When applied to the skin, the two parts are mixed together and rapidly absorbed by the skin. This thin, scented salve is half white and half black. It clearly built on the principles used to create the Magnum Opus, and provides a powerful enhancement to the use of Night magic by the Empire. Rather than being concealed, was shared widely by the unnamed individuals who uncovered it. The recipe for the enigmatic Black Star was found among the effects of one of the defeated Tepel apothecaries, along with evidence that it is a widespread potion known and used extensively by the Druj. At least one of these secrets came to light after the fall of the Stone Toad citadel of Urith Barath, built in the ruins of High Chalcis. While rumour had suggested a third potion, anyone who might have known how to create this elusive elixir kept that knowledge a closely guarded secret. Prior to the liberation of Reikos in 379YE, Imperial masters of Magnum Opus knew how to brew Chiaroscuran Balsam and Philosopher's Stone. More than one apothecary has wasted large amounts of herbs trying to decipher the precise proportions to use. The recipes also tend to be a little abstruse, using metaphor and simile rather than direct instructions on measures or processes. With one of these potions a ritualist can wield the magic of the Night realm more effectively, but they also become more susceptible to the influence of that realm.Īs with the Lambent Essences, brewing these potions involves a somewhat more alchemical than herbal approach. Mastery of these recipes allows an apothecary to brew preparations valuable to ritual magicians versed in the lore of Night.
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