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[[File:EnergySpider-wosfg.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Glitterstim was produced by the [[Energy spider|Energy Spider]].]]
'''Glitterstim''' was a potent variety of the drug family "[[Spice/Legends|spice]]" that was mined on [[Kessel/Legends|Kessel]]. It gave the user a brief, yet pleasurable, telepathic boost and heightened mental state. It was a very valuable spice and tightly controlled by the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]].<ref name="Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search" />

It was produced from the webs of [[Energy spider|spice spiders]]. The spice was photoactive, so it had to be mined in total darkness or it would be ruined. After it was mined, it had to be packaged in an opaque paper to prevent accidental activation.<ref name="Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search" /> Glitterstim was quite addictive&mdash;casual use could quickly lead to full-blown addiction. "[[Cutter]]s" prepared the spice for sale. Glitterstim addicts were sometimes called "[[glit-biter]]s."

During the [[Cold War (Galactic Republic&ndash;Sith Empire)|Cold War]] between the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] and the [[Sith Empire (Post–Great Hyperspace War)|reconstituted Sith Empire]], [[Getzo]] claimed to have invented glitterstim.<ref name="TOR">{{TORcite|type=faction|Empire|To Boom or Not to Boom|Hutta}}</ref>

The Republic first made use of glitterstim, considering it a medicinal substance, and volunteers mined it on Kessel. With the fall of the Republic, criminal organizations diverted it to the black market.<ref>''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>

Sources gave varying accounts of the true effects of glitterstim. It has been widely lauded to give a temporary telepathic boost, but many, such as [[Corran Horn]], felt that the increased abilities were merely imagined by the spiced users. Others, such as Han Solo, felt their effects firsthand and knew the telepathic powers to be true.<ref name="Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search" /> Excessive use, however, degenerated the nerves in the brain, resulting in loss of sight, twitching, nervousness, and paranoia.

Glitterstim played a key role in convincing [[Bria Tharen]] to abandon her religious life on [[Ylesia/Legends|Ylesia]]. She was given a vial of the drug by [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]], who suggested she use it to read his surface thoughts and verify he was telling the truth about the fraudulent nature of the Ylesian priesthood. Instead, Bria ingested the spice during the [[Exultation]] ceremony; despite being bombarded by the induced pleasures of every worshiper around her, she read the mind of the [[t'landa Til]] priest [[Teroenza]] and found there no religious belief at all, but the thoughts of a swindler. Teroenza reacted to the telepathic presence, and Bria fled.

Glitterstim users frequently overdosed on the spice, sometimes resulting in death. This led to at least one dubious casualty: [[HoloNet News and Entertainment]] current-affairs pundit [[Hirib Bassot]] was found dead at home from alleged abuse of a contaminated batch of glitterstim shortly after questioning the accuracy of the Republic's inflated estimation of Separatist battle droids during an HNE broadcast.

Glitterstim was the basis for other spice variants, such as [[glitteryll]] and [[Tempest (spice)|tempest]].

[[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Miltin Takel]] and the [[Bith/Legends|Bith]] musician [[Figrin D'an/Legends|Figrin D'an]] were glitterstim addicts. Figrin readily accepted contracts where glitterstim was available nearby.

==Appearances==
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*''[[The Paradise Snare]]''
*''[[Tales from the Empire]]'' (named as glit)
*{{Shortstory|story=A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Rebel Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{1stm}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook|story=Tales of the Smoking Blaster}} {{C|As "Kessel spice"}}
*[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game)|''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'']] {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|10|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*''[[Side Trip]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 1]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira (West End Games)|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=For a Few Kilotons More}} {{C|As "Kessel spice"}}
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (unabridged audiobook)|''X-Wing: Rogue Squadron'' unabridged audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi Search]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City]]'' {{Mo}}
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==Sources==
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*''[[Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook]]''
*{{Journal|2|The Free-Trader's Guide to Sevarcos}} {{C|As "Kessel spice"}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations]]''
*''[[The Illustrated Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|story=The Free-Trader's Guide to Sevarcos}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]''
*''[[Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids]]''
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
*''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''
*{{Journal|14|Cynabar's Droid Datalog (article series)|Cynabar's Droid Datalog}}
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
*{{InsiderCite|36|The Unseen Planets of Star Wars}}
*{{StarWarsKidsCite|12|Feature Planet: Kessel}}
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*{{EGCite|D|MD Medical Specialist}}
*{{EGCite|D|Hound-W2 SPD}}
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==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Spice variants]]