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	Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.		Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.

	In 1868, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the syrup's source.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, ~~Jacob~~ was led to a distillation factory in the [[Southwark]] borough, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ingredients. The pair decided to sabotage the distillery's tank by tampering with its pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup"/> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>		In 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the syrup's source.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] was led to a distillation factory in the [[Southwark]] borough, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ingredients. The pair decided to sabotage the distillery's tank by tampering with its pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup"/> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Soothing Syrup Logo.png\|thumb\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup logo]]		[[File:ACS Soothing Syrup Logo.png\|thumb\|230px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup logo]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History==		==History==
	~~[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|left\|100px\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]~~
	Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup
	ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup		ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup
	ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|A large-print ad for the syrup		ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|A large-print ad for the syrup

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	==History==		==History==
			[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|left\|100px\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>
	~~[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|left\|100px\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]~~
	Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.		Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS ~~Starrick's~~ Soothing Syrup ~~render~~.png\|thumb~~\|100px~~\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Soothing Syrup Logo.png\|thumb\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup logo]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History==		==History==
	Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>
			[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|left\|100px\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.		Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a ~~{{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|~~panacea}}. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History==		==History==

imported>Darman36: /* History */

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History

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	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}}. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}}. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History ==		==History==
	Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of ~~Dr.~~ [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until ~~the~~ bottle was ~~empty~~.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="~~Map~~">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="~~Map~~" /></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup" /> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database" /> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="~~Map~~" /> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>

	Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant while turpentine was for treating wounds, respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref~~>{{WP\|Camphor}}<~~/~~ref~~> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref~~>{{WP\|Turpentine}}<~~/~~ref~~> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.		Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.

	In 1868, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the syrup's source.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup" /> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory in the [[Southwark]] borough, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ingredients. The pair decided to sabotage the distillery's tank by tampering with its pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup" /> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>		In 1868, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the syrup's source.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory in the [[Southwark]] borough, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ingredients. The pair decided to sabotage the distillery's tank by tampering with its pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup"/> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Darman36: Rewrite. Can't find evidence of syrup exports, but def made of imported ingredients. Inferring dosage by Elliotson, who lead syrup production and was licensed (evil) medical professional.

2024-06-05T15:00:15Z

Rewrite. Can't find evidence of syrup exports, but def made of *imported* ingredients. Inferring dosage by Elliotson, who lead syrup production and was licensed (evil) medical professional.

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction ~~made by~~ the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] ~~from distilled [[opium]] and~~ the ~~hallucinogen ''~~[[~~Datura~~\|~~datura stramonium~~]]~~''<ref name="Database">''~~[[~~Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup~~]]~~</ref> that ravaged~~ [[London~~]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens~~]] during the ~~19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like~~ [[~~India~~]]~~n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}~~, and ~~{{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' –~~ [[~~:File:ACS Special Edition Map~~ of ~~London.png~~\|~~Special Editions Map of London~~]]~~</ref>~~		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}}. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History==		==History ==
	Formulated by the [[~~Grand Master~~ of the Templar Order\|~~Grand Master~~]] ~~of the~~ [[~~British Rite~~ of the Templar Order\|~~British Templars~~]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]] ~~and produced at~~ the Starrick Brewing Company by order of Dr. [[John Elliotson]] ~~in 1868~~,<ref name="Origin of Syrup" /><ref name="Database"/> Starrick's Soothing Syrup was ~~exported internationally and locally by~~ peddlers and [[~~merchant~~]]s. ~~Though~~ the drug ~~had multiple side~~-~~effects which caused~~ the ~~locals~~ to ~~complain~~, its production ~~did not waver~~.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''~~Assassin~~'~~s Creed: Syndicate~~'~~' –~~ [[~~A Spoonful of Syrup~~]]</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of Dr. [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until the bottle was empty.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="Map" /></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup" /> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database" /> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="Map" /> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>

	~~Advertisements for~~ the ~~drug stated it could cure all diseases, including:~~		Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant while turpentine was for treating wounds, respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref>{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref>{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.
	~~<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation,~~ {{Wiki\|~~insomnia~~}}, ~~{{Wiki\|tremor}}~~, ~~{{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations~~, seizures, ~~palpitations,~~ {{~~Wiki~~\|~~cholera~~}}~~s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|~~tachycardia}}, ~~{{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension~~, {{Wiki\|~~bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia~~\|~~dysrhythmias~~}}~~, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}},~~ {{~~Wiki\|Psychosis~~\|~~psychoses~~}}~~, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''~~<ref ~~name="Map"/></blockquote~~>

