Homobatrachotoxin
Homobatrachotoxin.
An ancient poison, one known to the men of Earth. A neurotoxic steroidal alkaloid—that was what Aldia’s physicians called it. There were certain birds, I later learned, in whom the venom was naturally occurring—the consequence of said bird’s preference for insects rich in the toxin. But in those birds—most likely the terranic ifrit—the toxin was not lethally concentrated...
Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 4: The Fangs of Oannos
On Earth in the early second millenium C.E., homobatrachotoxin was known as a potent neurotoxin belonging to the batrachotoxin family. It's a steroidal alkaloid primarily found in certain species of New Guinea birds, specifically in the genus Pitohui. These birds used it as a chemical defense mechanism. Previously, batrachotoxins were thought to be exclusive to certain neotropical poison-dart frogs.
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