Adrenyx
combat_stimulant
Amygdacet
combat_stimulant
Aurocet
combat_stimulant
Blessura
recreational
Amytal-X
combat_stimulant
Calydrin
combat_stimulant
Celerix
combat_stimulant
Chromasin
recreational
Duravex
combat_stimulant
Drexaline
combat_stimulant
Dravecor
combat_stimulant
Ferrocaine
combat_stimulant
Kairos
recreational
Focadrin
combat_stimulant
Kethavar
combat_stimulant
Hexadrine
combat_stimulant
Narrowcast
combat_stimulant
Korrath
combat_stimulant
Marathine
combat_stimulant
Omnipex
combat_stimulant
Nullocaine
combat_stimulant
Nullthar
combat_stimulant
Nullform
recreational
Oxytrel
recreational
Praevex
combat_stimulant
Phaedrin
combat_stimulant
Serafin
recreational
Strathex
combat_stimulant
Somalex
recreational
Prismatol
recreational
Tethrin
recreational
Synaptrel
combat_stimulant
Strelazine
combat_stimulant
Sustrel
combat_stimulant
Vellichor
recreational
Velorin
combat_stimulant
Tharcon
combat_stimulant
Vantabloc
combat_stimulant
Voraxin
combat_stimulant
Vorrathine
combat_stimulant
Affinex
emotional_regulator
Alethrin
poison_toxin
Anamnex
cognitive_enhancer
Arravex
emotional_regulator
Assurex
emotional_regulator
Auryn
recreational
Avarenol
recreational
Axodrine
cognitive_enhancer
Axonex
cognitive_enhancer
Axoril
medical
Bandex
augment_interactive
Bandwave
augment_interactive
Bliss Rot
street_concoction
Caelindra
recreational
Caelivex
recreational
Catavrel
poison_toxin
Cereflux
medical
Chromalex
medical
Chromolase
poison_toxin
Chromolyx
poison_toxin
Clariden
cognitive_enhancer
Claritex
cognitive_enhancer
Clarivax
emotional_regulator
Clarivex
cognitive_enhancer
Cognitrel
cognitive_enhancer
Compressin
sleep_dream
Compresyn
sleep_dream
Confluex
augment_interactive
Cordathin
poison_toxin
Cortadrine
cognitive_enhancer
Cortexa
recreational
Cortivane
augment_interactive
Cortivex
medical
Crackle
street_concoction
Cravex
withdrawal_aid
Dermasil
medical
Dermasyn
medical
Dermatrel
medical
Desovane
augment_interactive
Detachrin
recreational
Dethavar
recreational
Detravex
withdrawal_aid
Divergen
cognitive_enhancer
Divergix
cognitive_enhancer
Dogpatch
street_concoction
Dopavren
withdrawal_aid
Dormacet
sleep_dream
Dormalex
sleep_dream
Dravosyn
withdrawal_aid
Dregamine
street_concoction
Drivacet
emotional_regulator
Drivacor
emotional_regulator
Dulsyn
augment_interactive
Eazovir
withdrawal_aid
Echoveil
recreational
Emovrel
recreational
Empathex
recreational
Equilibra
withdrawal_aid
Exovance
augment_interactive
Ferraxon
augment_interactive
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Narrowcast
Narrowcast is a selective attentional modulator that interfaces with BCI-adjacent neural pathways to suppress processing of non-threat stimuli while amplifying sensory channels relevant to immediate danger — motion, sound directionality, peripheral movement, and target acquisition. The world does not slow down on Narrowcast, but irrelevant information simply stops registering, creating a state of pure combat cognition stripped of distraction. Originally developed as a focus aid for air traffic and industrial safety, its combat applications were immediately apparent.
| name | Narrowcast |
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| category | combat_stimulant |
| subcategory | combat_focus_agent |
| manufacturer | Helix Biosystems |
| method of use | neural_direct |
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| duration | 20-35 minutes |
| addiction risk | moderate |
| tier availability | Tier 3-4 |
| legality | prescription |
| street price | Φ290 per neural cartridge |
| cultural context | Narrowcast requires a BCI to function, which limits it to Tier 2 and above — getting a neural direct interface is expensive enough that Shelf runners rarely have the hardware. Among professional mercenary teams it's considered the most tactically sophisticated combat drug available: it makes you better at fighting without making you faster or stronger, which means a skilled user becomes genuinely dangerous. The dark reputation comes from its side effect profile — several friendly-fire incidents in corporate security operations have been attributed to Narrowcast users who simply stopped registering their teammates as distinct from obstacles. |
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