Synth
OVERVIEW:
Synth, short for synthetic magic, is an extremely dangerous drug that grants its user enhanced magical abilities. At the beginning of book one, Fury Axtar warns Bryce Quinlan to stay away from it.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
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Later in book one, it is revealed that synth was originally manufactured by Redner Industries under the premise that it would speed up healing and elevate magic. Highly confidential trials revealed that when a high dose of synth is injected into Vanir, they become insurmountably powerful and rip anything in their vicinity to shreds, including themselves.
Hunt Athalar conspires with Justinian Gelos and Viktoria Vargos to try to buy synth from the Viper Queen. Hunt admits that they wanted to inject themselves with the synth to try to overthrow Micah Domitus and free themselves, but that he had changed his mind when he learned what it was capable of. The Viper Queen rats them out, which leads to Micah crucifying Justinian, condemning Viktoria to a small box and throwing her to the bottom of the ocean, and giving Hunt to Sandriel.
At the end of book one, Micah reveals that he leaked synth onto the streets as a party drug and killed the Pack of Devils by forcibly injecting Danika with a high dose. While trying to utilize the Horn, he also injects Bryce with synth in order to repair the broken Horn that had been inked into her back.