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The Poison Market

Poison Markets can be found in the Southern Cities, Quthar, Kuntax and the Jungle Ports and in most major towns of the Underworld.  Smaller towns of the Underworld usually have a Poison Shop(s).  Discreet specialist Poison Shops may also be found in Valdran, Hapral, Gabilkhazâd-Dûm and Barrakizdîn, but typically charge prices up to twice those that can be negotiated in a Poison Market of the South.  The Poison Market prices below are those recommended by the Guilds of Poison Makers and Merchants of the Southern Cities, below which it is difficult to haggle unless buying in wholesale quantities (or having some leverage over the seller).

Blade Venoms

The biggest selling products in Poison Markets are Blade Venoms, which sellers will dispense into the customer's own container by the wt. pt.  (It is considered bad etiquette to coat one's weapon at the time of purchase.)  The recommended Guild Prices below are per 10 wt. pts., which gives sufficient paste to coat 100 wt pts of weapon blades with Poison (good for 2 to 3 blows), or to coat 10 arrows or quarrels.  It may also be applied to Traps.

Venoms are sold either as generic Blade Venom or as specialist Scorpion, Snake or Spider Venom.  Some sellers may even offer Venoms from individual Species of Scorpion, Snake or Spider (but will not sell to rival Cultists).

The Venoms of individual Species may have variations to the above effects (although the claims of market sellers are not to be relied upon).

Venoms are generally in an opaque paste, though "invisible" transparent versions are available.  Some sellers (especially Chaotic or Cultist ones) sell coloured Venoms; e.g. The Red Scorpions prefer red Scorpion Venom (said to be dyed with the blood of previous victims of the Cult).

The following table shows typical pricing in GP per 10 wt.pts. of Generic Blade Venom from Poison Markets, with comparative prices from other sources.  Scorpion, Snake and Spider Venom Prices are those of the Poison Markets.

Level Alchemists Poison Markets Valdrea Kuntax Underworld Level Scorpion  Snake Spider
1 15 10 15 10 5 1 12.5 11
2 40 20 40 30 10 2 25 22
3 80 60 120 60 30 3 90 75 66
4 150 80 160 120 40 4 120 100 88
5 200 100 200 150 50 5 150 125 110
6 300 120 240 180 60 6 180 150 132
7 400 210 420 315 105 7 315 262.5 231
8 500 240 480 360 120 8 360 300 264
9 600 270 540 405 135 9 405 337.5 297
10 800 400 800 600 200 10 600 500 440
11 1000 440 880 660 220 11 660 550 484
12 1250 480 960 720 240 12 720 600 528
13 650 1300 975 325 13 975 812.5 715
14 700 1400 1050 350 14 1050 875 770
15 750 1500 1125 375 15 1125 937.5 825
16 960 1920 1440 480 16 1440 1200 1056
17 1020 2040 1530 510 17 1530 1275 1122
18 1260 2520 1890 630 18 1890 1575 1386
19 1330 2660 1995 665 19 1995 1662.5 1463
20 1600 3200 2400 800 20 2400 2000 1760
21 1680 3360 2520 840 21 2520 2100 1848
22 1980 3960 2970 990 22 2970 2475 2178
23 2070 4140 3105 1035 23 3105 2587.5 2277
24 2400 4800 3600 1200 24 3600 3000 2640

It is also possible to milk Venom from Giant Scorpions, Snakes or Spiders, but this has not been specially preserved by Guild processes, and so will decay at -1PL / Caeriad (or quicker in damp conditions).  Doing so is also a breach of the monopolies of the Guild and applicable Cults.

Poisons

Poison is also available in liquid form for use by Poisoners; e.g. in food.  Good quality Poison is colourless and tasteless.

Standard Alchemical Poisons have encumbrance of 30 wt pts each and are typically supplied in clay pots with cork and wax seals, containing about 1 pint of Poison.  The full Poison must be ingested for the victim to take the full stated PLs.  A lesser dose does proportionately less PLs.

The Poison Markets and specialist Poison Shops sell concentrated Poisons in small glass bottles of c5 wt pts, containing about 10 fl. oz. for one full dose of the Poison.

The following table shows typical pricing in GP per dose of Generic Poison from Poison Markets, with comparative prices from other sources.

Level Alchemists Poison Markets Valdrea Kuntax Underworld
1 1 1 1.5 1 0.5
2 2 2 4 3 1
3 3 6 12 6 3
4 4 8 16 12 4
5 5 10 20 15 5
6 6 12 24 18 6
7 7 21 42 31.5 10.5
8 8 24 48 36 12
9 9 27 54 40.5 13.5
10 10 40 80 60 20
11 15 44 88 66 22
12 20 48 96 72 24
13 65 130 97.5 32.5
14 70 140 105 35
15 75 150 112.5 37.5
16 96 192 144 48
17 102 204 153 51
18 126 252 189 63
19 133 266 199.5 66.5
20 160 320 240 80
21 168 336 252 84
22 198 396 297 99
23 207 414 310.5 103.5
24 240 480 360 120

Specialist Scorpion, Snake or Spider Poisons are available, having the equivalent effects to the corresponding Venoms as above.  Prices are typically about 1/10 of the equivalent Venoms, with higher prices for specific effects

Antidotes

Standard Alchemical Poison Antidotes have encumbrance of 10 wt pts each and are typically supplied in clay jars with cork and wax seals, containing about 1/2 pint of antidote, which is sufficient for 1 treatment.

The Poison Markets and specialist Poison Shops sell concentrated Poison Antidotes in small glass bottles of c5 wt pts, containing about 10 fl. oz. for one full dose of the Antidote.

A Poison Antidote subtracts its Level of PLs from the subject, or provides 9+d6 minutes (i.e. 10-15 min) of advance protection against up to its level of PLs.

The following table shows typical pricing in GP per dose of Poison Antidote from Poison Markets, with comparative prices from other sources.  Higher Level Antidotes may not be available from all sources, or selllers may be unwilling to sell them to certain buyers.

Level Alchemists Poison Markets Valdrea Kuntax Underworld
1 10 5 10 7.5 5
2 25 12.5 25 18.75 12.5
3 50 25 50 37.5 25
4 100 50 100 75 50
5 135 67.5 135 101.25 67.5
6 200 100 200 150 100
7 266 133 266 199.5 133
8 333 166.5 333 249.75 166.5
9 400 200 400 300 200
10 533 266.5 533 399.75 266.5
11 666 333 666 499.5 333
12 1000 500 1000 750 500
13 650 1300 975 650
14 700 1400 1050 700
15 750 1500 1125 750
16 960 1920 1440 960
17 1020 2040 1530 1020
18 1260 2520 1890 1260
19 1330
20 1600
21 1680
22 1980
23 2070
24 2400