Completed Poisonous Pomade

[Savacea Jovellana]

Poisonous Pomade
21st Summer 515 AV


Today was the day that Tokia was going to give her a book about making Pomade and Salves. She said the two were practically the same, one was for healing the other a beauty product but made from the same resources except that Pomade had tint to it to stain the lips a color. Savacea waited patiently in the work room, as Tokia was assisting with a customer. Once she was done, she walked in the back and brought the book out she was waiting for, for most of the day. Her hands were shaking in excitement as she reached out and grasped the book from the old woman. Tokia watched her with a curious eye, still wondering why she would want to learn about something useless like Pomade.

Savacea reassured her that she was a woman, women have needs and although her appearance said other wise she did pride herself in her looks, she could be feminine. Tokia scoffed at the thought of the fierce and cold Symenestra being anything of the sort, but relented to her. [/b][/color] If you have any questions I will be in there, working on a herbal concoction. [b]Savacea gave her a nod as the Myrian left her to her reading.

To say she was excited would not even begin to describe what she was feeling. She was about to work on a signature poison, something that she would be known for. Although known by whom she was unsure, but she was hoping she would be able to get everything right, as this was her first attempt at such a large endeavor. She had the supplies she needed, the books with the knowledge, Tokia to assist her, but now she needed her mind as well.

Stories say that a kiss from a Symenestra can be bittersweet, as they can control their poison but when they are hungry it is harder to do so. Kissing a Symenestra who has gone with out eating is deadly, so these stories made her think about the Kiss of Death that she was going to turn into her signature poison. Though at the same time, she had to make an antidote to counter the poison inside the wearers blood stream. It was going to be a difficult task, but she patted the book in thought, but it was the beginning of something marvelous.

Savacea sighed in happiness, as she laid the book down. Scanning over the contents, she found the page she was looking for that was about Salves and had a recipe for a healing Pomade as well. She figured if she took out the healing properties and added poisonous ones it would turn into a Poisonous Pomade. She grinned at the thought as she flipped to the page indicated, and began to read what the book had to tell her on the subject.

[Savacea Jovellana]

Healing Salve
Used for minor wounds

Ingredients
1 Cup Oil from coconut
1/2 Cup Grated Beeswax
1oz Elentai Root
2oz Vyfox Flower and Leaves
2 Wraiths Mint Leaves

Instructions
Infuse the herbs into the oil by placing the herbs into a small pot with the oil. Place the pot over low heat, until the oil has turned green. Once it has turned green then the herbs have been infused into the oil.

Then strain the herbs out of the oil, be sure to keep the oil as that is what you need, then throw the herbs away.

Place the grated Beeswax into a pot with the herb infused oil, place over heat until the Beeswax has melted and the oil and wax are blended together.

Place into a small jar, leave for one day. After the day has ended the salve with have thickened and hardened and can be used on minor wounds to heal them.

Elentai root will stop the infection, Vyfox will also be an antiseptic and coagulant. Wraiths Mint will cause a cooling and relaxing feeling on the wound.

Soothing Pomade
To heal chapped lips.

1 Cup Coconut Oil
1/2 Beeswax Finely Grated
4 Wraiths Mint Leaves

Infuse the mint leaves into the Coconut Oil, by placing them in a small pot over a low heat source. When there is a minty aroma and the oil is bright almost glowing green, then the oil has been infused. Strain the oil, throw away the Wraiths Mint leaves.

Finely grate the Beeswax as fine as possible, place in a pot with the mint infused oil, over medium heat. Once the wax has melted and the oil and wax are blended remove from the heat.

Pour into a small jar, putting the lid tightly in place, leave it over night. The next day it will have molded into the jar it will be soft yet hard at the same time.

This will sooth sore and chapped lips, the Wraiths Mint giving a relaxed feeling to the lips, and providing a nice minty smell to the wearer.

Savacea thought for a moment, realizing that if she were to make the poison concoction she needed something that was resistant to poison inside her body, that was long lasting and could control or at least make the effects mild if she accidentally ingested some of the Pomade. She found Tokia working steadily on some Herbal Remedy, she cleared her throat, "Excuse me, but is there something about Antidotes or perhaps herbs that can help with poison?" Savacea asked tentatively.

The old Myrian woman looked up from her work and nodded her head, she then left what she was working on to bother the Jamoura Mook for a book. His place was much more organized and he knew where everything and anything was, plus he had many different books in there. Savacea had never went where he was before and did not plan to now, the huge ape man made her more wary then a ghost for some reason, and some of the books looked to be older then she was. So the Symenestra never dared to touch anything, so she did not upset the ape man. Tokia reappeared with a book placing it in her hands, You should find everything you need in there. the woman supplied and went back to work on her Herbal Remedy.

Savacea smiled and went to where she came from as well, sitting the book on top of the Salves book, she opened the worn bindings gently, scanning the contents to find what she was looking for. When she came to the Herbs Assisting in Poisoning section she quickly flipped to the page it indicated and began to scan briefly until she found a Herb that would be beneficial.

Burdock

This plant has large dark green leaves, the leaves reaching twenty inches long. The leaves are coarse but the underneath has a feel to it like that of a soft wool. The bloom on the plant is spherical in shape, purple in color, but will latch on to clothing, fur, and scrap the skin. The bloom should be avoided as it will cause a skin irritation, leaving one with a rash. If ingested by animals they will die, as it is poisonous to them. Burdock can easily be found in high climate areas in Mizahar where the temperature is higher to medium.

Uses:

Burdock root can be eaten and has many health benefits. The root itself is about 1 inch long and has a crisp and sweet flavor to it. The root contains calcium, potassium, amino acids and is low in calories. Many eat the root directly or use it in cooking.

