Incense of the Dead - Spooktober Article

Incense of the Dead is a type of incense used in shrines to the dead and in necromantic rituals and spells, especially by the Drow Elvirim. It is made from bone ash, bile of the Savannah Wolf, Elvirim or Human blood, oil from Wax Rose flowers, asphodel flowers, red spider lilies, black roses, powder of malachite, and bark and resin from cypress trees. The ingredients are mixed in the proper proportions, and then sticks are made by coating reeds from Candleflower plants. Many of the ingredients are dangerous or difficult to obtain, so Incense of the Dead is expensive, if it is available (which is very rare). Among the Drow Elvirim, Incense of the Dead is made by Zhirzakto of The Night of Apopshe, as they are not affected by the poisonous ingredients.
Sticks of incense are often also used to keep time, as they burn at a relatively constant and well-understood rate. Sticks of Incense of the Dead are sometimes used in this way in important ceremonies, like those held for a Shadow of Apopshe.