Sarsson

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At a Glance

Sarsson is mostly used to season meat; it has a strong, peppery, lemony taste. It can mask other tastes, even something like foul water.

It’s a small and low-growing plant, with short broad yellow leaves. It’s common in wet tropical jungles and marshes, and along riverbanks, but its use is not widely known.

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Merenthe

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At a Glance

Merenthe is an opaque, deep purple, watery liquid; a potent sleep-inducing substance which quickly causes slumber regardless of pain. It’s useful for keeping a wounded patient still, but it’s also effective for keeping prisoners or hostages quiet and easily concealed.

Merenthe is easily obtained in Calimshan, where the witch Merenthe Iyrdril first sold it some three hundred years ago. The details of its brewing have spread to Tashalar, the Vilhon Reach, Amn, and Waterdeep, but outside those regions it is still very rare.

A standard potion vial of merenthe, if consumed by an adult human male, will bring about five-and-a-half days of slumber, and costs as much as 60-80 gp in the lands where it is still a novelty. It’s effective on more than just humans; it will work on any intelligent mammal. (So, unfortunately, Republicans are immune… zing!)

It can be mixed with some alcoholic drinks (but not others) and with all other liquids… though dilution is still a factor of course. Heating beyond a certain point renders it inert.


Campaign Notes

Here’s a quick & dirty formula for the duration of sleep for any appropriate recipient:

5.5 days * 160 / X, where X is the weight (in lbs) of the patient/victim.

Using this formula, a full dose of merenthe will knock out a 2-foot tall, 16-lb, rock gnome for almost two months… a 160-lb human for the aforementioned 5.5 days… or a 90-foot tall, 40,000-lb elder titan for about half an hour.

Note that merenthe does not provide sustenance. Due to the lack of physical exertion, even the gnome who is unconscious for two months should survive… provided that there’s some way of hydrating her. More than 7 or 8 days without water, and death becomes very likely.


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The Great Games

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An athletic competition, most popular in Chessenta but spreading to surrounding lands.

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The Great Flood

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There have been two great floods of the River Alamber, and a third should be expected soon.

The first Great Flood occurred in 108 DR, and nearly destroyed the city of Unthalass.

The second Great Flood occurred in 731 DR, and again causes massive damage in Unthalass.

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Gilgeam’s Justice

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When the priests of Gilgeam perceive a “need” for more slaves, they often enslave nearby citizens. This is as simple as pointing at someone, declaring them guilty of a (fabricated) crime, and sentencing them to slavery. That’s Gilgeam’s Justice.

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The Epic of Gilgeam

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A work of fiction glorifying Gilgeam; required learning for all citizens of Unther.

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Firetree

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A deciduous tree whose red blossoms glow with a natural phosphorescence. These trees gave the town of Firetrees its name.

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Ankh

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This page has nothing at all to do with historical Pharaohs or Egypt. If you’re looking for real-life cultural information, please consult Wikipedia.

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A symbol of Mulhorand‘s Pharaohs and God-Kings.

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Precept

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A coin minted in Mulhorand, worth three to five silvers elsewhere.

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The Purplethroat Plague

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A plague which felled several of the Obarskyrs between 303 and 341 DR.

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  • The Grand History of the Forgotten Realms pages 76-77

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