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[[File:Honey.png|thumb]]'''Prisoner's Honey '''is the preferred drug of the Neath, discovered on the Surface but now far more popular below ground. It's made from the flowers of a certain kind of rhododendron (probably) called "exile's rose," which is pollinated by the lamplighter bee; it induces a deep sleep filled with lucid dreams of that mystical alternate world called [[Parabola]]. If one wakes up before one's mind has returned from Parabola, that will make them honey-mazed - effectively drunk.
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''The most delightful secret of the Neath: the honey of lamplighter bees fed exclusively on the Exile's Rose.''
[[File:Honey.png|thumb|A drop of Prisoner's Honey.]]'''Prisoner's Honey '''is the preferred drug of the Neath.
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==Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)==
It's made from a flower called '''Exile's Rose''' pollinated by the [[Lamplighter Bees|lamplighter bee]]. Eating the honey physically transports the user into that mystical alternate world called [[Parabola]].


Xenophon, an ancient Greek writer, wrote of prisoner's honey (he called it mad honey), but the effects on his Surface soldiers resemble honey-mazing more than honey-dreams.
The drug is popular among bohemians, who meet in "honey dens" to find artistic inspiration in the dreamlike realm, or to experience heightened sensual pleasures. Habitual users can become addicted, as well as susceptible to returning from a trip too early. These "honey-mazed" people are physically present in reality, but their minds and senses are still in Parabola until the drug fully wears off. The honey-mazed are not uncommon on the streets of [[London]], stumbling around unaware of their surroundings and reciting nonsense.


The Devils created Prisoner's honey <font color="black"><span style="background-color: black">on behalf of the Fingerkings, so people would be able to visit Parabola. As part of this deal, the Fingerkings owe the Devils 1/5 of everything they gain.</span></font>
Prisoner's honey was likely inspired by a real-life hallucinogenic drug called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayanotoxin grayanotoxin], a neurotoxin produced by the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron Rhododendron] ''species of flower. Honey derived from these plants is called "mad honey".
==Gaoler's Honey==
[[File:Redhoney.png|thumb|left]]'''Gaoler's honey''' is colloquially called red honey, because, well, look at the illustration. This is a more sinister breed, whose consumption allows one to search through others' memories - which is incredibly painful for the unfortunate victim. It's made from a flower that is a cross between the exile's rose and a flower from Hell. It seems the hybrid has existed since the days of the Fourth City.


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== Honey-Mazed Secrets ==
!colspan=3|[[File:court.png|50px]] Red honey is hellish for sure... (FATE SPOILERS)
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The devils created prisoner's honey on behalf of the [[Fingerkings]], so people would be able to visit Parabola. As part of this deal, the Fingerkings owe the Devils one fifth of everything they gain. There is a more sinister breed of prisoner's honey, called '''[[Gaoler's Honey|gaoler's honey]].'''
|It's said that a contaminated batch made the Empress's children into monsters. (See [[The Shuttered Palace and the Empress's Court ]] for more info.)
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!colspan=3|[[File:Nemesis.png|50px]] Ambition: Nemesis
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|Those seeking their murderous rivals may prepare and take a drop of this honey, and be transported to the mysterious dream-location called the Chambers of the Heart, where visitors may root through others' memories.
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!colspan=3|[[File:sunless.png|50px]] Gaoler's Honey Across the Zee
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The red honey that is not gathered in Hell is produced on [[the Isle of Cats]] by the Pirate King, Leopold, who himself is a honey addict - in fact, the ''first ''honey-addict in centuries. The people whose memories are used to create the honey are kept locked in cages, and are almost comatose due to the amount of pain they are experiencing. It is said that if a person's memories are used to create honey, but they escape and drink the honey containing their memories, they will be mostly fine (though they may still have some memory issues).


Several important figures across the zee are implied to be addicted to honey.
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The most delightful secret of the Neath: the honey of lamplighter bees fed exclusively on the Exile's Rose.

A drop of Prisoner's Honey.

Prisoner's Honey is the preferred drug of the Neath.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)[edit]

It's made from a flower called Exile's Rose pollinated by the lamplighter bee. Eating the honey physically transports the user into that mystical alternate world called Parabola.

The drug is popular among bohemians, who meet in "honey dens" to find artistic inspiration in the dreamlike realm, or to experience heightened sensual pleasures. Habitual users can become addicted, as well as susceptible to returning from a trip too early. These "honey-mazed" people are physically present in reality, but their minds and senses are still in Parabola until the drug fully wears off. The honey-mazed are not uncommon on the streets of London, stumbling around unaware of their surroundings and reciting nonsense.

Prisoner's honey was likely inspired by a real-life hallucinogenic drug called grayanotoxin, a neurotoxin produced by the Rhododendron species of flower. Honey derived from these plants is called "mad honey".

Honey-Mazed Secrets[edit]

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The devils created prisoner's honey on behalf of the Fingerkings, so people would be able to visit Parabola. As part of this deal, the Fingerkings owe the Devils one fifth of everything they gain. There is a more sinister breed of prisoner's honey, called gaoler's honey.

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