Glanos sat at the old wooden table. It's boards creaked as the large Orc sat upon it. Maggong placed a large scroll on the table, it's paper yellowed and tattered from use. The writing was indistinguishably common, evidence that this scroll had been written by manlings and captured by Orcish forces.
Glanos peered at the scroll and read the first four paragraphs.
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Types of Poisons Ingestive poisons: Ingestive poisons are those that use the blood stream to carry them to their destination in the body. Thus, any poison that is to be eaten (or ingested) is classified as such. What is not realized though is that the same poison might the able to be absorbed into the blood stream on different outer surfaces other than the intestinal wall. The lips or inside of the eyelids are only two examples where ingestive poisons might also have a chance of being absorbed. The rate at which these poisons react is slow compared to other types as it takes a considerable amount of time for the chemical substance to make its way through the multiple cell membranes towards its final goal. These are the poisons that food tasters are trained to notice.
Insinuative poisons: Insinuative (or integrative) poisons are those that are combined with other objects to enhance their effectiveness in penetrating the victims defenses. Normally this is done with a weapon of sorts. Some Contact and Ingestive poisons fit this list as well, but are disqualified as their mechanisms once inside the body deviate from the standard proceedings. The life expectancy of these poisons depend highly on the skill of the creator and what conditions the poison is put under after it has been exposed to the environment. The type possesses great danger for the benefactor as well as the recipient. Only the slightest scratch can send either of them into a painridden death, as has happened all to many times.
Contact poisons: Contact poisons are absorbed through the skin. These do not necessarily have to be absorbed by the touch of fingers--anyone who is capable of getting in close proximity of their victim to touch exposed skin is usually successful with this poison.
Inhalant poisons: Many of these poisons are in actual fact side branches of Ingestive poisons. The determining factor being their incapability to pass a great amount of membranes to enter the blood stream. The alveolar walls are used for this purpose instead. Being much thinner than the ones in the intestine, they are capable of transporting substances across the membranes easier. Then there are poisons that affect the lungs, mouth, throat or nasal cavity immediately. Thus a poison in the gaseous phase would be preferred. Caution has to be observed, as these poisons will affect anybody in range.
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"Done." Glanos commented after reading the page.
"Ju are nowhere near done." Maggong said. The dark-robed Orc sat at the opposite end of the table.
"Da ingestive poisons are some of da more commonly used. Dey are excellent in use when combined wit' da enemies food. Insinuative poisons are used more wit' weapons of some sort. Imagine da death rate of dose pierced by blade wit' poison instead of dose jus' pierced wit' da blade. Horde General's have used dese tactics fer years. Da contact and inhalant poisons are least common, and we will talk about dose later."
Maggong arose from his seat and walked to the end of the room where some large chests sat. One of the chests had vats of poisons with them, and Glanos could only assume that Maggong was going to give him firsthand experience with such poisons.