藥劑師凱斯勒

 

走到位於Noble Road的藥劑店。

 

Kessler
      You see a very authoritative-looking older man who looks at you with thoughtful concern.
name
      "My name is Kessler."
job
      "I run the apothecary shop here in Britain."
apothecary
      "While the normal function of an apothecary is to administer potions and magical reagents, I am nowadays working almost exclusively for Lord British trying to study a specific problem."
study
      "I am studying the effects of a particular substance known as silver snake venom. But I am encountering a number of difficulties."
silver snake
      "As one may surmise from the name it is the venom taken from the dangerous silver snake. The fascination that many people possess for these creatures has created a great deal of curiosity about the venom itself."
curiosity
      "There are those who claim that gargoyles take the venom which results in their becoming enhanced in combat and such. Now this may be just a myth, but the curiosity people feel is real enough."
difficulties
      "My greatest difficulty is in finding any significant quantity of silver snake venom. But it is by no means mine only difficulty."
finding
      "If by any chance thou wouldst come across any silver snake venom bring it back to me here. I shall pay thee fifty gold coins for every vial of it thou canst supply."
other difficulties
      "People need to be alerted to how dangerous silver snake venom is. To this end I wish to announce my findings before Lord British and a consortium of lords and mayors, but to do that I must first finish my study."
problem
      "Recently there has been a dramatic rise in the use of a very strange substance. People have begun to purposefully ingest the venom of the silver snake."
ingest
      "The silver snake produces a venom that is extremely poisonous, but when taken in less than lethal amounts, it causes a variety of strange effects."
effects
      "For a time the venom will heighten one's physical and mental performance, such as allowing one to work harder, for example. But after the effects have worn off, it will impair the user permanently."
impair
      "It first makes the user feel extremely tired and eventually causes a sloughing of the skin. The venom is a dangerous substance and thou shouldst not partake of it under any circumstances."
potions
      "They are certainly not a recent invention here in Britannia! Potions are liquids that possess certain magical qualities which are used for all sorts of purposes, such as the treatment of injury and disease. I have a quantity of them for sale if thou art interested."
magical qualities
      "Since the mages have become so ineffective, we have been forced to develop other ways to accomplish all the things we used to be able to depend on mages to do. Unfortunately, many of these new methods are as yet untested."
untested
      "We still know very little about the effects of most of the substances we use. Many cause more problems than they solve, or react differently if taken in unison with other elements. Some might cause thee to become dependent on them for thine health and some may simply be poisonous."
buy potions
      "I always keep a fresh stock of ingredients and an inventory of prepared potions in case anyone should be in need of them. Wouldst thou like to buy one?"
Yes
      "What wouldst thou like to buy?"
•poison                     15G
•curative               150G
•illumination         50G
•sleep                        15G
•protection           150G
•invisibility          100G
•healing                  150G
•awakening             30G
nothing
      "Fine."
bye
      "It was good speaking with thee, milord."

 

閱讀屋裡書籍。

THE APOTWECARY'S DESK REFERENCE by Fetoau         It is the author's expectation that thou art reading this familiarize thyself with the effects of various potions based on their color. The first part of this work will discuss such aspects, with the remaining pages covering the materials and steps required to make such alchemal creations.                                       Definitions: Black potion: Drinking this will render the individual invisible for several minutes. Blue potion: This mixture will put the imbiber into a deep sleep. Orange potion: This potion will awaken an individual who was magically put to sleep. Purple potion: This concoction will provide magical protection for several minutes of hard fighting. White potion: This potion will provide a small bit of illumination, much like a candle, for a few minutes. Yellow potion: This powerful mixture will give healing aid to the imbiber's wounds.       WARNING: Green potion: This potion is a dangerous toxin, and will poison the imbiber, possibly killing the individual. Red potion: This fabulous drink will cure most poisons, including those acquired from the slugs in the swamps and that gained from drinking a GREEN potion.       This next section details how one can best recreate these uncanny concoctions...