Opium refers to the dried latex extracted from Poppy, a plant native to Central Asia. It is full of analgesic compounds, the most important of which is morphine, accounting for 12% of its content. For thousands of years, opium has been harvested and consumed by inhalation, and though its strong analgesic effects are well-known, addiction also follows in its wake.
Traditionally, this substance has been distributed to, sold and consumed in opium dens, usually operated by Asian migrants familiar with it. In the west, these dens are rare and only frequented by the upper class. However, in Asia they are fairly widespread, and since the 18th century a huge amount of these establishments have been opened in Oceanyka.