Oliver says:
I am a passionate alchemist... However, I happen to be an alchemist with no recipes, which is frankly an oddity... In essence, my route to Paphos is a search for knowledge, and so I ask thee: Is there any alchemical knowledge that you would be willing to share with a humble initiate?

water witch
The witch looks Olivere over and replies with a nod, as if aproving of what she sees
I may help thee a bit. But surely thou knowest that the fey way of doing thiings often does not work for mortal kind. Ye have not the knack for the seeing and blending of essences. However I ken a bit of what you seek and can grant ye this slight boon, as one of the water and plant to another
She reaches out and touches Olivers forehead where a swirl of blue and green light passes from here hand and into his head. Oliver gains know knowledge from this but instead a feeling of life, strugle, harmony, blending, competing, strenthg, power, subtlity, and guile.
The flow of water, thre creeping of the root, and the beaty of feeling the sun through it all. The rot of plant and animal, the pressure of the earth, time, oblivion.
Corosive Current : a mix of minerals and plant extracts form this clear and scnetless fluid. But be warned its touch burns. The acid must be stored in glass or glazed pottery and will eat away metal, wood, and most other substances.
The smell of the sprite toxins on their tiny arrows fils his nose and hew knows what was used to craft it. Though his recipe may lack the strength of the sprite poison it sill still cause sleep to fall to most creatures.
Recipe : DeepShade : A blend of common river plants is used to craft this toxin. If a piercing or cutting weapon is coated with and its first attack deals damage the target must save or fall asleep for 1 hour. It can also be placed into food, drink, or sprayed into a creatures face.