Research Notes (Waning Moon)

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

•  Books
• 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.*

( DC 14 Intelligence check to discern the location.)