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Potion of Potential

potion (consumable), very rare

This vial contains a swirling liquid that sparkles with multicolored light, representing the untapped potential within.

Explore your potential

As an action you can uncork the vial and drink the contents. You choose one class that you currently don't have any levels in and you gain the abilities and features of a 1st-level character in that chosen class, as if you had multiclassed into it. This includes hit points, proficiencies, spells and class abilities. The effect lasts for 24 hours.

Multiclass Requirements

When using this potion, you do not need to meet the traditional multiclassing prerequisites for the chosen class.

Level Cap

This potion cannot be used to increase your level beyond 20.

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Lore

Elysia Moonshadow was born under a rare celestial alignment—a convergence of moon phases that marked her as a child of dual heritage. Her mother, Lady Elowen, a graceful high elf with silver hair and an affinity for the arcane, fell in love with a mysterious changeling wanderer named Thalas. Their union defied societal norms, but their love was boundless. Elysia inherited her mother’s ethereal beauty and her father’s fluid adaptability.

Elysia’s fascination with alchemy began early. She spent countless nights poring over ancient tomes, her elven eyes absorbing the secrets of transmutation and transformation. Her changeling blood granted her an innate understanding of shape-shifting, and she reveled in the dance between form and essence.
Driven by a desire to unlock hidden potential, Elysia embarked on a perilous quest. She sought the Elixir of Unity, a legendary brew said to merge disparate essences into harmonious balance. Guided by cryptic clues, she traversed treacherous mountain peaks, haunted forests, and forgotten catacombs. Her journey led her to the Cauldron of Chaos, where moonlight and shadow intertwined.
Elysia stood before the ancient cauldron, its surface shimmering like liquid stardust. She whispered forgotten incantations, her hands trembling as she poured rare ingredients—a phoenix feather, a tear from a moonlit nymph, and a fragment of her own heart—into the brew. The cauldron responded, its contents swirling with iridescent hues.
As dawn broke, Elysia gazed into the cauldron’s depths. There, she beheld not only her own reflection but also glimpses of forgotten legends—the valor of knights, the wisdom of sages, and the primal instincts of beasts. The potion could grant her the power to transcend boundaries and draw upon the collective experiences of countless beings. Elysia’s eyes sparkled with newfound purpose.
Elysia bottled the elixir, naming it the Potion of Potential. Its effects were profound: those who imbibed it could temporarily embrace the essence of another class, transcending their limitations. Elysia vowed to share her creation with seekers of knowledge and adventurers yearning for growth.
Elysia vanished soon after, leaving behind her alchemical notes and the potion’s recipe. Some say she became a wandering scholar, guiding lost individuals toward their true selves. Others claim she resides in the Ethereal Library, where she continues her research across realms. Still, there are those who believe her next alchemical experiment ended in a cataclysmic explosion. No one truly knows what happened to her.

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