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A vial of holy water that lets you cast RES. You can also drink it, to varying effects: you sometimes heal, sometimes take damage, and sometimes have nothing happen.

Location[]

Sorcery! 3[]

  • 1 (of the Daddu-Ley variety) is sold by Oolooh at the Dark Elf Caravan. the exact price depends on your character. Alternatively you can steal it, along with 2 bottles of antidote.
  • 1 can be looted off Manata the snake charmer in the NW corner of the map
  • 1 measure can be collected with a gourd from a puddle of holy water under a buried body south of the Forest of Snatta
  • The priest on the pole can turn a Water Gourd into holy water
  • 1 (blessed by the god Gredd) can be found in Aliizi's hut. If you drink it is has no effect. If you later meet Aliizi, you can offer to give it back to her but she refuses.
  • Up to 3 (from the Temple of the Mule) are sold by the bottle merchant at the docks of Lake Ilklala. The price is 10 gp each.

Sorcery! 4[]

  • 1 (blessed by Ca'oth) is given by ghosts at the Argbad Crater if you can talk to them.
  • 3 measures (blessed by Eilmon) are found in RES tower but only if you have 5 or fewer measures.
  • 1 is sometimes found in a pack by the Throben doors. It is unknown what triggers the pack to appear.

Uses[]

Sorcery! 3[]

  • RES at fishtail rock in the present. This fails since there is nothing to resurrect.
  • RES Bria's skeleton to get a lot of information about her backstory with the archmage. Alternatively, drinking the holy water will deal 1 damage to you.
  • RES the dead black elf leader to have a chat with him. He can either tell you the weaknesses of the moon an earth serpent, or that the serpents are hunting the Analander. From then on you get information about the caravan and what happened to him. Alternatively, you can ask him for how to defeat the time serpent, though he will immediately collapse after telling you.
  • RES the skull you find in the field. Unfortunately, it cannot speak.
  • RES the priest in the basement of the temple of Throff. This has no effect because he is not dead. Alternatively you may drink it which will deal 4 damage to you.
  • RES at the entrance of the Klattaman village. This has no effect since there is nothing to resurrect.
  • RES the Klattaman champion at the start of the fight. This has no effect since he is not dead.
  • RES the fire serpent in the forest. This has no effect since it is not dead.
  • RES in Aliizi's hut. This has no effect since there is nothing to resurrect.
  • RES the ferryman in his hut. With TEL, you can discover useful information about what happened to him.
  • RES Kaskeesh. This has no effect since Kasheesh is not dead - merely sleeping.
  • Poor some on the shrine to Yb'ran. He does not consider this a gift.
  • RES on the time serpent island. Although an interesting idea, this has no effect.

Sorcery! 4[]

  • Offer to resurrect Colletus. He rejects this offer.
  • RES the birdman from the nest once it is dead to get information about the Samaritans of Schinn and how to contact them. Alternatively you can drink it to heal 4.
  • RES the ghosts in the crater vent. They die again immediately after. Alternatively you can drink it to heal 4.
  • drink some when poisoned by the door to the wheat field. This has no effect.
  • RES the farmer in the wheat field. He is sleeping, not dead, and this merely waked him up. Alternatively, you can drink it to
  • RES in Mampang's main square. This has no effect since there is nothing to resurrect.
  • RES in the Effe Monastery. This has no effect since there is nothing to resurrect.
  • RES the skeleton in the DOP tower to hear his backstory. Alternatively you can drink it to heal 4.
  • RES the door of the ZED tower to counter it and get in. Alternatively you can drink it to heal 4.
  • RES the dead dancer in the JIG tower to hear her backstory. She will also offer you a dance, which if you accept, will increase your max stamina by 1, although be very careful you do not join her for ever... Alternatively you can drink the holy water to heal 4.
  • RES the skull in the TEL tower. Unfortunately, it cannot speak. Alternatively you can drink it to heal 4.
  • drink some in the RES tower to gain 3 stamina.
  • RES the samaritan birdman after killing him. He will attack you, forcing you to cancel the spell.
  • RES the samaritan birdmaid after killing her. She will tell you information about the Samaritans of Schinn and how to contact them.
  • RES in the vaults without a target. This has no effect. Alternatively you can drink it to heal 4.
  • RES the werewolf in the vaults once it is dead to learn the password.
  • If you received the clue from the crater ghosts about holy water opening the throben doors, you can poor some onto the first one. Unfortunately, you have misunderstood what you should be doing.
  • RES on the third Throben door. This has no effect since it is not the correct counterspell.
  • RES on the fourth Throben door. You can poor it on the door or drink it. Either way, this allows you to pass through them unZEDed, and actually increases your max stamina by 4.
  • RES on Farren Wyde just outside the archmage's door. He will complain, but will reveal that you should be accompanied by a minimite.
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