Let's Do Drugs

[Lord Anglekos]

Hell. I'll post in this for shits and giggles.

"Third Eye" - While the drug has just recently come out into the general, public view, it has always been around. Originating from Akashima, Third Eye was originally used as a way for Spirit Warders to greatly improve their Sight abilities for a brief period of time - to the point that even those without any spiritual "eye" would be able to see into the realm of the supernatural for a time, as if they too possessed the 'Sight'. However, due to the fact that this would often cause users to go insane, Third Eye was disbanded from the public use and users of the True Sight would regulate it to Spirit Warders only, in small amounts.
However, a recent outbreak of Third Eye drug distributions to the public has caused wonder as to the intentions of the Akashiman Spirit Warders, and several gangs have formed to control the illegal distribution.

Effect: Allows user to possess a "Third Eye" for a short period of time, allowing them to see into the supernatural plane and adopt the True Sight, whereupon anything they see they cannot forget, ever, save a total case of amnesia.
Rarity: Uncommon - Rare. Recent outbreaks in Corone and Radasanth have made it easier to find at this point.
Application: Third Eye is a solid, gummy substance that is chewed, and upon chewing it releases endorphins to the consumer's brain, which allows it to temporarily increase activity and unlock True Sight. The effect lasts for the time spent consuming, and generally ten to twenty minutes past that, depending on the amount consumed.
Harmful Effects/Addiction Rate: While not being directly harmful to a person's body, the sights the "average" individual can see with True Sight often drive them insane with time as they cannot "unSee" what has been Seen with True Sight, if they are not trained to handle such. As it is, the addiction rate can also vary with the individual, but generally has a moderate (couple times a week) to extreme (at least once a day) rate.

[Wynken]

Wynken smokes various herbs wrapped in parchment paper. I haven't spent any time in developing it as a major motif, but it's likely atropa belladonna or some similarly poisonous herb that he smokes and I'd like to eventually use it as more of a defining trait or plot point.

[Macabre]

When I first saw "third eye", my gutter mind went below the belt.

[Lord Anglekos]

When I first saw "third eye", my gutter mind went below the belt.

You douchebag.

[Macabre]

I got you too, Wynken. He does know that belladonna ain't good for him though, right?

[Wynken]

I got you too, Wynken. He does know that belladonna ain't good for him though, right?

The way I see it, he could either develop some kind of condition or an immunity. In reality, it's a potent hallucinogen, so the fact that he smokes it and performs in any capacity makes me lean toward the fact that he's at least somewhat immune.

He's an assassin, so I'd eventually like to play on the fact that he knows a thing or two about herbalism and poisons.

[Hysteria]

Talen smokes cigarettes made from 'mysterious herbs' that doubles his speed for four posts. I never really went into what the herbs were, and Talen wouldn't know (he bought it in the bazaar). He bought a cigarette case that was enchanted to produce one such cigarette each day. If I was to quickly come up with something:

Quick Silver:
This is a particular mix of four plants, that when dried and smoked in cigarette increased the speed of the user. In itself Quick Silver is not addictive, but those who consume the drug will often yearn to feel the exhilaration of moving so quickly. How the drug is created is a mystery, although the ingredients and method for combining them are freely passed on, it seems impossible to make.

Ingredients:
The ground root of a Red Wood tree, harvested during a full moon.
Red petals from the Akashima Blue Rose.
Black petals of the White Orchid flower.
New shoots from a petrified tree.

I could explain how one gets all those, but I wont

[The International]

I just imagine that all the plants we have in the real world they'd have somewhere on Althanas. I also have this huge book of symbolism, and many plants in human history were once believed to have special powers. For example, the pomegranate was considered an aphrodisiac because the many seeds on its inside represented fertility. Technically it isn't an aphrodisiac. It doesn't cause the chemical reactions needed to arouse a someone, but if I had a character eating one on Althanas... you bet your ass they'd get horny.

[Macabre]

Yeah, you're right. I just figured that whatever such plants and drugs we may have, could be termed something different here on Althanas. A common reference guide might be nice so people don't have to keep coming up with new names for their herbs and drugs.

[Cyrus the virus]

Cool thread. I've been thinking of making a new character and reincarnating Luc, this would help with the idea I have.