Alkaline salt

Alkaline salt or alkali was a corrosive mineral salt used in a variety of trades.
==Availability==
* Alkaline salts were refined from natural water sources and arid soils.
* Alkaline lakes in Zakhara's deserts such as the Pit of the Ghuls were a source of alkaline salts, bromine salts, and table salt, but were often too remote and dangerous to exploit.
* Aurora's Emporium sold alkaline salt for 1 sp per .
==Usages==
* Alkali was used to neutralize strong vitriols, though was itself corrosive and dangerous when concentrated.
* Many alchemical recipes used alkali.
* Alkali was used to make strong red dyes with cinnabar.
* Certain medicines used alkali, including a treatment for mad monkey fever.
* Alkali was an ingredient in making a strong putty, along with refined pitch.
* Enamels were sometimes produced using alkali.
* The spell airy water could use a small handful of alkaline salts as a material component.
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