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[[File:Honey.png|thumb]]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 called "exile's rose;" 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.
==Gaoler's Honey==
[[File:Redhoney.png|thumb|left]]Colloquially called red honey, because, well, look at the picture. This is a more sinister breed. 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.


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".


== Honey-Mazed Secrets ==
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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]].'''
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Both types of honey feature in Fallen London and Sunless Sea.
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!colspan=3|[[File:court.png|50px]] This honey is hellish for sure; it has been suggested that... (FATE-LOCKED CONTENT SPOILER)
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|...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]] Those seeking their Nemesis...
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|...will prepare and take a drop of this honey, and be transported to a mysterious dream-location called the Chambers of the Heart. It seems visitors to this place may root through others' memories. Which will be painful to the victim. Interesting.
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!colspan=3|[[File:sunless.png|50px]] About Gaoler's Honey (Info from Sunless Sea players needed!)
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|''Since the Sunless Sea wiki holds almost no lore, I will need help from players who have visited the Isle of Cats and asked about the nature of red honey. ~Birdadmirer''
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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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