	The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref>		In 1868, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the syrup's source.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup" /> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory in the [[Southwark]] borough, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ingredients. The pair decided to sabotage the distillery's tank by tampering with its pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup" /> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	~~Sometime in~~ 1868, the [[~~British Brotherhood of~~ Assassins\|~~British~~ Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source ~~of the syrup~~.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ~~components and~~ ingredients.~~<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref>~~ The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with ~~the~~ pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]<~~/~~ref~~> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup		ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup
			ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|A large-print ad for the syrup
	</gallery>		</gallery>

imported>Soranin: /* History */

2024-06-03T16:23:11Z

History

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	<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>		<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>

	The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">~~''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' –~~ ''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'': 16 May 1868</ref>		The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref>

	Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>		Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

imported>Nygma PI: added info from the Illustrated Police News

2024-06-03T16:18:54Z

added info from the Illustrated Police News

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> that ravaged [[London]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens]] during the 19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like [[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}, and {{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – Special Editions Map of London</ref>		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> that ravaged [[London]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens]] during the 19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like [[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}, and {{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Map of London.png\|Special Editions Map of London]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>		<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>

	The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>		The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'': 16 May 1868</ref>

			Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Darman36: Strangely. ingredient is written correctly (https://i.imgur.com/aHK4Hdl.jpg). Nygma and I likely think "chemical" is from crafting list and like IRL could be any substance.

2023-11-04T23:40:10Z

Strangely. ingredient is written correctly (https://i.imgur.com/aHK4Hdl.jpg). Nygma and I likely think "chemical" is from crafting list and like IRL could be any substance.

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> that ravaged [[London]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens]] during the 19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like [[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches~~, chemical~~,{{~~Cite~~\|~~25 Oct 2023. Unclear~~}} garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}, and {{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – Special Editions Map of London</ref>		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> that ravaged [[London]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens]] during the 19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like [[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}, and {{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – Special Editions Map of London</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	Advertisements for the drug stated it could cure all diseases, including:		Advertisements for the drug stated it could cure all diseases, including:
	<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache, [and] wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>		<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>

	Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref>		The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection"/> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Soothing Syrup Logo.png\|thumb\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup logo]]		[[File:ACS Soothing Syrup Logo.png\|thumb\|230px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup logo]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History==		==History==
	~~[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|left\|100px\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]~~
	Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>

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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup
	ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup		ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup
	ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|A large-print ad for the syrup		ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|A large-print ad for the syrup

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	[[File:ACS ~~Starrick's~~ Soothing Syrup ~~render~~.png\|thumb~~\|100px~~\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Soothing Syrup Logo.png\|thumb\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup logo]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a [[panacea]]. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History==		==History==
	Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of [[Doctor]] [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until a bottle was emptied.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="SyrupAd">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="SyrupAd"/></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database"/> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="SyrupAd"/> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>
			[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|left\|100px\|A bottle of Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.		Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant<ref name="WikiCamphor">{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine was for treating wounds,<ref name="WikiTurpentine">{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref name="WikiCamphor"/> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref name="WikiTurpentine"/> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction ~~made by~~ the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] ~~from distilled [[opium]] and~~ the ~~hallucinogen ''~~[[~~Datura~~\|~~datura stramonium~~]]~~''<ref name="Database">''~~[[~~Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup~~]]~~</ref> that ravaged~~ [[London~~]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens~~]] during the ~~19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like~~ [[~~India~~]]~~n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}~~, and ~~{{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' –~~ [[~~:File:ACS Special Edition Map~~ of ~~London.png~~\|~~Special Editions Map of London~~]]~~</ref>~~		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction that the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] marketed as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}}. In truth, the mix was a toxic blend that ravaged [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Civilian\|citizens]] in [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]], and only the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]]' intervention stopped its spread.

