¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ------------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - 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. -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ----------- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«* *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