For the effect is has after, of course. [ which is half the reason people drink alcohol, come on, man. ] The man is a Witcher - warriors in my world gone through mutations and trials to become strong enough to face the monsters and demons that plague our Continent. They are not so easily dispatched at the demons come from Rifts here.

[ some take some pretty specific solutions, and near all require silver. ]

Ah, the one with strange hats and the penchant for masks, is it not? An eccentric folk, your people. They likely need nothing stronger than sugar water.