The Ophidian Order Mirror

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Apothecary's Handbook

Second Edition by the Ophidian Order

Potions

Skillful healers, herbalists, and magic users are known to create highly powerful potions which, when drank, produce a variety of effects. In the table below you will find a list of potions, their effects, and where they are commonly found. Quaffing a large number of Healing or Mental Recharge potions in a short period of time may cause an unpleasant tolerance to their magic. Through cleric purging, consuming gremlin food, or drinking certain potions sold by Charky the Haggler, one may reduce or eliminate this tolerance. Drinking potions while underwater may cause additional damage to the user if not done carefully. To use a potion properly whilst underwater, use "quaff potion" rather than "drink potion".

Color	Effect	Location(s)
Murky Blue	Extra Healing	Shanni, Treasure Hunts, Shambling Mound
Dark Red	Mental Recharge	Shanni, Treasure Hunts, Shambling Mound
Dark Blue	Healing	Shanni, Treasure Hunts, Shambling Mound
Magenta	Minor Mental	Recharge Shanni, Treasure Hunts, Shambling Mound
Cyan	Enhances Swimming	Shanni, Treasure Hunts
Green	Enhances Climbing	Shanni, Treasure Hunts
Yellow	Cures Poison	Shanni, Treasure Hunts
Yellow	Heals HPs & SPs	Ywin's Battlefield
Light Gray	Enhances Intelligence (+1 Int)	Dubo
Dark Gray	Rogues Potion (+20 dispossesion and stealth)	Dubo
Bright Orange	Provides light	Dubo
Light Red	Potion of Seduction	Dubo
Red	Raises Strength (+1 Str)	Dubo
Beige	Assassin's potion (+10 ambushing, poisoning, stalking)	Dubo
Pink	Causes hallucinations	Dubo
Violet	Poisons user	Dubo
Black	Causes confusion (wandering)	Dubo
Brown	Craftsmanship bonus (+20 pottery, weaving, woodcraft)	Dubo
Dark Brown	Enhances Wisdom (+1 Wis)	Dubo
Sky Blue	Sportsman Potion (+20 archery, fishing)	Dubo
Sea Blue	Enhances Swimming	Dubo
Clear	Negates effects of all Dubo potions	Dubo
White	Potion of Tongues (Fluent in all languages)	Dubo
Golden (1)	Fire Dragon Potion (user can breathe fire)	Dubo
Golden (2)	Potion of Fortune (+20 trade, prospecting, searching)	Dubo
Silvery (1)	Ice Dragon Potion (user can breathe ice)	Dubo
Silvery (2)	Enhances Magic and Fire resistance	Dubo
Shimmering purple potion	Cures Poison Ivy	Sydryth

In addition to the aforementioned potions, Sithus in Duender sells the following elixirs:

• Eldar Healing Elixir
• Eldar Neural Elixir
• Eldar Cold Protection Elixir
• Eldar Fire Protection Elixir
• Eldar Magic Protection Elixir
• Eldar Poison Protection Elixir

Powders, Mushrooms, and Mushroom Dust

There are two known types of sympathy powder. Both of these can be found in Ravel after visiting Flaw in Hobbitat and inquiring about the goblins there. They will be carried, at random, on the adventurer's that are troubling the old goblin. Red sympathy powder will transfer spell points from the user to the target, and blue sympathy powder will transfer health from the user to the target. Mushrooms can be found throughout most of the wilderness of the continent of Anguish. Most of these mushrooms are edible with little useful properties, while some of them may be used for powerful potions and dusts.

The bright red mushrooms of Sydryth can be magically fashioned to produce a curative that will heal poison ivy. These mushrooms can be found on the forest floor in Sydryth, and given to the elder sprite Avariel to produce such a potion.

In the dark spidery swawps, just northwest of the Sylvanthic woods, you can find bright yellow mushrooms that are quite effective at curing poison. From the entrance, walk northeast, north, then west and pick the mushrooms.

Outside the trolloc-infested village of Greenhaven, within the walls of their camp, can be found a healer who specializes in herbs and dusts. He has a fine selection of Mushroom Dusts which can be used for a number of - mostly malicious - purposes. Seek out Arquvi the healer to purchase these dusts.

