Drugs and alcohol

The people of Thedas often enjoy partaking in drink, and in some cases will even use various substances, both mundane and magical, to attain a high. Alcohol and drugs are usually consumed recreationally, but some may be used for professional or ritualistic purposes.
== Alcohol ==
Alcoholic beverages are consumed extensively throughout Thedas. Drinks may be purchased at taverns to varying degrees of quality.
=== Absinthe ===
An anise-flavored spirit derived from herbs, once believed to be hallucinogenic.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe
* Absence – a type of absinthe created by distiller Emeritus Gaivon, who states "I am aware of how to spell it. This bottling reflects my wish that the current crop of behatted self-styled cads would disappear. I preferred la fée verte as spirit, not affectation."
* Petite Absinthe – Lady Aurelie of the Orlesian court was disgraced partly as a result of her unseemly affinity for the drink.Short Story: The Riddle of Truth
=== Beer ===
Made with grain, hops, and yeast, beer is one of the most popular drinks in Thedas, especially among Fereldans and the dwarves of Orzammar. It may be watered, particularly by peasants trying to stave off the summer heat.The Fields
* Ale – a mug of watered-down ale, capable of being given as a gift.
* Ander stout – kept in an oak cask, Donnen Brennokovic serves this "noxious" drink to a dark-haired nobleman.Codex entry: Hard in Hightown: Chapter ???
* Barley wine – a strong alehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley_wine that ranges in color from red-gold to opaque black.Codex entry: A Nutty Affair
* Brakien Brew – a beer with a heavy head and a deep, rich taste available at Tapster's Tavern.
* Brown aleGain Access to Ghilan'nain's Grove
* Coconut draft – a drink proposed by a waitress in Tapster's Tavern in A Tale of Orzammar DLC.
* Fereldan aleDragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas p. 157
* Fereldan beerMentioned by Dorian Pavus when asked about his relationship with Iron Bull in Dragon Age: Inquisition
* Fereldan lager – a pale lager, Donnen Brennokovic pours a glass of this for an old soldier.
* Lichen ale – a toxic drink of choice among Dust Town dwarves.Codex entry: The Casteless It must be enjoyed in moderation due to its toxicity, as it can overpower those who are not dwarves and even the sturdiest of dwarves. There is a suggested safe alternative that is based on the original recipe.Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas, p. 155
* Lichen maltMentioned by Leske in Dragon Age: Origins
* Oghren's homebrew – has an attractive amber color with a nutty flavor, slightly sweet, with a hint of toastiness.Mentioned in banter between Oghren and Wynne in banter in Dragon Age: Origins
* Qunari aleCodex entry: In the Mists: The Windline Marcher
* Valenta's red – the "Paragon of Ales" according to Corra in Tapster's Tavern. It is considered the best that money can buy.
* Watered beer – used in provisionsDragon Age: The Last Court, Go Hunting and in daily meals.
* Wildwine – an alcohol produced by the Chasind. It is not actually a wine but rather a grain alcohol made from ryott, a protein-rich crop valued throughout Ferelden, obtained by the Chasind through trade with southern villages.Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Blood in Ferelden, p. 9 Wildwine is a favored drink among the Chasind. It is much stronger than beerDragon Age (tabletop RPG), Blood in Ferelden, p. 25 and of similar strength to Chasind sack mead.Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas p. 171 
* Wilhelm's Special Brew – this dark-colored ale gives off a thick, oaky smell. When swirled in its tankard, it takes on an unexpected glow.
=== Brandy ===
Antiva seems to produce the majority of Thedosian brandy. The Sweetsong Brandy Parlor in Val Royeaux is a popular tavern that caters to Orlesian nobility. A shady Orlesian trader possibly sells bottles of turpentine labeled as brandy.Dialogue between Felsi and the Warden at The Spoiled Princess.
* Ammazzacaffe – an Antivan drink taken after coffee to dull its taste or effects. Typically it is a small glass of liqueur, usually brandy.Short Story: As We Fly
* Antivan brandy – prior to the Rusted Horn in Crestwood closing, this drink was served for 6 silver.Note: The Rusted Horn's Menu
* Apple brandy
* Brandy – the smell of alcohol almost overpowers the faint whiff of elderberries coming from this bottle.
