POTIONS
The process of transformation consists almost entirely of decay.
- Pat Barker
Potions, the most exacting of the magical arts
The art and precise science of potion making requires diligence, precision, and a poof of creativity. Experience the brewing process from start to finish from harvesting and processing ingredients to testing variables and personalizing formulae.
Learn about and brew draughts for enhancement, success, transfiguration, and protection while working to develop essential skills. Step into the lab and review the tools of the potioneer and the main categories of ingredients used.
Mastery Track
Students will brew increasingly difficult and dangerous potions including those used to heal, poison, compel, or manifest the sensation of love.
This track will cover 9 categories of potions, 3 types of ingredients, and how to create a custom brew to address any problem at hand.
Courses offered:
Potions I - The Brewing Process
Potions II - Sourcing Ingredients
Potions III - All about Healing
Potions IV - Baneful Brews and the 5th Element
Potions V - Compelling and Love Potions
Topics covered:
Potion making from start to finish
Tools of the potioneer
Types of ingredients
Sourcing high quality ingredients
Uses of creature derived ingredients
Uses of elemental ingredients
Healing actions of plants
Brewing for enhancement and success
How to heal, protect, and transfigure
Baneful, compelling, and love draughts
Ethics in potioneering
Effective substitutions
Expression of magical properties within a brew
Adapting and personalizing formulae
Influences on the brewing process
Preservation and storage