Mushroom Dust	Cost	Usage
Sweet Clover Dust	1500 coins	Neutralize (item)
Death Angel Dust	3000 coins	Poison (item)
Crystal Heaven Dust	700 coins	Drug (item)
Old Man Dust	3000 coins	Spoil (item)
Grim Reaper Dust	3000 coins	Taint (item)
Wicked Fairy Dust	1500 coins	Lace (item)
Hand of Fate Dust	3000 coins	Smother (item)

Sweet Clover Dust:

The small brown bag contains finely ground green powder. The fresh-smelling
powder is made by grinding the curative sweet clover mushroom after it is
thoroughly dried and baked in the sun. Aspiring assassins use it to
neutralize their own food or drink. 
Usage: neutralize (item)

Death Angel Dust:
The small brown bag contains finely ground red powder. The lethal powder is
made by grinding the poisonous death angel mushroom after it is thoroughly
dried and baked in the sun. Aspiring assassins use it to poison their
victim's food or drink. 
Usage: poison (item)

Crystal Heaven Dust:
The small brown bag contains finely ground white powder. The addictive powder
is made by grinding the hallucinatory crystal heaven mushroom after it is
thoroughly dried and baked in the sun. Aspiring assassins use it to drug
their victim's food or drink. 
Usage: drug (item)

Old Man Dust:
The small brown bag contains finely ground grey powder. The foul-smelling
powder is made by grinding the mouldy old man mushroom after it is thoroughly
dried and baked in the sun. Aspiring assassins use it to spoil their victim's
food or drink. 
Usage: spoil (item)

Grim Reaper Dust:
The small brown bag contains finely ground black powder. The life-stealing
powder is made by grinding the deadly grim reaper mushroom after it is
thoroughly dried and baked in the sun. Aspiring assassins use it to taint
their victim's food or drink. 
Usage: taint (item)

Wicked Fairy Dust:
The small brown bag contains finely ground yellow powder. The strong-smelling
powder is made by grinding the odorous wicked fairy mushroom after it is
thoroughly dried and baked in the sun. Aspiring assassins use it to lace
their victim's food or drink. 
Usage: lace (item)

Hand of Fate Dust:
The small brown bag contains finely ground blue powder. The gross-smelling
powder is made by grinding the repulsive hand of fate mushroom after it is
thoroughly dried and baked in the sun. Aspiring assassins use it to smother
their victim's food or drink. 
Usage: smother (item)

Magic Seeds

While I have not yet perfected the art of crafting magical seeds, a man by the name of Cletus in the northern city of Norton has established a shop to sell nothing but the finest magical seeds. These seeds, when planted, produce a variety of important plants. For experienced patrons, Cletus will even sell nightshade and mandrake seeds. Every seed has a maturity rate of 17-18 days.

Plant / Herb	Appearance	Cost
Garlic Small	black seed	20 coins
Carrot Small	striped seed	40 coins
Parsnip Light	brown seed	40 coins
Clover Small	white seed	150 coins
Ginseng Dark	brown seed	150 coins
Lotus Shiny	black seed	600 coins
Nightshade	Large hairy seed	800 coins
Mandrake	Small brown seed	1000 coins

Roots, Leaves, and Beetles

The following properties may be observed from the various roots, leaves, and beetles:

Name	Effect	Location(s)
Strange Leaf (yellow veins)	Causes poison	Swamps
Strange Leaf (red veins)	Cures poison	Swamps
Yellow Beetle	Cures poison	Swamps
Red Beetle	Causes poison	Swamps
Sampa root	Cures poison	Southeast Isle
Yellow root	Cures poison	Manspider caves

Ancient Anguish Beastiary

by the Ophidian Order

Herein are recorded the observations of the members of our Order of the creatures roaming the lands of Ancient Anguish. The information is catalogued according to the type of creature (ie, mammal, reptile, etc.) and does not include particular individuals - the common humanoid races are not included in these pages.

