Research Notes (Waning Moon)

Research Notes (Waning Moon) cannot be read. Interacting with the book initiates a voiceover.

This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink.

Properties

• Books
• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
• Price: 14 gp

Where to find

• Behind a locked door in The Waning Moon X: -257 Y: -83

Text

*Research notes. They describe a powerful venom extracted from a rare purple worm. Distiller Thisobald Thorm sought to create a fatal poison using the worm's gullet.*

*He procured several parts of a worm gullet, but rinsed one in error. The poison he brewed was noxious - but not fatal.*

*Thisobald devoted months to formulating a deadly poison with the remaining ingredients, without success.*

*After exhaustive experimentation, he was able to make a near-deadly extract from the glands. But to complete his poison, Thisobald required one last ingredient:*

*The petals of a corpse rose.*

*The book's index reveals corpse roses may grow near tombs, mausoleums, and particularly redolent cadavers.*

*Thisobald enlisted a courier from Baldur's Gate to obtain corpse rose petals and other ingredients and deliver them to a covert location.*

*Unfortunately, a deep purple stain darkens the final page, obscuring the parcel's destination.*

( DC 14 Intelligence check to discern the location.)