Alum was a white mineral substance that was widely used in the Realms.[1]
Availability[]
The rarely-seen dark alum.
- Alum was a processed substance derived from certain porous rocks that were heated and dissolved in urine, producing the purified material.[4]
- Alum was harvested from Mount Hotenow.[1]
- Alum could be bought from Aurora's Emporium for 5 cp per 6 oz (170 g).[5]
- Dark Alum was less common variety of alum that was purple in color, with a known deposit at Vellosk.[1]
- Experienced miners learned to distinguish the taste of alum in the rock, allowing them to determine its presence.[2]
Usage[]
- Alum was used in a variety of trades, including by barbers, dyers, paper and ink makers, and perfumers.[6]
- Alum-based pigments took effect very slowly, and were used by dyers to produce more complicated patterns.[4]
- Alum was widely used as an ingredient by alchemists.[1][2][6][7] For instance, it could be distilled alongside nitre and oil of vitriol to create the substance aqua fortis.[1]
- Many leatherworkers soaked hides or pelts in a solution of alum to turn them into leather, a process known as tawing. It was even used in turning the hides of some aberrations into leather.[1]
- Some people in the Realms used alum for the purpose of cooking.[1]
- Alum was used in the process of smelting ore.[2]
- Alum was used in medicine,[2] with doctors prescribing it as mouthwash, a cure for dysentery, and a way to stop bleeding.[4]
- Dark alum was not used for alchemical or culinary purposes like standard alum, but was used for tanning supple leathers that were popular among nobility.[1]
Magic[]
- A lump of alum was needed as a material component for casting the spell antipathy.[8][9]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Video Games
External Links[]
- Alum article at the Neverwinter Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter MMORPG.
Alum article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Cryptic Studios (June 2013). Neverwinter. Perfect World Entertainment.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Thomas M. Kane (December 1989). “In a Cavern, In a Canyon...”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #152 (TSR, Inc.), p. 19.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 48. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Thomas M. Kane (December 1989). “In a Cavern, In a Canyon...”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #152 (TSR, Inc.), p. 23.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 48. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michael Dobson (January 1984). “Living in a material world”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #81 (TSR, Inc.), p. 60.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (January 2001). Silver Shadows (1996). (TSR, Inc.), chap. 15, p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-0498-4.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 214. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 200. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.