Impending Doom

Jolipher juice

Hey Juils! Stick me some more of that Joli Juice will ya? I'm in desperate need of some pain relief - if you know what I mean

— Guy sitting at the bar

Fun times and late-night festivities often includes the sweet-bitter Jolipher Juice. It is usually served in an egg-shaped glass with a leaf of Bitter Swu on the edge of the glass.
The drink is mostly found in Ywaryn - the home of Bitter Swu, which is the plant that is used to make the Jolipher juice - and this is why Ywara has another kind of bond to the drink, as it is seen as part of their heritage. The drink itself seems harmless for many as its effects are minuscule if taken in smaller doses, which is what normally happens. But some go the extra mile and end up drinking too much and this is a dangerous game.

Most normal side-effects

• Harmless hallucinations
• "Seeing stars" - having flashes and small bright spots on your vision
• Changes in voice - it might get lighter, darker, raspier or something else!
• Lucid dreaming
• Slightly swollen feet and hands

Rare side effects

• High fevers
• Loss of feeling in feet and hands
• Temporary blindness and in extreme cases complete loss of sight
• Swollen lungs and loss of breath
• Incomprehensible language
• The feeling of Impending Doom

Worst-case scenario

Drinking Jolipher juice can lead to severe consequences and in some cases death! Patients that have suffered from rare side effects report that the feeling of Impending Doom never really goes away after your first "overdose". The ones that are lucky to survive it, now have a completely different life as they are constantly afraid for their death to happen but always have the feeling of not being able to do anything about it.
When patients get admitted with severe Jolipher sickness, they are often in very deep already, talking gibberish with occasional words such as "death", "we're all doomed", "doom", "can't run" - which is scary in itself.

Symbol

Which is seen on bottles containing Jolipher juice.

by CatRobi

Details

Creator

Jolipher Deril

Creating date

The exact date is unknown, but around 600 years ago.

Original purpose

It was meant to be a medicine for pains in the muscles, and it certainly can help with that, but now its purpose has changed a lot from the original - Well, that might be up for discussion, as people use it for other kinds of pain relief, just not how it was intended in the first place.

Popularity

Even though the side effects can be extremely bad, Jolipher juice is still legal all around Ywaryn, as it is treasured by the people. This is not the case in many other countries, and the juice has been banned all across Aewyn - only a few places are allowed to sell it outside of Ywaryn.
Though, truth be told, not many Ywara drinks such a large amount of Jolipher juice that they would ever be in danger of Impending doom.

Appearance

Jolipher juice is made from the roots of Bitter Swu, which by itself looks rather normal and harmless, but do not be fooled! For below the ground, the roots are strong and filled with the juice needed for Impending Doom.
An almost glowing blue and purple colour radiate from the roots and the juice has the same colour - this is how Jolipher Juice gets its radiant blue colour, that almost looks fake.