The origins of Kwil have never been made public. Although it is primarily a mood stabiliser, it is highly idiosyncratic in its reponses – although in large enough quantities it is a sedative, that size of that quantity varies wildly and unpredictably from person to person.
| Unusually, for an hallucinogen, it does not cause hallucinations while the drug is in effect, but instead as a symptom of the hangover after it wears off. And like the sedative effects, the hallucinogenic effects are also wildly variable.
Fortunately, the effects do not vary from dose to dose – once a particular person has sampled the drug, they can have a fairly reliable idea of what its effects will be for them henceforth. |
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Technically, that should be SomnambutolTM, which is how it inevitably appears when mentioned – even when a character says it name in dialogue (I always wondered if they actually said the TM’s or not – Mr Chaykin, if you’re reading, please let us know 
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| A recreational barbituate and hallucinogen, SomnambutolTM, is sold in pill form by the Plex, and is soluble in most common drinks. It does not seem to have much of a taste when in drinks, so it’s presumably a popular date-rape drug in the Chicago of the 2030’s.
It is also available in a more concentrated aerosolised form, in which it is commonly used by law enforcement and private security agencies for crowd control, since it knocks people out for about an hour, and does so quickly and mostly harmlessly – although use does seem to lead to slight hangover-like symptoms afterwards. |
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Related drugs: Mañanacillan.
A highly dangerous and radioactive drug, Xenite is not native to the world of Top Ten (and America’s Best Comics in general). It is an element from a different periodic table, specifically that of Grand Central, the parallel universe of Precinct 1.
| Given its nature, there are very few people who can use it without suffering radiation poisoning, all of them superhuman or divine in nature. The only known user of the drug at this time is Commisioner Ultima, of Grand Central, whose power levels were akin to those of Superman. As she is now deceased, the origins and history of the drug may never be known.
In effect, the drug appeared to be a form of super-powered heroin, although given that the only depiction of its use was a deliberate overdose, it is hard to be certain of this identification. |
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Related drugs: Amazo Pills, Darkshots, Hyperdrene and Mongoose Blood
