Lambent Essences

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

Like the Magnum Opus, preparation of these recipes involves a slightly more alchemical than herbal approach. Herbs are carefully measured out with mithril, silver and copper spoons, sublimed in weltsilver crucibles and distilled and condensed to draw out their essential natures.

Effulgent Primessence

This delicate, clear liquid often glows slightly in shadowed areas. It rapidly sublimes when exposed to air, becoming a fine vapour that is inhaled by a ritual magician to enhance their perception of the magic of Day. By helping the ritualist to focus their thoughts, they can achieve a synergy with the concepts and themes embodied by that realm.

Overuse of effulgent primessence can lead to increasing lassitude. It becomes increasingly hard to care about physical things, and there are some rare cases where magicians have starved to death, lacking the inclination to move from their couches to satisfy their hunger or thirst. Users remain coherent, intelligent and capable of rational discourse, which can often hide the signs of effulgent primessence abuse.

• Form: Infusion.
• Description: This clear liquid glows slightly with an inner radiance even in shadow. The liquid bubbles and beings to evaporate when exposed to the air. A tiny droplet on your tongue has a delicate, delicious flavour that you cannot quite place.
• Roleplaying Effects: You become calm and cerebral, fascinated by thoughts, ideas and knowledge. You are disinclined to physical action where mental action might be sufficient. Your movements and thoughts become precise and ordered
• Mechanical Effects: If you possess the Day Lore skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next day ritual that you perform within ten minutes, subject to the normal rules for effective skill.
• Recipe: Two drams of marrowort and one dram each of true vervain, cerulean mazzarine and bladeroot, and one crystallized mana.

Lucent Quintessence

This translucent liquid appears to have a slightly different shade from different angles. It is often diluted with fresh water before it is consumed as it has an almost overwhelming flavour of aniseed that some people find unpleasant. It is brewed from the distilled essences of four different herbs which combine with the essence of the drink and allow them to align their thoughts strongly with the realm of Day. Complex ideas and strange geometries become easier to comprehend, allowing the drinker to more readily manipulate Day magic with mortal consciousness.

• Form: Liquid.
• Description: This clear liquid seems to have a slightly different colour from different angles. It smells strongly of aniseed, and a tiny droplet on your tongue reveals it to have an almost overwhelming flavour of aniseed as well.
• Roleplaying Effects: You become highly focused, pursuing things that interest you with stubborn doggedness. You find it difficult to show interest in things that do not engage your intellect, no matter how important it might be to others.
• Mechanical Effects: If you possess the Day Lore skill then you can use up to 3 personal mana as if it were crystal mana on the next day ritual that you perform within ten minutes.
• Recipe: Three drams of marrowort, two drams each of true vervain and bladeroot and one dram of cerulean mazzarine.