# Introduction
This Material is commonly found in [[Chili Peppers]]. Once extracted, this white crystalline powder is a powerful burning irritant. It can also be used as a pain reliever, and has some strange hydrophobic properties.
## General Information
3* Material
Average Price: 1pp per hg
## Botany
This powder is rather laborious to extract from [[Chili Peppers]]. It requires a DC21 [[Dexterity|Craft]] attempt with a [[Botany Set|Botany Set II]] to successfully extract from the source. It takes 100hg of Chili Peppers to make 1hg of Capsaicin.
## Alchemy
Ingredient type: [[Alchemy|Integrant]]
Default State: [[Konis]]
Difficulty Modifier +3
Tier I effects: [[Nausea]], [[Irritation]]
Tier II effects: [[Blind]]
Tier III effects: Water Resistance
Cannot be used in [[Water]]
To liquify Capsaicin requires an [[Alchemy Set|Alchemy Set II]], and requires a DC27 [[Dexterity|Craft]] attempt. Failed attempts ruin the batch and are wasted and the alchemist is inflicted with [[Irritation]]. On a success, the amount is halved and becomes Capsaicin Poison.
## Capsaicin Powder as an Item
As a Standard [[Actions|Action]], 0.5 hg of Capsaicin powder may be used to inflict the [[Blind|Blind]] and [[Irritation]] afflictions for 4 turns. Capsaicin Powder does not work on [[Entities|Construct]] entities.
## Capsaicin Poison
State: [[Liquid]]
Delivery: [[Ingestion]], [[Inhalation]]
Lethal Dose: 15 grams
Subject will gain [[Nausea]] and [[Irritation]]. They will have difficulty breathing and will gain permanent [[Blind]] in 48 hours if left untreated. Subject will die within 5 - 6 days if no care is given.