* Plum brandy – Donnen Brennokovic serves this drink to a mustachioed Orlesian Grey Warden. Leliana imports it from Antiva on Tug's anniversary.
* Rare Antivan Brandy – pulling the stopper from the bottle reveals hints of exotic passionfruit. The alcohol content is low by local standards, it's "just enough to keep the conversation flowing," as the Antivans say.
* West Hill Brandy – notes of blackcurrant with a honeysuckle finish. Most likely a product of West Hill in Ferelden.
=== Cider ===
A drink made from fermented crushed fruit, typically apples. The Warden has the opportunity to drug the guards' cider during The Tears of Andraste.
* Brandy-spiked-cider – featured in the Hanged Mash, the Hanged Man's Pig Oat Mash.
* Serault cider – The Applewoods of Serault most likely provide the fruit needed to brew this drink.Dragon Age: The Last Court, The Acerbic Dowager
* Winter cider – served by the Glass Apple in Wycome during the Exalted Age.
=== Cocktails ===
The Gilded Horn in the Winter Palace is known to serve several cocktails, spirits, and ales including Ferelden Ale.
* Benediction – Prophet's Laurel gin served with a wedge of lime and a thimble of Golden Scythe.
* "Dragon Piss" – the name is probably figurative, but no one knows for sure."Dragon Piss" "Dragon Breath" is suggested as alternative name for this drink, as it is served while lit on fire in the glass and additionally burns on the way down.Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas p. 163 BioWare gives two recipes, one in the official cookbook which calls for raspberry brandy, sparkling wine, and blue curaçao liqueur; and previously on a Twitch stream, where it calls for "1 oz light rum, 1 oz dark rum, fill with iced tea".Alix Wilton Regan Twitch Stream
* Elfroot mixed with dandelion wine – mixed in some Orlesian alienages to make a restorative draft.Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2 p. 291
* The Emerald Valley – made with a spirit distilled by Chantry sisters in Lydes from over seventy different herbs and flowers. Topped by egg-white foam dusted with nutmeg. The resulting flavor is said to be varied, complex and fresh, like a lush green valley.Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas, p. 169
* The Golden Nug – a base of effervescent white Seleney [sic] wine sweetened with a dash of West Hill brandy and a splash of pomegranate juice. Muddled with raspberries and a sprig of Royal Elfroot. The resulting drink is soft pink in color; the goal of this drink is to imitate the color of a nug.Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas p. 167
* The Hissing Drake – a bold mix of cinnamon-infused whiskey, dark Llomerryn rum, and Hirol's Lava Burst. Due to its fiery effects, this drink is not for the faint of stomach (or heart)!Note: The Gilded Horn's Drink List
* A Night of Shame – our sweetest Antivan port with a dash of chocolate bitters and a twist of orange. Served in a flute of chilled Serault glass.
* Orichalcum mixed with wineCodex entry: Orichalcum
* Posset – a drink made with hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or another liquor and is flavored with spices.Dragon Age: The Last Court, The Antidote
* The Randy Dowager – rumored to have been concocted by the editor of Orlais' most scandalous periodical herself. A tall glass of Abyssal Peach liquor and fresh cream, garnished with sugared rose petals and served on a silk handkerchief with a scandalous rhyming couplet inked on it by the bartender.
* To Cure a Cold – this cocktail is often used as a folk remedy for a cold. It involves boiling whiskey and adding lemon juice and crushed garlic.
=== Mead ===
A beverage made from fermenting honey with water. The Avvar are known to produce mead,Banter between Amund and Isabela. as well as the Chasind. A surface family ships mead to Tapster's Tavern every month.According to dialogue with Corra in Tapster's Tavern.
