Sunmelon

Sunmelons, also known as watermelons, were sweet and succulent fruits that grew on vines and cultivated across many lands throughout the Realms.

Description
Sunmelons found in the north were known for their succulent and refreshingly sweet flesh encased in a green stripped skin. The fruit grew on vines and ripened on the ground. They often were simply eaten raw, and sometimes pickled or jellied.

The type of sunmelon cultivated in Vilhon Reach, however was different. Similarly sweet fruit was golden in color and encased in golden skin. The melon was fleshier than its northern cousin and the mouthfeel of Vilhon sunmelons was gentle, as if the fruit melted on the tongue.

Availability
Deepingdale, in the Dalelands, was a perfect place for growing sunmelons and pumpkins. With the region's decline, the wan melons that grew there became smaller, about size of a sweet potato.

Sunmelons were cultivated in Delimbiyr Vale and Chionthar Valley, and was one of the regions' trade goods.

In the exotic markets of Calimshan, sunmelons were a common sight.

In the Blade Kingdoms, wild watermelon could be foraged by hungry travelers and adventures on the road.

In Sembia, sunmelon rind was a food found in taverns and served along many other small bite-sized treats.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Star of Cursrah &bull; The Council of Blades &bull; The Ruby Guardian &bull; The Halls of Stormweather


 * Red Magic &bull; The Alabaster Staff
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate III