Beyond Jonas  

 

Beyond Jonas
By Karen Vomschnee

While Jonas may have taken good notes, it seems that he did not have the tallent to go further. It may simply have been since he had no shamanic skills, so I am willing to forgive him his failings.

With the knowledge imparted on me by The Tribunal, I have been able to improve on what he observed. I have also supplied merchants with the potion vials and a source of the extra herbs that are needed. Despite what I supplied them, some of the components needed cannot be found in a quantity or location that makes them readily available to merchants, you will need to find these items for yourself.

For the next stage of elixirs and effusions you will need to use a gold embossed potion vial, and trillium as the empowering herb. For this and all of the other potions at this effectiveness you will need to find versluierd fungus. You will find this tenacious fungus in many places though it seems to only be attracted to a certain strength of being. Use the versluierd fungus instead of using the powder of ro that is used in the lesser stage of potions.

Suspensions will need cinquefoil and gold embossed breakable potion vials. Finally distillates will need usneq and of course will also need a gold embossed potion vial. While the gold embossing may seem more "flowery" than one should use in an expen\dable resource, the gold embossing actually helps to hold the power of the potion within its container, and keeps it from quickly spoiling.

You can further increase the power of potions by replacing the gold embossed vials with platinum embossed vials. Effusions and elixirs use angelica, suspensions use goldenseal, and distilaltes use bruisewart. Additionally, you can improve the tonics using the platinum embossed potion vial and pinkroot. For all these, instead of the fungus, you will need some sunshard powder.

Finally, you can increase the potions effectiveness another step by using a dragon runed potion vial. These runes will contain the greater power of the potion more effectively than the simple gold or platinum embossing. FOr elixirs nd effusions use vervian, suspensions use cresson, distillates use skullcap, and tonics use yyamilin. Instead of sunshard powder, you will need to find aderirse burs and use the powdery substancee you will find in their centers.

I have also found an alternative for tonics and required the use of tow powders of ro. Everyting in it is the same, but you will find that the versluried fungus can replace both of the powders of ro, making it a bit easier to find the required parts since you will not need as many.