* Chasind Sack Mead – a brutishly strong honey liquor of similar strength to Chasind wildwine. The flavors are reminiscent of warm summer days and sour-sweet apple blossoms on the wind, with an unexpected aftertaste of a father going off to war, never to return. Bitter, to say the least. Another description says that due to the flavors of this drink, it contains the turning of the seasons in a single sack.Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas, p. 171
* Lady Odette Guillory's Family HoneywineMentioned by one of Leliana's spies while in Skyhold during Dragon Age: Inquisition.
* Orlesian HoneywineListed in Dragon Age II Junk.
=== Port ===
A sweet, fortified red wine, typically served with dessert, from Northern Portugal in real life. 
* Antivan port – used to make A Night of Shame cocktail.
* Tevinter portMentioned by Josephine when speaking of Lord Nadovino of Antiva
=== Rum ===
An alcoholic drink distilled from sugar. Popular with pirates like Isabela.Dialogue between Isabela and Sebastian during Legacy.Codex entry: Captain Reiner's Accounts
* Alvarado's Bathtub Boot Screech – if you can read this, you haven't drunk it. Screech is a type of rum, though it can refer to almost any cheap, high alcohol spirits including moonshine.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_Screech Brewing liquor in a bathtub is a common moonshining practice.
* Blackwater rum – served by the Glass Apple in Wycome during the Exalted Age.Dragon Age: Last Flight, chapter 7
* Dark Llomerryn Rum – a dark rum used to make The Hissing Drake cocktail.
=== Whiskey ===
A liquor distilled from fermented mashed cereal grains, usually corn, barley malt, rye, and wheat. Isabela will order the Hanged Man's finest whiskey for Hawke,Questioning Beliefs (Isabela Act 2) and will mention using shots of whiskey to revive fallen friends.Isabela/Dialogue#Isabela.27s remarks 4
* Cinnamon-infused whiskey – used to make The Hissing Drake cocktail.
* Fereldan whiskey – Donnen Brennokovic serves this smoky drink to a sandy-haired fellow. The Wayward Bard mentions how he should be bathing in it.
* Legacy White Shear – peculiar and rare, a single run of this spirit took color and what has been optimistically been called flavor from lyrium in the cask's bilge hoop. A sipping whisky if you value your innards. Circa 790 T.E.
* Mackay's Epic Single Malt – this whiskey is described as being "older than the Maker and smoother than elven baby-butt".
=== Wine ===
Wine is produced all across Thedas, but the most notable countries of origin are Antiva and Orlais. Chantries make much of the wine in Antiva,Dialogue between Zevran and Leliana. though private producers like the Montilyet family are also in operation. A monastery in Montfort is also known for its wine.The Archives of Montfort The biggest importer of Antivan wine is Orlais, followed by Wycome in the Free Marches, despite having a third of the population of Val Royeaux. The Heartlands, the region located between Lake Celestine and the shores of the Waking Sea, is well known for its excellent wine and marvelous estates. Anders wine is apparently of notably poor quality.Dialogue between Vivienne and Dorian. Types of wine include red, white, black, and even yellow.The Elegant Abbess has several wines in her possession.
In Vintiver, a village in Ferelden's wine country, the autumn harvest is a big event as people bring in the grapes and prepare the wine. A festival is always held, and all are welcome, residents and travelers alike.Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), The Dalish Curse
* Agreggio Pavali – Danarius used to make Fenris pour this wine for his guests as a slave in the Tevinter Imperium.Fenris Recruited
* Alyons black – The Marquis of Alyons brings a few casks of the '38 upon his visit to Serault.Good Neighbors
* Amaranthine red – a sweet wine, presumably made in Amaranthine.Comment made by The Wayward Bard during Your Bard is Restored to you.
* Antivan redDragon Age: Tevinter Nights, Luck in the Gardens p. 145
* Bitter Black WineDragon Age: The Last Court,The Anchoress (Card)
* Bottled Scar 5:34 Exalted – a rare collaboration between human and elf vintners.Quest item in Dragon Age 2 for the side quest Bottled Scar 5:34 Exalted
* Celestine black – Divine Justinia V expresses a fondness for this wine when visiting Serault.Dragon Age: The Last Court, The Next Course
* Dandelion wine – the elves of Orlais usually drink this instead of regular wine, as they cannot afford vineyards or even grapes of their own.
