Crimson Kin Draught

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A small glass vial filled with a deep, gleaming crimson liquid that swirls like fresh blood. The liquid's surface seems to shimmer when held near light, and a carved stopper of red crystal seals the vial. Runes along the vial’s base glow faintly, and a drop of the potion leaves a warm, coppery trail on the skin when touched.

Bloodward Healing Upon drinking, the draught binds your blood to healing energy for 1 minute. For the duration, whenever you touch a living creature with bare skin, that creature immediately regains 2d6 hit points. A target may benefit from this effect at most once during the duration.

Bloodbound Limitation The healing energy is drawn from the drinker’s blood and can only affect living creatures. It cannot restore hit points to undead or constructs; effects do not stack on the same target within the duration.

Lore

Legends say this draught was brewed by a healer-priest who bound a portion of their own life, via their blood, to the relief of wounded foes. The potion carries the burden of shared life, compelling whoever drinks it to offer vitality to others.

History

Discovered in the remnants of a cathedral-city after a plague; the potion was brewed by a faction of healers who valued life above all else, using a ritual that binds healing energy to the drinker’s blood. It passed through generations, always used by those who sought to heal the wounded with their own life.

Created by Frazer 👁 241 views