Goblin Fruit

Goblin Fruit is a narcotic fruit found in the deeper lands of Faerie.To most purebloods, it's harmless and can provide sweet dreams. Blood workers risk negative effects if they are manipulating the blood of someone overdosing on the fruit. ^{[citation needed]} For changelings and humans, goblin fruit is much more addictive and deadly. Selkies are also susceptible due to their humanity underneath their skins. Dochas Sidhe changelings are the most at risk, as Toby unconsciously shifted her blood further to her human heritage to "enjoy" goblin fruit further, increasing the risk of an early overdose.^{[citation needed]}

It can be eaten directly, prepared as a jam, or even baked into pastries.

Those affected by goblin fruit addiction can be helped by a hope chest or Dóchas Sidhe, either of which can shift the balance of their blood to be more fae and, as a result, less affected by the drug. Walther Davies devised a rudimentary treatment using blood and illusion magic to trick the body into feeling full. The treatment is in the form of lozenges, which have diminishing effects: the more they are used, the more are needed to curb the addiction. The Luidaeg was able to expand on this further, using her own blood to create a far more powerful lozenge. This lozenge gave Toby's magic an extra push to shift her blood to her fae heritage.^{[citation needed]}

High King Aethlin Sollys and the Luidaeg both despise goblin fruit for the damage it has caused those under their care. In contrast, the Queen of the Mists has helped supply it to changelings to intentionally addict them.

Goblin fruit is banned in the Kingdom of the Mists after the False Queen is deposed and Arden retakes the throne.

In the Series

• After Devin's death, the criminal void of the San Francisco fae community was filled by a goblin fruit drug ring. Toby hunts for its source but her enemies intentionally give her an overdose of it that forces her to shift her blood first toward human and then toward fae to counter the drug's effects.
• Many changelings in the Kingdom of Silences also got addicted to the goblin fruit; Toby offers to shift the balance of their blood to cure them.