Allswell

Definition

Allswell is described as a naturally occurring chemical that, when present in sufficient concentration in the brain, engenders the feeling that everything is fine. A dictionary entry credits its isolation to Theors early in the A.R. period and says it was later made available as a pharmaceutical. It became ubiquitous when a common weed, later called Blithe, was engineered to produce it as a byproduct of its metabolism. Blithe is handled intramuros under burn‑on‑sight procedures as one of The Eleven.

Context and Usage

Accounts portray Allswell as common in the extramuros food supply and as shaping everyday mood. One narrator, after eating outside‑the‑walls food for a couple of weeks, notices an untroubled, contented frame of mind and attributes it to Allswell’s effect. By contrast, intramuros diets are implied not to include it as a routine augmentation. These descriptions do not specify dosages, delivery, or safety considerations.

Related Terms

• The Allswell Sequence: a named gene sequence reported to be present in crops grown outside the walls, associated with reduced melancholy and ease in dismissing such thoughts.
• Extramuros: “outside the walls,” where foods containing Allswell appear to be commonplace.
• Theors: the tradition credited with isolating Allswell and making it available as a pharmaceutical.
• Blithe: an engineered plant associated with Allswell production; treated as proscribed within maths.
• The Eleven: the list of proscribed plants within maths; blithe is included among these.

Notes

• Present information comes from an in‑world dictionary entry and narrative observations. Technical details (biochemistry, thresholds, side effects) have not been provided in the text so far.