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{{Quote|A pretty little flower with a deadly secret. This one kills... slowly but surely.|Piri Reis to Ezio Auditore, 1511.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Piri Reis: Datura}} | {{Quote|A pretty little flower with a deadly secret. This one kills... slowly but surely.|Piri Reis to Ezio Auditore, 1511.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Piri Reis: Datura}} | ||
'''Datura''' is a genus of nine species of highly [[poison]]ous, flowering plants belonging to the [[nightshade]] family that were historically used as poisons and hallucinogens.<ref>{{WP|Datura}}</ref> One species, ''{{Wiki|Datura stramonium}}'', is known to cause hallucinations, increased heart rate, as well as an aversion to sunlight, and was believed to be capable of turning people into "mindless and utterly compliant zombies".<ref name="ACS DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> | '''Datura''' is a genus of nine species of highly [[poison]]ous, flowering plants belonging to the [[nightshade]] family that were historically used as poisons and hallucinogens.<ref>{{WP|Datura}}</ref> One species, ''{{Wiki|Datura stramonium}}'', is known to cause hallucinations, increased heart rate, as well as an aversion to sunlight, and was believed to be capable of turning people into "mindless and utterly compliant zombies".<ref name="ACS DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:03, 11 September 2023
Datura is a genus of nine species of highly poisonous, flowering plants belonging to the nightshade family that were historically used as poisons and hallucinogens.[1] One species, Datura stramonium, is known to cause hallucinations, increased heart rate, as well as an aversion to sunlight, and was believed to be capable of turning people into "mindless and utterly compliant zombies".[2]
History[edit | edit source]
In the early 16th century, the Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins distilled their poison from the datura plant into a powder which they used in bomb-making.[3] Master Assassin Piri Reis taught the Italian Assassins' Mentor Ezio Auditore how to craft and use the datura powder bombs.[4] Around the same time, Mirela Djuric also made ample use of the poison, being spotted purchasing some by an Assassin apprentice moments before her final clash with the Brotherhood.[5]
In 1868, datura stramonium was used as one of the main ingredients in Starrick's Soothing Syrup, a concoction made by the Starrick Brewing Company as a means to control London's population through its addiction.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
