Starrick's Soothing Syrup: Difference between revisions
imported>Darman36 Nice info! Cleaning. Is it supposed to be chemicals or some other plant/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 | '''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== | ||
Revision as of 00:40, 5 November 2023
Starrick's Soothing Syrup was a drug concoction made by the Starrick Brewing Company from distilled opium and the hallucinogen datura stramonium[1] that ravaged London's citizens during the 19th century. Other ingredients included "special herbs" like Indian camphor, mint, basil, ginger, morphine, leeches, chemical, garlic, thyme, fatty oil, red pepper, and turpentine.[2]
History
Formulated by the Grand Master of the British Templars and businessman Crawford Starrick and produced at the Starrick Brewing Company by order of Dr. John Elliotson in 1868,[3][1] Starrick's Soothing Syrup was exported internationally and locally by peddlers and merchants. Though the drug had multiple side-effects which caused the locals to complain, its production did not waver.[4]
Advertisements for the drug stated it could cure all diseases, including:
nervous system stimulation, insomnia, tremor, mydriasis, anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, seizures, palpitations, choleras, diarrhea, morbus, dysentery, tachycardia, liver, loss of appetite, hypertension, bradycardia, dysrhythmias, hypertensive crisis, intracerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, psychoses, asthma, winter cough, toothache, [and] wheezing[2]
The syrup's selling point as a panacea coupled with its cheap price of a mere £1 facilitated its rise in popularity as the go-to "remedy" among the city's low-income citizenry.[2] Sometime in 1868, the British Assassin Jacob Frye took it upon himself to investigate the source of the syrup.[4] 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.[5] The pair decided to sabotage the distillery tank by tampering with the pressure valves, causing the building to be filled with toxic gas.[5] The subsequent explosion dealt a heavy blow to the syrup's mass production,[3] with Jacob's assassination of Elliotson at Lambeth Asylum ending it permanently.[6]
Gallery
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A drugged victim of the syrup
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Special Editions Map of London
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – On the Origin of Syrup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – A Spoonful of Syrup
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Unnatural Selection
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Overdose