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'''See the [[Poison:Poison texts|poison texts]] page for more or less mild spoilers about poison ingredients.'''

==Instructions==
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Master Rallick whispers to you: I can teach you about grinding, heating, distilling, steeping and pressing which are the five main methods of making poisons!
Master Rallick whispers to you: I can also tell you a little about how to make smokebombs.

Master Rallick whispers to you: Grinding is a very important part of making poisons.
Master Rallick whispers to you: You can grind all the ingredients with a mortar and pestle.
Master Rallick whispers to you: All ingredients must be ground before they can be used.
Master Rallick whispers to you: The exception to this rule would be animal poison sacs and glands, for which grinding would waste the precious liquid within.

Master Rallick whispers to you: Heating, or maceration is a method of forcing two ingredients to mix together forcefully.
Master Rallick whispers to you: You can use the dragon-powered firebox to heat anything you wish.
Master Rallick whispers to you: Heating is also useful for melting solids into workable liquids.

Master Rallick whispers to you: Distilling is an intricate and difficult process that uses a still.
Master Rallick whispers to you: It tends to concentrate down a liquid, so that it is stronger.
Master Rallick whispers to you: It is very useful for concentrating animal poisons, as well as poisons that use fungus and moulds.

Master Rallick whispers to you: Steeping is the art of soaking plant matter in solvent so that the solvent absorbs all of the plant into it, and thus becomes impregnated with the plant.

Master Rallick whispers to you: A press is used to press out the liquid from any poison sac or gland.
Master Rallick whispers to you: While it takes time, the reward is usually worth the effort.

Master Rallick whispers to you: Smokebombs are rather difficult to make, but the result is always worth it.
Master Rallick whispers to you: Clay is the best substance to make the container out of, as it shatters easily on impact.
Master Rallick whispers to you: A ball seems to be the best shape for maneuverability and style.
Master Rallick whispers to you: Nitrate powder combines with sugar and sulphur powder to create a powerful smokebomb.
Master Rallick whispers to you: This is the only reaction we work with here that does not use a solvent.
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{{Collapsed|Ninja|
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This is a beautifully hand painted scroll of rice paper;
It appears to have something written on it.
re scroll
You read the scroll:

                                              
   The equipment here can be used in the      
   production of poisons.  The grinder is     
   useful for grinding plants, while liquids  
   can be extracted from animal parts such    
   as glands and sacs by using the statue.    
                                              
   The vase can be used to steep plant or     
   animal matter in a liquid.  The pot is     
   used to heat mixtures while the retort is  
   used for distillation.                     
                                              
   Empty phials and bottles, available in a   
   range of colours, are sold by Long Nudle.  
                                              
   Equipment for general use may be stored    
   in the storage locker.                     
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{{Collapsed|Hashishim|
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Yu Khabeer whispers to you: I can teach you about grinding, heating, distilling, steeping, pressing, stirring and cooling which are the main methods of making poisons.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: If you want to know about Djelian herbs, just ask me.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: I can also tell you a little about how to make smokebombs.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Grinding is a very important part of making poisons, as most ingredients need to be ground before they can be used.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: You can grind all the ingredients with a mortar and pestle.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Heating, or maceration is a method of forcing two ingredients to mix together forcefully.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: You can use the dome to heat anything you wish.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Distilling is an slow process that uses the hookah to concentrate down a liquid.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Steeping is soaking a plant in a solvent so that the liquid solvent takes on the properties of the plant.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: A press is used to press out the liquid from any poison sac or gland.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Stirring liquids with the wooden spoons available here will ensure that they are well mixed.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Cooling liquids in the mould will allow them, if they are the correct liquid to solidify into a solid substance.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: There are a few herbs that are specific to the Klatch region.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Of course, the most important is hasheesh.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Mixing the sacred spiked plant with melted cocoa beans and sugar creates a most delicious concoction.
Yu Khabeer grins at you.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Two herbs that are only found around here are the blue and white lotus.  They both have curious effects on the memory, but work better when mixed with other herbs.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: While as Hashishim we tend not to read too many books, there are a few translations of important herbal works in the library.

Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Clay is the best substance to make the container out of, as it shatters easily on impact.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: A ball seems to be the best shape for maneuverability and style.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: Nitrate powder combines with sugar and sulphur powder to create a powerful smokebomb.
Yu Khabeer whispers to you: I hear camel dung is a good source of nitrate.
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==Tools==
There are poison labs in the different [[Assassin Guilds]] with several tools used to make poisons.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Method !!Action !!Used with !!AM !!OC !!Hashishim !!Ninja !!Mano Rossa
|-
|Pulverise ||Crush into powder. ||[[Rock|Minerals]]
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |[[small hammer]]
|-
|Grind ||Crush into tiny (ground) bits. ||Mostly herbs ||large mortar and pestle ||large mortar and pestle ||large mortar and pestle ||grinder ||large mortar and pestle
|-
|Heat ||Macerate in high temperature to facilitate a chemical reaction. ||Liquids ||firebox ||firebox ||dome ||iron pot ||firebox
|-
|Distill ||Evaporate and then condense only some parts of the original liquid. ||Liquid ||still ||still ||hookah ||retort ||still
|-
|Steep ||Soak to transfer the essence. ||Ground solid and liquid solvent (acid) ||large red flask, large blue flask ||old saucepan, rusty bucket ||large scarlet flask, large sapphire flask ||vase ||large purple flask and a large crimson flask
|-
|Press ||Squish to extract a liquid. ||Poison sac or gland ||press ||press ||press ||statue ||press
|-
|Stir ||Mix liquids. ||Liquids || || ||wooden spoons || ||
|-
|Cool ||Cool liquids so they can solidify into a solid substance. ||Liquids || || ||mould || ||
|}

