Magnum Opus
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 Balm
Smearing this thin salve on the face and hands grants an increased awareness of Night power.
- 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 become mysterious and enigmatic.
- 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,