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When thrown or exposed to the air when primed, the oil will spread out and begin to rapidly evaporate the moment it hits the ground. Due to the effects of the ointment, this will usually make no sound other than an audible gust of wind to flow down from where ever the center of the AoE was.
This gas, which visibly appears which lightly distort one's view in the effected area should one squint, will immediately deafen whoever stands inside- preventing them from physically hearing things around them as though cotton swabs were packed into their ears so long as they remain inside of the effected area. Sound made from outside the 'cloud' is dulled if it must get through said cloud, as though one were speaking through a thick wall.

Redlines (Throwing)
- The Oil will dissolve completely by the end of the first emote, forming an initial 3x3x3 meter area. It will then expand into a 7x7x7 area by the 2nd, & fading upon the 5th.
- Can't stack with other silencing effects. The more potent effect will always take priority.
- The distortions the heat-based refractions give (Think of it as leaving a hot oven open and looking through the hot air) is purely aesthetic, and is noticeable if one focuses on the area.
- No actual heat is generated by the potion.
- The gust of wind is not abnormally powerful nor alchemical in nature when the potion is released- it is entirely mundane. 
- The deafening effect does not have any lasting effects when someone steps outside of it, nor does it stun anyone.
- Destroyed by Air Purifiers or great gusts of wind conjured by players/the environment.
- If a person with unnaturally enhanced hearing (Acuity Potions, Enhanced Senses, Spiritual Blessings, etc) is effected by the potion the two effects will cancel out.
- Speaking range is limited to whisper chat when inside of the fog.
- Prevents the casting of spells that require a verbal component when inside of the effected area.
- Requires an ST signature.

Leathers & hides may be soaked within the oil directly for a narrative week within an air-tight container will permanently apply the sound-muffling properties of the ointment into the material, giving it a faint gray tint while maintaining the hide's durability. This treatment cannot be washed out, and does not completely negate all sound made- only quieting it some akin to Paddfoot.

Redlines (Treating Materials)
- 1 alchemical count of Stifle Ointment will be enough to make only 1 large item (cloak, shirt, pants) or 2 smaller items (ear muffs, gloves, shoes).
- Can only be applied to leathers, skins & hides. Cannot be applied to living/undead skin directly for a permanent effect, even if you were to somehow keep your hand in the solution .
- Can't stack with other silencing effects to completely get rid of all sound. The more potent effect will always take priority.
- Can't stack with more than 1 alchemical effect on the same portion of material (No combining bowie cloak & stifle Ointment on the same sheet of leather, for example)
- Significantly reduces sound, not completely rid them of it.
- Those with their hearing enhanced unnaturally (Acuity Potions, Enhanced Senses, Spiritual Blessings, etc) will hear objects or things effected by Stifle Ointment at regular volume, the two effects cancelling each other out.
- Forces noises made with the treated item to be at maximum within the 'quiet channel' range.
- Does not require an ST signature in treated item form.

If you were to ingest the potion for whatever reason, it will cause one's breathing, heartbeat, & other internal bodily functions to become entirely silent for 6 narrative hours. This can be somewhat unsettling to the person, though luckily those that check physically will still be able to feel/see such organs moving still.

Redlines (Ingesting)
- Requires a Stifle Ointment in oil form to be consumed.
- Purely flavor/aesthetic, and provides no significant benefit or detriment in CRP.
- Does not affect one's voice.

Here ya go ST team, your 40th alchemy submission of the year :D (sorry lmfao).
I've submitted this on it's lonesome as it was just a small idea I fancied, and is just another excuse for me to get better at writing and handling lore.

anywho, Paddfoot & Bowie Camo are both really cool, but i'd love to see and have new options for stealth both irply with players, and within events to go about sneaking while also giving it some varying uses all centered around things being made quieter. I was very generous on the radius within the 'Application' setting as it's not the type of potion to whip out just because, as it is incredibly situational and is effectively useless so long as someone has line of sight on you, or knows you are at least around. It is because of that degree of situational-ness that I also think that this potion will have very little effect on alchemy bloat if it were to be added, so such is not that much of a concern to me.
There are also very few items or things that hush sounds, the only other one being similar to it being paddfoot and some blood magic ritual which permanently silences an area- one of which is vague, and cannot be quickly applied to an area, while the other is very obvious and tedious to set up, making it inconvenient to use unless you specifically lure people into your 20x20 area.

I will admit that I am not wise in CRP Pvp, however, and I gladly take any input to adjust for that. Thanks for reading!

Medics & doctors tending to patients within the Lodge will be granted access to remedies/sanitized medical equipment within the lodge,
including but not limited to mundane ferrum appliances, Tippens Root Salve, Gislocnovi Juice, Blissfoil Salve, a variety of medical potions and whatever brothers/sisters may provide to the house via the donation bin! All donated alchemical reagents, potions or herbs are greatly appreciated, and will be put to good use for keeping your brothers or sisters in top shape for the next klomp.
DISCLAIMER. BY USING THE HORDE'S MEDICAL/RESEARCH LODGE'S APPLIANCES AND/OR LAND, YOU AGREE THAT THE LODGE OR STAFF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY UNSOLICITED EXPERIMENTATION, SIDE EFFECTS, WOUNDS OR ILLNESS THAT MAY OCCUR WITHIN THE LODGE. 

