Check the item name and effect
Look for Razkovniche Elixir. The recorded item panel explicitly describes permanent health increases and a Skill Point. This is different from a tonic that restores health or temporarily raises a stat.
Published crafting guides describe the elixir as a one-time brew. Do not plan an unlimited loop of permanent upgrades.
Find the herbalist’s house in Oghasti
Head southwest from Svartrau to Oghasti in The Silts. The quest house is on the northeastern side of the abandoned village. Wolves roam the area, so deal with nearby enemies before investigating the interior.
- Pick up the Axe beside the house entrance.
- Collect the Watering Can beside the shed.
- Enter the house during the day and use Compel Soul on the herbalist’s body.
- Search with Focus Mode. Collect the Razkovniche Seeds from the small chest, read the journal beside it, and take the recipe hanging from the wooden beam to the north.
- Inspect the flower pot. Finding the recipe alone does not plant the seeds.
GamingAlly’s walkthrough places both object pickups before compelling the herbalist. If you cannot perform the interaction, confirm both pickups and daytime first. This route also requires Compel Soul to be unlocked; if the ability itself is unavailable, return after unlocking it.
Plant, feed and return
- Use the seeds at the flower pot.
- Supply Coen’s blood when the quest asks for it.
- Allow the plant to grow. The recorded route says to return after a day; read the quest’s current instruction before skipping time.
- Harvest the plant. When the spirit confronts you on leaving the house, defeat it as the recorded route does, then continue to the brewer with the harvested plant.
Growing it creates a waiting period. You can do other tasks while waiting instead of treating the wait as a reason to repeatedly harvest an unready plant.
The footage proceeds from fighting the spirit to bringing the plant to Anca. It does not demonstrate a safe escape option, so this route does not tell you to run past the encounter.
Choose how to brew the elixir
| Method | What you need |
|---|---|
| Anca at the Crossroads Inn | Bring the plant and ask about the elixir. This is the route shown in the video. |
| Svartrau medic | GamingAlly records a 100-denarii alternative. |
| Craft it yourself | Recipe plus 1 Strong Ancient Reagent, 2 Tatzelwurm Glands and 1 Razkovniche Plant. |
The video shows Anca brewing it without a monetary payment. That does not establish that the interaction costs no quest time: read its confirmation prompt. After receiving the elixir, select the item and consume it to use the effect described on its panel.
Is this the same as Font of Life?
No. Font of Life grants passive Human Health regeneration as a Witchcraft perk. Razkovniche Elixir raises maximum health in both forms. A healing rate, a temporary tonic and a permanent maximum-health increase answer different needs.
If you have the recipe but no elixir
- Cannot compel the herbalist: check the Axe at the entrance and Watering Can beside the shed, then confirm it is daytime and Compel Soul is unlocked.
- No plant: check the seed, pot and blood interactions, then allow the growth period to pass.
- Missing crafting ingredients: the Anca route uses the quest plant; you do not need to insist on self-crafting.
- Unsure whether the upgrade applied: check the item and character panels. This guide does not provide a measured before-and-after HP test.
Questions before you continue
Is the Razkovniche health bonus temporary?
The in-game description says it is permanent: 20% maximum Human Health, 10% maximum Vampiric Health and a Skill Point.
Do I have to finish Anca’s convent quest first?
The recorded route visits Anca at the Crossroads Inn and asks about the elixir without completing the convent trip first.
Related guides
Sources and coverage
- RageGaming: permanent elixir route — The elixir’s item description, planting and Anca reward appear at 12:13–14:02. Its permanent effect is separate from temporary crafting bonuses.
- GamingAlly: The Hedgehog Herb — House location, Axe and Watering Can prerequisites, planting and brewing alternatives.
- DawnwalkerDB: Razkovniche recipe — Ingredient quantities for crafting the elixir yourself.
- Game8: Font of Life — Font of Life restores Human Health over time; it is a different effect from raising maximum health.
Reviewed September 7, 2026. This guide combines the attributed launch-version walkthroughs and footage; it is not a report of a separate playthrough by this site. Check your current quest journal and action-cost prompts when a patch or choice changes the route.