Potion of somnolence

A potion of sleep, also known as potion of somnolence was a powerful potion that put the imbiber to deep sleep and was extremely dangerous in its undiluted form.

Description
The hazy liquid of the potion was swirled with hypnotic patterns. The concentrated liquid that composed a potion of somnolence created a puff of white mist when the vial was uncorked. It strongly smelled and tasted like blackberries. Drinking the potion made one's mouth tingle as if biting into a mint leaf.

Origins
One of the types of potion of somnolence was distilled out of dark purple mushroom caps, each the size of a dinner plate. These peculiar mushrooms were found in Feywild all around Darroch Castle, growing in sporadic clusters.

Blood of a werejackal was an ingredient of another recipe for the potion of sleep. It could be a telltale sign as the blood tended to flake in the potion's liquid.

Powers
Undiluted, potion of somnolence was an incredibly powerful and addictive substance. Just one sip of the highly watered down soporific liquid (one drop of the potion in a vial-full of drinking water) was enough to send the user to sleep in less time than it took to count down from ten. A typical dosage was just one mouthful and it was enough to last several hours.

History
Around 1396 DR, Japheth Donard used a dangerously concentrated potion of somnolence to create a sleeping-aid-like elixir to help Anusha Marhana, a young spell-scarred human noble, to access her unusual power of projecting a ghost-like astral form in times of danger. The ability was only triggered during sleep.

Appearances

 * Novels:
 * Plague of Spells &bull; City of Torment &bull; Key of Stars


 * Video Games:
 * Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor &bull; ''Baldur's Gate III