Arthorvin

Addictive substance, ingested, rare
A fragrant gray powder made from rare magic plants, the drug called arthorvin is an appropriate alchemical treatment for anxiety, mood disorders, and dissociative disorders. When taken in large doses, it is likely to cause them.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Initial Effects. Within 1d4+1 rounds of a person drinking a dose of arthorvin, the drinker loses 1d4+1 points of Charisma. This is restored after a long rest.
Secondary Effects. If the drinker is insane, arthorvin has a chance of curing or treating them. Arthorvin can cure short-term madness but can only treat long-term and indefinite madness. In those cases, the patient would have to be continually under the effect of the drug or the symptoms would return, but so long as they keep drinking it, they behave perfectly sanely. A dose of arthorvin wears off in a number of minutes equal to 2d20 multiplied by (12 minus the user's CON modifier).

Madness Type	Effect of Arthorvin
Short-term	75% chance of cure
Long-term	50% chance of treating the symptoms
Indefinite	10% chance of treating the symptoms

Side Effects. Arthorvin produces a general dulling of the emotions and senses. Patients who take it often complain of feeling detached and distant from the world. For a number of hours equal to 1d4 multiplied by (10 minus the user's CON modifier), the drinker has disasvantage on all initiative rolls and Wisdom and Charisma checks.
Overdose Effects. If more than three doses of arthorvin are taken in a 24-hour period, the drinker must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become mentally damaged. Treat as though the feeblemind spell had been cast on them. This lasts a period of hours equal to 1d4+1 multiplied by (10 minus the drinker's CON modifier).

Manufacturing process

Alchemy

Significance

Simone was given this under the care of her Uncle

Item type

Drug / Narcotic / Medicine

Manufacturer

The Order of the Unchained

Related ethnicities

• Brecht

Related Condition

Seer

Rarity

Rare