Kay, here's the debrief on Energy Extract.
Energy Extract
Energy Extract is water. Plain and simple, no alcohol, no chemicals. However, this water has been heavily exposed to direct contact with a fully-powered high-energy beacon. As a result, the water takes on an odd glowing, sparkling appearance, and becomes magically potent.
Consuming Energy Extract will overcharge the body, and people will find wounds healing much faster (broken bones take 5-7 Minecraft days to fully heal), and they'll feel wide awake and more fit, as well as feel naturally more energetic. The energy gained is supernatural in nature, and can be spent on powering magic spells, though amounts greater than a liter must be consumed to perform a spell with any impact beyond lighting a candle or warming a drink. It can also be used in feats of athletic or even mental prowess, as the energy siphons into whatever high effort process may be occurring.
Overconsuming Aether Extract causes the body to go into a hyperactive state, which can lead to muscular tearing, heart attacks, and total organ failure as the body is unable to cope with the vigour of itself. There is a very thin line between overconsumption and being able to do significant magic. The state of overconsumption can be relieved by expelling the energy, as it innately does not belong to the body and can be rejected in the form of magic to those that know how.
Other side-effects of intense overuse include premature aging and massive, widespread, rapidly developing cancer. The healing effect is simply high-speed cell division, and overstimulation can lead to the negative effects of said division. When cancer develops, drinking energy extract will cause the energy gained to siphon into the cancer and make it develop faster.
Long-term consumption can lead to addiction to the substance, as the body becomes more and more dependent on the liquid to provide energy. Addicts are lethargic and fatigued until they consume the water. As the addiction spirals downwards, addicts will find the water becomes a physical necessity on par with oxygen. The body will be unable to cope without the liquid's energy boost, and eventually addicts will become comatose, before dying of exhaustion even when lying still.One does not have to overconsume to become addicted.
The energy contained in the water decreases over the course of roughly 4 days, each day passing reducing the power of the water by about 1/4th. The water, when in the field of the source beacon, maintains full potency combined with the beacon's own harmless energies.
Note: Currently, only the positive effects are known, due to low spread so far. Don't metagame knowing about cancer.
