Jack Sandrow
Writer, Character, Invasive Species
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Kaare is a naturally-occuring alkaloid present within the bark of the C. toment plant of Yavin 4. While little documentation exists, it's entirely possible that several thousand years ago the warriors of Massassi would use it as a natural aid for both hunting and medicine. While kaare has been by and large eclipsed by other contemporary medicines and toxins, it still exists for those seeking a more 'natural' solution for their problems.
- Intent: To categorize a type of chemical found in a plant on Yavin 4.
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- Primary Source: C. toment, C. tomentosum (Wikipedia), curare (Wikipedia)
- Name: Kaare (pronounced 'car')
- Manufacturer: N/A (produced naturally by the C. toment plant)
- Affiliation: Any
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Modularity: No
- Production: N/A (available to anyone, but not in mass-production)
- Material: A pasty white alkaloid, a naturally occurring substance from the bark of the plant C. toment
- Classification: Drug
- Method of Consumption: Intravenous
- Average Life: 30 minutes to 8 hours (depending on concentration and dosage)
- Nutritional Value/Allergies/Side Effects/ Purpose:
- No nutritional value
- In small doses acts as a muscle relaxant
- In medium or high doses can act as a paralytic:
- This can have medicinal benefits, as well as potentially weaponized benefits. In some early primitive societies, this substance was historically used for its therapeutic benefits in surgery, as well as used for its efficacy to hunt prey.
- In extremely high & concentrated doses, this paralytic can be lethal (e.g. preventing the heart from beating)*
- Requires contact with the bloodstream in order to have any effect - ingestion has no effect at all.
- Any dosage requires intravenous access - a 'prick of the thumb', or a needle under the skin, etc.
- Its use as a paralytic is only effective for a few hours at the most.
- Useful as a muscle relaxant for both medicinal and weaponized usages
- Not inherently lethal; the effects can be managed simply with CPR and artificial respiration
- Requires activation within the bloodstream - the person on the receiving end will be aware of the initial application.
- While CPR and artificial respiration can alleviate the effects, actual removal of the toxin requires bacta application until the effects have run their course.
Kaare is a naturally-occuring alkaloid present within the bark of the C. toment plant of Yavin 4. While little documentation exists, it's entirely possible that several thousand years ago the warriors of Massassi would use it as a natural aid for both hunting and medicine. While kaare has been by and large eclipsed by other contemporary medicines and toxins, it still exists for those seeking a more 'natural' solution for their problems.
