Cost: 50 gp
This fluid is extracted from the fresh adrenal glands of a human being.ย Extraction is typically fatal for the donor, but such is the price of pleasure.
Effects:
Increased strength (+1d3 STR) for 24 hours
Hallucination (if in combat, consumer may be treated as under the effects of a confusion spell) for 24 hours
50% chance of euphoria (+2 morale), 50% fear (-4 morale) for 24 hours
Addiction:ย There are no visible signs of adrenochrome addiction - the addict appears to be a normal person.ย Until they strike.
Withdrawal:ย Adrenochrome addiction is permanent.ย Each day that the user goes without adrenochrome, he has a 5% cumulative chance of snapping and cutting off the nearest personโs head to get at their adrenal gland.ย He will, in desperation, even try cutting off a demi-human or humanoid head - but the adrenochrome from such sources is of poor
