Bloodbath in a Bottle

**Bloodbath in a Bottle** is a recipe variant on the standard, much more widely used, Cloud in a Bottle.

Like its common counterpart, it comes prepared in an airtight container - typically glass - and is used by breaking or otherwise, compromising the airtight container. It also produces a mist-like alchemical substance, but the similarities end there.

Despite its grisly name, the potion *has no combat utility* whatsoever. Upon inspection, *Bloodbath in a Bottle* adorns itself with an eerie, crimson red color. The mist itself shares this color, along with filling the surrounding air with the strong smell and taste of whatever blood it was concocted from. Unlike Cloud in a Bottle, the heavy smog produced from *Bloodbath in a Bottle* lingers along the ground - giving no comforting texture or significant density. After use, the mist will persist for up to a minute at a time, before gently condensating a puddle of blood on the ground around which the mist subsided.

While more niche than it’s regularly-seen counterparts, *Bloodbath in a Bottle* has been growing popular among beast hunters, trackers, and criminals on the run. It was created specifically against Vampires - the mist acting as a soothing sedative for especially ravenous ones who have not fed in a considerable amount of time. Typically, they are carried - brewed with human blood - by vampire hunters, to both act as bait for an Accursed’s nose and a pacifying agent. While risky, utilization of this potion has been successful in subduing lesser-afflicted, Incumbent vampires - whilst Vamdemi’s and other stronger variants may react to the blood in the air, it is typically not enough to satisfy their heightened need for feeding. In addition, some beast hunters warn that using such a potion may attract other human-preying beings such as Lycanthropes, Cursed Undead, or Wendigos. Alternatively, the potion’s recipe may be further adjusted to attract carnivorous animals.

### **Creation**

*Bloodbath in a Bottle* is slowly being adapted by regular hunters as a compact, nonperishable bait for meat-eating game. To accomplish this, the human blood is substituted with that of an animal - such as deer, fish or rabbit. However, as the creation of the potion is expensive and equipment intensive, usage in this manner is generally reserved for those of *nobility or reasonable wealth*. Usage of *Bloodbath in a Bottle* with tracking dogs is also nearly impossible, as the strong odor overwhelms the senses of canines and prevents tracking animals via their scent.

The most unorthodox use of this agent derives from the utilization not as predator, but as prey. Alchemists, or even desperate criminals, may brew this potion with their own blood, and use it in times they are being tracked by beings capable of picking up on their unique scent - such as tracking dogs or Deprived, to mask or confuse their path of travel.

Creation of *Bloodbath in a Bottle* is nearly identical to that of Cloud in a Bottle - with extra steps, and a substitution of  water with a diluted mixture of a blood of their alchemist’s choice within distilled water. Before brewing, ensure that the water-blood mixture is frozen into a block. In addition, add a layer of perlite between the frozen blood and the open flame. As the Tlamac smoke begins to bond to the bloody water, the perlite will absorb the excess moisture and form a liquid layer. As the *Bloodbath in a Bottle* is denser than water, the freshly brewed potion will begin to deposit itself below. When bottling, keep in mind that the substance is much denser than standard cloud in a bottle, so portion your containers by half in respect to the standard proportions.