In the level 94 Healer role quest, "Living among the Deadly" there is the following text from the NPC Loashkana:
"It even purifies the beasts we hunt. In fact, our diet consists of highly venomous creatures─ones that would normally kill a grown adult if ingested."
This is incorrect. From the Wikipedia article on Venom:
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Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved venom apparatus, such as fangs or a stinger, in a process called envenomation. Venom is often distinguished from poison, which is a toxin that is passively delivered by being ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin,[4] and toxungen, which is actively transferred to the external surface of another animal via a physical delivery mechanism.
The correct term in this text is poisonous not venomous. Venomous animals can be perfectly safe to eat if you stay away from the actual poisonous parts of the anatomy (venom sacs/glands, and the like). Poisonous animals are unsafe to eat at all.
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"It even purifies the beasts we hunt. In fact, our diet consists of highly venomous creatures─ones that would normally kill a grown adult if ingested."
This is incorrect. From the Wikipedia article on Venom:
Quote:
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved venom apparatus, such as fangs or a stinger, in a process called envenomation. Venom is often distinguished from poison, which is a toxin that is passively delivered by being ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin,[4] and toxungen, which is actively transferred to the external surface of another animal via a physical delivery mechanism.
The correct term in this text is poisonous not venomous. Venomous animals can be perfectly safe to eat if you stay away from the actual poisonous parts of the anatomy (venom sacs/glands, and the like). Poisonous animals are unsafe to eat at all.
Continue reading...