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Just to remark on the cure poison spell again: When I play the game from scratch I never acquire the cure poison spell for my priest, since the chest in the left hand side of Elyssia's auditorium always contains a book of cure poison. Furthermore the chest in Kreug's study always contains a book of venom bite. So I have always focused on having my spellcasters learn as many spells as possible as fast as possible.
I have played the game from scratch three times and I have never found it to be that important to have the cure poison spell ready when entering the temple. Useful, yes, but not totally important.