Avabush Spice [EotE 183]
Avabush spice is a drug that induces relaxation and lethargy, and some use it as an illicit sleep aid. Unlike many varieties of spice, it has no hallucinogenic qualities and does not cause physical addiction in most species. However, it does have one interesting quirk that separates it from countless similar drugs: avabush spice makes users more truthful, and can be used to extract information when combined with targeted and insistent questioning. Though not particularly valuable, avabush can only be found on the planet of Baros and in certain specialized greenhouses that maintain samples. It is considerably less effective than the various truth serums commonly employed by the Empire, but is also harder to detect and less unpleasant for those consuming it.
Bubse Spice [MotPQ 14]
Like many other natural medicines, bubse root extract has illicit uses. One such chemical, known as bubse spice, is a concentrated anesthetic. Though dangerous if taken in large quantities.
Dendriton Toxin [LoNH 109]
Dendriton toxin is an exceedingly lethal neurotoxin favored by assassins who prefer their victims to suffer. Once exposed to the poison, the victim begins to suffer fatigue and dull pain, which gradually increases until he is paralyzed and in agony.
Dioxis Gas [LoNH 109]
Used since before the Clone Wars, dioxis can be lethal to most carbon-based lifeforms within less than one minute following exposure. The greenish gas was used extensively by the Separatists’ droid armies, which were immune to it. The gas has since seen use by mercenaries and assassins unconcerned with high body counts.
Gunjack Spice [LoNH 110]
Synthesized from a highly concentrated admixture of methylpenatox, glucose and inotropic chemicals, gunjack markedly increases the strength of its user at the cost of reduced motor coordination, diminished mental acuity, and severe long-term health risks.
Lesai [EotE 184]
Lesai is a variety of spice that is not mined, but grown in a fungus found only on certain kinds of lizards from the planets Zebitrope IV and VIII. By harvesting the distinctive purple mold and applying it underneath the jaw, members of many sentient species can elimi nate their need to sleep. The stains that the fungus leaves are hard to disguise, but it has few other con firmed side-effects. Most species become psycho logically if not physically dependent on the drug very quickly, however, and users who miss a dose frequent ly collapse and only awake days later.
Marcan Herb [LoNH 110]
A mild narcotic popular among Hutts. Marcan herb can induce a sense of euphoria upon inhalation. Often smoked in hookah pipes, the herb has a distinctive odor when burned.
Nala Tree Frogs [LoNH 110]
Arboreal frogs that live among the nala trees of Ylesia, these amphibians are considered a delicacy among the Hutts. Aruk the Hutt was particularly fond of them, a predilection his enemies used to poison him.
Raquor Venom [LoNH 109]
Extracted from the glandular toxin sacs of Sriluurian dark wolves, raquor venom is a powerful paralytic enzyme inhibitor. Significantly harder to shake off than most synthetic neuroparalytics, raquor venom is harvested by Weequay beastmasters and commands a high price on the black market among bounty hunters.
Ryll [LoNH 110]
A relatively mild but addictive and potentially dangerous spice, ryll is mined primarily on Ryloth, the dry rocky home of the Twi’leks. Much of the unprocessed ryll is smuggled along the Death Wind Corridor and Triellus Trade Route to Ylesia to be refined before making its way onto the black market
Yarrock [EotE 185]
For untold ages, the spice called yarrock has been pro duced on Iridonia, created by their shamans to grant their warriors a greater clarity of mind and violent purpose. Though there are other drugs that fit this de scription scattered across the galaxy, many seasoned warriors respond with respect, adulation, or even fear to the mere sight of the signature black pellets that contain yarrock. A soldier under the effects of yarrock is ruthless, and able to shrug off tremendous physical hardship. Unfortunately, for every high there is a crash, and this drug is no exception—as a dose runs its course, its effect seems to reverse, and every step becomes an endless journey until the warrior can metabolize the chemicals or simply collapses from exhaustion. Some also say that the drug has a further effect on the user’s very soul, drawing it deeper and deeper into the shad ows as time goes on, but validated scientific data on this particular concern is understandably scarce.