@*»-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-»*@
###@@*^»-¨ ¨-»^*@@###
@**»»»¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨»»»**@
###@@*^»-¨ ¨-»^*@@###
##@**»»¨¨¨ ¨¨¨»»**@##
###@@*^»-¨ 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. ¨-»^^**@@#
#@**^»»-¨¨ ¨¨-»»^**@#
#@@**^--¨¨ ¨¨--^**@@#
@@@^-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-^@@@
@@*^»-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-»^*@@
@**^»»---¨ ¨---»»^**@
###@@*^»-¨ ¨-»^*@@###