An apothecary was a profession[1] in many settlements of the Realms.[2] Apothecaries saw to the medicinal needs of customers and sold bottled potions and salves[3] as well as treated and washed wounds or provided splints to those with broken limbs.[2] Apothecaries sold herbs in addition to medicines.[2]
Almost every market town had at least one, and several villages along trade routes did as well.[2] Apothecaries were almost always on the staff of small shrines.[2]
Notable Apothecaries[]
- Diloontier was an apothecary[4] who ran a shop in the city of Waterdeep.[5]
- Morwenna Dresdtinn was an apothecary and herbalist in the town of Deadsnows in the Silver Marches.[3]
- Hanno Minstrelsong, a half-elf apothecary in Wheloon.[6]
- Tarmock Felaskur was an apothecary of middling talent in Triboar in the late 15th century DR who made most of his money selling a carbonated beverage called sweet water.[7]
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See Also[]
External Links[]
Apothecary article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 80. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ed Greenwood (October 2012). Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 37–38. ISBN 0786960345.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 141. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (April 2000). Elfsong. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 255. ISBN 0-7869-1661-3.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 98. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Bruce R. Cordell, David Noonan, Matthew Sernett, James Wyatt (March 2007). Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7869-4119-3.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.