Evernessence

Evernessence is the narcotic extract of the evernut, the buds of a perennial virid shrub native to the upland jungles of central southern Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable HartheraOrorr. It was traditionally used by shamans of the Essep people as part of initiation and social rituals. Its use later spreading amongst the Dromists of Munatan and elsewhere, in rituals meant to open the mind and see the oneness of the world.

Today it has become increasingly prevalent in the cities of the north, where it is used in refined form as a narcotic. Evernessence was once a rare and expensive vice, but high demand saw cultivation of evernut bushes in poor parts of Munatanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMunatan

Munatan [Moo-Nah-Tahn] is the southernmost region of Anásthias, south of the Dun Trisan mountains. The name possibly derives from a ancient Thalsic, meaning “Land of One Sun”, since the daystar is not visible in the southern hemisphere. Or it may be a reference to the Manthi people who were once the majority population of western Munatan. The term is an OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraHartheran, particularly Penayso, increasingly the supply. The drug can also be cut with various chemicals to produce a cheap powdered or liquid form, known as “whack” or “nutjuice”.

These cheap drugs are considered socially corrosive particularly in Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridviridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr, where it is a criminal problem in the slums of Harlon and Vahltor.

As a narcotic, evernessence is a dissociative drug, giving feelings of calm, euphoria, connectedness and altered perception. When combined with traditional ritual, it promotes feelings of collective unity and peace, being used to greatest effect when resolving quarrels and disputes, since individuals are able to calmly discuss their issues and fears.

In recent years the drug has been exploited by the Hartheranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridviridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr authorities in political interrogations, since its dissociative effects also make it serve as a truth drug.