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Poisons
DIR By: Jinxed
Date: September 25, 2022, 12:38 am
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Since most poison on Gor is fast acting, according to the
Scrolls, there is little chance to treat it in a timely manner.
It is usually a death sentence, as in the case of an ost bite.
For those poisons that are not immediately deadly, there are
antivenoms or antitoxins.
Gorean medicine is advanced enough to produce them, even though
it may not have been mentioned. However, man-made poisons may
have become stronger to counteract the resistance to it, since a
formula could be adjusted to produce a stronger solution.
Poison is considered against the codes of the warriors and
unworthy of men. It is usually regarded as a woman's weapon.
Animals and Plants
Cosian Wingfish:
This small, delicate fish has three or four slender spines in
its dorsal fin that are poisonous.
Kanda:
The root of the plant, dried and ground, makes a deadly poison.
The leaves of the plant may be chewed for a narcotic effect. The
poison can be made into a paste that melts by body heat. This
paste can be applied to weapons, such as knives and arrows, for
a deadly effect. Likewise, the paste can be applied to the pins
of locks. Barrels of kanda are used to poison an area's water
supply.
Marsh Moccasin:
A snake about five feet long, having a small, triangular head.
It often glides along the surface of the water in swamps and
marshes. It is an uncommon animal. Slower in effect than the
ost, it is still quite poisonous.
Ost:
The banded ost is a variety of ost, yellowish orange and is
marked with black rings. It is exceedingly poisonous.
Rennel:
These are poisonous, crablike desert insects. They tend to
gather and move in swarms.
Seaweed, Waters near Schendi:
Many fish in these tropical waters are poisonous to eat, a
function of certain forms of seaweed on which they feed. The
seaweed is harmless to the fish, but it contains substances
toxic to humans.
Sullius Maximus' Poison:
Sullius Maximus was knowledgable in poisons. One particular use
mentioned was paralyzing a man who was an enemy. The unfortunate
was paralyzed from the neck down. There is an antidote.
Tropical Fish, Waters near Schendi:
They are toxic by reason of the seaweed on which they feed.
Uses of Poisons
Fang Ring:
The name comes from the fact that it is worn like a normal ring,
but there is a place to press which causes a "fang" to raise up.
The venom or poison is stored inside the ring, the fang is just
like a snake's fang, hollow and when it punctures the skin, the
poison is delivered through it.
Free Women:
Drugs and poison are often the tools of a Free Woman, since most
are not trained in other ways to defend herself. A Free Woman
may carry a poisoned knife or needle concealed in her clothes.
She may also use poisoned pins to style her hair. Such weapons
can also be concealed in a room or area known only to the woman.
Poison Girls:
A person can be slain by the bite of a chemically prepared
slave. It is also possible to breed a girl with poisonous
saliva.
Poisoned Drinks:
Poison, such as kanda or ost is added to a drink.
Poisoned Teeth:
Artificial teeth placed in the mouth, such as upper canine
teeth. Poison is delivered when the teeth are used in a bite.
Merchants may use this most often, since they do not learn skill
in arms.
Suicide Pellets:
Special pellets formulated to kill. They are taken when a person
does not wish to give up information that may be tortured from
him.
Water Sources:
Poison may be added to a place's water supply to spoil it and
cause death and confusion.
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