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Alchemy resources · Introduced in Book 4
Mairmei mushrooms and Toraline root
Mairmei mushrooms and Toraline root are alchemical ingredients the party acquires on the fifth floor. The mushrooms come from Wynne’s food supply. Toraline is a very rare root that grows in soil covered by lava.[1]
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History
Book 4
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Carl gives the mushrooms to Mordecai and receives Toraline from his pacifist sponsor. Mordecai thinks the root may have healing uses because of its similarities to other ingredients, but has not confirmed a recipe.
Henrik later says that repeatedly feeding Wynne the mushrooms helped him coerce her. He does not fully explain how their effect worked.[2]
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Book 7
This Inevitable Ruin
Rosetta asks for Carl’s remaining Toraline. Katia later uses ink made with the root and Carl’s blood to transfer his separately trained Tripper to Imani. Her new tattoo begins at level one and needs use to stabilize. Carl loses six levels for four days.
Edgar explains that Toraline ink can temporarily share abilities from a willing owner or permanently take them from an unwilling one. Milk’s newer ink works differently. The Mairmei mushrooms are not used in this transfer.[3]
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Sources
References are to Matt Dinniman’s novels. Book links open our recap guides.
- The Gate of the Feral Gods, Chapter 8.
- The Gate of the Feral Gods, Chapters 8, 10.
- This Inevitable Ruin, Chapters 11, 47, 74.