When brewed with dandelion into a beer, this liquid will increase lactation in pregnant women.

Dried Burdock is used to cleanse the blood of toxins and poisons. It is a diuretic, diaphoretic and blood purifying herb. Burdock can be used for a variety of ailments, the root oil extract can be used to treat the scalp of dryness and rash.

Echinacea

Echinacea is a part of the daisy family and is a flowering herb. The flower ranges from a purple to a pinkish purple in color, the center that resembles a sea urchin is usually in a dark brown to dark orange color. Echinacea resembles the typical daisy, although has many uses. This flowering herbaceous plant can be found in moist areas and in open forests.

Uses

The flowering herbaceous plant has many medicinal functions. It helps with colds, fatigue, stimulates the natural immune function and increases the activity of white blood cells making them invade microbes. The flower can also help with skin lesions, like boils and whelps, and improves the livers ability to reduce effects of toxins.

Echinacea is a blood cleansing herb that can flush out poison from the blood stream, preventing them from harming the body.

Amla

Amla also known as Phllanthus Emblica, is a fruit producing tree found in many forests and jungles of Mizahar. The tree is small only reaching two feet in height, the trunk is crooked and a dark grey in color. The branches spread out widely and produces deciduous fruit. The leaves are light green, small and simple where as the flowers are a greenish-yellow. The fruit the tree bears is spherical, yellow in color, smooth and hard. The tree blooms out in Summer, producing fruit in late summer, and in fall the fruit is ripe and can be easily harvested by hand. The fruit is bitter, strong, and fibrous.

Uses

Amla is antiviral and antimicrobial. The tree helps with arthritis and osteoporosis, pancreatitis and can repair as well as regenerate the pancreas after a attack to the organ.

The leaves, bark, and fruit fights diseases, inflammation, and diabetes.

This plant helps regenerate blood cells, cleansing the blood of toxins and poisons, as well as helps the liver and pancreas fight the toxins.

Tinospora Cordifolia

Also known as the Heart of the Moon, is a climbing shrub found through out the forests, as it typically grows up trees, preferably dry forests. The bark is a creamy white to grey color, the leaves are dark green and in the shape of a heart. The flowers are yellow to a white and it produces fruits that turn a red color when ripe.

Uses
Used for the treatment of jaundice, diabetes, arthritis, and a immunostimulant. It is antineoplastic and a antioxidant.

Tinospora will scavenge out any toxins and poisons present in the body and destory their presence, giving a resistence to many poisons in the body in the process. Tinospora acts as a shield to poisons and toxins when present in the blood stream.

Delaviv

Delaviv is an uncommon herb that can be found in a variety of temperaments. It only reaches eight inches in height and has a square stalk with soft round leaves. The seed buds present on the plant blooms into tiny purple flowers during late summer.

Uses

Most people infuse Delaviv into a wine to ease the delivry of babies as well as making it a more speedy process.

It can also be used in the aid of flushing many types of poisons from the body, cleaning the blood stream.

[Savacea Jovellana]

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Savacea rubbed at her eyes, pushing the book away from her. She brought her hands to her temple, massaging softly with her index and middle finger as she tried to absorb all the new information that she just found out with in the book. There were many herbs that could help with the poison, but she had to make sure to use the correct ones together.

She would also have to make it into a liquid form and inject the antidote inside her body, making enough as back ups for when the antidote wore off while she was wearing the Pomade. Making the Pomade seemed simple enough, although she was a bit wary of doing it just yet. At least for now she had the basic information she needed, taking the first step towards making her own signature poison.

The thought brought a quickness to her heart. She was excited to be able to go on this adventure, it was something she always wanted to do when she began crafting poisons. Although at the time she was just beginning to learn the bare essentials of the craft and was not confident in her ability to try. Now though, she was feeling more confident about herself and what she could and could not do.

Savacea knew that she would have to practice making a non-poisonous Pomade first, that way she did not screw the whole things up. So in the up coming days she would practice making a healing Pomade and Salve to refine her abilities, then when she was confident with that, she would proceed in the Kiss of Death, Poisonous Pomade.

The Symenestra gave a proud smile as she forced herself up from the comfortable position, stretching her arms into the air she peered out noticing that Tokia was busy. She gave a grin, stepped out of the work shop, to resume her other responsibilities as she her mind was filled with the possibilities her knew found knowledge would bring.

[Dravite]

Savacea Jovellana

XP Award:

• Planning: 2
• Logic: 1
• Poison: 2
• Cosmetology: 1
• Socialisation: 2
• Organisation: 1
• Herbalism: 1
• Observation: 1
• Research: 2

Lore:

• Tokia: An old Myrian woman
• Symenestra: A kiss of death
• Poison: Antidotes
• Healing Pomade and slaves
• Planning: Following recipes
• Burdock: Dark green leaves, poisonous to animals
• Burdock root has many health benefits
• Echinacea: The flowering herb
• Echinacea: A blood cleansing herb used to flush out poison
• Amla: Fruits in late summer
• Tinospora Cordifolia: The heart of the moon
• Delaviv: A rare herb

Notes: Just out of curiosity and because I don't have all day, were these existing descriptions of the plants or have you made them up? I only ask because in the past most people have ‘quotes’ anything they have used from the lore, etc. Also regarding the books, I didn't see the PC take them with her, but the PC should gain no perks from an NPC including gifts / favours. If it was a library that would be fine, but otherwise you might want to pay for books in future and start collecting a small wealth of information for the PC. Good thread otherwise, quite an interesting read actually! The first box code made it almost impossible to read, but it was fine after that. (I just copy and pasted into word and read it there). Let me know if you think I have missed anything here and be sure to edit your grading request!

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