Decoctions of Hoarfrost - Revision history

Twiggy at 16:59, 12 May 2026

2026-05-12T16:59:42Z

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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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 [[~~Bladeroot~~]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[~~Marrowort~~]] and one [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystallised mana]].		* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], one dram of [[marrowort]] and one [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystallised mana]].

	==The Barren Watchtower==		==The Barren Watchtower==
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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Drinking this elixir makes you very thirsty and dry mouthed. You become cold and calculating, seeing everything in terms of cost and benefit. Individual lives or needs become meaningless in the face of your goals and what you consider to be best. You feel a powerful urge to ensure you and yours are safe, regardless of the cost to other people.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Drinking this elixir makes you very thirsty and dry mouthed. You become cold and calculating, seeing everything in terms of cost and benefit. Individual lives or needs become meaningless in the face of your goals and what you consider to be best. You feel a powerful urge to ensure you and yours are safe, regardless of the cost to other people.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Winter 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 Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Winter 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 Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[~~Bladeroot~~]], two drams of [[~~Marrowort~~]] and one dram each of [[Imperial Roseweald]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[bladeroot]], two drams of [[marrowort]] and one dram each of [[Imperial Roseweald\|Imperial roseweald]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine\|cerulean mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]].

	==Sorrow's Mask==		==Sorrow's Mask==
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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Where this balm has been applied, your skin becomes numb. You are constantly reminded of your regrets; it is easy for you to succumb to feelings of grief, loss, despair, and sorrow if you do not keep focused on the task at hand.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Where this balm has been applied, your skin becomes numb. You are constantly reminded of your regrets; it is easy for you to succumb to feelings of grief, loss, despair, and sorrow if you do not keep focused on the task at hand.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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 [[~~Bladeroot~~]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[~~Marrowort~~]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain\|true vervain]], one dram of [[marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].
	{{PotionTable\|Decoctions of Hoarfrost}}		{{PotionTable\|Decoctions of Hoarfrost}}
	[[Category:Potions]]		[[Category:Potions]]
	[[Category:Tonics]]		[[Category:Tonics]]

Twiggy at 00:47, 2 August 2025

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Hailmur at 20:29, 12 May 2023

2023-05-12T20:29:38Z

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	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual lores\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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 [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].
			{{PotionTable\|Decoctions of Hoarfrost}}
	[[Category:Potions]]		[[Category:Potions]]
	[[Category:Tonics]]		[[Category:Tonics]]

Hailmur at 17:32, 6 May 2023

2023-05-06T17:32:28Z

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	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual lores\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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 [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]] and one [[~~Game items~~#~~Crystal Mana~~\|crystallised mana]].		* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]] and one [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystallised mana]].

	==The Barren Watchtower==		==The Barren Watchtower==

Dre at 18:56, 11 May 2022

2022-05-11T18:56:51Z

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	~~[[Category:Recipes]]~~

Dre at 13:22, 9 May 2022

2022-05-09T13:22:56Z

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Rafferty at 15:41, 13 January 2022

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	As with the Decoction of Hoarfrost, the salve focuses a magician towards dark emotional states as it enhances the resonance between a mortal and the Winter realm. Unlike the weaker preparation, however, it is very easy for an inexperienced user to become so lost in feelings of sorrow and despair that they are unable to rouse themselves to contribute to the very magic they seek to enhance with this preparation. A novice user must be carefully watched to ensure they remain focused on the matter at hand rather than lost in grim remembrance of every past failure.		As with the Decoction of Hoarfrost, the salve focuses a magician towards dark emotional states as it enhances the resonance between a mortal and the Winter realm. Unlike the weaker preparation, however, it is very easy for an inexperienced user to become so lost in feelings of sorrow and despair that they are unable to rouse themselves to contribute to the very magic they seek to enhance with this preparation. A novice user must be carefully watched to ensure they remain focused on the matter at hand rather than lost in grim remembrance of every past failure.