* Elderberry wine – a type of wine prepared for Summerday feasts. According to Sister Theohild, Brother Caedmon tripped and fell into a vat of it and died shortly after.
* Finale By Massaad – the last bottling from the legendary vintners of Ferelden before lands were divided. Tears on the glass as slow as the turning of a reluctant heir, as quick on the tongue as words that can't be unsaid.Codex entry: Bottles of Thedas Massaad is one of the names of the Revenants.
* Flames of Our Lady – a wine with hues that range from blood to fire, always in that order. In the South, take a single draught, shout, "She is with us," and throw the remainder into a fireplace. In the North, draw steel and march.
* Flat wineDragon Age: The Calling, ch. 5 p. 109 – wine that has been exposed to too much air and has lost it's flavor.
* Ghislain redCodex entry: Charred Notebook
* Iced wineDragon Age: Tevinter Nights, Three Trees to Midnight p. 38
* Montsimmard whiteDialogue between Quintus and Porfiria in The Blooming Rose.
* Mosswine – an astringent, toxic wine brewed from moss. Kalah Brosca is addicted to the substance.
* Mulsum – a mixture of wine and honey served in Tevinter.Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights, The Wigmaker Jobhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulsum_(beverage)
* Nevarran red wineOrdered by Harlan in Dragon Age 2 at the The Blooming Rose
* Orlesian Red – Donnen Brennokovic pours a glass of this for Lady Marielle.
* Plum wineWynne's remarks in the Gnawed Noble Tavern.
* Red wineDragon Age: The Last Court, Event: The Chantry, Unsealed
* Serault yellowDragon Age: The Last Court, The Elegant Abbess, one of the wines from her vineyard.
* Seraultine whiteDragon Age: The Last Court, The Boastful Neighbor
* Silent Plains Piquette – an artisanal treatment of a Tevinter slave wine. Grape pomace is soaked and pressed, then buried for a year under the wastes where the first Archdemon fell.
* Southern black wine – black as pitch, this wine was delivered by The Elegant AbbessDragon Age: The Last Court, The Elegant Abbess
* Spiced wine – a popular drink in the Winter Palace since the Glory Age. Lady Savarin Ledoure's recipe calls for orange, lemon, apple, various warm spices, brandy, honey, and dark brown sugar; Empress Celene is known to add rosemary and substitute the orange with a pear.
* Val Chevin red wineCodex entry: The Wine of Chateau Haine
* Vint-9 Rowan's Rose – delicate to the nose, comfort to the tongue, and, strangely, a half-remembered whisper to the ears. It is described as—and inspires—a wistful spirit. A vintner's opus.
* Watered wineDragon Age: The Masked Empire, ch. 3 p. 60
* White Seleney wine – most likely a misspelling of Seleny, a settlement in Antiva. A bubbly white wine used to make The Golden Nug.Note: The Gilded Horn's Drink List
* Yellow wineDragon Age: Last Flight ch. 24 p. 270
=== Other Spirits ===
* Abyssal Peach – not so much filtered as dredged. Should be kept in a cold, dark place. Also locked. Forgotten as well, if one is wise.
* Antivan Sip-Sip – a "mean" spirit popular among highborn who wish to seem dangerous, but more at home grasped by the neck by those who actually are. It is speculated that it may be called a "sip-sip" as it is hard to drink more than a sip at a time, with each sip having to be "chased by a sip of something else", such as water.Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas, p. 161
* Aqua Magus – fine spirits infused with a bit of refined lyrium. Potentially fatal if ingested in quantity.
* Aquae Lucidius – a rare and potent liquor made from wyvern venom,Codex entry: Wyvern served at Chateau Haine during Duke Prosper's hunting party. Tallis praises its hallucinogenic properties, mentioning how it causes the drinker to see "purple dragons in the sky for days".Tallis/Dialogue#Tallis and Hawke
* Bottle of Rotgut – a type of cheap or inferior liquor, typically diluted whiskey.
