That, and the fact that it's apparently like black tea in taste, except turned up to 11.
Kresh is space fugu in leaf form. Why does any sane person want to partake in that willingly?
Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.
The latter situation had her trying to figure out how to use an Amarrian sidearm while Blood Raiders cut through the door onto the war barge bridge she was on. She wasn't sure at the time whether the gun was going to be for them or for herself. The experience traumatized her enough that she essentially holed up in the SFRIM living quarters for a couple weeks after. She's still having nightmares.
TLDR? It's your character, do what you want.
Maybe that's why Amarr don't like walnuts?
we have a chance to build some quasi-canon here.
Krekaa –A pomace brandy produced by fermentation and distillation of the Kresh grapes’ skins, seeds, and stems that remain after the grapes have been pressed and it’s juices extracted during the production of Hak’len wine. It was originally made to prevent waste by using leftovers at the end of the season. The flavor of Krekaa, like that of Hak’Len wine, depends on the type and quality of the Kresh grapes used as well as the specifics of the distillation process. Unline Hak'len wine brandy most Krekaa variations are not aged before bottling and thus are typically clear and colorless.(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2009/360/0/b/Krekaa_by_Johnnygeeksheek.jpg)
Kresh brandy is a spirit produced by distilling Hak’len wine and aged in kresh wood casks. The Hak’lan brandy maker's objective is to capture the alcohol and agreeable aromas of the kresh grape, and leave all of the off-tastes and bitter chemicals behind in the waste water. Making Hak’len brandy is an art that balances the requirement to remove the undesirable flavors with the necessity of preserving the character of kresh. Some Hak’len brandy makers double distill their brandy, meaning it they concentrate the alcohol twice leaving the final alcohol content around 71%. However, with a single distillation and thus lower alcohol content, more of the underlying flavors will remain in the brandy. This means a much greater chance that off flavors will also make their way into the final product.(http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2009/360/5/e/Suvala_Advert_by_Johnnygeeksheek.jpg)
The brandy is not yet ready to drink after distillation it must first be placed in kresh wood casks and allowed to age, an important step in the production process. Most Hak’len brandy consumed today is less than six years old. However, some finer Hak’len brandies are aged for more than 50 years . As the brandy ages, it absorbs flavors from the kresh wood while its own structure softens, becoming less astringent. Through evaporation, brandy will lose about 1% of its alcohol per year for the first 50 years or so it is in the cask. The largest mass producer of Hak’len brandy is Wiyrkomi, and capsuleers may find top shelf Hak’len brandy for sale at Wiyrkomi stations listed on the SCC market as ‘Spirits.’
chance mutations, recessive genes, Caldari salivary glands and/or pancreas produce one or more extra enzymes, which happens to neutralise the toxic component of Kresh leaves, turns it into some other substance that is non-toxic.
if you go with salivary glands producing enzyme A, that turns Kresh toxin into substance X (less toxic), and pancreas producing enzyme B, that turns substance X into entirely harmless molecules, as well as enzyme C that turns Kresh toxin directly into harmless molecules, then it means that full-Caldari people have all 6 genes to fully digest Kresh, and can do so at a high concentration, because of the simultaneous action of the A+B enzymes and the C enzyme. Still possible to overload the reaction with a sufficient concentration of Kresh toxin.
A half-Caldari person might be lucky, and their non-caldari parent has a gene that allows producing of either enzyme A or C, making the Kresh drinkable. If they only have enzyme A, then they might be ill, but not severely. They couldn't drink it at a high concentration, because they only have one of the necessary enzyme reactions.
Make the mutation that allows the salivary gland to produce enzyme A fairly common, and the mutations that allow the pancreas to produce B and C less common, then most of the original Caldari Prime population could drink the Kresh at a low concentration, because of being able to produce A, with a few lucky people being able to drink it with no effect, because they produce B or C as well.
One of the difficulties with this sort of topic in Caldari PF is that the earlier style of Caldari lore is somewhat different than the later revisions and additions. The earlier Caldari PF has many references to the divine (such as that tea article); the later PF strongly implies that Caldari spirituality is largely metaphorical and that it is more philosophical than divine. People just have to do it their way with people that jive well with that way.
One of the difficulties with this sort of topic in Caldari PF is that the earlier style of Caldari lore is somewhat different than the later revisions and additions. The earlier Caldari PF has many references to the divine (such as that tea article); the later PF strongly implies that Caldari spirituality is largely metaphorical and that it is more philosophical than divine. People just have to do it their way with people that jive well with that way.
