[cite_start]SUBJECT: The "Elixir" Problem [cite: 37, 38]
Date: Unknown Cycle
The red liquid found deep beneath the earth. The Queen calls it a curse. Vorgoth calls it power. I call it... fascinating.
Analysis confirms: It isn't made of water. IT IS MADE OF BLOOD. Not human blood, but something older. Something from the mycelium network itself. It accelerates growth, but at the cost of sanity. I must distill it further. I need more samples from the Mushroom enemies in the shroud.
WARNING: EXPOSURE TO SHROUD SPORES MAY CAUSE HALLUCINATIONS AND DEATH. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
LATEST RESEARCH NOTES
[cite_start]SUBJECT: The Flameborn Project (Cinder Vaults) [cite: 54]
Date: Pre-Sleep
The Ancients have finally whispered to me. They showed me the design for the Pods. If we cannot stop the Shroud, we must outlast it.
We will freeze the "Flame" inside a vessel. I have selected the Blacksmith as a prototype. He is sturdy (and expendable). If the Cinder Vault holds, we may wake up in a week. Or a century.
Note to self: Pack extra mana potions in the pod.
Date: Pre-Sleep
The Ancients have finally whispered to me. They showed me the design for the Pods. If we cannot stop the Shroud, we must outlast it.
We will freeze the "Flame" inside a vessel. I have selected the Blacksmith as a prototype. He is sturdy (and expendable). If the Cinder Vault holds, we may wake up in a week. Or a century.
Note to self: Pack extra mana potions in the pod.
SUBJECT: Those Annoying Flying Things
Date: Yesterday
The blue flying creatures in the night... they disturb my concentration! I tried to catch one to dissect it, but they are too fast. Athalan says they are "Wispwyverns." I say they are pests.
I postulate that their glowing glands could be used for a lamp. Or a bomb.
Date: Yesterday
The blue flying creatures in the night... they disturb my concentration! I tried to catch one to dissect it, but they are too fast. Athalan says they are "Wispwyverns." I say they are pests.
I postulate that their glowing glands could be used for a lamp. Or a bomb.
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
BALTHAZAR'S SHROUD SURVIVAL POTION
- 2x Red Mushroom (Don't eat raw!)
- 1x Water (Purified)
- 1x Shroud Spore (Careful...)
Instructions: Mix in the Mortar (IF I COULD FIND IT). Boil until purple. Drink quickly before it eats the glass.
- 2x Red Mushroom (Don't eat raw!)
- 1x Water (Purified)
- 1x Shroud Spore (Careful...)
Instructions: Mix in the Mortar (IF I COULD FIND IT). Boil until purple. Drink quickly before it eats the glass.