Magnum Opus

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Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the Lore of Night. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the Night Realm more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that Realm.

As with the Lambent Essences, brewing these potions involves a somewhat more alchemical than herbal approach. The recipes also tend to be a little abstruse, using metaphor and simile rather than direct instructions on measures or processes. More than one apothecary has wasted large amounts of herbs trying to decipher the precise proportions to use.

Chiaroscuran Balsam

This thin, scented salve is half white and half black. When applied to the skin, the two parts are mixed together and rapidly absorbed by the skin. Users who apply the salve too quickly risk becoming intoxicated by the narcotic rush that floods the system as the balsam is absorbed, which can lead to ritualsts acting in an agitated and excitable state for several minutes until their bodies achieve a natural (albeit shifting) balance with the preparation. Users find it easier to wield more powerful Night magic.

Some ritualists, especially naga, enjoy having a fellow ritualist apply the balsam to their skin rather than doing so themselves. This allows them to indulge in and focus on enjoying the pleasant sensations the balsam arouses. Obviously, there is some risk of beginning to crave the use of chiaroscuran balsam, and some ritual groups are cautious in how much and how often they employ the preparation as a result,

• Effect: If you possess the Night lore skill you gain +1 rank to the next Night ritual you perform within half an hour.
• Roleplaying Effect: You feel giddy and excitable for several minutes after applying this balsam. You feel a strong urge to be mysterious and enigmatic; to avoid direct answers, to conceal your intentions and to couch your speech in allusion and metaphor. Direct answers and direct solutions become highly unsatisfying.
• Recipe: One dram each of Imperial Roseweald and Bladeroot and one crystallised mana..

Suffusion of Red Ctrinitan

This energetic elixir allows a ritual magician to exert great power in the Realm of Spring.

• Effect: If you possess the Spring lore you gain the ability to use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next Spring ritual you perform within half an hour.
• Roleplaying Effect: You get the Naga roleplaying set.
• Recipe: Three drams of Imperial Roseweadl, two drams each of Bladeroot and Cerulean Mazzarine and one dram of True Vervain,