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Jurda parem is made from the flowers of the jurda plant. But while the plant acts as a harmless stimulant, jurda parem is a powerful and highly addictive drug for Grisha. It alters their perception and makes formerly impossible things possible, like turning to mist or walking through walls. However, it’s fatal if a Grisha becomes addicted, either because a Grisha’s body “burns itself out” through repeated doses or because they can’t survive the withdrawal symptoms. It’s fatal immediately to non-Grisha.
Jurda Parem Quotes in Six of Crows
The Six of Crows quotes below are all either spoken by Jurda Parem or refer to Jurda Parem. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 34: Nina
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Looking at Brum, she knew she didn’t just blame him for the things he’d done to her people; it was what he’d done to Matthias as well. He’d taken a brave, miserable boy and fed him on hate. He’d silenced Matthias’ conscience with prejudice and the promise of a divine calling that was probably nothing more than the wind moving through the branches of an ancient tree.
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Chapter 37: Nina
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If you wanted to kill a vine, you didn’t just keep cutting it back. You tore it from the ground by the roots. And yet her hands were shaking. Wasn’t this the way drüskelle thought? Destroy the threat, wipe it out, no matter that the person in front of you was innocent.
“Nina,” Matthias said softly, “he’s just a kid. He’s one of us.”
One of us. A boy not much younger than she was, caught up in a war he hadn’t chosen for himself. A survivor.
Chapter 42: Inej
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“Let’s buy the Menagerie.”
Inej grinned, thinking of the future and her little ship. “Let’s buy it and burn it down.”
They watched the waves for a while. “Ready?” Nina said.
Inej was glad she hadn’t had to ask. She pushed up her sleeve, baring the peacock feather and mottled skin beneath it.
It took the barest second, the softest brush of Nina’s fingertips. The itch was acute but passed quickly. When the prickling faded, the skin of Inej’s forearm was perfect—almost too smooth and flawless, like it was the one new part of her.
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Chapter 45: Kaz
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“Chaos will come, and I will be its master. Its very wealthy master.”
“You will be ensuring slavery and death for Grisha everywhere,” Inej said.
Van Eck raised a brow. “How old are you, girl? Sixteen? Seventeen? Nations rise and fall. Markets are made and unmade. When power shifts, someone always suffers.”
“When profit shifts,” Jesper shot back.
Van Eck’s expression was bemused. “Aren’t they one and the same?”
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Jurda Parem Term Timeline in Six of Crows
The timeline below shows where the term Jurda Parem appears in Six of Crows. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...quickly. The guard cuts the boy’s arm again, and Hoede tells Anya to ingest the parem, some substance in a wax paper envelope. He won’t tell her what it is, but...
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Chapter 3: Kaz
...Mikka walks through the wall. Van Eck explains that this is possible thanks to jurda parem, and Mikka is drugged, not Kaz. The Merchant Council got a sample of jurda parem,...
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...Kaz promptly turns the pistol on Van Eck. Van Eck explains that they fed jurda parem to Grisha indentures from each order. The Healer and Fabrikator belonged to Councilman Hoede, and...
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Van Eck says it could be devastating if jurda parem becomes widespread: vaults and fortresses won’t be safe, and the economy will collapse if Grisha...
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...gallery. Before accepting the deal, Kaz asks what happened to the Healer who took jurda parem. Van Eck asks Kaz to accompany him, leading him through the house—which belongs to Councilman...
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...a small boat, but she died trying to return to Ketterdam for another dose. Jurda parem is extremely addictive and, Van Eck says, “debilitating.” Kaz says he’ll do the job for...
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Chapter 5: Kaz
...his wife recently, and she’s helping him grieve. Kaz asks what she knows about jurda parem and says the rumors are true, handing Nina the lump of gold. As Kaz talks,...
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As Kaz tells Nina about Bo Yul-Bayur, Nina insists he needs to die: parem is too dangerous. As Kaz keeps talking and brings up the Ice Court, Nina realizes...
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Chapter 7: Matthias
...almost taste her perfume, and focuses only on the wild story Kaz tells about jurda parem. When Kaz is done, Matthias refuses to participate. Nobody can break into Fjerda’s Ice Court,...
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Chapter 20: Nina
...being attacked by a flying Grisha. The Grisha must be under the influence of jurda parem. Wylan tosses a bomb at the Grisha, and Jesper takes the opportunity to shoot the...
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Nina rushes to Nestor, but his body has been too damaged by the jurda parem to survive his injuries. Kaz and Jesper return from sweeping the area and report that...
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...murder. Then, Matthias notes that Nina certainly can’t, in good conscience, let Bo Yul-Bayur live: parem will destroy Grisha. Nina argues that she can’t jeopardize Matthias’s pardon, but Matthias insists he...
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Chapter 34: Nina
...press a button and give Nina a “show.” Nina figures it’ll give the girl jurda parem, so she tries to get Brum to show her more. Bo Yul-Bayur has to be...
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...he recognizes Nina, and he threatens to dose her with the gaseous form of jurda parem. But then, he says it’s actually Matthias’s right to do so, and Matthias’s face appears...
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Chapter 35: Matthias
...wasn’t “lured” in by Nina’s beauty. He encourages Matthias to dose Nina with the jurda parem, explaining that it’s mixed with a sedative that makes Grisha “biddable” by the second dose,...
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Chapter 36: Jesper
...gatehouse—but the guards are focused on two Shu Tidemaker Grisha, who are clearly on jurda parem. They drain the guards’ blood and then notice Jesper and Wylan. As they start to...
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Chapter 37: Nina
...father, Bo Yul-Bayur, is dead. The Fjerdans have been trying to make him recreate jurda parem, and though he believes he can, he’s been stalling. Nina raises her hands to kill...
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Chapter 40: Nina
...and surrender. As the Fjerdans drag out an emaciated Heartrender who’s clearly begging for jurda parem, Inej points out the Ferolind in the harbor. Kaz admits he has no plan, and...
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...second dose. Telling Matthias to kill her if it gets bad, Nina takes the jurda parem. Suddenly, she can see everything and hear every Fjerdan soldiers’ heartbeat. She can see every...
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Chapter 42: Inej
...on board, Matthias and Kaz grill Kuwei about what Nina can expect from the jurda parem. Unless she takes more, she’ll have a few hours and then will experience withdrawal symptoms....
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Chapter 43: Nina
...which Kuwei thought might help, and she makes Matthias promise not to give her more parem. He says he won’t let her die, and Nina notes that she would’ve gladly killed...
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Chapter 44: Jesper
...survived the Ice Court, and he’s wracked with guilt that he didn’t offer to take parem to save Nina—or everyone else in the harbor. Jesper is so agitated that he asks...
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...leave, Van Eck blows a whistle. Van Eck’s servants draw weapons and two Squallers using parem fly toward the island from Van Eck’s boat. As the Squallers raise a howling wind,...
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Chapter 45: Kaz
...Council—he tricked Kaz, just like Jakob Hertzoon had years ago. Van Eck explains that jurda parem can’t be kept a secret. Markets will collapse, but when they do, he’ll be ready...
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...like Kuwei is actually Wylan; Nina tailored Wylan to look like Kuwei before her jurda parem high waned, after Wylan told Kaz about his “affliction.” Kaz didn’t care that Wylan can’t...
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