Skisefeii
The skisefeii is the drug used for the Chamoo rituals. It is a powerful and rapid toxin that is produced in the body of a small squid, Tetrapus chamii.
It acts as a cardiotoxin and a weaker neurotoxin. The main symptoms are loss of balance and cardiac arrest, leading to death. The drug has a short life in the heart, so death can be momentary given sufficient first-aid care.
- Find the Tetrapus: It is found in wet, temperate forests. It is quite uncommon, and lives in the litter. The adults are the most rich in poison.
- The tetrapus is crushed, and the mix is diluted in salted water (1/2 bomb for a tetrapus)
- The water mix is boiled for several hours. This separates the water-soluble contents from the fatty mix (tetrapuses contain a lot of fat), which contains the poison.
- After boiling, the mix is let to rest and settle, and the oily mix is scooped from the top.
- The mix is diluted in concentrated acidic mixture. This reacts with the poison, which makes it more potent and quick to act.
- Then, the oily mix is mixed with distilled alcool. The poison transfers to the alcoolic mix, and the fatty mix can be removed.
-> For the chamoo ritual, the ceremonial drink is simply the alcool and poison mix, diluted with fruit juice or simply water.
Recipe:
- Find the Tetrapus: It is found in wet, temperate forests. It is quite uncommon, and lives in the litter. The adults are the most rich in poison.
- The tetrapus is crushed, and the mix is diluted in salted water (1/2 bomb for a tetrapus)
- The water mix is boiled for several hours. This separates the water-soluble contents from the fatty mix (tetrapuses contain a lot of fat), which contains the poison.
- After boiling, the mix is let to rest and settle, and the oily mix is scooped from the top.
- The mix is diluted in concentrated acidic mixture. This reacts with the poison, which makes it more potent and quick to act.
-> when injected in its natural state, the poison needs to react with the stomacal acidity to be absorbed in the organism. Artificially making the reaction before, helps bypass this delay, and thus increases the poison's potency.- The acid solution is then separated by successive decantations and washings.
- Then, the oily mix is mixed with distilled alcool. The poison transfers to the alcoolic mix, and the fatty mix can be removed.
Usages
-> To use the toxin, one can soak dry moss in the alcoolic mix then let it dry. The moss can be smoked to absorb the poison.-> For the chamoo ritual, the ceremonial drink is simply the alcool and poison mix, diluted with fruit juice or simply water.
-> Another use is possible, by letting the ethanol evaporate. One is then left with a powdery solid of concentrated poison. This is highly lethal. It is dedicated to kill, and is banned in the laws of the Kasiik. This poison is linked with several scandals of political assassinations.Bon appétit!
Significance
Religious usage in the Chamoo rituals.
Item type
Drug / Narcotic / Medicine
Owning Organization
Raw materials & Components
Tetrapus chamii.
Tools
Pots, water, acids, alcoolic solution.
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