- ↳ Note: This article is about the drug. For the episode, see Orpheus.
Orpheus was a mystical drug that was highly potent and intoxicating. The effect was as if the user was high on heroin or another opiate. Too much Orpheus could result in a coma or even death.[1]
Orpheus was used mostly by demons, but humans used it as well. In the case of a human, they got high and vampires fed on them to get the same effect. The drug only caused a high in humans after they were bitten by a vampire, with the subject operating at his or her apparent physical norm until this occurred.[1]
History[]
Lorne once banned a group of demons from Caritas because they were dealing the drug. It was the only occasion he ever felt obligated to ban anyone from the club.[1]
Faith used Orpheus to capture Angelus; she pocketed a sample when she witnessed someone high on the drug then injected herself while Angelus was distracted in a fight.[2] Under the drug's influence, the two shared a spiritual walk through Angel's memories. Meanwhile, Willow prepared to release his soul into the ether and perform the Ritual of Restoration, culminating in Angelus facing the remnants of his ensouled self in his psyche before Willow restored the soul.[1]