Mei Qodes

When gifted Clerics bless waters, there is a chance of them fabricating a much higher purer version of holy water, Mei Qodes.

Properties, History and Usage

Ordinary Usage

Mei Qodes not only act as holy water but also wards the one consuming the waters from Lycanthropy and reverses any terminal illness and removes parasites.

Ritual Usage

When a crusader is able to locate and acquireMei Qodes the crusader has to return to their crusader order, as there is ritual where Mei Qodes are poured on glass under the full Moons in order to create a Moonbow Mirror, that is used ritually in reversing petrification and blindness, positioning the Moonbow Mirror by the eyes of the target of the ritual.

Identification

Mei Qodes cannot be distinguished from holy water by any Cleric, only by Crusaders of Bailshar, Merabyss, Deep Sashelas, Istishia and Soryna.

Scholastic debate

The properties of Mei Qodes had lead scholars to believe this compound is the same compound that is called Tamara's tears by some cultures, and Water Lion's tears by others.
While some other scholars had believed that Mei Qodes are a blessing of lesser extents of what the mythical true compound was.

In Literature

"You can hear them from afar, like gales on a rainy day; See true auras through them; Cure odd ailments;Mei Qodes are miraculous, and you should treat them as such."

— Novice Crusader's Handbook, page 61 entry 4

Observance

It is said, that only Clerics that are devoted to deities connected to waters and health can create such waters.