Birds

Name:	Description:	Native to:
Blackbird	The bird is completely black. Its feathers are very shiny. It has a very sharp beak and a large wing span.	Andeli Castle
Brightly Coloured Parrot	This beautiful parrot is bathed in blues, reds, and yellows. It caws happily in the trees.	Tropical Wilderness
Cardinal	It is a beautiful scarlet bird with a large crest and a black mask.	Wilderness
Giant Eagle	It's a giant golden eagle, with a huge wingspread. It could most likely pick up a whole goat in one swoop.	Wilderness
Giant Hawk	This huge bird of prey comes screeching out of the sky, its tail spread and its talons ready to seize its victim! Its powerful wings buffet you as it closes in.	Wilderness
Giant Owl	It is a giant owl, a huge bird with a wingspan of about 20 feet. Its talons and beak look very dangerous.	Wilderness
Giant Roc	This roc is enormous! It looks like a giant eagle with dark brown plumage. It seems extremely angry!	Merrick's Castle
Grackle	This large bird with purplish-black feathers looks almost iridescent in the light.	Wilderness
Large Jay	It is a jay with a large black crest and grey and white feathers. It is pecking at the ground with a long sharp bill.	Wilderness
Loon	It is a large waterfowl with greyish feathers, and a sharply-pointed long bill. Its cry seems to be the laugh of a Bedlamite.	Northern Wilderness
Mockingbird	It is a large, nondescript grey bird, which is warbling a lovely and melodious song.	Wilderness
Peregrine Falcon	This is a fierce and deadly peregrine falcon. It is used for sending messages quickly and efficiently over long distances.	Hobbitat
Pileated Woodpecker	This very large black and white bird has a red crest and a very sharp, strong bill.	Wilderness
Raven	Large, with glossy blue-black feathers, this bird of prey perches high in the trees, solemnly surveying the world below.	Wilderness
Redstart	It is a small, black bird with a white breast and red blazes on the wings and tail.	Wilderness
Skua	This bird looks like a chunky herring gull, with a dark brown, square-cut tail. It has a viciously curving beak.	Northern Wilderness
Snow Goose	It is a small white goose with black wing tips. It is honking at you.	Northern Wilderness
Snowy Owl	This is a large, white owl with a round head. It has large yellow, staring eyes.	Wilderness
Solemn Raven	Large, with glossy blue-black feathers, this bird of prey perches high in the trees, solemnly surveying the world below.	Southern Wilderness
White Seagull	This sleek white bird is walking alertly across the beach, leaving forked footprints in the sand. Its curved sharp beak snaps as it caws.	Beaches

