¤*\~.,,,,, ,,,,,.~\*¤
¤¤*\~.,,,, ,,,,.~\*¤¤
#¤¤*\~.,,, ,,,.~\*¤¤#
##¤¤*\~.,, ,,.~\*¤¤##
###¤¤*\~., ,.~\*¤¤###
####¤¤*\~. 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. ,,.~\*¤¤##
###¤¤*\~., ,.~\*¤¤###
####¤¤*\~. .~\*¤¤####
###¤¤*\~., ,.~\*¤¤###
##¤¤*\~.,, ,,.~\*¤¤##
#¤¤*\~.,,, ,,,.~\*¤¤#
¤¤*\~.,,,, ,,,,.~\*¤¤