[Shard] - Sosaria
[Type] - Arcane
[Book] - Red - 20 pages


[Title] - Treatise On Alchemy

[Author] - Felicia Hierophant



[Page 1]
The alchemical arts
are notable for their
deceptive simplicity.
'Tis true that to our
best knowledge
currently, there are
but eight valid potions
that can be made

[Page 2]
(though I emphasize
that new discoveries
may always await).
However, the delicate
balance of confecting
the potions is
difficult indeed, and
requires great skill.

[Page 3]
To give thee an
example of the
simpler potions that
can be created by
those well-versed in
the subtleties of
alchemy:
Black pearl, that

[Page 4]
rare substance that is
oft found lying
unannounced upon the
surface of the ground,
when properly
crushed with mortar
and pestle, can yield a
fine powder. Said

[Page 5]
powder in the proper
proportions when
mixed via the
alchemical arts can
yield a wonderfully
refreshing drink.
The revolting blood
moss so gingerly


[Page 6]
scraped off of
windowsills by
fastidious housewives
is but a tiny cousin to
the wilder version,
which when properly
prepared yield a
magical liquid that for

[Page 7]
a time can make agile
and dextrous
individual.
However, beware of
the deadly nightshade,
for it yields a
deceptively
sweet-tasting poison

[Page 8]
that can prove highly
fatal to the drinker,
and in fact is also
used by assassins to
coat their blades.
Fortunately, this
latter art of poisoning
is little known!

[Page 9]
There is much to
reward the student of
alchemy, indeed. The
rumours of longtime
alchemists losing
their hair and
acquiring an
unhealthy pallor, not

[Page 10]
to mention unsightly
blotches upon their
once-fair skin, are
unhappily, true, Yet
the joys of the mind
make up for the
complete loss of
interest that others

[Page 11]
may have in thee as an
object of courtship,
and I have never
regretted that choice,.
Honestly, truely. Not
once.