	Interestingly, there are some references to a potion very similar to this having been in use in pre- and early-Imperial Marches and Wintermark. Allegedly, that vile preparation was made by agents of [[~~Wendigo~~]] using the fat from murdered human bodies; the [[Druj]] appear to favour human and orc fat as a base as well. Civilised magicians obviously prefer to use fat gathered from animals slaughtered for their meat - even the most pragmatic apothecary is likely to balk at the idea of killing a person purely to provide materials for a potion.		Interestingly, there are some references to a potion very similar to this having been in use in pre- and early-Imperial Marches and Wintermark. Allegedly, that vile preparation was made by agents of [[Agramant]] using the fat from murdered human bodies; the [[Druj]] appear to favour human and orc fat as a base as well. Civilised magicians obviously prefer to use fat gathered from animals slaughtered for their meat - even the most pragmatic apothecary is likely to balk at the idea of killing a person purely to provide materials for a potion.

	* '''Form:''' Salve.		* '''Form:''' Salve.

Harry at 10:54, 16 September 2021

2021-09-16T10:54:01Z

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Rafferty at 16:24, 19 February 2020

2020-02-19T16:24:50Z

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	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual lores\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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 [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].


	[[Category:Potions]]		[[Category:Potions]]
	~~[[Category:Magic]]~~

Novemberalice at 20:00, 24 May 2019

2019-05-24T20:00:00Z

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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sinister.jpg\|title=Magicians who work the cruel magic of Winter find these elixirs a valuable adjunct to their work.\|caption=Oily, unpleasant, and bitter.\|align=right\|width=600}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sinister.jpg\|title=Magicians who work the cruel magic of Winter find these elixirs a valuable adjunct to their work.\|caption=Oily, unpleasant, and bitter.\|align=right\|width=600}}
	Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual Magic~~\|lore of Winter]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Winter Realm\|Winter realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the ambiguous influences 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 Winter]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Winter Realm\|Winter realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the ambiguous influences of that realm.

	Imperial apothecaries who mastered the Decoctions of Hoarfrost were able to create the [[#Decoction of the Hungry Moon\|Hungry Moon]] and [[#The Barren Watchtower\|Barren Watchtower]]. There were always rumours about other potions with similar effects, but they were largely dismissed as simple recipe variants of these two. Following the liberation of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Reikos]] in 379YE however, the situation changed slightly. Recipes belonging to the [[Druj]] apothecaries known as the Buruk Tepel were captured which detailed a third, expensive and difficult to brew potion referred to as [[#Sorrow's Mask\|Sorrow's Mask]]. The potion clearly built on principles familiar to apothecaries who had mastered the Decoctions, and knowledge of how to create the elixir quickly spread after the reconquest of High Chalcis. Some scholars who have studied some of the original notes point out that it appears the original Druj recipe was considerably more difficult to make - but that they were able to refine their own processes using information extracted from Imperial apothecaries captured in Reikos.		Imperial apothecaries who mastered the Decoctions of Hoarfrost were able to create the [[#Decoction of the Hungry Moon\|Hungry Moon]] and [[#The Barren Watchtower\|Barren Watchtower]]. There were always rumours about other potions with similar effects, but they were largely dismissed as simple recipe variants of these two. Following the liberation of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Reikos]] in 379YE however, the situation changed slightly. Recipes belonging to the [[Druj]] apothecaries known as the Buruk Tepel were captured which detailed a third, expensive and difficult to brew potion referred to as [[#Sorrow's Mask\|Sorrow's Mask]]. The potion clearly built on principles familiar to apothecaries who had mastered the Decoctions, and knowledge of how to create the elixir quickly spread after the reconquest of High Chalcis. Some scholars who have studied some of the original notes point out that it appears the original Druj recipe was considerably more difficult to make - but that they were able to refine their own processes using information extracted from Imperial apothecaries captured in Reikos.
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	* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir has a thick sediment at the bottom that seems to drink in any light that hits it. It tastes vile, like rotting meat. It would require quite an effort of will for most people to drink this liquid.		* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir has a thick sediment at the bottom that seems to drink in any light that hits it. It tastes vile, like rotting meat. It would require quite an effort of will for most people to drink this liquid.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual lores~~\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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 [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]] and one [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystallised mana]].		* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]] and one [[Game_items#Mana_Crystals\|crystallised mana]].

