Editing Opium

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{{Spoilerhd|15 November 2023|''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''}}
[[File:ACFT - Opium smoking.png|thumb|250px|A group of Far East Company employees smoking opium]]
'''Opium''' is a dried latex from the seed capsules of the opium poppy plant ''{{Wiki|Papaver somniferum}}''. It is commonly used as a processed material to produce drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids for medical use. It has also been mixed with [[tobacco]] for smoking.

==History==
Though initially introduced in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]], the use of opium was legal until it was banned by the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|History of opium in China#Early history}}</ref> In the 18th century, the [[Europe|Europeans]] sought to reintroduce the plant and recreational trade into China. The [[Far East Company]] from [[United Kingdom]] led by [[Alan Jacob]] sought to smuggle large quantities of the plant into [[Macau]], despite it being labelled a contraband by the local authorities.<ref name="EP 18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 18|Episode 18]]</ref>

The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to aid the merchant [[Madam Lee]], traced a wagon shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the guards, Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Madam Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Though Madam Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefits, Edward ultimately convinced her not to do so, and subsequently destroyed a shipment of the drug on a ship belonging to the Far East Company.<ref name="EP 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17|Episode 17]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''

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