##@*:=~... ...~=:*@##
#@*:=~.... ....~=:*@#
@*:=~..... .....~=:*@
*:=~...... ......~=:*
:=~....... .......~=:
=~........ 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. ........~=
:=~....... .......~=:
*:=~...... ......~=:*
@*:=~..... .....~=:*@
#@*:=~.... ....~=:*@#
##@*:=~... ...~=:*@##
###@*:=~.. ..~=:*@###