Glitterstim spice

Glitterstim spice (also known as glitterstim) is a psychoactive substance harvested in the Star Wars universe, with both intoxicating and telepathic effects. Glitterstim is activated by light and consumed orally, crackling in the mouth in a manner much like Pop Rocks. It falls under the category of illicit drug-like substances known as "spice".

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Psychoactive - Star Wars - Intoxicating - Telepathic - Pop Rocks - Spice

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Although harvesting and dealing glitterstim was illegal under the authoritarian rule of the Galactic Empire (only highly-experienced smugglers, such as Han Solo, even attempted to smuggle the substance), the Old Republic government did not presume that it was their role to prohibit it. In fact, in ', Luke Skywalker's uncle Owen preferred to tell Luke that his father, Anakin Skywalker, had been the pilot of a spice freighter, rather than admit that he had been a great Jedi Knight and starfighter pilot.

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Galactic Empire - Han Solo - Old Republic - Uncle Owen - Anakin Skywalker - Jedi Knight

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The "Kessel Run" is a dangerous spice run from the planet Kessel, where glitterstim is harvested. A black hole cluster near the system is a particularly perilous stretch of space to traverse, and only Han Solo piloting the legendary Millenium Falcon could pass close enough to the cluster in order to shave the distance down to a mere twelve parsecs.

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Kessel Run - Kessel - Black hole - Millenium Falcon - Parsec

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Glitterstim is actually the secretion of a crystalline, spider-like lifeform indigenous to the caves of Kessel. It must be harvested deep underground, away from any light, or else the drug will activate before it can be shipped off.

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Under the influence of glitterstim, the consumer may lose control of himself, much like someone who is drunk. What makes glitterstim so widely sought after, however, is its ability to induce temporary telepathy. Lovers, warlords, and even spies have been known to make use of it. In fact, while imprisoned on Kessel, Han Solo was subjected to a mind probe by the leader of the Kessel spice mines, Moruth Doole, while Doole was under the influence of glitterstim.

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Han Solo began his running of glitterstim while working for the T'landa Til (relatives of Hutts) on the planet Ylesia, where the T'landa Til ran a spice market controlled by the Hutts.

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Ylesia - T'landa Til - Hutts

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