Sir Tantius: Actions

He stayed there on the roof for a few moments, listening to the sounds echoing off the walls of the buildings.
Tonight, as the honorable folk of the city moved to quarters, there was a strange Darkness in the air and the shadows seemed to come alive.
As the last rays of the sun faded behind the distant horizon, the tension in the air was thick.

The night air was refreshing to Kendric as he worked his way throu the city's alleys and rooftops. Moving with purpose now, to the chapter house.
"There has to be some evidence in the vault, Thats where I will head."

Before heading to the vault, Sir kendric stops at his chambers to re-equip for a more periless journey into the underground of Singal.
Taking a robe and leaving his signature knives, he heads to the armory to pick up a sabre and knives that were looted from some raider on the plains.
With his new weapons stowed in robe, he pulled the black hood over his head and started off to the vault.

Gerbazadeh's house was a narrow two storey building whose lower floor was completely occupied by the combined shop and laboratory of the alchemist. The latter was sitting at a table in the back of the room, crouched over some old book, scribbling notes on a piece of paper. When Kendric entered he turned around.

Well, young man, what can I do for you?

"I've come seeking Knowledge and was told you were the person to see. What can you tell me about a potion called DeepJuice?" Kendric asked in a non threatening demoanor.

Deepjuice, eh? Gerbazadeh watched him for a moment. I think I have seen you recently... Ah, now I know. Do deliver my regards to Lord Azlanek, when you meet him next time, will you?

Now for this deepjuice matter. As I have already told your master, it is a very dangerous procedure to make it. When exposed to sunlight the fungi quickly dry up and become poriferous, setting free a small quantity of highly flammable gases, that are heavier than air and thus sink to the ground. You see, the assistant I lost some years ago was trying to extract the poison from the deepjuice fungi, but he was stupid enough to do it in daylight. He had collected quite a lot of these fungi and obviously the whole ground in his chamber was filled with the gas. Well, he had lit a fire. You can imagine the rest.
I was lucky his room was in the shack across the backyard, or my house would have burnt down.

As for the substance itself, it is a very versatile poison. Depending on the dose it either just renders the victim unconscious or almost instantly kills it. But other poisons also kill people and most of them don't blow your house up when you make a mistake, so hardly any alchemist in Singal is still producing it. At least we of the guild have completely abandoned it after my assistant died. I cannot speak for the rogue alchemists working for the red brothers or the slavers, however.

I really don't know much else about it. Yet, if I remember correctly it is a poison that has been used as long as Singal has had a sewer system, so you might find something about it in old books.

"If I might Inquire sir, Where would these books be located?" Kendric said, feeling a little depressed...

Well, the largest library that holds all records of Singal's history we have is located at the Council palace, but I doubt they will just let you go inside and rummage in their bookshelves. Our alchemists' guild has its own library at our meeting hall. Though most of the books are about alchemy itself there might be some old tomes dealing with the matter. You can find the hall at the southern border of district five. It's a large building with a mortar and pestle carved into the main door, so you really cannot miss it. I will write you a recommendation so they let you in.

He scribbled down some words on a piece of paper, which he then handed to Kendric.

I'm afraid I am not quite the historian, but you could try to talk to an old acquaintance of mine. Her name is Siraya Mefasnu and she is a scholar who is greatly interested in Singal's history. I have to warn you however, she has become a bit queer in her dotage and has developed quite the paranoia. I'd be cautious when entering her house.