Bloodwine

Bloodwine, also known as "blüdwine", is a potent alcoholic drink that induces a certain mental state in Selyxians known as krv'darah, or "firewrath". Bloodwine is a powerful spirit that enhances the eyesight, smell, strength, and speed of Selyxian warriors, causing the eyes to dilate, the mouth to froth, and the fangs to extend. Selyxians often drink this beverage before battle, giving them increased strength and prowess. Despite its positive enhancing properties, bloodwine also increases desire for violence and bloodshed and incites a lack of personal control, and as such military leaders are forbidden to drink it so as to maintain some level of control over themselves and their warriors. Selyxians who drink bloodwine before war oftentimes use their fangs against their adversaries in battle, and are known to drink the blood of the warriors they kill as an act of victory. Bloodwine is forbidden the Ai'gyr, Tlalis, Pylos, the Crown and Drynil and has been linked to vampirism and cannibalism, which the Selyxians are said to engage in.

Erideth Ernu, a red-skinned Selyxian commander and the favorite pureblood son of the Syxuin king Saurandir, enjoyed indulging in bloodwine and would drink the potent beverage during battle despite being forbidden to do so.

Properties
Bloodwine reacts both positively and negatively in the Selyxian body. Its alcoholic properties enhance eyesight by dilating the pupils, and enhances smell by opening the nasal passages to nearly twice their normal size. The muscles  are given bursts of power that increase strength and speed because the natural sugars in the alcoholic beverage are absorbed at a much quicker rate than in humans. While bloodwine increases the power and efficiency of the Selxian people, it also impairs the brain and heavily decreases reasoning and logic while enhancing the natural violent inclinations that made the Selyxian potent hunters and warriors thousands of years ago.