Mammals & Other Humanoids

Name:	Description:	Native to:
Ancient Yeti	This ancient yeti is covered from head to toe in filthy white fur. It bares its toothless gums in a hideous grimace.	Northern Wilderness
Angel	It is a winged man in flowing white robes. A golden halo surrounds his head, and the righteousness of the gods fills his eyes.	Treasure Hunts
Arctic Weasel	It is a large arctic weasel. It has snow white fur that contrasts with its beady black eyes. A little larger than a housecat, the arctic weasel looks dangerous as it bares its sharp teeth at you and bristles its fur.	Yeti Caves
Arctic Hare	It's a very large hare, covered in white fur, with black tips on its short ears. You can see sharp claws protruding from its furry feet.	Northern Wilderness
Arctic Fox	It's a beautiful white fox with a black nose and a bushy tail.	Northern Wilderness
Arctic Wolf	This is a large white timber wolf. It has a narrow, long muzzle, and a lithe, powerful body.	Northern Wilderness
Arctic Wolf (2)	This large arctic wolf looks dangerous. It has white fur that blends in with the snow and some deadly looking teeth.	Yeti Caves
Bat	It is a large bat, about one foot in size.	Wilderness
Beaver	A broad-tailed beaver sails calmly across the water.	Marshlands
Begrimed Harpy	The filthy, clawed, half-human beast is screeching obscenities. Its huge wings beat the air as it flies at you, talons bared.	Southern Swamps
Black Panther	This large and lithe cat prowls around restlessly. It has glossy black fur and bright golden eyes.	Southern Swamps
Black Slug	This slow moving creature leaves a trail of slime behind it as it creeps along the ground.	Southern Wilderness
Brown Bear	This dark brown bear lumbers towards you, its massive frame rippling with muscle. Its sharp-toothed jaws snap at you menacingly.	Wilderness
Caribou	It looks like a huge, shaggy brown deer with whitish fur on its neck and mane. It is snorting loudly and waving its broad, branched antlers.	Northern Wilderness
Coati	This is a coati about two cubits long. It looks like a raccoon, but has a much longer pointed snout and tail.	Southern Wilderness
Coyote	This grey coyote is slightly smaller than a wolf. It is exceptionally fast and has powerful jaws full of sharp teeth.	Wilderness
Dall Sheep	It's an agile, charcoal-grey sheep standing as tall as a dwarf at the shoulders. It has massive, curving horns flaring out and away from its large head.	Northern Wilderness
Dire Wolf	This dark, hulking wolf turns towards you with blood dripping from its fangs. It wants to feast on your very soul!	Southern Swamps
Earthquaker	This Earthquaker is a massive being. It has an enormous body, and powerful arms. Its rough skin and overall toughness allow it to survive down here in the caverns.	Star Caverns
Elephant Seal	More than a perch in length, this is one of the more formidable creatures in these arctic wastes. It rears up on its tail and shakes its flippers, roaring and inflating its large red nose.	Northern Wilderness
Ferocious Jaguar	This ferocious jaguar snarls as you disrupt its hunting and allow its prey to escape. Hungrily, it turns on you.	Southern Wilderness
Fisher	This fisher must be over two cubits in length. It has dark brownish black fur, and wicked-looking teeth and claws.	Southern Wilderness
Forest Hare	This is an ordinary forest hare, just a bit larger than normal.	Wilderness
Fox	A long-furred little fox with a red-silver tail.	Zhamarr
Giant Rat	It's a rodent of unusual size, easily large enough to eat your average cat. It has gleaming bloodshot eyes and sharp yellow teeth.	Treasure Hunts
Giant Troll	This giant, avaricious troll has made a career of waylaying unwary travellers and extracting tolls from them to cross the bridge. His greenish skin and sickly bloodshot eyes are as terrifying as his massive muscles. You recall a horrible rumour that you heard in the Hobbitat bar...that this troll is one of twins.	Troll Bridge
Giant Troll (2)	This giant, avaricious troll has made a home under this bridge, and a career of waylaying unwary travellers. He peers at you greedily with bloodshot eyes, and his grotesque features twist into a blood-curdling smile. His muscular arms and huge hands make him look as if he could snap your neck like a twig.	Troll Bridge
Grey Wolf	This grey wolf is the largest and strongest member of the dog family. It has a muscular body and strong jaws full of sharp teeth.	Wilderness
Grimy Troll	A mud-covered, greenish-brown-skinned troll sits on a stump munching on an unidentifiable bone.	Swamps
Grizzley Bear	A great, shaggy, dark brown grizzly bear roars at you and snaps its huge jaws.	Wilderness
Gyasculus	This peculiar large beast is covered with strange furry scales. The legs of one side of its body are shorter than those of the other, adapting it to its hillside environment.	Southern Wilderness
Huge Moose	This moose is larger than a horse, and bears massive palmate antlers on top of its head. It bellows at you tremendously and shakes the dewlap under its chin.	Northern Wilderness
Hungry Shrew	This ravenous small rodent may envy the mouse its size, but it has the vicious disposition of a starving dog.	Wilderness
Imposing Marmot	It is a large, silvery-grey animal with a long tail, that looks like a woodchuck. It is sounding a shrill alarm whistle!	Wilderness
Jumping Mouse	This tiny mouse has a tail almost twice as long as its body. Its strong legs move it across the ground at high speeds as it looks for nuts and seeds.	Wilderness
Large Badger	This large badger has strong, hunkering shoulders and long vicious claws. It is well suited to a life of digging. Its close-set, razor-sharp teeth gnash at you threateningly.	Wilderness
Large Brown Rat	It is a large rat, a full foot long. Surprisingly, it does not seem to fear you so much.	Wilderness
Large Elk	This is a large elk that is towering in front of you. It has a shaggy neck mane and a set of large, spreading, pointed antlers.	Wilderness
Large Rat	This rat is significantly larger than your average sized sewer-rat. You can see several scars on its body from past fights, and from the glint in its eyes it's prepared to earn more to defend its home.	Tantallon Sewers
Large Stag	It's a fully grown male red deer, with a low, compact rack of antlers. He paws the ground as it looks at you.	Wilderness
