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- "Heard you broke the record doing the Sevari Sidestep. Got out with a cargo hold full of carsunum spice."
- ―Bolabo Hujaan, to Dash Rendar
Carsunum,[2] also known as black spice,[3] was a rare and highly illegal spice variant mined on Sevarcos II. It was hard to find, usually located deep within mines under layers of solid rock.[2][4]
Controversial legends said that carsunum aided in meditation, granting insight, as well as improved health and longevity. In reality, use of carsunum granted a temporary boost of both mental and physical abilities as well as a pleasurable sense of well-being; however, once the spice hit ended, the user lost their mood and energy, and sometimes ended up poisoned, even with fatal results.[4]
The mysterious Healer's Guild used a forgotten recipe of carsunum (sometimes mixed with ryll) to control and prevent the proliferation of hive viruses like the one that infected the crew of the Katana fleet.[2][4]
Because of its dangerous effects, carsunum was illegal, and also rare. A dose of 10 grams costed a thousand Imperial Credits in the black market.[4]
Appearances
- The Paradise Snare (First appearance)
- Rebel Dawn
"Festival of High Winds" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 (Mentioned only)- "All the Extras" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (Mentioned only)
- "The Grand Prize" — The Far Orbit Project
- Tempest Feud
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
Sources
- "The Free-Trader's Guide to Sevarcos" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 (reprinted in The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4)
- Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations (as Sevarcos spice)
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Pirates & Privateers
- Underworld Appendix: Swoops, Spice, and Wretched Rogues on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
