Brown sludge

is a harmful common liquid in the depths of. An item or creature covered in is. It adds self-poisoning effects to cooked meals.

Becoming prone in chooses three random metal objects in the creatures inventory or equipment. There is a 75% chance for each object to rust.

, along with and, have a chance of containing.

Sources of Brown Sludge

 * Pools of can be found on the floor of
 * will explode in, with an 80% chance of spawning in each adjecent tile. Each tile of has a 25% chance of containing a
 * Will sometimes be sold by, one of which is guaranteed to spawn in the.
 * The is guaranteed to have one dram of  for sale.

Uses of Brown Sludge

 * If the player has any way of making an enemy prone, forcing them to fall in this liquid will rust their equipment
 * One dram is a component of the Cloaca Surprise

Consuming Brown Sludge
Drinking will add the message "It's horrifying! You feel sick!" and inflict the imbiber with poison that causes the creature to take damage a turn for a duration of (1d2+2)d2 turns. Cooking with will have the same effect.