Large Wolf	This is a large wolf, growling at you in a low tone and baring its strong, sharp teeth.	Wilderness
Leopard Seal	This sizable seal is white, with many small grey spots peppering its fur. Its flippers may make it look awkward, but it has teeth sharp enough to tear a penguin into pieces.	Northern Wilderness
Little Chipmunk	This little skittering chipmunk has alternating dark and light stripes down its back, and a bushy tail. It is searching for food among the leaves on the forest floor.	Wilderness
Lynx	It's a huge shaggy, tawny coloured cat. It has a stumpy tail, tufted ears, and very large feet that allow it to move quickly over the snowy terrain.	Wilderness
Magical stone	Golem This stone golem has large arms and legs, and looks like a very vicious fighter.	Star Caverns
Mama Troll	This must be the mama of the twin trolls who watch the bridge. She is even uglier than her sons! She does not look at all pleased that you have entered her home without an invitation.	Troll Bridge
Marmoset	This small furry marmoset looks a lot like a squirrel as it jumps from tree to tree. Its eyes regard you with intelligence.	Southern Wilderness
Marten	This is a yellowish-brown marten. It resembles a mink, but its ears are more prominent.	Southern Wilderness
Mink	This is a long-bodied mink with a rich dark brown coat. Its eyes are very bright.	Wilderness
Musk Ox	It's a huge ox-like creature, covered with dark brown shaggy hair hanging nearly to its feet. It has massive horns that curve down close to its broad head, and then up and out to pointed tips.	Nothern Wilderness
Muskrat	The muskrat's glossy brown fur glistens as it swims through the swamp water with elegant ease.	Marshland
Old Pig	A dirty old pig. It's skinny and surely ugly.	Zhamarr
Old Yeti	This yeti seems to be fairly old. His fur is light grey with streaks of white in it. His dark brown eyes glitter and seem to reflect a deep sorrow. He is very large and towers above you. His ape-like features are frightening but this creature seems to be peaceful. He looks very strong.	Yeti Caves
Opossum	This hungry opossum is hanging from a tree limb by its tail. It is prying the bark off the tree with its sharp claw, sniffing with its pointed snout for food.	Wilderness
Ounce	It's a wildcat of moderate size, with sharp teeth, curved claws, and a snarling expression.	Southern Desert
Packrat	This packrat is a small but quick creature. He peers at you with cold beady eyes. He has long, spindly arms and legs, and an extremely hairy body.	Wilderness, Star Caverns
Pine Marten	This is a yellowish-brown pine marten. It resembles a mink, but its ears are more prominent.	Wilderness
Pine Vole	This pine vole is about the length of your hand. It looks like a mole with larger eyes and notable ears. It is gnawing on some foliage.	Wilderness
Polar Bear	It's a huge white bear with a black nose, lips and eyes. Standing on its hind legs, it is swatting at you with its massive, heavily clawed paws.	Northern Wilderness
Quilled Porcupine	It's a heavy, short-bodied porcupine, gnawing on some tree bark. It would be cute but for the barbed quills which cover all of its body except for the stomach.	Wilderness
Raccoon	This intelligent raccoon peers at you from behind its bandit mask and twitches its bushy, ringed tail.	Wilderness
Red Fox	This beautiful red fox has black legs and a bushy, white-tipped tail. It is both wily and good-humoured.	Wilderness
Reindeer	It is a large deerlike animal, with broad antlers and a thick brown double coat. Its ears and tail are short and twitching excitedly.	Northern Wilderness
Sable	This is a sable about one cubit long, with a lush brown coat. It looks like a sophisticated type of weasel.	Wilderness
Small Bat	A furry little bat hangs here from the ceiling. He does not even notice your presence because he is sleeping.	Star Caverns
Small Fawn	This is a small and delicate fawn, whose eyes peer at you quizzically. Its buff coat is marked by rows and sprinklings of white spots.	Wilderness
Small Lemur	This small lemur has a fox-like face and a long striped tail.	Southern Wilderness
Snow Leopard	The heavy pelt of this large cat is almost pure white. It bares its huge teeth at you.	Northern Wilderness
Stoat	This animal is the ermine, but in its summer garb. It looks like a large weasel with dark brown fur above and white below. It is grunting at you.	Wilderness
Timber Wolf	This large wolf has a long snout, a thin yet muscular body, and long legs that propel it rapidly across the terrain. Its yellow eyes gaze at you with primal intelligence.	Northern Wilderness
Tiny Vole	It's a small grey rodent with dark feet and a long tail. It is stamping its hind feet in alarm.	Wilderness
Treant	It is a treant, a being strangely related to both humans and trees. It is nearly undistinguishable from the surrounding trees, except for its somewhat humanoid shape.	Wilderness
Walrus	This huge flippered animal is more than seven cubits in length, and must weigh as much as ten men. It has two large tusks that curve out at you menacingly.	Northern Wilderness
Water Rat	This sleek little rodent nibbles on the marsh grass with its yellowed, sharply-honed teeth.	Marshlands
Weasel	The little creature of the forest. It has come here to feast upon the treasures of the pantry.	Zhamarr
White-tailed Skunk	It's a black-furred skunk with two broad white stripes down its back. Its bushy tail is lifted in a threatening posture.	Wilderness
White Ape	This is a specimen of the great white ape. Long thought to be extinct, this carnivorous ape stands twice as tall as a man and three times as broad. Its body is covered in tufts of white fur, and, unlike its lesser relations, it has learned to use weapons and armour.	Treasure Hunts
Wild Boar	This large wild boar runs back and forth, grunting angrily.	Wilderness
Wild Dog	It is a large dog, with a short, yellowish-brown fur. It looks at you cautiously with its small, black eyes, ready to defend itself.	Wilderness
Wolverine	The wolverine looks like a small bear except for its heavy, bushy tail. It is a powerful and ferocious hunter with broad shoulders and sharp teeth and claws.	Wilderness
Woodrat	This woodrat is slightly smaller than its cousin, the packrat, but has the same hairy tail and sharp teeth.	Wilderness