Juniper

Junipers were a species of berry-bearing plant in the Realms that could be either a bush or a tree.

Habitats

 * In East Faerûn, junipers grew in the Methwood.
 * North Faerûn's Tarkhaldale, in the Desertsmouth Mountains had a population of low-growing juniper bushes along with pine and spruce trees.
 * In West Faerûn, juniper trees could be found in abundance in the regions of River Agis, and Cursrah in the Calim Caliphates.
 * In the Unapproachable East, junipers grew around Lake Ashane.
 * Junipers grew in the Western Heartlands.
 * Juniper bushes could be found in the cold wilderness of Icewind Dale.
 * Beyond Faerûn, junipers grew in the Pasocada Basin in Maztica.
 * Outside of Toril, juniper plants could be found in the land of Barovia, where berries were used for their alchemical properties and as a tool against werefoxes.

Usages

 * Parts of the juniper plant were commonly used as a seasoning. Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold these for around 3 silver pieces.
 * In the Moonsea region, healers from Phlan used juniper and mint as components in their healing ointments. These salves possessed strong but pleasant scent of both.
 * Waterdhavian beauty-conscious citizens used juniper oil to care for their hair and eyelashes, usually by dipping combs into the oils and applying it generously to their manes. The same oil was sometimes applies to the skin for its pleasant aroma.
 * An enchanted bow called the Blightbringer that belonged to a goblin shaman Kirrkuk Redrats, was crafted out of a juniper sapling the shaman grew in the ashes of his slain opponent.
 * In the Pasocada Basin, junipers were a common part of the diet of the native Azuposi.

History
Junipers existed in the Realms since the days of Netheril.

Around, the royal court of Kozakura gifted eleven bonzai-style juniper trees to the E'do formal gardens.

Trivia

 * Juniper was a common name for male pixies.
 * A once-living-dwarf golem Minder of the Realms Master ship often dreamt of her favorite scents from her past, the smell of juniper, pine, ice-cold air, and, of corse, the taste of ale.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Star of Cursrah &bull; Finder's Bane


 * Pool of Twilight &bull; The God Catcher
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear