Price 1500 gp
This substance induces a mild sense of mental and spiritual clarity. It is often sought out by individuals who come into possession of akashic objects, but don’t have the capacity to use them on their own.
Type drug, inhaled; Addiction: Major, Fortitude DC 12
Effect For 12 hours the user gains a pool of 3 temporary essence. Unlike normal temporary essence, temporary essence granted by this drug can be recovered if burned. Each time the user invests an akashic receptacle with this essence, or burns this essence, they take 1d4 points of Charisma damage and an amount of nonlethal damage equal to the amount of essence burned.
Charisma damage taken in this way is counted as ability damage caused by the drug for the purpose of calculating the DC of saving throws to resist addiction to the drug. Neither the Charisma damage nor the nonlethal damage can be healed until the user takes a full 8 hours of rest.