Faebane

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A poison distilled from the crushed leaves and stems of the faebane plant, it chokes the magic in a faerie's blood and leaves them mortal-weak.

Also known as: fae-killer, bane of the fae, the mortal's revenge, ironweed infusion

What They Know

• The faebane plant cannot be cultivated in Prythian; it withers on contact with fae magic, and only grows in the iron-rich soil of the mortal lands.
• Mortal queens keep the recipe for faebane a closely guarded secret, passed down through generations of alchemists and hedge-witches.
• The poison is not lethal to fae in small doses, but repeated exposure can permanently scar a faerie's magical core, leaving them unable to channel power.
• The Attor and other servants of Hybern have been known to carry vials of faebane, using it to subdue High Fae prisoners before transporting them Under the Mountain.
• A faerie poisoned with faebane experiences a burning sensation in their veins, followed by a cold numbness where their magic once lived—a sensation Tamlin himself has described as 'being unmade from the inside.'

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