^......... .........^
.......... ..........
^......... .........^
~^........ ........^~
/~^....... .......^~/
*/~^...... the honey is a condensation of a thick ......^~/*
$*/~^..... liquid, inherent to all mazes. .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... ######################################## ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. ........................................ ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... the kirugu vargir desert, in the ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... underlying tunnels. it's use and ....^~/*$¤
$*/~^..... possession is illegal within the city. .....^~/*$
*/~^...... ......^~/*
/~^....... .......^~/
~^........ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ........^~
^......... ^ properties ^ .........^
.......... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ..........
^......... .........^
~^........ the honey is a reddish amber, very ........^~
/~^....... viscous (but still pourable). it smells .......^~/
*/~^...... slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ......^~/*
$*/~^..... mostly bitter taste. .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... it's highly addictive, and possess ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. strong psychotropic effects. ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... ^ collection ^ ....^~/*$¤
$*/~^..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .....^~/*$
*/~^...... ......^~/*
/~^....... the honey materializes in vaccuums .......^~/
~^........ within any labyrinthine space. the more ........^~
^......... folded and ambiguous, the faster it .........^
.......... emerges. the cavernous systems under ..........
^......... the desert of kirugu serves this .........^
~^........ purpose very well - the lizards use ........^~
/~^....... pumps to empty small boxes or jars of .......^~/
*/~^...... air, which then are left overnight and ......^~/*
$*/~^..... harvested the next day. .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. veszelle city to keep a few jars (often .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... made for this purpose). however, these ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... may take weeks to fill. ....^~/*$¤
$*/~^..... .....^~/*$
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/~^....... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .......^~/
~^........ ^ as a drug ^ ........^~
^......... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .........^
.......... ..........
^......... . one spoon . .........^
~^........ ..... ........^~
/~^....... the drug is used by the lizards in .......^~/
*/~^...... these small (but often continuous) ......^~/*
$*/~^..... doses. this heightens the senses .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... ability to multi-task - context ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. switching might take longer and be more ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. confusing. .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... . four spoons . ....^~/*$¤
$*/~^..... ..... .....^~/*$
*/~^...... multitasking becomes very hard (the ......^~/*
/~^....... thought does not occur). senses more .......^~/
~^........ acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ........^~
^......... inner perceptions take the upper hand, .........^
.......... abstraction and memory faculties are ..........
^......... sharpened severely. slight telepathy .........^
~^........ (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ........^~
/~^....... sense of thirst dissappears. still easy .......^~/
*/~^...... to move around the body (if so ......^~/*
$*/~^..... inclined). .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. . seven spoons . ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. ..... .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... normal stimuli, but able to override ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... their own senses with dreamlike ....^~/*$¤
$*/~^..... imagery. sharing of thoughts with other .....^~/*$
*/~^...... eaters, mood reading of those who stay ......^~/*
/~^....... sober (worth noting that the thoughts .......^~/
~^........ are very fragmented and hard to ........^~
^......... decipher, unless you are at a similar .........^
.......... level of spoons). at this point the ..........
^......... body is hard to move, and starts losing .........^
~^........ water. ........^~
/~^....... .......^~/
*/~^...... ......^~/*
$*/~^..... . nine spoons and above . .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... ..... ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... overdose. body losing water quickly, ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. and is completely unable to move. there ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. is intermittent thought sharing with .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. sober persons (although ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... unintelligible). memeories are sharded ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... or not formed. ....^~/*$¤
$*/~^..... .....^~/*$
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/~^....... ^^^^^^^^^^^ .......^~/
~^........ ^ dangers ^ ........^~
^......... ^^^^^^^^^^^ .........^
.......... ..........
^......... most deaths are due to loss of water - .........^
~^........ thirst is one of the last senses to ........^~
/~^....... restable after coming down, often gone .......^~/
*/~^...... for up to twenty four hours. at higher ......^~/*
$*/~^..... doses it's hard to move, even if you .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... would remember drinking (which is also ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... made harder by the attention focusing ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. properties of the honey). ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. people are known to suffer injuries ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... from being still in unfavourable ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... climates for too long, sometimes to the ....^~/*$¤
$*/~^..... point of death. another danger is .....^~/*$
*/~^...... actually locomotion of the body... ......^~/*
/~^....... walking around is still somewhat .......^~/
~^........ possible after losing sight, which have ........^~
^......... lead to seveal falls. additionally, .........^
.......... robberies of the intoxicated are common. ..........
^......... .........^
~^........ lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ........^~
/~^....... to die of pure overdose (on the scale .......^~/
*/~^...... of jars of honey) before being killed ......^~/*
$*/~^..... by thirst. there are rumors that this .....^~/*$
¤$*/~^.... leaves "ghosts", who will still share ....^~/*$¤
¶¤$*/~^... their thoughts long after their bodies ...^~/*$¤¶
#¶¤$*/~^.. are dead and gone. ..^~/*$¤¶#
##¶¤$*/~^. .^~/*$¤¶##
#¶¤$*/~^.. ..^~/*$¤¶#
¶¤$*/~^... ...^~/*$¤¶
¤$*/~^.... ....^~/*$¤
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