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Having spent considerable time studying the inhabitants of the place they
call the Spider Swamp and the powerful magicks they possess, I have
decided to preserve my findings in writing. Each of these volumes is
dedicated to Tyrel the Machine-Maker, who was a brilliant colleague and
great friend. Alas, both he and his devices are lost to the Drow lord who
rules this place, and so the method of creating these potions is no more.
Nonetheless, I lay it out here for any who would continue these studies.
A powerful potion of magic was our second discovery, a deep blue potion,
the color of a clear sky. When quaffed, it produced immediate magical
effects, enhanced mental ability and casting endurance.
As a base for all our testings, we used the nightblood of the driders, black
viscous fluid that burns the eyes unless contained in special beakers. Then,
for this particular solution we added an arachnoid gland, from the spider that squirts. Finally, a tongue from the local species of white frog. All of these
ingredients were gained with great peril, and once mixed together in Tyrel's
machine, produced a solution so potent that we were forced to create special
magical vials to hold it. The effects, though temporary, are nonetheless
astounding.
These findings are the work of myself - Artemis, of gnome-kind, and Tyrel,
a man and machine-maker. Use them wisely.
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