Editing Poison (section)

===Administering poisons===
[[File:Paul Guzenko Poisoned Coin.JPG|350px|thumb|right|[[Arya Stark]]'s target bites the poisoned coin. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Poisons are commonly administered to victims in food or drink, which can also serve to mask their taste and odor. Because of this, noble kitchens are often guarded, and food tasters are employed to protect their masters' lives with their own. Even so, clever poisoners manage to slip past the safeguards from time to time, and at least as many nobles' deaths are caused by a poisoned cup or dish as by a bloodied blade, if not more so. Poison may also be delivered by coating a weapon or even through the skin. An assassin may even coat a gold coin with poison, and pass it to the target who is poisoned when he bites the coin to test its value.{{ref|affc|0}}{{ref|adwd|64}}