Potion of sleep

A potion of sleep, also known as potion of somnolence, was a powerful potion that put the imbiber to deep sleep and was extremely dangerous in its undiluted form.
==Description==
The hazy liquid of the potion was swirled with hypnotic patterns. The concentrated liquid that composed a potion of somnolence created a puff of white mist when the vial was uncorked. It strongly smelled and tasted like blackberries. Drinking the potion made one's mouth tingle as if biting into a mint leaf.
==Origins==
One of the types of potion of somnolence was distilled out of dark purple mushroom caps, each the size of a dinner plate. These peculiar mushrooms were found in the Feywild all around Darroch Castle, growing in sporadic clusters.
Blood of a werejackal was an ingredient of another recipe for the potion of sleep. It could be a telltale sign as the blood tended to flake in the potion's liquid. And some were known to use locks of nymph hair as an ingredient.
==Powers==
Undiluted, potion of somnolence was an incredibly powerful and addictive substance. Just one sip of the highly watered down soporific liquid (one drop of the potion in a vial-full of drinking water) was enough to send the user to sleep in less time than it took to count down from ten. A typical dosage was just one mouthful and it was enough to last several hours.
==History==
Around 1396 DR, Japheth Donard used a dangerously concentrated potion of somnolence to create a sleeping-aid-like elixir to help Anusha Marhana, a young spell-scarred human noble, to access her unusual power of projecting a ghost-like astral form in times of danger. The ability was only triggered during sleep.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
*Incense of somnolence
*Knockout drops
===Appearances===
:;Novels:
::The Ring of Winter • Plague of Spells • City of Torment • Key of Stars
:;Video Games:
::Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor • Baldur's Gate III
===Gallery===
Image:Sleep potion concept BGIII.jpg|Concept art of various depictions of sleeping potions for Baldur's Gate III', by Ana Popescu
===References===
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Category:Items from Baldur's Gate
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