Barley was a type of grass cultivated for a cereal grain.[1]
Availability[]
Places in the Realms where barley was known to be cultivated included:
- In east Faerûn, barley was among the primary crops grown in the Greenfields plains of Unther,[2] in Tethyr's barony of Tanistan,[3] the Tethyrian county of Hazamarch,[4] and the Tethyrian county of Varyth.[5]
- In interior Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the lands surrounding the Inner Sea,[6] as well as around the town of Ghars in Cormyr in the 1360s DR, a time when it was quite the talk among its farmers.[1]
- In north Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the Dalelands.[7]
- In northwest Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the walled abbey of Goldenfields.[8]
- In west Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the city-state of Cursrah,[9] in the small town of Nashkel in Amn,[10] Amn's capital Crimmor,[11] and in the Western Heartlands.[12]
- In the Unapproachable East, barley was one of the major cereal grain crops of Thay.[13]
- In the Moonshae Isles, barley was grown on the island of Snowdown.[14]
Beyond Faerûn[]
- In the Hordelands, barley was one of main food crops grown in the countries of Khazari[15] and Ra-Khati.[16]
Beyond Toril[]
- In Arborea, the plane considered by many to be the "breadbasket" of the Outer Planes, one could find many fields of barley.[17]
- In the Outlands, fields of barley could be found in Tir na Og.[18]
History[]
The year 233 DR was marked by a bountiful barley harvest in the lands surrounding the Inner Sea, making good beer easier to find in the region.[6]
Usage[]
- Fillian's Brew was created using a special mix of hops, barley, and sixty-four other secret ingredients.[19]
- Barley was using in the brewing of a number of alcoholic beverages. Such beverages included barley beer,[6] Goldengulp,[8] Moon Mountain Ale,[20] slaker,[21] and Sleeping Dragon dark,[22] and Railur's Red.[23]
- Whenever rice was scarce or too valuable, people in Kara-Tur were likely to substitute it in recipes with barley.[24]
Rumors & Legends[]
According to Shou legends, barley was once a plentiful crop in the province of Chukei.[25]
Trivia[]
The deity Bimasara of Ra-Khati's Padhran religion was typically depicted with one hand holding a sheath of barley.[26]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- Murder in Cormyr
- Referenced only
- Sword Play • Dangerous Games
- Video Games
- Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
- Referenced only
- Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chet Williamson (July 1998). Murder in Cormyr. (TSR, Inc.), chaps. 6, 16, 30, pp. 38, 98, 200. ISBN 0-7869-0486-0.
- ↑ Scott Bennie (February 1990). Old Empires. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 40. ISBN 978-0880388214.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book Three: Erlkazar & Folk of Intrigue”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 7. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book One: Tethyr”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book One: Tethyr”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 86. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ed Greenwood (April 1996). “The Athalantan Campaign”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #228 (TSR, Inc.), p. 34.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Settled Lands”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 8. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (January 1999). Star of Cursrah. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 67. ISBN 0-7869-1322-3.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (August 1997). “Book Two: Amn”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Lands of Intrigue (TSR, Inc.), p. 33. ISBN 0-7869-0697-9.
- ↑ Scott Haring (1988). Empires of the Sands. (TSR, Inc), p. 9. ISBN 0-8803-8539-1.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 136. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Anthony Pryor (June 1995). “Campaign Guide”. In Michele Carter, Doug Stewart eds. Spellbound (TSR, Inc.), p. 15. ISBN 978-0786901395.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (November 1987). Moonshae. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 42. ISBN 0-88038-494-8.
- ↑ David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), pp. 69–70. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
- ↑ David Cook (August 1990). “Volume II”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur and Lester Smith (1994-07-01). “The Book of Chaos”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Chaos (TSR, Inc), p. 36. ISBN 1560768746.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (1994). Planescape Campaign Setting, Sigil and Beyond. Edited by David Wise. (TSR, Inc), p. 16. ISBN 978-1560768340.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (June 2018). Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford. Beamdog.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (September 2002). “Elminster's Guide to the Realms: Moon Mountain Brewery”. In Jesse Decker ed. Dragon #299 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 80.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 18. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (July 2006). Blackstaff. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 74. ISBN 978-0786940165.
- ↑ So Saith Ed 2010-2016. (25-11-2021). Retrieved on 25-11-2021.
- ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 139. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume I). (TSR, Inc), p. 10. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Troy Denning (1990). Storm Riders. (TSR, Inc), p. 53. ISBN 0-88038-834-X.