Red-vine tea

Red-vine tea was a Malaz City "concoction" which, when drunk, would turn human tears a blood-red. It could also function as a poison with which to kill ants.The Bonehunters, Chapter 17, US HC p.569/571
==The Bonehunters==
Banaschar, entering Coop's "Hanged Man Inn" in Malaz City, saw Master Sergeant Braven Tooth sitting alone at a table drinking red-vine tea. Banaschar joined the Master Sergeant and was told by him that he was "in mourning" and that he intended to cry that night. Braven Tooth was drinking the red-vine tea because any tears which he then shed would be the "colour of blood" - which would produce an added dimension to this expression of his grief. After drinking the tea, Braven Tooth said that he would get drunk as he could not cry when he was sober. Temper, who had joined the priest and the Master Sergeant at their table, remarked that this would only be the second time that Braven Tooth had ever done this.The Bonehunters, Chapter 17, US HC p.568-571
==Notes and references==
Category:Substances
Category:Poisons