I was surprised to see the mention of ritual drink of Vedic people. It turns out to refer to a drug in fiction which is named after the Vedic ritual drink. Or

I was surprised to see the mention of ritual drink of Vedic people. It turns out to refer to a drug in fiction which is named after the Vedic ritual drink. Original Vedic "soma" is indeed more like a drink of inspiration and ecstasy, with myths similar to the norse "Mead of poetry". "somasya tA mada indraS cakAra" - "In the exhilaration of soma, Indra has done these great deeds" - is a rig-vedic refrain.