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	* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir seems to drink in any light that hits it. The thick sediment at the bottom hangs in the liquid for several minutes after it is shaken up. The salty, bitter taste gives you an urge to rinse your mouth out.		* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir seems to drink in any light that hits it. The thick sediment at the bottom hangs in the liquid for several minutes after it is shaken up. The salty, bitter taste gives you an urge to rinse your mouth out.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Drinking this elixir makes you very thirsty and dry mouthed. You become cold and calculating, seeing everything in terms of cost and benefit. Individual lives or needs become meaningless in the face of your goals and what you consider to be best. You feel a powerful urge to ensure you and yours are safe, regardless of the cost to other people.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Drinking this elixir makes you very thirsty and dry mouthed. You become cold and calculating, seeing everything in terms of cost and benefit. Individual lives or needs become meaningless in the face of your goals and what you consider to be best. You feel a powerful urge to ensure you and yours are safe, regardless of the cost to other people.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual Lores~~\|Winter 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 Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical_skills#Realm_Lore\|Winter 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 Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Bladeroot]], two drams of [[Marrowort]] and one dram each of [[Imperial Roseweald]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Bladeroot]], two drams of [[Marrowort]] and one dram each of [[Imperial Roseweald]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]].

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	* '''Description:''' This lumpy white salve exudes an indefinable scent that brings to mind sad memories of past loss. It tastes unspeakably horrible, and takes an effort of will to consume any.		* '''Description:''' This lumpy white salve exudes an indefinable scent that brings to mind sad memories of past loss. It tastes unspeakably horrible, and takes an effort of will to consume any.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Where this balm has been applied, your skin becomes numb. You are constantly reminded of your regrets; it is easy for you to succumb to feelings of grief, loss, despair, and sorrow if you do not keep focused on the task at hand.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Where this balm has been applied, your skin becomes numb. You are constantly reminded of your regrets; it is easy for you to succumb to feelings of grief, loss, despair, and sorrow if you do not keep focused on the task at hand.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[~~Magical skills~~#~~Ritual lores~~\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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 [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].
	{{PotionTable\|Decoctions of Hoarfrost}}		{{PotionTable\|Decoctions of Hoarfrost}}
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	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sinister.jpg\|title=Magicians who work the cruel magic of Winter find these elixirs a valuable adjunct to their work.\|caption=Oily, unpleasant, and bitter.\|align=right\|width=600}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Sinister.jpg\|title=Magicians who work the cruel magic of Winter find these elixirs a valuable adjunct to their work.\|caption=Oily, unpleasant, and bitter.\|align=right\|width=600}}
	Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the [[Magical skills#Ritual Magic\|lore of Winter]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Winter realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the ambiguous influences 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 Winter]]. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the [[Winter Realm\|Winter realm]] more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the ambiguous influences of that realm.

