This book cannot be read, but when it is used you receive a narration.
This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink.
Properties
Rarity: Common
Weight: 0.1 kg / 0.2 lb
Price: 14 gp
Where to find
On the operating table in Apothecary's Cellar X: -664 Y: -361.
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.*
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DC 14 Intelligence check to discern the location.)