Oil of Stone to Flesh
(potion, rare)
Last Updated: June 21, 2023
Campaign: Tablets of the Old Ones
This vial contains a murky pink grey oily liquid.
"Oil of Stone to Flesh" can return a petrified creature to flesh and life.
Unfortunately for such a victim, any parts lost in stone form remain absent if the creature revives.
Revivification using the oil is impossible if a vital part of the petrified creature,
such as its head, is detached.
There are two known crafting formulas known to make ""Oil of Stone to Flesh":
fluid from a basilisk's gullet and a DC 20 arcana skill check
- this roll is at advantage if also proficient in the use of alchemist's supplies, or
fluid from a basilisk's gullet and a DC 20 nature skill check
- this roll is at advantage if also proficient in the use of a herbalism kit.
History:
The old shaman and chief of the green claw lizardfolk tribe in the underdark
has perfected the technique of creating "Oil of Stone to Flesh"
using the fluids from a basilisk's gullet.
Nera Aquilae and her companions had rescued Iksara, the green claw princess and daughter
of the old shaman and chief from Jabba and his red flame tribe of destuctive lizardfolk.
Nera Aquilae was able to harvest two doses from the gullets of the basilisks
after she and her companions cleared out the basilisk lair threatening the green claw tribe.
The grateful old shaman and chief of the green claw lizard folk
offered to teach Nera Aquilae the secret of how to create "Oil of Stone to Flesh".
It would require using the fluids from a basilisk's gullet, her herbalism kit and nature skills,
but would take a month to learn.
Nera's companions were eager to return to the surface and were not willing to wait a month
so Nera missed out on an opportunity to learn some ancient tribal secrets.
Nera sold her two doses from the gullets of the basilisks to Mother Angela, a reclusive old woman
living in a hut in the underdark with Gregor, her flesh golem servant.
Design Notes:
Its cost is 250 gp.
- 500 gp for being a rare item but divided by 2 for being a consumable item.
Uses details from the basilisk description in the Monster Manual.
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