Cadaeceus' Rose is a miracle cure created and distributed by the "Church of Hope" it is a opaque rose pink liquid, has a slight herbal smell reminiscent of rosemary and thyme. It is well known as a cure-all medicine that can cure even physical ailments such as broken limbs and stops bleeding to a degree. It must be carefully applied and used in a specific ritual to ensure full efficacy and no side-effects. It is known as the lifeblood and saving grace of the continent as it is the only known cure for the "starcurse" which otherwise threatened to obliterate all sapient life.
The church works hard to push propaganda that the rose is completely safe to use if used correctly but the truth is that overconsumption and overuse can cause twistings and mutations, both physical and psychological. However in low to medium doses it is actually completely safe so only certain communities experience the side-effects and they are most oftenly expurged by the church and all whistleblowers are violently silenced. The general populus has also been conditioned to believe that the medicine is safe with almost all now living being sbeing born in the century after the outbreak of the starcurse and the introduction of Cadaeceus' Rose.
Cadaeceus' Rose is exclusively produced and orignates from the main seat of power of the Church of hope, "The Cathedral of Virtue". The origins and means of production of Cadaeceus' Rose is shrouded in mystery and only the most highly seated within the church knows the truth. The church has told the populus that Cadaeceus' Rose is a byproduct of the continents combined prayer to end the starcurse that gathered and coalesced into Cadaeceus' Rose within the heart of the cathedral with no further details being provided and any questioning of the curch is met with silence or hostility. This air of mystery has let each community to form their own belief as to the truth behind Cadaeceus' Rose.
Item type
Drug / Narcotic / Medicine
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