Chlorine

Chlorine was a type of substance that could be found in the Realms.

Description
Chlorine had a very strong odor. In its gaseous state, chlorine had a greenish-yellow hue and was poisonous. Inhalation of the gas was capable of killing a creature within minutes.

Availability

 * On the Karsus Enclave, the Elemental Store sold chlorine for 4 gold pieces per.

Creatures

 * The dragon breath of green dragons was a gaseous form of chlorine. Their presence could often be detected from the stinging odor of chlorine.
 * In addition to breathing fire, gold dragons could breath clouds of chlorine gas.
 * A dracimera with the head of a green dragon could breath clouds of chlorine gas.

Individuals

 * Being that one of her many chromatic heads was that of a green dragon, Tiamat was capable of breathing clouds of chlorine gas.

Items

 * Chlorine could be prepared by dripping hydrochloric acid (obtainable from the stomach of an animal) on to the mineral pyrolusite.

Magic

 * An alchemy jug could be made to produce liquid chlorine.

Usages

 * The Netherese commonly used chlorine as a poison.
 * Distilled chlorine could be used as a material, metamagic component for the spell cloudkill.

Trivia

 * If a creature that could breath acid continually inhabited an area, over time it would eventually cause a buildup of chlorine gas. Thus, it was not uncommon to find that the lair of a large black or green dragon was suffused with chlorine.
 * According to The Compleat Dragon-Hunter, wrapping someone in hides soaked in urine or vinegar could protect them from the poisonous effects of chlorine gas.
 * The fungi known as thinking caps had a taste to them reminiscent of chlorine.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Elfsong • City of Torment