* Butterbile 7:84 – a hard liquor that is not so much served as it is brandished. Coarse and indifferent, it is to your taste, or it is not. The failing is yours if you cannot raise—or lower—to the challenge of a distiller told not to.
* Carnal, 8:69 Blessed – an Orlesian liqueur for the daring, or those who wish to seem so. Said to enhance sensation. And at the bottom, an erotically carved peach pit. The design is plain, but the bottler assures that the act of carving was scandalous.
* Dwarven aleCodex entry: Legend of the Three Sisters: Book 3 – not actually an ale, but a black liquid reputedly made from fungus with a reputation as being almost undrinkable for anyone not a dwarf. Despite this, some humans manage to develop a taste for it. Oghren notes that Orzammar ale tastes like dirt in comparison to Fereldan ale, as dwarves put dirt in it.As mentioned by Ohgren after the coronation in Dragon Age: Origins.
* Garbolg's Backcountry Reserve – likely dropped to avoid seizure by authorities, or because of seizure due to drinking it. Garbolg only brewed from 8:74 to 8:92 Blessed, killed when the vapors in his beard spontaneously combusted.
* Gin – a distilled alcoholic drink flavored with juniper berries. Prophet's laurel gin is used to make the Benediction cocktail.
* Golden Scythe 4:90 Black – this battlefield spirit maintains a chill even in direct sunlight, which it appears to absorb. Optimal serving is by the drop. Contact with exposed flesh is discouraged, but likely inevitable.
* The Heart of Spring – a "restorative" drink from Verchiel made with violets that Bastien de Ghislain once had, as mentioned by Vivienne. Surprisingly, Blackwall is also aware of its existence.Party banter between Vivienne and Blackwall.
* Hirol's Lava Burst – a possible gift for Oghren, produced in Kal'Hirol. It is said to taste "like burning".
* Maraas-Lok – a kind of strong Qunari alcohol; possibly also the verb "to drink."Conversation with the Iron Bull after slaying a high dragon
* Moonshine – Hubert is a moonshiner based in Amaranthine. The Warden can steal his moonshine to give to the "Blight Orphans".
* Port – a sweet, fortified red wine, typically served with dessert, from Northern Portugal in real life.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine In Thedas, Antivan port is used to make A Night of Shame cocktail.
* Sun Blonde Vint-1 – Tevinter-brewed for a very discreet clientèle, and strong enough to fluster a tranquil. An almost weightless spirit best served with a powdering of catsbane as a flavor-enhancer and antidote.
== Drinking culture ==
Alcohol is typically consumed during holidays, especially Satinalia, which is marked by wild merriment. It is also commonly featured at weddings and other grand celebrations.
Thedosians may engage in drinking contests to pass the time.If left to defend the Keep, Anders will lose a drinking contest in the epilogue of Awakening. Isabela mentions playing a "short-lived" drinking game based on how many enemies the player has, and claims it killed a man.Isabela/Dialogue#Combat comments Merrill mentions Isabela offered to teach her how to do body shots next time they visited the Hanged Man.Merrill's Act 2 location comments in the Hanged Man.
It is said one can learn an awful lot about a dwarf by the mug they carried.Mugs in the Deep Roads Grey Wardens have a custom of combining half-full bottles of alcohol to save space while traveling, the resulting drink taking on a flavor as unique as the Warden carrying it. These drinks are referred to as Grey Whiskey, Ritewine, or Conscription Ale.Codex entry: Grey Whiskey/Ritewine/Conscription Ale
Snacks such as beer nuts may be served at the bar to accompany drinks, particularly at the Hanged Man. Varric warns Hawke to make sure they aren't moving first.Varric's Act 1 location comments in the Hanged Man.
=== Drinking songs ===
Iron Bull can be heard singing the "Bottles of Beer on the Wall" song during In Hushed Whispers.
The Bull's Chargers have their own anthem, sung together over drinks in the Herald's Rest: 
"No one can beat the Chargers 'cause we'll hit you where it hurts.
Unless you know a tavern with loose cards and looser skirts!