	==History==		==History ==
	Formulated by the [[~~Grand Master~~ of the Templar Order\|~~Grand Master~~]] ~~of the~~ [[~~British Rite~~ of the Templar Order\|~~British Templars~~]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]] ~~and produced at~~ the Starrick Brewing Company by order of Dr. [[John Elliotson]] ~~in 1868~~,<ref name="Origin of Syrup" /><ref name="Database"/> Starrick's Soothing Syrup was ~~exported internationally and locally by~~ peddlers and [[~~merchant~~]]s. ~~Though~~ the drug ~~had multiple side~~-~~effects which caused~~ the ~~locals~~ to ~~complain~~, its production ~~did not waver~~.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''~~Assassin~~'~~s Creed: Syndicate~~'~~' –~~ [[~~A Spoonful of Syrup~~]]</ref>		Formulated by the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and businessman [[Crawford Starrick]], the syrup was made by the Starrick Brewing Company in 1868 by order of Dr. [[John Elliotson]],<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref><ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> who prescribed initial dosages of 1 tsp in water every 4 hours for 3 days, then taking that same volume thrice daily until the bottle was empty.<ref>''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref> Local peddlers<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Spoonful of Syrup]]</ref> and chemists sold the syrup for [[Pound sterling\|£]]1,<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|Special Editions Soothing Syrup Ad]]</ref> loudly proclaiming its {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a cure-all for such conditions as "{{Wiki\|neuralgia}}, sprains, sore chest, the {{Wiki\|boil}}s, {{Wiki\|Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis\|scrofula}}, and {{Wiki\|scurvy}},"<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> with print advertisements further touting that the drug could fix a multitude of afflictions, including:<blockquote>"''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, {{Wiki\|hypertension}}, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, {{Wiki\|asthma}}, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''"<ref name="Map" /></blockquote>The syrup's low market price and its alleged wide-ranging healing properties facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's poor, and although they noticed and complained about its undeclared side-effects of user addiction and mental lethargy, syrup production continued.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup" /> However, behind the mass-marketing, the reality was more disturbing. The mixture was primarily made from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''.<ref name="Database" /> Its other ingredients were "[[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, [...] basil, ginger, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper [and] {{Wiki\|turpentine}}".<ref name="Map" /> Ads collectively and erroneously misclassified this ensemble as "special herbs", despite the fact that over half of them were not {{Wiki\|herbaceous plant}}s. With the sole exception of thyme, whose oil contained the antiseptic compound {{Wiki\|thymol}},<ref>{{WP\|Thyme}}</ref> the herbs had no medicinal properties though they all featured in the non-scientific {{Wiki\|alternative medicine}} practice of {{Wiki\|Herbal medicine\|herbalism}}.<ref>{{WP\|List of plants used in herbalism}}</ref>

	~~Advertisements for~~ the ~~drug stated it could cure all diseases, including:~~		Of particular concern was the addition of camphor and turpentine. Both {{Wiki\|non-timber forest product}}s were also used in folk medicine—camphor was a decongestant while turpentine was for treating wounds, respectively—yet are toxic and potentially lethal when ingested: camphor can cause muscle spasms, vomiting, and seizures,<ref>{{WP\|Camphor}}</ref> while turpentine can actually cause tachycardia, will damage the renal system, and may lead to respiratory failure and {{Wiki\|Chemical pneumonitis\|chemical pneumonia}}.<ref>{{WP\|Turpentine}}</ref> Despite these risks, no medical professionals questioned either compounds' inclusion in the syrup.
	~~<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation,~~ {{Wiki\|~~insomnia~~}}, ~~{{Wiki\|tremor}}~~, ~~{{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations~~, seizures, ~~palpitations,~~ {{~~Wiki~~\|~~cholera~~}}~~s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|~~tachycardia}}, ~~{{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension~~, {{Wiki\|~~bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia~~\|~~dysrhythmias~~}}~~, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}},~~ {{~~Wiki\|Psychosis~~\|~~psychoses~~}}~~, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''~~<ref ~~name="Map"/></blockquote~~>

	The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref>		In 1868, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the syrup's source.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup" /> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory in the [[Southwark]] borough, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ingredients. The pair decided to sabotage the distillery's tank by tampering with its pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup" /> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	~~Sometime in~~ 1868, the [[~~British Brotherhood of~~ Assassins\|~~British~~ Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source ~~of the syrup~~.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's ~~components and~~ ingredients.~~<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref>~~ The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with ~~the~~ pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]<~~/~~ref~~> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup		ACS A Spoonful of Syrup 2.png\|A drugged victim of the syrup
			ACS Special Edition Starriks Soothing Syrup Ad.png\|A large-print ad for the syrup
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>		<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>

