The Worm Wood

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The Worm Wood is an area of The Distant Woods which is only accessible if you are currently under the influence of the Absinthe-Minded effect.

Here you can find:

• The Mouldering Mansion
• The Rogue Windmill
• The Stately Pleasure Dome

Notes

• There are a series of effects to be gained in the various zones of the Worm Wood. Each of these effects allows for a different outcome in one of the adventures in of the other zones.
• The Worm Wood Done Quick page will help you get to the prize of your choice, fast.
• Attempting to adventure here without the Absinthe-Minded effect gives the message, "For some reason, you can't find your way back there."

References

• Wormwood is the ingredient in absinthe containing thujone, which is commonly believed to be a hallucinogen. Contrary to this belief thujone does not posses any hallucinogenic properties.
• Baz Luhrman's movie Moulin Rouge! portrayed the "green fairy", slang for absinthe, as an actual green fairy, similar to the mechanism by which this zone is unlocked in the game.
• The Stately Pleasure Dome is a reference to the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem "Kubla Khan".
• Virtually all of the adventures in this area refer to visual artists or literary figures strongly associated with mind-altering drugs or to works by such persons.