For every bloody battlefield, we'll gladly raise a cup.
No matter what tomorrow holds, our horns be pointing up!"
Dwarves at Tapster's Tavern perform a drinking song in Dwarven, translated through subtitles:
"Ooohh, I've heard of dwarves who get in fights 'bout every time they drink,
And those who need to have a woman just to help them think,
And if you want to see a dwarf whine and beg and plead,
Just pour out all his ale and take away his mead!
There's never been a Paragon of Wisdom or of Thinking,
And though I tried a time or two, I ne'r got raised for stinking,
But hang around here long enough and don't you go a blinking,
Cuz someday I am gonna be the Paragon of Drinking!"
=== Drunkenness ===
An inevitable consequence of excessive drink is drunkenness. Most individuals will exhibit the usual symptoms of lack of motor control, slurred speech, lowered inhibitions, or vomiting, but there are a few exceptions. Anders mentions Justice won't let him get drunk anymore, implying spirits can control a host's body to the point inebriation is impossible.Anders' Act 3 location comments outside of the Hanged Man.
Sometimes, an affinity for drink can become an addiction, particularly after a traumatic event. Oghren, Kalah Brosca, Lady Ilsa Tethras, and Ser Aaron Hawthorne are all known to be alcoholics. Ser Aaron drinks as a result of the trauma of the Battle of Ostagar, and Vaea tries to intervene and keep him from drinking. 
== Drugs ==
Almost no substances in Thedas are outright banned, and consumption of narcotics for leisure is especially commonplace among Orlesians.
=== Smoking ===
Among Thedosians, smoking tends to be more of an upper class practice. It is unknown whether tobacco is the most commonly smoked substance, or if another plant is used.
* Gaspard de Chalons is a smoker, and has a smoking room in his home in Val Royeaux.Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, p. 29
* A fumeur, or smoking room, is accessible in the Winter Palace during Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts.
* Some Orlesians take to smoking kohl pipes. Kohl is considered particularly illicit within the Circle of Magi.Dragon Age: Asunder, pp. 31, 59 Strangely, kohl refers to an ancient eye cosmetic made from ground minerals or soot.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohl_(cosmetics) Kohl is also the German word for cabbage.https://m.interglot.com/de/en/Kohl It is unknown what the substance is actually derived from.
* Marie Montbelliard smokes "an illicit substance from a wild contraption" with a dwarf in The Legend of the Three Sisters.
* Ilsa Tethras is said to have found solace in "liquor and smoke" after her exile from Orzammar.Codex entry: Varric Tethras (Dragon Age II)
* The Perfumed Spring in Antiva City features patrons smoking from a hookah.Dragon Age: The Silent Grove, chapter 1
* Lace Harding's mother mentions an acquaintance of hers; a quiet old man known for smoking a pipe.Codex entry: A Letter to Harding
* Wagner smokes a pipe made of carved bloodstone in Hard in Hightown.Codex entry: Hard in Hightown: Chapter Twelve
* The Dalish possibly roll and smoke jasmine.Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, p. 74
==== Elfroot ====
Elfroot, an herb primarily used medicinally in healing salves and potions, is analogous to the real-world cannabis plant. Its alternative name "canavaris" sounds remarkably similar, and the "medicinal qualities" of elfroot were rediscovered by herbalists in 4:20 Black, a fact mentioned by developer Patrick Weekes when asked whether cannabis exists in Thedas.Patrick Weekes. Twitter. 420 is a number used to refer to the practice of consuming marijuana. A book in the Apprentice Quarters titled "This is Your Brain on Elfroot" is a parody of the U.S. based This Is Your Brain on Drugs anti-drug campaign launched in 1987, famously known for using a frying egg as a metaphor for drug use in one TV public service announcement.
=== Hallucinogens ===
* Aquae Lucidius – though technically a liquor, this substance made from wyvern venom can cause the drinker to see "purple dragons in the sky for days" according to Tallis.
