Faebane

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A poison that chokes magic at its source, brewed by Hybern to counter fae power.

Faebane is a weapon of the cunning and the desperate — a poison that does not kill the body but strangles the magic that runs in a faerie's blood. Brewed from rare roots and alchemical processes known only to the King of Hybern's most trusted apothecaries, it is the one substance that can make even a High Lord as helpless as a mortal child. Its use is a declaration of war, for it targets the very essence of fae existence.

Appearance

A viscous, murky liquid the color of bile, often stored in thick glass vials stoppered with wax. It reeks of crushed herbs and something metallic, and when exposed to air it smokes faintly, as if it burns from within.

Also known as: Faebane, the Choking Dust, Hybern's Brew, the Silent Kill

What They Know

• Faebane is derived from the crushed roots of a plant that grows only on the blighted eastern shores of Hybern, where the earth is salted with ancient battlefields.
• It does not kill — it incapacitates, draining a faerie's magic until they are no stronger than a mortal, and the effect can last hours or days depending on dose and potency.
• The brew is notoriously unstable; improper distillation can render it inert or turn it into a volatile gas that kills the brewer.
• Faebane can be administered through ingestion, inhalation, or contact with open wounds, but it degrades rapidly in sunlight, making it a weapon of ambush and shadow.
• The King of Hybern has stockpiled enough faebane to poison the wells of every court in Prythian, should he choose to.

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