Wonderdust

Wonderdust, often simply called Dust is a narcotic used by those who wish to tap into arcane power briefly. One grinds up a specially enhanced gemstone into powder and then proceeds to rub the dust into their eyes. The dust is then absorbed into the bloodstream and for a brief time can grant arcane power to the user. This magical high causes the tear ducts to bleed, causing red stains on the faces of those imbibing. Users of the drug are referred to as ' dusters ' or 'red eyes '. Wonderdust has been around for centuries, and is often seen as a means by some to create a quick and powerful group of mages to enforce their will. A more potent version of this drug was eventually created using Residuum that is called Residust. It is more powerful in it's results, but far more addictive.

The drug is prepared by taking gems mined from the ground and infusing them with traces of arcane power. Once this is done, it is carefully ground down into an extremely fine powder and then packages in a glass tube. Users then simply open the cork and pour the contents into their eyes to absorb the drug. The effect doesn't last for long, often no longer than an hour. However, more potent types can have longer effects. This also causes the arcane power to fade quickly, making any use to detect the magic almost impossible to trace.

Variants
Wonderdust is normally a golden powder, but the ones who prepare the dust have found ways to infuse certain types of arcane power into the gems, thereby giving the users certain arcane power. The following list details the known types of Wonderdust:


 * Gold - Standard dust, causes random magical effects.
 * Red - flame dust, fire elemental magic can be cast
 * Blue - water dust, water elemental magic can be cast
 * Yellow - thunder dust, causes lightning magic to be cast
 * Green - plant dust, causes plant based magic to be cast
 * Purple - vision dust, causes illusion magic to be cast
 * Silver - time dust, time based magic can be cast
 * Black - death dust, necromantic spells can be cast

Creators
Those who create wonderdust are called 'Grinders ' due to the nature of preparation for the drug. These are often mages who live on the underside of the law.

Residust
Residust was created and smuggled into Bridgetown in an effort by the local crime syndicate to boost their power in the city. Residust is administered by inhaling on a small tube which grants not only the possibility of casting magic, but also can grant a boost to the stats of anyone who inhales it. Users are called 'huffers ' and can be identified by the discoloration the residuum causes around the mouths. The shipment of residuum that was to be used in Bridgetown in the creating of more residust was destroyed by a group of adventurers who had business in the city. The explosion of the residuum (a highly volatile substance) caused a hole to be blown through both bridges of the town.