Bliss was a drug that developed after the Taelons arrival on Earth. It was formed from samples of compounds left in Ma'el's old laboratory at Strandhill and made use of Companion medical technology that was designed to administer medicines when a Taelon was ill. However, the delivery mechanism was altered in order to deliver a powerful psychotropic drug by touching the spherical object. Simple contact had an immediate impact on its user who suffered from ecstasy and disorientation as their senses were overloaded.