Antidote

An antidote, or more literally, a potion of cure poison, was a potion that could cure a specific poison, or multiple poisons.

Description
Antidotes were a direct cure for a poison. However, they weren't the only way to rid poison, as the poisoned creature could be cured by clerical or druidic magic. They could also cure against magical poisons. Some poisons were antidotes to other poisons. Sometimes even a poison was the antidote to itself, such as specific doses of srindym.

There were many ways to make antidotes, as they cured individual types of poisons, and thus required a range of ingredients in their production. A common ingredient for antidotes was the horn of a unicorn.

Notable Owners

 * Fargus, the cleric of a minor adventuring group, carried an antidote, along with a potion of healing.

Notable Antidotes

 * Embramaph
 * Srindym
 * Theriaca
 * Vornduir

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Howling Delve
 * Venom in Her Veins
 * Video games
 * Baldur's Gate
 * Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
 * Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
 * Eye of the Beholder
 * Icewind Dale