One may cultivate extracts from various plants found throughout the region. More exotic species can sometimes be obtained from traders and travelers, but their properties are less documented and require further examination.
Traditional alchemical implements can be used to distill the poison. Care should be used as certain poisons can be absorbed through exposed skin. Many are those who have lost their lives to carelessness.
One's blade should be hollowed according to the specifications listed herein. Deviation may create fractures within the metal, causing the blade to weaken and possibly break.
Commentary: Yes, again, I feel I am at a loss. I do not know much about botany, so I cannot identify these plants. Though, I can say that Altair is delving into alchemy; that which will be the precursor to the Scientific tradition of Chemistry. This adventurous curiosity is quite intrinsic to the Nizari Ismaili tradition and it is good to see it present in their fictional counterparts. Well, at least, their Desiletian counterparts...
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