Dragon’s bane—Clear poison that, when it enters the blood, makes wounds bleed excessively, and then slowly shuts down circulation and breathing.
Dragon’s breath—A rare mountain flower, that when shaken, produces a soft glow.
Freshweed—Chewing freshweed masks the user’s scent.
Healing salve—Contains arnica, piaua juice, peppermint, and clean herb, and promotes healing.
Jasmine—Highly-scented white tubular flowers. Promotes relaxation.
Koromiko—Thin green leaves that, when brewed as a tea, prevent belly gripe.
Lavender—Highly-scented lilac whorled flowers. Relaxant, refreshing.
Limplock—Green sticky paste with an acrid scent, used to coat tharuk weapons. Acts on the victim’s nervous system, causing slow paralysis, starting with peripheries and making its way to the vital organs.
Limplock remedy—Fine yellow granules that reverse the effect of limplock. Dose: one vial for an adult; three vials for a dragon.
Numlock—Thin gray leaves, ground into a tangy powder. Saps victim’s will, determination and coherent thought. Used by Zens and tharuks to keep slaves in submission. Creates a gray sheen over the eyes and fingernails.
Owl-wort—Small leaves that enable sight in the dark.
Peppermint—Dark green leaves with aromatic scent. Good for circulation, headaches and as a relaxant.
Piaua juice—Pale green juice from succulent piaua leaves. Heals wounds and knits flesh back together in moments.
Rubaka—Crushed leaves produce a pale green powder used as a remedy against dragon’s bane.
Skarkrak—Bitter gray leaves. A Robandi poison. In mild doses causes sleepiness and vomiting; in strong doses, death.
Swayweed—Fine green tea. Reverses loyalties and allegiances.
Woozy weed—Causes sleepiness and forgetfulness.
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