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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Urko" data-source="post: 2205892" data-attributes="member: 30822">At the Alchemist'sThe woman behind the counter smiles as she listens to Erin’s requests. “Ah, so you’re looking for more than the perfect apertif or complement to your dessert, then? You’ve come to the right place! My name is Luchesa, and I’m sure we can fix you up with whatever you need.” She calls towards the back of the store. ”Mezzolira, please watch the counter.” A black velvet curtain at the back of the main room parts and a blank faced teenage girl plods across the floor to take her post. The older woman points to the stairs. ”Right this way!”The cacophony of odors intensifies as you climb up. The front half of the second story room is far more cramped than the one below. Shelves packed with neatly labeled vials line the walls and fill much of the floorspace, leaving narrow aisles. Luchesa encompasses all the shelves with a sweeping gesture. ”Here at DiCorso’s, we pride ourselves on having at least one of everything.  And if we don’t, our staff can make it for you.” She indicates the back half of the room. A partition, half wood and half glass, separates it from the front. Behind the glass you see a row of tables laden with bottles filled with liquids of all colors, burners under bubbling glass vessels, bowls and jars with strange plant and animal specimens, mortars, pestles, and an assortment of tools whose purpose is not immediately clear. Scurrying among it all are several tiny creatures, about a foot and a half high. Lumpen parodies of the humanoid form, they look more like something the gnome street artist outside would create than living beings. As you take this in, Luchesa is already moving along the line of shelves, a reed basket on one arm, searching for what you’ve asked for. ”The Nature’s Draught is not a problem.  We get frequent requests for it.  Now, antitoxins...”  She scurries to another aisle.  ”Do you know what you’ll be up against? We do make an excellent general-purpose antitoxin that is quite effective. We also stock mixtures that are even more potent in protecting against specific venoms. Ah, here we are: Serpent, Vermin, Lizard and Toad, Plant...Would one of these be more useful to you?”As Luchesa talks, you each become aware of a ringing in your ears. The sounds around you grow dim and you hear a whispering in your mind that resolves itself into words. Urgent I speak with you. If you accept meeting, have your purchases delivered. I will contact you later. The strange sensation passes and the first thing you are aware of as your hearing returns is the shop’s doorbell announcing that someone has entered or exited the building.Game Mechanics Note: The specific antitoxins give a +10 bonus on Fortitude saves against poison from the specified creature, but are ineffective against other poisons. The cost is the same as regular antitoxin, but note that all prices at DiCorso’s are 10% higher than book value (this is an upscale shop, after all!).</blockquote>

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