Apothecaria - Spring Week 4

Client:  Dora the Baker

Affliction:  Baker's Blisters - burn ★, pain ★

                    Poor Dora was in a hurry and forgot to put on her pot holders before pulling out a pan of                             cinnamon rolls - her hands are a mess and it's obvious the pain is quite intense

Needed Reagents:

Moon Lotus ★★ - found at the top of Moonbreaker Mountain - this is a plant item with a forage value of 7 - I need to bring an umbrella so I can shield the plant from the sun so it will open and release some pollen for me - this item will heal Dora's burns

Hiker's Helper ★ - found at the top of Moonbreaker Mountain - this is a plant item with a forage value of 4 - this item will reduce Dora's pain

Whew...the climb up this mountain was quite strenous!  But I am rewarded with meeting a beautiful glittering star dragon who rewards my persistence with a moonstone!  This item will purify a potion by removing any poison tags it may have.  It is good for four uses unless I am able to find a way to purify the stone itself.  I will have to keep an open eye for that information!  I am able to quickly find the reagents I need and the trip back down the mountain is much faster than I expected.  I'm able to make it back to the cottage and then quickly get the Hiker's Helper leaves on to boil.  Once they have boiled for 2 minutes I can stir in the Moon Lotus pollen to create a soothing salve for Dora.  The pain relief is instant but the healing will take a few days.  I give Dora instructions to apply the salve twice a day for the next two days.  She pays me 20 silver and awards me with a reputation point.

During my village visit this week I ran into another healer from a nearby town.  Her name is Elyn and we had a wonderful visit over lunch.  Serena got along really well with her owl named Cyril and they spent their time chasing fireflies.  We swapped recipes and stories of our craziest healings.  She invited me to come visit her when I have the time.  The only unfortunate part of our visit is that there is a new bard in town that I do not believe did a very good job in choosing his career.  We joked about our ears bleeding and that I will need to brew up some magic ear drops for everyone in town!  Elyn gifted me some Jumpkin seed for my garden bed - I will definitely be planting those when I get home!

After bidding Elyn and Cyril goodbye I stopped in at Glimmerwood Grove again to see if I would have better foraging luck today.  Thankfully Serena alerted me to the giant sleeping in the meadow before I made noise and woke him up.  Giants are historically quite grumpy when woken.  Together Serena and I quietly gathered some Foot Fungus, Princess Toad Mucus, and Wild Rose Hip Seeds.

On our walk back home a gypsy mistook me for the old healer and before I could explain that I was not her I found myself holding a lovely bread pudding.  The gypsy explained that it was her favorite dessert and she wanted me to have it.  It appears the old healer was well loved.  I sure hope I get to meet her one day!