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Mel sighed. Five lives given to keep a forest alive for a little longer. Babs wasn’t planning on doing something like this, was she? Mel let the dead rest and returned to her camp. The lantern was workable. Food was good, firewood was growing without her effort. She absently threw a few green branches onto the smoker and checked on the centipede meat, which was admittedly better than she cared to admit. An oddly low pressure afternoon.
The bloodstains had her on edge. The power of her healing probably couldn’t compare to anything Babs could make, but if she were to find Babs bleeding out in one of these tombs it might be good to have something on hand. And that meant another trip back to ‘Student of Magic’. She settled in next to her original skeletal companion and flipped open to the last section of her first grimoire.
<span class="mu-i">Ley Flows, as you might expect my dear student, is the magic of water, healing and transformation, among other less reputable effects we shan’t discuss here. Students wanting to prepare love potions are kindly reminded that such behavior will result in immediate expulsion.
The preparation of a Ley Flow requires five critical objects. The first two are of course a vessel to prepare the flow, and the second is a vessel to contain it when finished. For first and second tier potions the preparation vessel can be anything, even the vessel that the potion will be contained in eventually. A simple cup, glass, mug, clay bowl, even a hole in the ground will suffice! The third component is a gemstone of appropriate quality and size, again for first and second tier potions this is virtually any example of the gem in question. The fourth component is liquid, almost always water, although this writer has made due with a fine wine in the past. The final component is an enchanted sachet of herbs appropriate to the magic in question, simply bind together the herbs in a sachet and apply the Vitae spell at the desired intensity.
Once you’ve assembled the materials, creating the ley flow is quite simple! Simply place the liquid, gemstone and enchanted sachet together in a vessel and wait for a moment, then drain the liquid into a container. A cup of water is sufficient for a first tier spell, while a pot or kettle is recommended for a second tier spell. Fear not my students with small stomachs, despite the amount of water you may be working with, you only need drain a mouthful of potion from the container to bottle the full effect, although you’ll find you’ll also only be able to bottle one effect as well. One of the mysteries of magic I’m afraid.
I’ve included the details of one of the most useful potions around, the humble wound healing potion. The required gemstone is the delightfully green emerald, and while many herbs suffice, Chamomile is my personal favorite, although desert folk find great success with Aloe. I’ve included samples of both emerald and chamomile in this book, ready for use even!</span>