	The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">~~''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' –~~ ''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'': 16 May 1868</ref>		The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'' – 16 May 1868</ref>

	Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>		Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

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	{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}		{{Quote\|It's all he drinks, your syrup is liquefying him. It's turning him simple-headed!\|A London citizen on the effects of ''Starrick's Soothing Syrup'', 1868.\|A Spoonful of Syrup\|A Spoonful of Syrup}}
	[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]		[[File:ACS Starrick's Soothing Syrup render.png\|thumb\|100px\|Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]
	'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> that ravaged [[London]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens]] during the 19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like [[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}, and {{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – Special Editions Map of London</ref>		'''Starrick's Soothing Syrup''' was a drug concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] from distilled [[opium]] and the hallucinogen ''[[Datura\|datura stramonium]]''<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> that ravaged [[London]]'s [[Civilians\|citizens]] during the 19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like [[India]]n {{Wiki\|camphor}}, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, {{Wiki\|Chemical substance\|chemical}}, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, {{Wiki\|Chili powder\|red pepper}}, and {{Wiki\|turpentine}}.<ref name="Map">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[:File:ACS Special Edition Map of London.png\|Special Editions Map of London]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>		<blockquote>''nervous system stimulation, {{Wiki\|insomnia}}, {{Wiki\|tremor}}, {{Wiki\|mydriasis}}, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, {{Wiki\|cholera}}s, diarrhea, [[wikt:morbus\|morbus]], {{Wiki\|dysentery}}, {{Wiki\|tachycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Liver spot\|liver}}, loss of appetite, hypertension, {{Wiki\|bradycardia}}, {{Wiki\|Arrhythmia\|dysrhythmias}}, {{Wiki\|hypertensive crisis}}, {{Wiki\|intracerebral hemorrhage}}, {{Wiki\|myocardial infarction}}, {{Wiki\|Psychosis\|psychoses}}, asthma, {{Wiki\|Bronchitis\|winter cough}}, toothache,'' [and] ''wheezing''<ref name="Map"/></blockquote>

	The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>		The syrup's {{Wiki\|Unique selling proposition\|selling point}} as a {{Wiki\|Panacea (medicine)\|panacea}} coupled with its cheap price of a mere [[Pound sterling\|£]]1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.<ref name="Map"/> Additionally, the syrup was recommended to be taken in large quantities, with advertisements suggesting an entire bottle should be consumed in order to fix any issues, leading to overconsumption of a dangerous drug: "A teaspoon in little water every 4 hours for three days. Then 3 times a day until contents of bottle are taken and all your problems will vanish."<ref name="News">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – ''[[The Illustrated Police News]]'': 16 May 1868</ref>

			Sometime in 1868, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.<ref name="Spoonful of Syrup"/> Tracking down its distributors, Jacob was led to a distillation factory, where, along with the concerned scientist [[Charles Darwin]], he discovered some of the drug's components and ingredients.<ref name="Unnatural Selection">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Unnatural Selection]]</ref> The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.<ref name="Unnatural Selection" /> The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,<ref name="Origin of Syrup">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[On the Origin of Syrup]]</ref> with Jacob's [[assassination]] of Elliotson at [[Lambeth Asylum]] ending it permanently.<ref name="Overdose">''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>

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Starrick's Soothing Syrup - Revision history

imported>Darman36: /* History */

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 23:22, 19 May 2025

imported>Darman36: Better

imported>Darman36 at 21:29, 19 May 2025

imported>Soranin at 18:21, 23 April 2025

imported>Darman36: /* History */

imported>Darman36: Rewrite. Can't find evidence of syrup exports, but def made of *imported* ingredients. Inferring dosage by Elliotson, who lead syrup production and was licensed (evil) medical professional.

imported>Soranin: /* History */

imported>Nygma PI: added info from the Illustrated Police News

imported>Darman36: Strangely. ingredient is written correctly (https://i.imgur.com/aHK4Hdl.jpg). Nygma and I likely think "chemical" is from crafting list and like IRL could be any substance.

imported>Darman36: Rewrite. Can't find evidence of syrup exports, but def made of imported ingredients. Inferring dosage by Elliotson, who lead syrup production and was licensed (evil) medical professional.