First published at 23:17 UTC on August 9th, 2023.
quotidian: ordinary or everyday; daily
swain: a country youth, or a young lover or suitor
homunculus: a very small human or humanoid creature
simulacrum: an image or representation of someone or something. I was caught completely by surprise tha…
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quotidian: ordinary or everyday; daily
swain: a country youth, or a young lover or suitor
homunculus: a very small human or humanoid creature
simulacrum: an image or representation of someone or something. I was caught completely by surprise that this word apparently has two accepted pronunciations. I did not use the pronunciation I would normally use, I went with the other one because that turned out to be the pronunciation given by my physical paper and ink dictionary published in 1984. I feel like anything that predates widespread adoption of the Internet is likely a more trustworthy guide than anything I find on the Internet :-P
recreant: cowardly; unfaithful to a belief
raddled: broken-down
spate: in this context, a sudden flood in a river, especially one caused by heavy rains or melting snow
oracular: hard to interpret; enigmatic
termagant: a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman
The picture used is by Rembert Dodoens, 1583. Stirpium historiae pemptades sex sive libri XXX. Antverpiæ, ex officina Christophori Plantini. (scanned from Reprint 1979, Uitgeverij de Forel, Nieuwendijk (Netherlands).
To follow along: http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/213/the-mandrakes
In the module X2, the PCs can meet Gilles Grenier as a random encounter in Averoigne. He can make potions for the PC, but there's a good chance the potion has a harmful effect :)
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