Gateway to Ōtori: Minamoto Miracle Potion

 

 For decades, the Minamoto Miracle Pill, a medicinal pill capable of curing almost all ailments a person could suffer, was the most sought-after curative item in the world. As technology has advanced, Minamoto has made the Miracle Pill obsolete with the advent of the Miracle Potion.

 Contained within a bottle that dispenses single doses into its cap in liquid form, the Miracle Potion can seal wounds, cure most mundane diseases, and bolster the spirit of whoever imbibes it. Miracle Pills are a pricey 3 yen on the open market, but Miracle Potions run anywhere from 20 to 30 yen for a single canister. This makes them accessible generally only to Samurai, though peasants will occasionally take on great debts to get just a sip in times of dire need.

 The chemical makeup of the Miracle Potion is a closely-guarded secret, unknown even to the Imperial Magistrate who ordinarily govern what drugs can be manufactured in Japan. By special approval from the Shogun, Minamoto produces the Miracle Potion in Kyoto with the aid of Kyoto's rulers, the Tachibana Family, and chemists may spend their entire lives working for the honor of creating just a portion of the formula that will create the Miracle Potion.

 While the Miracle Potion is an amazing curative, it is not quite the answer to every problem. Extremely grievous wounds, missing limbs and the unifying ailment, old age, cannot be cured by it. While it does ease paints on aging joints, it cannot reverse time, and only through more powerful concoctions not sold to the public do the Shogunate's highest echelons extend their lives.


 

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