* Blood Lotus – the blossoms release a hallucinogenic essence into the air. Comtesse d'Arnee's summer garden party featured four hundred and twenty blood lotus flowers (note the number being 420), leaving many of the guests asleep and one lady without several teeth after being convinced a marble statue was made out of cake.Codex entry: Blood Lotus
* Lunatic's deathroot – most infamously baked into pies by the courtesan Melusine as an act of revenge, this plant causes terrifying hallucinations when ingested.Codex entry: Deathroot
* Saar-Qamek – a Qunari poison gas that causes madness.Used by the Arishokin Dragon Age II
=== Other drugs ===
Gamlen Amell says "if wishes were poppy, we'd all be dreaming" to his sister Leandra.Birthright This possibly implies the existence of opiates within Thedas; drugs derived from poppies known for putting users in a "dreamlike" state of profound relaxation.
Zither mentions using mushrooms recreationally once and how they caused him to wake up a week later with a smashed lute and wearing only a crochet scarf.Party banter between Zither and Luka. Upon falling in Dragon Age: Inquisition multiplayer, Isabela comments on the experience being reminiscent of Merrill accidentally drugging her after making mushrooms for dinner.Isabela's remarks
When combined with certain other plants, witherstalk may have an effect on the mind.Codex entry: Witherstalk
Lyrium is a dangerous and highly addictive magical substance.Codex entry: Lyrium (Origins) Some individuals may go on lyrium binges.Party banter between Zither and Neria.
=== Non-recreational purposes ===
Mages imbibe lyrium to supplement their magic, and to enter the Fade fully aware during the Circle of Magi's Harrowing ritual. The templars of the Templar Order are given lyrium to enhance their abilities to resist and dispel magic.Codex entry: Templars Prolonged use of lyrium becomes addictive, the cravings unbearable. Over time, templars grow disoriented, incapable of distinguishing memory from present, or dream from waking. They frequently become paranoid, as their worst memories and nightmares haunt their waking hours. Mages have additionally been known to suffer physical mutation: The magister lords of the Tevinter Imperium were widely reputed to have been so affected by their years of lyrium use that they could not be recognized by their own kin, nor even as creatures that had once been human.
Elven somniari are said to have used sacred herbs ritualistically. Mihris tells of how burning them released a smoke that guided the dreamers into the Fade. Though Felassan seems to verbally cast some doubt on the validity of this claim, he personally uses herbs to go into a trance and enter the world of dreams.Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, p.320
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== Trivia ==
* Sera comes up with the idea to add ice cream to beer, otherwise known as a beer float.Sera/Dialogue#Sera and Iron Bull
* Hall mentions the Inquisition has more beer than expected.Banter between Hall and Rion.
* Tapster's Tavern serves 52 types of ale, 17 meads and 12 imported wines, a testament to the dwarves' long-standing love of hard drink.
* Oghren's gift, the Beard Flask from Feastday Gifts and Pranks, is fashioned from a nug stomach to facilitate hands-free drinking.
* Alistair and Leliana will comment upon drinking dwarven ale in location-specific dialog in Dragon Age: Origins. Wynne also professes interest in it in party banter with Oghren, and even develops a taste for it by the time period of Dragon Age: Asunder. King Maric Theirin also drinks it in Dragon Age: The Calling, having developed a taste for the brew himself.
* According to Fenris, all Tevinter wine is made from the blood and tears of slaves. Hawke wonders aloud if he was being literal or not.Location comment made at the Hawke Estate when examining a wine bottle.
* Zither mentions having drinks on the beach served with little umbrellas.Banter between Zither and Isabela.
* To cure a cold, a folk remedy says to boil whiskey, juice half a lemon, and used peeled and crushed garlic. Supposedly Grey Wardens swear by this method.
== See also ==
:Dwarven diet
:Lyrium
== Gallery ==
File:Smokingknighterrant.PNG|A noblewoman smoking and drinking wine in Dragon Age: Knight Errant
File:The Missing Merchant - The Last Court.png|The Missing Merchant smoking
File:Drunkalistair.jpg|Alistair drunk at the Hanged Man
File:Aaron Deception.png|Aaron Hawthorne struggles with alcoholism
== References ==
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