Orange

Oranges were a type of citrus fruit, grown from trees of the same name, found in the Realms.

Availability
Places in the Realms where oranges were known to be cultivated included:
 * In northeast Faerûn, oranges could be found in the city of Telflamm that had been imported through the Golden Way.
 * In northwest Faerûn, oranges were cultivated in the abbey of Goldenfields. In that same region, the city of Waterdeep imported a variety of oranges known as "ockles."
 * In west Faerun's Lands of Intrigue, oranges were cultivated in the lands of Imnescar and Calimshan.
 * In the Shining South, ockles were grown along much of its coast, including in Durpar and Estagund. One kingdom in that region, known as Luiren, cultivated great amounts of oranges and similar citrus fruits that were greatly in demand in northern lands. In Luiren they were particularly cultivated in the tropical fruit plantations between Beluir and Chethel.
 * In the Unapproachable East, oranges were a major fruit crop of the nation of Thay. They were tended to by slave labor and aided by the control weather spells of the Red Wizards.
 * In the Utter East, oranges were cultivated in the kingdom of Doegan.
 * In the continent of Kara-Tur, oranges were cultivated in the country of Shou Lung, such as on the Shao Mountains around the Sumitra tower, despite the harshness of that local climate. Within the town of Jade Gate Spring, korobokurus tended groves of both oranges and peaches.
 * In the continent of Zakhara, they were cultivated on the Island of Gardens. In this region they also grew in the orchards of the fortress Sarahin and in the Garden of Delights within it.

Variants

 * Ockles: A variety of orange that grew in the Shining South. Unlike normal oranges, these grew on long strings of attached globes.

Usages

 * Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue was known to sell a variety of orange-related products. These included candied orange peels, orange-scented water, orange sugar, orange curds, and orange marmalades.
 * In Doegan, oranges were typically served and eaten raw.
 * Kappas specially enjoyed the taste of fruits like oranges.
 * Oranges were one of the ingredients for knockout drops.
 * Oranges were used alongside currants to flavor the Calimshite ale known as Golden Sands Orange.

Trivia
In the land of Zakhara, some ashiras lived within orange trees.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Red Magic • Errand of Mercy • The Crimson Gold • Stardeep
 * Comic Books
 * Shell Game
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate III
 * Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
 * Gamebooks
 * Knight of the Living Dead
 * Knight of the Living Dead