Spenny
Mod Developer
Darkmoon Skooma, or simply "Darkmoon" as it is known as around Tamriel, is the newest in designer drugs available to the people of Skyrim. The pre-existing versions of skooma are regular Skooma, and Double Refined Skooma. According to many NPC's in Skyrim, the Skooma is weak, and (possibly) as a result, the skooma trade has gone without much scrutiny. Heck even some of the taverns/inns have it stocked on their shelves along with the meads and wines.
Darkmoon is different. It's much more potent drug to consume, and its production is much more illegal than regular or double refined versions of skooma (for reasons outlined below). This is because of the ingredients found in Darkmoon.
Like all skooma, the base of the drug is Moon Sugar. Combined with this is the Nightshade plant, the poisonous yet fragrant herb. Added to these standard skooma ingredients are crushed full black soul gems. This is the so called "secret ingredient" which causes Darkmoon to get its deep purple sparkle as well as its extreme potency. Due to the inclusion of black soul gems, the drug requires souls to make, adding to the illegalities involved in its production.
It also must be noted that the ingestion of skooma, orally or through smoking is actually ingesting a soul in the process, which would likely be considered a crime against nature. This factors greatly into the price of producing large quantities of the drug, due to the producer needing a large quantity of both black soul gems and souls.
Darkmoon is different. It's much more potent drug to consume, and its production is much more illegal than regular or double refined versions of skooma (for reasons outlined below). This is because of the ingredients found in Darkmoon.
Like all skooma, the base of the drug is Moon Sugar. Combined with this is the Nightshade plant, the poisonous yet fragrant herb. Added to these standard skooma ingredients are crushed full black soul gems. This is the so called "secret ingredient" which causes Darkmoon to get its deep purple sparkle as well as its extreme potency. Due to the inclusion of black soul gems, the drug requires souls to make, adding to the illegalities involved in its production.
It also must be noted that the ingestion of skooma, orally or through smoking is actually ingesting a soul in the process, which would likely be considered a crime against nature. This factors greatly into the price of producing large quantities of the drug, due to the producer needing a large quantity of both black soul gems and souls.