"A chalky white pellet with the letters "HH" inscribed in tiny script."
The Desalination pellet is a rare item used to remove salt from liquids, turning it from Brackish [Liquid] into [Liquid]. When used on a liquid in a waterskin, this pellet also convert a full 64 drams of Salty Water into Fresh Water, and up to 64 drams of Slime into Gel. Since it works by *removing* drams of salt from the liquid, the remaining fresh water or gel will always be less than the 64 drams, usually around 50% of the original volume.
It also works when dropped or thrown into a pool of liquid, which is much more cost-effective. Dropping the pellets means submerging yourself in the water, potentially contaminating it, so throwing is safer. Generally, one pellet can remove around 200-220 drams of salt from a volume of liquid. In the case of a standard pool of 500 drams of salty water, this means a return of about 280 drams of fresh water (or gel if throwing into a pool of slime).
It can be found rarely in the caves beneath Qud as a "tiny trinket", purchased from an Apothecary and Ichor Merchant. Can rarely be purchased from a general goods dealer, such as Tam, the Dromad merchant found in Joppa.
With a high enough Ego it will always be a good idea to buy these from merchants, as the value of the of Fresh Water it can produce will be higher than the cost.
Using excess Desalination pellets is more weight-effective than carrying water, as water is heavy and salty water is plentiful.
