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(Is the drink in Promises to Keep identified as kasna at any point? It's probably a reference, but I'm a bit iffy on assuming they're the same with no confirmation. Especially since one would think the San'Shyuum had more than one alcoholic beverage.) |
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{{Quote|The San'Shyuum have always excelled in the arts of intoxication.|The Confirmer referring to kasna<ref name="hc182">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 182''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The San'Shyuum have always excelled in the arts of intoxication.|The Confirmer referring to kasna<ref name="hc182">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 182''</ref>}} | ||
'''Kasna''' was a rare alcoholic beverage produced by the [[San'Shyuum]] during the reign of the [[Forerunner]]s. It was described as a greenish liquid with a pungent, sweet and sour odor.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 181''</ref> It is also noted for leaving green stains on whatever is used to serve it. It was described by Forerunners that imbibed it as burning the belly and softening the edges. The [[Confirmer]] was gifted several bottles of kasna from the San'Shyuum quarantined on their homeworld, [[Janjur Qom]], from their finest reserves.<ref name="hc182"/> [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]] also drank it while on [[Installation 00]] during the [[reintroduction]] in order to bring himself to speak to the other Forerunners present about secret knowledge he held. | '''Kasna''' was a rare alcoholic beverage produced by the [[San'Shyuum]] during the reign of the [[Forerunner]]s. It was described as a greenish liquid with a pungent, sweet and sour odor.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 181''</ref> It is also noted for leaving green stains on whatever is used to serve it. It was described by Forerunners that imbibed it as burning the belly and softening the edges.<ref name="ptk">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Promises to Keep]]"</ref> The [[Confirmer]] was gifted several bottles of kasna from the San'Shyuum quarantined on their homeworld, [[Janjur Qom]], from their finest reserves.<ref name="hc182"/> [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]] also drank it while on [[Installation 00]] during the [[reintroduction]] in order to bring himself to speak to the other Forerunners present about secret knowledge he held.<ref name="ptk"/> | ||
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[[Category:Recreational Drugs]] | [[Category:Recreational Drugs]] |