EvE Source sorta tries to reconcile that by stating that the Caldari are almost entirely atheistic, but also have a great love of tradition, aphorisms, proverbs, and so forth. So, for a Caldari, it is probably entirely within her mental model of the world to claim that there is nothing actually supernatural, and then go engage in a contemplation of the divine nature of the Kresh tree. In her case, it would not be divine in the sense of being a god, but in the sense of being imbued with meaning by past generations of Caldari, and embodying other divine attributes (beautiful but dangerous, bitter but strong, etc) that might give her reason to show respect and admiration for the entire conceptual image of the Kresh tree, as both symbol and embodiment.
One of the difficulties with this sort of topic in Caldari PF is that the earlier style of Caldari lore is somewhat different than the later revisions and additions. The earlier Caldari PF has many references to the divine (such as that tea article); the later PF strongly implies that Caldari spirituality is largely metaphorical and that it is more philosophical than divine. People just have to do it their way with people that jive well with that way.
EvE Source sorta tries to reconcile that by stating that the Caldari are almost entirely atheistic, but also have a great love of tradition, aphorisms, proverbs, and so forth. So, for a Caldari, it is probably entirely within her mental model of the world to claim that there is nothing actually supernatural, and then go engage in a contemplation of the divine nature of the Kresh tree. In her case, it would not be divine in the sense of being a god, but in the sense of being imbued with meaning by past generations of Caldari, and embodying other divine attributes (beautiful but dangerous, bitter but strong, etc) that might give her reason to show respect and admiration for the entire conceptual image of the Kresh tree, as both symbol and embodiment.
I agree.
Edit: I just realized that may have sounded curt. I personally am of the opinion that the Caldari section of Source sorted through many of these issues and inconsistencies very well. So I do actually agree. =)
The Ethnic Caldari carry in them a combination of dominant and recessive genes which combined allow for the metabolism of kresh and its toxin. These genes relate to general cell metobolic functions helping to catalyse the toxin in the short term and liver/kidney function which serve for help flush out the remaining toxic compounds. This establishes an upper limit for all, with those having the 'full collection' of genes having the highest level of natural resistance.. Half breeds would inherite the dominant genes giving them some amount of kresh resistance (perhaps a more dilluted version of the tea) but it's a roll of the dice if they get some, or all, of the reccessive genes too.
If I understand the way recessive genes work, for them to activate they'd need to come from both parents. This works if the non-Caldari parent also has some Caldari blood, or if the trait appears elsewhere at random.
If I understand the way recessive genes work, for them to activate they'd need to come from both parents. This works if the non-Caldari parent also has some Caldari blood, or if the trait appears elsewhere at random.
The only reason the Caldari went through the slow process of acclimation to Kresh is because it was the only green plant that actually survived the worst of the Caldari Prime winters - according to stuff I've read. For that reason, being able to tolerate the particular neurotoxin in Kresh was such a pro-survival trait that Caldari who had the ability seem to have bred out those who didn't.
Again, I'm sure I read somewhere that sufficient of even properly prepared Kresh means that even ethnic Caldari shouldn't consume it carelessly.
I suppose we could look at alcohol as a direct equivalent. Just because Native Americans react very poorly to alcohol compared to Europeans doesn't mean people in Sweden can drink two litres of Absolut Vodka with impunity.
I suppose we could look at alcohol as a direct equivalent. Just because Native Americans react very poorly to alcohol compared to Europeans doesn't mean people in Sweden can drink two litres of Absolut Vodka with impunity.
I'm fairly certain they can. That's how they come up with all that Scandi Noir stuff.
I suppose we could look at alcohol as a direct equivalent. Just because Native Americans react very poorly to alcohol compared to Europeans doesn't mean people in Sweden can drink two litres of Absolut Vodka with impunity.
I'm fairly certain they can. That's how they come up with all that Scandi Noir stuff.
We have to out of necessity.
How else to survive the long cold winters?
It's like the Unterzee around here for 6-8 months of the year.
I suppose we could look at alcohol as a direct equivalent. Just because Native Americans react very poorly to alcohol compared to Europeans doesn't mean people in Sweden can drink two litres of Absolut Vodka with impunity.
I'm fairly certain they can. That's how they come up with all that Scandi Noir stuff.
We have to out of necessity.
How else to survive the long cold winters?
It's like the Unterzee around here for 6-8 months of the year.