Aniseed
Aniseed is a simple plant-derived natural flavoring that smells and tastes like pungent licorice. It is often used in liqueurs and cooking. A small quantity of aniseed extract can be used to ruin any effort to have dogs track a scent. Dropping a vial of aniseed will ensure that a dog's sense of smell is utterly ruined for 1d4+1 hours if they reach the spot where the substance was dropped. A dog can make a Constitution save to avoid the aniseed to some extent, but on a success the sense of smell is still lost for 1d4+1 turns. The effect of aniseed on any other kind of trained tracking animal is up to the DM, but aniseed should have a detrimental effect on almost anything's sense of smell.
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