While one cannot deny the beauty of the Giant Foxglove, it is tempered by the knowlage that the beauty hides its deadly nature.

'I... I only wished to help. But... I had nothing to give... save me... and this... unclean thing took advantage of it. And now I have given birth to another of the creatures. I cannot take care of it. My family would... I just can't.

May gods have mercy with it.'
The peasant girl puts the little bundle to the convent's door, rings the bell, and flees.

One of the more unnerving of fungi, 'Liche Fungus' has its uses...

A brace of sleep-related poisons.

To be a detective is not the fun it seemed.

Dire Vine has a long reach, watch your feet less they disappear from underneath you

Beware the Ice Giants of the north, they are a foul tempered bunch.

''Is not the emir himself a slave of the Allmighty? Everyone should be a slave. Unchecked freedom is a terrible curse and burden that will destroy us if we are not subject to the will of our natural superiors that have it in themselves to elevate all that is noble and proud in their slaves, while stifling that which is head-strong and foolish. Unfortunate is the free man who has no master to rule over him''.

I would have never had thought one could come to like a rattling pile of walking bones, but Tohm simply grew on me. Watching him play checkers with Formuro was always amusing - whenever he took one of Formuro’s pieces he would rattle his jaw in joy.. From the diary of Professor Ethric, faculty of Divination.

Sometimes a simple breakdown can lead to all sorts of trouble

When mans' smallest, and most deadly, enemy strikes the world is thrown back into a darker, more primitive age.

A post-apocalyptic setting for any system.

Kineticite(TM) is a product of Applied Nanotech Universal (ANU - Terran Stock Exchange Ticker, + 1.35% )

Hachnar T' Velstrad

An insular alchemist walking two paths..

This alchemy shop has two faces - its above ground establishment which serves the general public with the typical love potions, cure-alls and whatnote, and a ‘secret' below-ground operation which is where the real action is...

Ever hear a noise you just can't pinpoint? Ever have that buzzing in your ears? If yes, you may have been the victim of a Wand of Illusory Sound!

'...but bad news sells much better than good news. And no one can deliver the bad news as we can, senator.'

What secrets does this box of magic cigars hold?

An interesting creation of a supreme serpent sorcerer

To the first or casual observer, this island sitting out in the ocean seems normal, if not heavily covered with lush trees and foliage. To those who have extensive nautical experience know something is amiss, especially since the island is never in the same place twice.

Anti-illusion salve

'I would have sworn it was butter! I can't believe it!'