The group finds Shageon sitting quietly beside the guard, nodding off in his chair until the adventurers return.
He startles and blushes, "Oh my, that took much more of my energy than I thought it would." He indicates the guard's still form, "I've put him in a stasis until we can remove the poison or cure it completely. Do you mind if I look through that old book?"
He flips right through to the back, looking back and forth between two recipes.
"Goodness, I have no idea where to find some of these ingredients. They are not what you would find in a normal alchemy shop."
He looks back to River, "Can I ask of you a large favor? Can you please go to see an old acquaintance of mine? Something of a scoundrel in the old days, he has grown up and made himself a fine reputation. He is now a professor at the Morgrave University here in Sharn. His name is Lancaster. Everyone now calls him Professor Lancaster. He may find it in the goodness of his heart to help us out."
Shageon writes out a quick list of things he thinks he'll need and hands it to River.