[Bourgeois Class] Alchemy.

[An employer]

Alchemist: “Blast! This liquid doesn’t convert lead to gold either – it just instantly double’s one’s strength, speed and penis size!”
Assistant: “Uh, sir…if we sold such a liquid, we could probably make our own gold?”
Alchemist: “What? It’s that kind of idiotic thinking that sums up why you’re my assistant and not the other way around! Just...give it to the militia and let’s get back to the drawing board.”

Task


You are to produce at least a keg full of potion liquid for the use of the militia
A small report must be provided for our files.


Rules

40+ Silver to be awarded, depending on amount of potion produced

[Leo Madsen]

A while ago I lead the Militia (http://grd-europa.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3779) on a patrol of Ilshenar in an attempt to gather some of the berries that the Tribal Savages use to turn into a thick white paste which they then smear all over themselves. This is partly to intimidate their opponent, every race capable of creating weapons and armour employs the tactic to some degree. Whether it's wearing skulls, face paint, covering their armour in spikes and so on. Anything to make themselves more fearsome in appearance.

However I believed that there may also be a practical use to this paint. I wondered whether the paint protected them to some degree from the heat of the sun. I know I had never seen a savage that seemed unduly bothered despite their lack of dress. So I entrusted the berries to a monk at the abbey who did some research.

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Anyway.. after a long, long time they finally got back to me. Apparently I was right, but that was only a small part of it. The alchemist seemed to believe that its purpose was actually to prevent the wearer from suffering insect bites and as a result falling ill. Which would make sense considering how many of the savages live in a swamp, with all the water borne insects and flies. The alchemist was very pleased with the work and said the militia could keep the keg of the stuff he'd mixed up during his experiments. He mentioned something about 'publishing a paper'.

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First Ironarm
Leo Madsen

[An employer]

40 Copper awarded.

[Bladius Dart]

A number of weeks ago it came to my attention that the Stonekeep stores were running desperately low in lice remedy, taking it upon myself as someone who takes great care and pride in their own personal hygiene, I set off on a remarkable journey to procure the ingredients necessary to whip up a batch of our famous treatment from the finest suppliers in Sosaria.

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A fine cabbage from Yew.

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Two spoonfuls of black pearl from the helpful alchemists of Sorcerer’s Delight in Britain.


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A boiled potato (mashed) from my former colleagues of The Shattered Skull in Skara Brae.

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An ounce of nightshade from an eccentric philosopher in Britain, he assured me that it allowed him to see the universe with greater clarity. May it do the same for your lice!


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Three half cups of rum from a reputable distiller in Skara Brae.

After waiting a few weeks for the cabbage to rot to the point of being sufficiently repulsive, I began the lengthy process of mixing the ingredients and bringing the mixture to the boil.

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I then carefully poured the steaming gloop into a barrel for urgent delivery to Stonekeep.


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- Dart

[Leo Madsen]

+ 45 Copper awarded