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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 897074" data-attributes="member: 5137">Academia: BesarîtThe besarît is a weedy plant of the <a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/n1/nightsha.asp" target="_blank">solanaceae family</a> whose dark orange berries yield tiny, black, mustard-sized seeds. Like all nightshade plants, it carries alkalis within it, with the strongest dose in the seeds themselves.The alkali of the solanaceae family range from harmless (potatos) to deadly (atropa, or deadly nightshade), with a variety of hallucinogens, paralyzing agents and violently nauseating chemicals somewhere in between. The besarît is primarily hallucinogenic in nature, although too much at once, or multiple doses in too rapid a succession, can be deadly.Called black seed in common use, the besarît plant is primarily native to the Lower Mountains, but can be found transplanted almost anywhere there is adequate soil. It lives a delicate life, however, and is easily killed by non-native conditions - besarît farmers must treat it carefully.The seeds are the only truly export of value from the plant, and are typically ground into powder and cut with tea leaves or sugar to reduce the dosage. Two seeds is sufficient for a lethal dose, although many have lived through as many as ten in a single dose.Taken in appropriate dosages, black seed causes incredibly realistic hallucinations, divorcing the user from reality and activating the intuitive centers of the mind almost randomly. A skilled user can learn to direct the vision, gaining insight (and in some cases, prophetic or clairvoyant visions) into events and people. Many of the most famous prophets were users.While under the influence, the subject's voice is lost, the hands grasp at air, or flex in unseemly manner, and the torso twists and bends most alarmingly. Most experienced users arrange for a quiet, solitary place with soft padding where they can lay as they experience the visions. The effects last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the size of the dose and the subject's increasing tolerance.</blockquote>

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