Re: Seekers of the Flame
Her Holiness frowns at the discussion of poisons.
"I know something of poisons. Many of nature's smaller creatures carry venom, but they generally use it to kill their prey, or rarely in self-defense. Since they generally have no need to kill something much larger than themselves, they seldom have enough venom within them to do so. Some serpents are exceptions to this, of course, but even the deadliest asp would be hard pressed to slay a great beast.
"No, if you want to slay something truly large, you should look to either dose its food, or cause it to inhale something noxious. Castor beans in such a creature's meat might work, or hemlock root. Perhaps Alchemist McNealy knows a way to concentrate the poisons from plants like these, or to reliably administer them?"