Eel

Eels were aquatic creatures.

Dreel
Dreel eels, sometimes known as trollfingers due to their appearance, were a species of river eel found in the River Reaching in the Western Heartlands. Their bodies were short, yet fat, and green-black in color. They subsisted upon algae and carrion, which kept the river's waters both clean and clear. They had a taste reminiscent of mucus, but could be quite nourishing, thus they were often fried with certain herbs or spices to mask their natural taste.

Electric
Electric eels were a rarely-sighted species in Faerûn that possessed the unique ability to discharge a field of electricity.

Lamprey
Lampreys were a species of leech-like eels.

Vilhon
Vilhon eels were a species endemic to the Vilhon Reach. They had long and ribbon-like bodies, black in color with green mottling. They often proved difficult to catch by fishermen using nets. They were a local delicacy in Nimpeth.

Suckertails
Suckertails were a variety of eels from Laerakond, highly appreciated by the people of Tarmalune due to their eating habits.

Onsler
Onsler eels were a species of freshwater eel that inhabited shallow streams and deep rivers throughout the Heartlands. They had pale skin, marked with dusty-white spots, and soft sucker mouths. They were sensitive to extreme temperatures and would die if water got either too cold or too hot. They were a rather passive and herbivorous species, subsisting on algae as well as aquatic mosses and lichen. They were capable of living longer than the average human; their bodies grew longer and broader as they aged, with young specimens being more cylindrical and older ones being more flatter. Their flesh had a pleasant texture, but was rather tasteless, thus they were typically doused in sauce or heavily seasoned.

Monstrous eels
Ghartii Nung was an enormous 100-feet-long (30 meters) eel that once dwelt in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Koryo in Kara-Tur, until it was caught by local fishermen.

Usages

 * Eel was used in brassla, a traditional Luskan rice dish.
 * It was quite common for inns of average quality in coastal areas of the Realms to serve roasted eel as the third part of a four-course meal.
 * Live eels were served in Braundlae's Best.
 * Snail-and-eel soup was made by the lizardfolk of the Vast Swamp around 1374 DR.
 * Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold eel skins at a price of 2 sp per squared. The skin of eels was sometimes used to make boots &mdash; the minstrel Llewellyn the Loquacious was one known person to own such boots.
 * In Tulmene the taverns the Fast Sails and the Sail At Sunset offered their patrons eel filled tarts and salted eels respectively.

Trivia

 * A couple of establishments in the Realms bore eel in their name, such as the The Tankard of Eels, Ornagar's Smoked Eels & More, and the Jellied Eel. Though despite its name, the latter did not serve its patrons eels.