^*=,...... ......,=*^
%^*=,..... .....,=*^%
§%^*=,.... ....,=*^%§
#§%^*=,... ...,=*^%§#
##§%^*=,.. ..,=*^%§##
###§%^*=,. 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. ...,=*^%§#
§%^*=,.... ....,=*^%§
%^*=,..... .....,=*^%
^*=,...... ......,=*^
*=,....... .......,=*
=,........ ........,=
,......... .........,