Ossivorax Poison
"One drop for a man, one spoon for a hundred."
Ossivorax poison, is the pinnacle of poisoncraft in Everwealth, among the few long-standing successes of our world, an alchemical product of The Hungering Marsh that has claimed more lives than any blade or arrow could hope to do as-potently. Pungent, orangish-white, and disturbingly transparent, this triple-vector toxin kills by touch, ingestion, or inhalation. Born from the eponymous bone marrow and skin mucus of the Marrowtoads (Bufonidae ossivorax), a toxin that's potency is matched only by the danger of harvesting it. Handling without full alchemical precautions is a death sentence, and even the fumes of its preparation have ended master poisoners mid-breath. For centuries, assassins, marsh smugglers, and warlords have paid fortunes in gold or blood for a single phial, its victims found with their eyes wide and unblinking, locked forever in their final, futile moment.Mechanics & Inner Workings
Ossivorax poison works in three simultaneous vectors:
- Contact: Absorbs through skin in under a minute, killing in 3-10 minutes.
- Inhalant: Evaporates into a faint, sweet-metallic vapor that attacks the lungs.
- Ingestion: Causes full systemic shutdown within 30 seconds.
Manufacturing process
- Capture & Containment: Live marrowtoads are netted and sealed in resin-lined crates.
- Extraction: Mucus scraped directly into obsidian containers; marrow siphoned within minutes of capture.
- Cold Binding: Components combined in resin under cold distillation to preserve potency.
- Stabilization: Mixture dusted with obsidian powder and sealed in bone-plugged glass phials.
- Final Test: A reed or insect is exposed to vapor, if it dies instantly, the batch is pure.
Significance
The poison is both feared and coveted, an emblem of ultimate subtlety in assassination. Its rarity and cost ensure it is never wasted on common targets. In Everwealth’s criminal underworld, the possession of a phial is a statement of power, both a threat and a promise.
Creation Date
Late Lost Ages (~200 years before the Schism)
Rarity
Very rare indeed, heavily regulated by The Arcane Coalition to the point anyone whispered to have one may very well have their homestead ransacked that very moment.
Weight
0.1 lb / 45 g per phial.
Dimensions
8 cm glass-bone phial, narrow-necked.
Base Price
500 Capras (illegal markets only).
Raw materials & Components
- Marrowtoad Mucus: Collected fresh, retains potency for 48 hours.
- Marrowtoad Bone Marrow: Extracted via silver siphon to avoid contamination.
- Cold-binding Resin: From frostvine sap, prevents early evaporation.
- Obsidian Powder: Stabilizes the mixture during cold distillation.
Tools
- Silver siphon (bone-piercing).
- Obsidian scrapers and bowls.
- Bone-plugged glass vials.
- Cold condenser apparatus (flame forbidden).
- Alchemist’s full hazard garb (sealed mask and gloves).
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