The Lodge assists the horde with acquiring & manufacturing alchemical/complex goods to assist our fellow brothers/sisters in their day to day lives.
If you find a draught in the city to cleanse the sickness out of an olog that's eaten something it shouldn't, or a prosthetic forged of ferrum for a wounded soldier, you may wager some mina that it made here.
Occasionally, we may require assistance to help us with creating these wares or products. Donating herbs, material or remedies may not only ease the load but also allow us to further help the Horde in whatever it may need should it ask for a greater scale of creations.

Our favorite side of the Lodge, but also the one of most risk.
Occasionally, some new knowledge to chase may come knocking upon our doorstep- whether it be an old relic brought inside the lodge, an anomalous landmark out there on the field or a goblin literally banging upon our door to help them start up a new project underneath the lodge, it is often our job to be the ones that will study these oddities, & support those that seek to construct something new for the betterment of the Horde.
For those of unusual properties that are small and stable enough to be handled, they may be brought here and studied within the lodge to gain more insight on it's purposes or details, though will often be done behind closed doors for the safety of our fellow orcs (If you wish to have a hand in such private research, please see the 'Registering' section below). If it is too large or impossible to move, however, research will often have to be done on sight- in which case we may call upon the Horde & allies to either assist us or protect us during such research.
Public & ongoing expeditions will be presented upon the notice board.
 

Registering as a member of the Lodge

If ya want to set up an event with us, just DM the current Grand Alchemist on discord, set up a time with them, tell them what you are up to, how you plan the event to go, what group or groups you want involved in the event, and we're good.
Thank you for the read!

OOC: _Helmet_

MC Name: _Helmet_

Discord: DoinDahTing

IC: _Helmet_

Name: Slith Cobbett

Age: 110~

Information about yourself: See the IRP letter portion, capabilities listed below IRPLY. Links are the rolled up missives.


"- Housemagics, good for setting up camp.
- Cooking with interesting meats! I have so far prepared Shuul, Yisar, and I soon plan to add Harpies onto that list.
- Alchemical Innovator (as an alchemist should be) and Automaton Smithing.
- Mostly made of metal.
- Have gone on quite a few hunts before.
- Spent my prime-years fighting with one arm to improve strategic thinking. KIlled a minotaur larger than an olog and went through the bottom two stories with that extra challenge 'applied', so to speak.
- Survived and remained (somewhat?) sane after being mentally attacked by two separate lesser deities of madness (Du Locian Mad God, Spirit Ixli of Forbidden secrets)

Description/Introduction: a Fermented Cyborg with the 'magic' of alchemy and housemagery underneath this belt.

Should only works on ammunition instead of larger implements too (Arcane Foci, Armaments, Trebuchets, Cannons, etc).

Reasoning is that arcane foci are already powerful enough. could you imagine this being paired with a focused brisk step lmfao? Good luck trying to get into melee. It'd also better the usage of ranged weapons, as since you can only make oh so many runes per day, it'd limit how many 'sniper rounds' you'd have- making for more interesting encounters instead of just "Guh, me shoots farther".

Honestly? not too many complaints on this one. Just give it a limit to being at max uruk/olog strength, because lord knows some lads are going to arm a brutus golem with a high density boomsteel hammer then etch this on the side.
Overall doubling strength when unsure is pretty iffy though, and could be problematic- wonder if this redline is even required thanks to the 'upped by 1 level' line. An earth spike hit you in the stomach, empowered by this rune? shove it in a little deeper than usual, is all that's needed.

No quadrupling please god, have mercy.
Beyond that quite okay-ish, so long as the spells/potions at play have a direct counter or aren't too severe- it'll be quite problematic/unfun to go against if they do not.

Perhaps just specify that using more than 1 rune of this during a crp session is impossible. Could definitely see folk having one inscribed on each and every single enchant they bring. Other than that, sort of balanced? Though it would effectively guarantee casters using at least 1 spell when in a 1v1 before the other guy can do anything about it. Pretty unsure of this one.

Honestly just better bolstered strength.
Again, apply strength limitations like Rune of Power- perhaps make plate armor on that limb 'clog' the runes at play & disable them just to make sure folk don't go full robocop.

How can these tell friend and foe apart, is my main question.
If they couldn't, it'd make holding positions that apply buffs far more important and more interesting story-wise rather than just 'trap setting'.
I think it'd be significantly better if it shifted with a cap on how far/low affected attributes can go, similar to 'Rune of Power'- Rigidity and Fragility increasing/decreasing the strength of materials/people inside by 1 tier.
Other than that, quite nice.
Though one could argue that the simple counter to these things is just... stepping off them, or forcing others off of the rune circle.