Alchemy: Discovering Traits

Alchemy: Discovering Traits
By Defessus Lector
Bardus,
The method by which an alchemist learns the traits of various reagants is by tasting them. The key word here is "taste"---there is no need to consome more than a single portion of a reagant, even if you find it appealing. And, based on what the seneschal tells me about your visit to your father's wine cellar, you've already determined that common liquors do not possess alchemical traits, evne if consumed in quantity.
Tasting a reagant will revela the ingredient's most obvious alchemical trait---but most have secondary and tertiary magical properties as well. Combining reagents and observing the reults will reveal these hidden traits, some of which can be quite astonishing. As you experiment, your skill at alchemy will increase, and it will become eaiser to recognize these traits and combine them effectively.
You will also begin to notie that certian classes of reagents feature common or even matching traits. For example, the traits of flowers tend to be beneficial---as you discovered last Morndas when, trying to finish all your homework at the last minute, you consumed nine different kingds of fungus within a few minutes. The resulting projectile regurgitation was most impressive.
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