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| ===== Overview & Game Mechanics ===== | ===== Overview & Game Mechanics ===== | ||
| - | | **Origin** | + | | **Origin** |
| - | | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | + | | Developed by [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks Inc.]] (first bottled mid-2626) | Virel Spice-infused schnapps (30 % ABV) | For 1 h after a dose the drinker’s exhaled breath shimmers with tiny glittering crystals; Stealth checks –2 due to sparkling fog | 13 K per 500 mL cobalt |
| - | | Developed by [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks Inc.]] (first bottled mid-2626) | Virel Spice-infused schnapps (30 % ABV) | For 1 h after a dose the drinker’s exhaled breath shimmers with tiny glittering crystals; Stealth checks –2 due to sparkling fog | 13 K per 500 mL cobalt flask | Production banned; contraband flask ≈ 35 K | Common in [[beta_age|Beta Age]] taverns; [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]] PCs must buy on the black market or recover forgotten stock | | + | |
| - | ==== Context & Historical Background ==== | + | ===== Context & Historical Background |
| Christos Demopoulos, CEO of [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks Inc.]], took inspiration from the old-[[the_earth|Earth]] phrase “take a hit and see stars.” He challenged his brewers to craft a party-kick spirit that would make revelers literally sparkle. By infusing a crisp cane-spirit with sweet-citrus Virel Spice and suspending micro-sugar prisms, they launched Starshine Schnapps — a single shot meant to send any gathering into orbit. | Christos Demopoulos, CEO of [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks Inc.]], took inspiration from the old-[[the_earth|Earth]] phrase “take a hit and see stars.” He challenged his brewers to craft a party-kick spirit that would make revelers literally sparkle. By infusing a crisp cane-spirit with sweet-citrus Virel Spice and suspending micro-sugar prisms, they launched Starshine Schnapps — a single shot meant to send any gathering into orbit. | ||
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| * **Spring-Drawn Water** – mineral-bright, | * **Spring-Drawn Water** – mineral-bright, | ||
| - | * * **Refined Cane Spirit** – double-distilled base alcohol (neutral 96 %) | + | * **Refined Cane Spirit** – double-distilled base alcohol (neutral 96 %) |
| * **Virel Spice** – bright-green powder adding sweet-citrus freshness and the signature sparkling breath effect | * **Virel Spice** – bright-green powder adding sweet-citrus freshness and the signature sparkling breath effect | ||
| * **Micro-Sugar Prisms** – crystalline flakes that refract exhaled moisture into “starlight” | * **Micro-Sugar Prisms** – crystalline flakes that refract exhaled moisture into “starlight” | ||
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| ===== How the “Starshine” Effect Works ===== | ===== How the “Starshine” Effect Works ===== | ||
| - | **Suspended Sugar-Prism Microflakes** | + | ==== Suspended Sugar-Prism Microflakes |
| * During bottling, a centrifuge sprinkles micron-thin sugar crystals coated with food-grade silicate into the schnapps. | * During bottling, a centrifuge sprinkles micron-thin sugar crystals coated with food-grade silicate into the schnapps. | ||
| * These prisms remain neutrally buoyant; a gentle swirl keeps them evenly suspended and invisible in the clear spirit. | * These prisms remain neutrally buoyant; a gentle swirl keeps them evenly suspended and invisible in the clear spirit. | ||
| - | **Virel-Spice Volatiles** | + | ==== Virel-Spice Volatiles |
| * Virel Spice contributes not only the sweet-citrus flavour but also volatile aromatic oils that vaporise at room temperature. | * Virel Spice contributes not only the sweet-citrus flavour but also volatile aromatic oils that vaporise at room temperature. | ||
| - | **Exhalation Chemistry** | + | ==== Exhalation Chemistry |
| * When a drinker exhales, warm, moist breath condenses on the prisms’ silicate coat, creating tiny reflective droplets. | * When a drinker exhales, warm, moist breath condenses on the prisms’ silicate coat, creating tiny reflective droplets. | ||
| * The Virel volatiles lower surface tension, letting the droplets disperse as a fine, glitter-like fog up to 30 cm in front of the mouth. | * The Virel volatiles lower surface tension, letting the droplets disperse as a fine, glitter-like fog up to 30 cm in front of the mouth. | ||
| - | **Visual Result** | + | ==== Visual Result |
| - | * In torch- or lamplight the suspended droplets refract light into brief, star-like sparkles—hence the “seeing stars” nickname. | + | * In torch- or lamplight the suspended droplets refract light into brief, star-like sparkles — hence the “seeing stars” nickname. |
| * The effect persists for roughly an hour, until the remaining prisms are cleared by the lungs or swallowed with saliva. | * The effect persists for roughly an hour, until the remaining prisms are cleared by the lungs or swallowed with saliva. | ||
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| * **Nightlife Neon** — The glitter-breath effect turned every toast into an impromptu light show; musicians timed stage lights to collective exhales. | * **Nightlife Neon** — The glitter-breath effect turned every toast into an impromptu light show; musicians timed stage lights to collective exhales. | ||
| * **Collector’s Cobalt** — Empty blue flasks became lamp shades and signal beacons for clandestine meetings in the Gamma Age. | * **Collector’s Cobalt** — Empty blue flasks became lamp shades and signal beacons for clandestine meetings in the Gamma Age. | ||
| + | * **Frontier Magic** — Travelers and locals swiped small hip flasks from Frontier Quickdraws for free hours of sparkling spectacle during long journeys. | ||
| * **Contraband Boom** — Knock-off “Moonshard Schnapps” skips the prismatic filter, causing throat burns (Con save DC 13 or 1 fire dmg on failed swig). | * **Contraband Boom** — Knock-off “Moonshard Schnapps” skips the prismatic filter, causing throat burns (Con save DC 13 or 1 fire dmg on failed swig). | ||
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| * [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks Inc.]] | * [[space_drinks_inc|Space Drinks Inc.]] | ||
| * [[space_market|Space Market (New Kourou)]] | * [[space_market|Space Market (New Kourou)]] | ||
| + | * [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw Network]] | ||
| * [[space_drinks_inc._headquarters|Space Drinks Inc. Headquarters]] | * [[space_drinks_inc._headquarters|Space Drinks Inc. Headquarters]] | ||
| * [[mikulic_inc|Mikulić Inc.]] | * [[mikulic_inc|Mikulić Inc.]] | ||
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