	Imperial apothecaries who mastered the Decoctions of Hoarfrost were able to create the [[#Decoction of the Hungry Moon\|Hungry Moon]] and [[#The Barren Watchtower\|Barren Watchtower]]. There were always rumours about other potions with similar effects, but they were largely dismissed as simple recipe variants of these two. Following the liberation of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Reikos]] in 379YE however, the situation changed slightly. Recipes belonging to the [[Druj]] apothecaries known as the Buruk Tepel were captured which detailed a third, expensive and difficult to brew potion referred to as [[#Sorrow's Mask\|Sorrow's Mask]]. The potion clearly built on principles familiar to apothecaries who had mastered the Decoctions, and knowledge of how to create the elixir quickly spread after the reconquest of High Chalcis. Some scholars who have studied some of the original notes point out that it appears the original Druj recipe was considerably more difficult to make - but that they were able to refine their own processes using information extracted from Imperial apothecaries captured in Reikos.		Imperial apothecaries who mastered the Decoctions of Hoarfrost were able to create the [[#Decoction of the Hungry Moon\|Hungry Moon]] and [[#The Barren Watchtower\|Barren Watchtower]]. There were always rumours about other potions with similar effects, but they were largely dismissed as simple recipe variants of these two. Following the liberation of the [[Highguard\|Highborn]] territory of [[Reikos]] in 379YE however, the situation changed slightly. Recipes belonging to the [[Druj]] apothecaries known as the Buruk Tepel were captured which detailed a third, expensive and difficult to brew potion referred to as [[#Sorrow's Mask\|Sorrow's Mask]]. The potion clearly built on principles familiar to apothecaries who had mastered the Decoctions, and knowledge of how to create the elixir quickly spread after the reconquest of High Chalcis. Some scholars who have studied some of the original notes point out that it appears the original Druj recipe was considerably more difficult to make - but that they were able to refine their own processes using information extracted from Imperial apothecaries captured in Reikos.
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	* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir has a thick sediment at the bottom that seems to drink in any light that hits it. It tastes vile, like rotting meat. It would require quite an effort of will for most people to drink this liquid.		* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir has a thick sediment at the bottom that seems to drink in any light that hits it. It tastes vile, like rotting meat. It would require quite an effort of will for most people to drink this liquid.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' This potion tastes unpleasantly of spoiled meat. You become emotionally cold but highly possessive and protective of your friends and allies.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual lores\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain one additional effective rank to the next Winter 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 [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]] and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]].		* '''Recipe:''' Two drams each of [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]] and one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]].

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	* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir seems to drink in any light that hits it. The thick sediment at the bottom hangs in the liquid for several minutes after it is shaken up. The salty, bitter taste gives you an urge to rinse your mouth out.		* '''Description:''' This black, oily elixir seems to drink in any light that hits it. The thick sediment at the bottom hangs in the liquid for several minutes after it is shaken up. The salty, bitter taste gives you an urge to rinse your mouth out.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Drinking this elixir makes you very thirsty and dry mouthed. You become cold and calculating, seeing everything in terms of cost and benefit. Individual lives or needs become meaningless in the face of your goals and what you consider to be best. You feel a powerful urge to ensure you and yours are safe, regardless of the cost to other people.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Drinking this elixir makes you very thirsty and dry mouthed. You become cold and calculating, seeing everything in terms of cost and benefit. Individual lives or needs become meaningless in the face of your goals and what you consider to be best. You feel a powerful urge to ensure you and yours are safe, regardless of the cost to other people.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual ~~lores~~\|Winter 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 Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes.		* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual Lores\|Winter 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 Winter ritual that you perform within ten minutes.
	* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Bladeroot]], two drams of [[Marrowort]] and one dram each of [[Imperial Roseweald]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams of [[Bladeroot]], two drams of [[Marrowort]] and one dram each of [[Imperial Roseweald]], [[Cerulean Mazzarine]] and [[True Vervain]].

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	* '''Description:''' This lumpy white salve exudes an indefinable scent that brings to mind sad memories of past loss. It tastes unspeakably horrible, and takes an effort of will to consume any.		* '''Description:''' This lumpy white salve exudes an indefinable scent that brings to mind sad memories of past loss. It tastes unspeakably horrible, and takes an effort of will to consume any.
	* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Where this balm has been applied, your skin becomes numb. You are constantly reminded of your regrets; it is easy for you to succumb to feelings of grief, loss, despair, and sorrow if you do not keep focused on the task at hand.		* '''Roleplaying Effects:''' Where this balm has been applied, your skin becomes numb. You are constantly reminded of your regrets; it is easy for you to succumb to feelings of grief, loss, despair, and sorrow if you do not keep focused on the task at hand.
	* '''Mechanical Effects:''' If you possess the [[Magical skills#Ritual lores\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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\|Winter lore]] skill then you gain three additional ranks to the next Winter 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 [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].		* '''Recipe:''' Three drams each of [[Bladeroot]] and [[True Vervain]], one dram of [[Marrowort]], one [[Game items#Crystal Mana\|crystallised mana]], and one ring of [[ilium]].