Editing Attar

<blockquote>''"This is Attar. It grows from dream. When you see wonders in our cities, you will accrue it. The more you have, the more you'll see. When you have enough— Ah, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. Suffice to say that Attar is prized above all else in Arbor."''<ref name="intro to attar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_%27Attar%27|Ask about 'Attar'|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Countessofthorns.png|alt=A rose-dressed woman with streaks of red lining her eyes.|thumb|The Countess of Thorns, with attar in her eyes.]]'''Attar''' is the primary commodity and currency of [[Arbor]].

== Dream-Dust ==
Attar is a red, perfumed powder that accumulates on a dreamer's eyelids when they witness the wonders of Arbor.<ref name="intro to attar" /> However, these wonders must be strictly "novel" in some way or another, such as a new sight, experience, or piece of information.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Surrender_some_of_your_Attar|Surrender some of your Attar|Fallen London|}} ''"Novelty is required."''</ref> Attar is often used as a currency or commodity in Arbor,<ref name="intro to attar" /> but it can also be used to fuel and construct dreams, allowing a dreamer to bend and twist Arbor's features as they please.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enter_the_Forbidden_Embassy|Enter the Forbidden Embassy|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] You are steeped in Attar. Dreaming a door is no obstacle this deep in Far Arbor."''</ref> It can also be used as a luxurious spice in alcoholic drinks, and consuming attar this way causes it to accumulate in the imbiber's eyelids.<ref name="wile away time">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Wile_away_your_time|Wile away your time|Fallen London|}}</ref>

Attar giveth, and attar taketh away: accumulating enough of it allows an individual to glimpse or even visit Far Arbor,<ref name="temple labor">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Labour_in_the_temple|Labour in the temple|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name="enter far arbor">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enter_Far_Arbor|Enter Far Arbor|Fallen London|}}</ref> but Far Arbor will quickly fade away if one loses their attar.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_city_washes_away|The city washes away|Fallen London|}}</ref> Thus, Far Arbori often have their eyes steeped in attar, granting the appearance of red-colored kohl or mascara and keeping their access to the city intact.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Near_Arbor_(North)|Near Arbor (North)|Fallen London|}} ''"Richly decorated Far-Arbori [...] identifieable [...] Attar-ringed eyes."''</ref>

When there is occasion for it to be removed, attar is usually extracted from a person's eyes using [[Huz]] bees from the [[Elder Continent]]. They drink the person's tears to allow the attar to gently fall out<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Offer_your_Attar_to_the_Temple|Offer your Attar to the Temple|Fallen London|}} ''"Large, Huz bees emerge. [...] [...] nuzzling into your tear ducts. [...] they dislodge the Attar in your eyes, [...]"''</ref> - though tweezers can also accomplish this goal.<ref name="barter attar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Barter_your_Attar|Barter your Attar|Fallen London|}} ''"Near-Arbori [...] weighing these luxuries against the possibility of acquiring enough Attar to reach the far city."''</ref> Criminals who violate Arbor's laws severely enough may have their attar ''and their eyes'' harshly extracted by the city's guards;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Witness_a_trial|Witness a trial|Fallen London|}} ''"The punishment is [...] the extraction of Attar. [...] The extracted eyes are placed in a silver dish; [...]"''</ref> those who have been exiled from Far Arbor but have kept their eyes may sell whatever possessions they have just to taste the far side of dream again.<ref name="barter attar" />
==Queenly Attar==
<blockquote>''"From the scarlet-ringed eyes of Her Roseate Splendour herself."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Vial_of_Queenly_Attar|A Vial of Queenly Attar|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Redhoneyjar.png|alt=A jar filled with a red substance.|thumb|A Vial of Queenly Attar.]]'''Queenly Attar''' is a variation of attar possessed only by Arbor's [[The Roseate Queen|Roseate Queen]]. Pouring from her eyes like a crimson stream of wonders, this attar is the reddest attar imaginable, though its exact relationship with the "common" attar beyond its deeper color and higher quality is unknown.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Receive_the_Queen's_gift|Receive the Queen's gift|Fallen London|}}</ref>

In [[London]], this substance usually takes the form of a fine red powder,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Conclude_your_study_of_Attar|Conclude your study of Attar|Fallen London|}} ''"Attar in London is red dust, pretty and sticky as spider silk."''</ref> though it may turn [[violant]] or [[cosmogone]] when experimented on.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Rely_on_her_knowledge_of_chemistry|Rely on her knowledge of chemistry|Fallen London|}}</ref> In [[Parabola]], Queenly Attar becomes a strange, multicolored drug, tempting others deeper and deeper into dreams. It may have in fact been sculpted by a [[The Red-Handed Queen|mysterious scarlet power]] that lurks beyond the mirrors...<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Conclude_your_study_of_Attar|Conclude your study of Attar|Fallen London|}}</ref>