To mix solid ingredients they can be put in the same liquid container (those can be referred to as [[vessel]]s), unless steeping or heating is required.

To mix liquids you need to transfer the first liquid from its vessel to the vessel that is holding the second liquid.
*Pipettes are useful to transfer small exact quantities. There is a [[covert.items.poisons]] skill check to prevent poisoning yourself.

The following useful items can be purchased or found in or near poison labs:
*<teat/tiny/small/medium/large> pipette
*small <colour> glass vial
*large <colour> bottle

At each step of making the poison be sure to only keep the exact substance expected before proceeding to the next step.
*<code>Get</code> excess solids (that didn't react) from vessels after mixing for example herbs and water.
*Remove liquids that are not the result with pipettes (this can happen when the mix is not 100% correct) <code>suck <liquid in vessel> into <pipette></code>
*If you get really small amounts of the result, try changing the proportion of the ingredients.

Location of poison labs:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Region !!City !!Location !!Guild
|-
|[[Sto Plains]] ||[[Ankh-Morpork]] ||Filigree Street ||[[Ankh-Morpork Guild of Assassins]]
|-
|[[Sto Plains]] ||[[Ohulan Cutash]] ||Assassin Alley ||[[Ankh-Morpork Guild of Assassins]]
|-
|[[Counterweight Continent]] ||[[Bes Pelargic]] ||Silk Lane ||[[Ninja]]
|-
|[[Klatch]] ||[[Djelibeybi]] ||Cliffs west of the city ||[[Hashishim]]
|-
|[[Vieux River]] ||[[Genua]] ||Dauphin Street ||[[Mano Rossa]]
|}

==Skill==
To recognize the herbs used for poison and gather them uses [[crafts.husbandry.plant.herbal]] and [[crafts.hunting.foraging]]. The skill [[adventuring.perception]] is also used for some components.

The skill [[covert.items.poisons]] is used during the making process to determine the potency of the produced poisons. The effectiveness and the duration of the poison is based on this skill at the time of making the poison.

==Delivery==

Assassin poisons are used in some [[inhume]] methods.

Created poisons can be delivered through ingestion (which is often fatal) or delivered by putting drops of poison in a poisoned dart, crossbow arrow, tlinga or throwing spike and hitting the victim with it.

Some weapons that can hold created poisons:
*[[Thrown weapons]]
**[[Crossbow arrow]], most useful loaded in a crossbow
**[[Dart]], most useful loaded in blowpipe or flute
**[[Throwing tlinga]]
**[[Steel tlinga]]
**[[Throwing spike]]
*[[Fired weapons]]
**[[Bamboo flute]], loaded with a dart
**[[Black bamboo blowpipe]], loaded with a dart
**[[Blowpipe (custom)]], loaded with a dart
**[[Bone blowpipe]], loaded with a dart
**[[Crossbow (Mk 3)]], loaded with a crossbow arrow
**[[Ivory blowpipe]], loaded with a dart
**[[Silver blowpipe]], loaded with a dart
**[[Wooden blowpipe]], loaded with a dart

You can also add poison mixture into a [[Poison:Smoke bomb|Smoke bomb]] to turn it into a [[Poison:Gas bomb|gas bomb]]

Art and culture can also be poisonous.
*[[Flower Arranging]]
*[[Tea Ceremony]]

==Known poisons and bombs==
The following table provides information on the various poisons and bombs.
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
{{Poison add|header=yes}}
<onlyinclude>{{Poison add|Bloat poison}}
{{Poison add|Command removal poison}}
{{Poison add|Con poison}}
{{Poison add|Gp poison}}
{{Poison add|Hallucination poison}}
{{Poison add|Hp poison}}
{{Poison add|Misdirection poison}}
{{Poison add|Rage poison}}
{{Poison add|Spell removal poison}}
{{Poison add|Venom poison}}
{{Poison add|Weedkiller poison}}
{{Poison add|Smoke bomb}}
{{Poison add|Gas bomb}}</onlyinclude>
{{Poison add|header=yes}}
|}

==See also==
*[[Poison]]
*[[Poison:Smoke bomb]]
*[[Poison:Gas bomb]]