House Ayen used copies of the formula to win political influence in the Senate, and within a generation or so it had become common knowledge - although the Bloodgold carta was so rich by that point that it barely cared (beyond, obviously, the matter of the [[The League culture and customs#Dead Reckoning\|Dead Reckoning]] ...)		This preparation was first formulated by Polina di [[Temeschwar]], an apothecary working for the Bloodgold [[Guild\|carta]]. It was immediately popular with magicians connected to the Landsknecht based in that city, and within a short time agents for magicians throughout the Empire were coming to Temeschwar to pay handsomely for phials of Goldencrown. This lasted until Alienor Firetress was tasked with discovering the formula as part of her [[Dawn culture and customs#The Test of Mettle\|Test of Mettle]] to enter House Ayen. She entered Temeschwar in disguise and ended up stealing not only the apothecary's recipe but also her heart. The couple's exploits both in the city and on their flight across the Empire are popular fodder for Dawnish ballads. House Ayen used copies of the formula to win political influence in the Senate, and within a generation or so it had become common knowledge - although the Bloodgold carta was so rich by that point that it barely cared (beyond, obviously, the matter of the [[The League culture and customs#Dead Reckoning\|Dead Reckoning]] ...)

	* '''Form:''' Liquid.		* '''Form:''' Liquid.
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	* '''Description:''' This syrupy russet liquid smells very alcoholic. A droplet on your tongue brings an overwhelming taste of strong spirits and fermented fruit. Even a small amount makes your heart beat faster for a few moments.		* '''Description:''' This syrupy russet liquid smells very alcoholic. A droplet on your tongue brings an overwhelming taste of strong spirits and fermented fruit. Even a small amount makes your heart beat faster for a few moments.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a rush of heat that flows down your throat and boils in your stomach. When you feel thwarted, belittled, or wronged you find it hard to avoid becoming enraged. If you are actually insulted, disrespected, or threatened you experience an urge to respond violently.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' You experience a rush of heat that flows down your throat and boils in your stomach. When you feel thwarted, belittled, or wronged you find it hard to avoid becoming enraged. If you are actually insulted, disrespected, or threatened you experience an urge to respond violently.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain ~~'''~~three~~'''~~ additional ranks to the next ~~summer~~ ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Summer Lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Summer ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the [[Realm_Lore#Gaining_additional_ranks\|normal rules for effective skill]]. This is a [[Potion#Tonics\|tonic]]; the effect of any other tonic you have drunk immediately ends.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Imperial Roseweald]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Cerulean Mazzarine]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallized mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].

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	[[Category:Tonics]]		[[Category:Tonics]]