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Disproving Elixir

Potion

Potion, legendary

Turn incorporeal for duration.

Brewed from Nirnroot
Lasts for 3 days. Has a sapphire color.
Side effects: Sing beautifully.

Turn incorporeal for duration.

Brewed from Nirnroot
Lasts for 3 days. Has a sapphire color.
Side effects: Sing beautifully.

Elder Brew

Potion

Potion, artifact

Sense food within one mile.

Brewed from Nightshade
Lasts for 5 minutes. Has a sky color.
Side effects: Turn to slime.

Sense food within one mile.

Brewed from Nightshade
Lasts for 5 minutes. Has a sky color.
Side effects: Turn to slime.

Elder Flask

Potion

Potion, uncommon

Change into the shape of someone else.

Brewed from Nordic Barnacle, Ancestor Moth Wing, Boar Tusk
Lasts for 1 day. Has a rust color.
Side effects: Believe that you're actually the first creature you see.

Change into the shape of someone else.

Brewed from Nordic Barnacle, Ancestor Moth Wing, Boar Tusk
Lasts for 1 day. Has a rust color.
Side effects: Believe that you're actually the first creature you see.

Launching Draught

Potion

Potion, rare

Lucky.

Brewed from Grass Pod, Wheat, Elves Ear
Lasts for 3 days. Has a cerise color.
Side effects: Sausage fingers.

Lucky.

Brewed from Grass Pod, Wheat, Elves Ear
Lasts for 3 days. Has a cerise color.
Side effects: Sausage fingers.

Spellriven Brew

Potion

Potion, uncommon

Understand any puzzle during duration.

Brewed from Blue Butterfly Wing, Honeycomb
Lasts for 3 days. Has a rust color.
Side effects: Chance of spontaneous combustion in the next week. You won't know if or when.

Understand any puzzle during duration.

Brewed from Blue Butterfly Wing, Honeycomb
Lasts for 3 days. Has a rust color.
Side effects: Chance of spontaneous combustion in the next week. You won't know if or when.

Container Of Organizing

Potion

Potion, rare

Read minds.

Brewed from Trama Root, Tundra Cotton, Briar Heart
Lasts for 1 hour. Has a lavender color.
Side effects: Eyes turn red.

Read minds.

Brewed from Trama Root, Tundra Cotton, Briar Heart
Lasts for 1 hour. Has a lavender color.
Side effects: Eyes turn red.

Phial Of Fobbing Inspecting

Potion

Potion, artifact

Understand one random beast of your choice.

Brewed from Nordic Barnacle
Lasts for 4 hours. Has a tan color.
Side effects: Loudly narrate actions as you perform them.

Understand one random beast of your choice.

Brewed from Nordic Barnacle
Lasts for 4 hours. Has a tan color.
Side effects: Loudly narrate actions as you perform them.

Vidar's Philter

Potion

Potion, common

Shrink to the size of a frog.

Brewed from Bearberry, Nordic Barnacle
Lasts for 10 seconds. Has a malachite color.
Side effects: Urge to be a horse.

Shrink to the size of a frog.

Brewed from Bearberry, Nordic Barnacle
Lasts for 10 seconds. Has a malachite color.
Side effects: Urge to be a horse.

Peter's Potion

Potion

Potion, legendary

Night vision.

Brewed from Human Heart
Lasts for 1 minute. Has a ivory color.
Side effects: Compelled to tell the truth.

Night vision.

Brewed from Human Heart
Lasts for 1 minute. Has a ivory color.
Side effects: Compelled to tell the truth.

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