One of the most famous and popular poisons of the old Impenum. often used by assassins Chaumurky was a colorless and odorless liquid, nearly always administered in drinks Because of its lack of distinguish ing characteristics chaumurky was difficult to detect by even the best poison testers and master assassins Its action was extremely swift, its victims usually succumbed within a minute No antidotes were known to be effective, although the Oral History claimed that two or three primitive ones had some success Chaumurky has been called the aristocrat ic poison par excellence One of its most famous victims was the Emperor Elrood IX, murdered in 10156, the immediate predeces sor of Shaddam IV It is widelj believed that Shaddam IV was responsible for this poisoning, although he was not of course, the immediate dgent involved Seven Imperial servants were executed as a result of the death The list of the distinguished victims of chaumurky is too long to cite here, but it should be mentioned that the poison was a favorite of House Harkonnen E C Further references HARKONNtN BARON VLADIMIR Zhautii Kuuraveer The Ar! of Legal Murder (Grumman Tern) CHENOEH, HOLY SISTER QGINTINIUS VIOLET (13670 13728) The woman who became the focal point of one of the most persistent religious cults of post-Imperium history, born on Wallach LX to a Bene Gessent proctor aide, sister Alexius Gayle Chenoeh Her father Shimon Rasmc was a servitor with House Comno who had accompanied his master on a tour of the Bene Gessent school Mank Cornno (13628 13695) had been lured to Wallach I