###@¤*^«.¨ ¨.«^*¤@###
###@¤*^«.¨ ¨.«^*¤@###
###@¤*^«.¨ ¨.«^*¤@###
@¤^«.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.«^¤@
#¤*««¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨««*¤#
###@¤*^«.¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨«^^¤@
@@@*^.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.^*@@@
###@¤*^«.¨ ¨.«^*¤@###
@***^^««.¨ ¨.««^^***@
##¤**^^«.¨ ¨.«^^**¤##
#@¤^.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.^¤@#
###@¤*^«.¨ ¨.«^*¤@###