Poisons

Enemy weapons are sometimes poisoned: 5% of the time, or 60% for assassins. Times in the table are classic minutes. Cure Poison spells and potions remove poison. Attribute damage may need healing even after a poison has worn off.

Poison	Delay before it starts	Duration	Effect
Nux Vomica	4 minutes	3-10 minutes active	Health -2 to -11 each active minute
Arsenic	10 minutes	20-1000 minutes active	Health -2 each active minute Endurance -1 each active minute (kept until healed)
Moonseed	None (starts at once)	1-4 minutes active	Health -1 to -9 each active minute
Drothweed	5-10 minutes	5-30 minutes active	Strength -5 to -9, Agility -1 to -4, Speed -1 to -4 each active minute (kept until healed)
Somnalius	None (starts at once)	2-10 minutes active	Fatigue -10 to -99 points each active minute
Pyrrhic Acid	None (starts at once)	1-2 minutes active	Health -1 to -29 each active minute
Magebane	2 minutes	5-20 minutes active	Willpower -1 to -4 (kept until healed) and spell points -5 to -14 each active minute
Thyrwort	None (starts at once)	1-3 minutes active	Willpower -5 to -19 and Personality -10 to -19 each active minute (kept until healed)

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