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'''Opium''' is a narcotic created from the sap of the opium poppy.
'''Opium''' is a narcotic drug in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].  It is legal on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] in the years leading up to the [[Cylon War]].  Bars such as the [[Dive Bar]] in [[Caprica City]] provide smokers and offer at least one variety of opium called "'''Purple'''".  


==Opium den==
Fifty-eight years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]], Sister [[Clarice Willow]] is a user of Purple, frequently slipping into opium-induced hazes ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").  One such haze causes her to "[[Wikipedia:Drunk dialing|drunk-dial]]" [[Amanda Graystone]], however most of the voice message she leaves is cut off, preventing Willow from exposing her unsavory relationship with Graystone's daughter, [[Zoe Graystone|Zoe]]  ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]" deleted scene).  After they develop a friendship, Willow takes Amanda Graystone to the Dive Bar where the two women smoke Purple together ([[CAP]]: "[[Ghosts in the Machine]]").


An [[w:Opium den|opium den]] is referred to directly by Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] while talking to [[Cally]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]"). Such places were legalized in the decades prior to the [[First Cylon War]] ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]").
Despite its legality on Caprica, Willow's family - particularly [[Mar-Beth Willow|Mar-Beth]] and [[Olaf Willow|Olaf]] - are concerned about her use of Purple and Clarice takes steps towards quitting ([[CAP]]: "[[False Labor]]").


The [[Dive Bar]] is an establishment in pre-Fall [[Caprica City]] that combines a bar and an opium den ([[CAP]]: "[[Rebirth]]").
Decades later, an [[w:Opium den|opium den]] is referred to directly by Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] while talking to [[Cally Tyrol]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Ties That Bind]]").


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*It is never established whether or not Colonial opium is derived from the [[Wikipedia:Opium poppy|poppy]].  However, considering the existence of [[morpha]], the Colonial equivalent of real-world [[Wikipedia:Morphine|morphine]], it's likely such a correlation exists.
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Revision as of 08:07, 5 April 2012

Opium is a narcotic drug in the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. It is legal on Caprica in the years leading up to the Cylon War. Bars such as the Dive Bar in Caprica City provide smokers and offer at least one variety of opium called "Purple".

Fifty-eight years before the Fall, Sister Clarice Willow is a user of Purple, frequently slipping into opium-induced hazes (CAP: "Rebirth"). One such haze causes her to "drunk-dial" Amanda Graystone, however most of the voice message she leaves is cut off, preventing Willow from exposing her unsavory relationship with Graystone's daughter, Zoe (CAP: "Gravedancing" deleted scene). After they develop a friendship, Willow takes Amanda Graystone to the Dive Bar where the two women smoke Purple together (CAP: "Ghosts in the Machine").

Despite its legality on Caprica, Willow's family - particularly Mar-Beth and Olaf - are concerned about her use of Purple and Clarice takes steps towards quitting (CAP: "False Labor").

Decades later, an opium den is referred to directly by Doctor Sherman Cottle while talking to Cally Tyrol (TRS: "The Ties That Bind").

Notes

  • It is never established whether or not Colonial opium is derived from the poppy. However, considering the existence of morpha, the Colonial equivalent of real-world morphine, it's likely such a correlation exists.