This article is about the material. For the fruit, see lime.
Lime or quicklime was a substance used for a variety of purposes.[2]
Description[]
Lime had a distinct mineral smell and could be found in solid chunks, ground into a white powder, or mixed with water to make a paste called slaked lime.[1][2] Flesh and bone, living or dead, that came into extended contact with lime inevitably dissolved with time,[3] while water with dissolved lime could be dangerous to drink.[4] In areas such as drains where water concentrated, the dissolved lime could leave a visible deposit.[5]
Availability[]
- Aurora's Emporium sold pieces of lime for 1 sp per 12 oz, or powder for 2 sp per 12 oz.[6]
- Lime was widely available throughout the Realms and was regularly traded and transported in bulk, in powdered, slaked, or chunk form.[1][7]
Usage[]
- Lime was a popular material in construction projects. It was commonly used as a binder mixed with sand and water to produce mortar,[8][2] and the Cellarers' & Plumbers' Guild of Waterdeep had secret recipes involving pitch, lime, gravel, sand, and other materials.[9] It was mixed with mud to make a kind of inexpensive cement for waterproofing drainpipes in warmer climates that didn't freeze,[10][11] and could be mixed into thatching for roofs.[12]
- Slaked lime was made into whitewash, a bright white and hardy paint commonly used around the Realms to paint buildings white.[13] It was used in traditional Maztican,[14] Shou,[15] and Calishite construction for thousands of years.[16][17]
- Skins and hides were treated with lime along with vinegar, beeswax, and various other substances in the production of leather,[18][19] while vellum was made by treating calf skin.[2]
- Lime could be used for pickling food, and was used in the production of many alchemical potions.[2]
- When dwarven battleragers shaved their heads and beards, occasionally they left some hair that they stiffened with lime or grease.[20]
- Stinkpots were often made to shower foes with quicklime.[21]
- Brown mold oil was a dangerous flask of ground-up brown mold, temporarily neutralized by a mix of lime and algae.[22]
- Powdered lime was used to clean the privies of establishments such as the Masked Merfolk.[23] Powdered lime and dirt was also laid over dung pits to limit the stench.[24]
- Space-efficient burials were sometimes performed with multiple bodies stacked together with lime and dirt between them.[25] Entire pits of lime were sometimes used for the disposal of bodies, such as for dealing with the mass-burial of plague victims.[4] Tubs or pits of lime were also used for quietly and discretely dissolving bodies that mustn't be found, such as those used by Sundarl Nightsoils[26] the Dark Corner,[27] Three Old Kegs,[3] the village of Urbryur,[28] and drow.[29]
Spell Components[]
Various forms of lime were used in many spell components, including:[30]
- Flesh to stone used lime, water, and earth.[31]
- Greater magic weapon used powdered lime and carbon.[32]
- Leomund's secure shelter used a few grains of sand along with some stone, lime, water, and wood.[33]
- Statue used lime, sand, and a drop of water stirred by an iron bar.[34]
- Transmute mud to rock used sand, lime, and water.[35]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
Novels & Short Stories
Ironhelm • Storm of the Dead • Under Fallen Stars • Daughter of the Drow • The City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel • Finder's Bane • Star of Cursrah
Video Games
External Links[]
- Slaked Lime article at the Neverwinter Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter MMORPG.
Lime (material) article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tito Leati, Matthew Sernett and Chris Sims (February 2014). Scourge of the Sword Coast. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 28, 62.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Cryptic Studios (June 2013). Neverwinter. Perfect World Entertainment.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mel Odom (October 1999). Under Fallen Stars. (TSR, Inc.), chaps. 6, 7, p. ?. ISBN 978-0-7869-1378-7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Elaine Cunningham (July 2003). Daughter of the Drow (Mass Market Paperback). (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 7, p. ?. ISBN 978-0786929290.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-0880383974.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 49. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Mike Breault, David "Zeb" Cook, Jim Ward, Steve Winter (August 1988). Ruins of Adventure. (TSR, Inc.), p. 10. ISBN 978-0880385886.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 56. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 38. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2005-08-07). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2005). Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2023-07-02.
- ↑ Template:Cite web/Realmslore/Rural Realms Architecture (Part Three)
- ↑ Dave Gross (November 2001). Black Wolf. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 12, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-1901-9.
- ↑ Kate Novak, Jeff Grubb (July 1997). Finder's Bane. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 10, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-0658-8.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (1990). Ironhelm. (TSR, Inc), chap. 5, p. ?. ISBN 0-8803-8903-6.
- ↑ Troy Denning (April 1996). The Veiled Dragon (Paperback, 1996). (TSR, Inc), p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-0482-8.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (January 1999). Star of Cursrah. (Wizards of the Coast), chaps. 3, 15, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-1322-3.
- ↑ David Cook (May 1995). King Pinch. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 5, p. 88. ISBN 0-7869-0127-6.
- ↑ James Lowder (August 1993). Prince of Lies. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 5, p. ?. ISBN 1-56076-626-3.
- ↑ Dave Rosene (June 1985). “Knowing what's in store”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #98 (TSR, Inc.), p. 32.
- ↑ Jim Bambra (1993). The Complete Book of Dwarves. (TSR, Inc.), p. 55. ISBN 1-56076-110-5.
- ↑ Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 95. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ Paul Leach (August 2004). “The Ecology of the Dark one”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #322 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 322.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2006-01-25). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2006). Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2023-07-02.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2023-02-22). "Archive:Greenwood's Grotto/2023-02/Dealing with poop". Greenwood's Grotto (Discord).
- ↑ Ed Greenwood & Elaine Cunningham (May 2006). The City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 19, p. 332. ISBN 0-7869-4004-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2013-04-25). The Stench Carts. Forging the Realms. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved on 2013-05-08.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2003-01-08). Part #58: Khôltar, Part 9, Tarrying Nigh Handrornlar. Elminster Speaks. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2017-10-28.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (March 2000). “The New Adventures of Volo: Hin Nobody Knows”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #269 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 87.
- ↑ Lisa Smedman (September 2007). Storm of the Dead. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 5, p. ?. ISBN 978-0-7869-4701-0.
- ↑ Craig Barrett (January/February 1991). “Bride For A Fox”. In Barbara G. Young ed. Dungeon #27 (TSR, Inc.) (27)., p. 69.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 232. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 252. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 247. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 284. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 295. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.