Barley was a type of grass cultivated for a cereal grain.[2]
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,[3] in Tethyr's barony of Tanistan,[4] the Tethyrian county of Hazamarch,[5] and the Tethyrian county of Varyth.[6]
- In interior Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the lands surrounding the Inner Sea,[7] in Turmish,[8] and around the town of Ghars in Cormyr in the 1360s DR, a time when it was quite the talk among its farmers.[2]
- In north Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the Dalelands.[9]
- In northwest Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the walled abbey of Goldenfields.[10]
- In west Faerûn, barley was cultivated in the city-state of Cursrah,[11] in the small town of Nashkel in Amn,[12] Amn's capital Crimmor,[13] and in the Western Heartlands.[14]
- In the Unapproachable East, barley was one of the major cereal grain crops of Thay.[15]
- In the Moonshae Isles, barley was grown on the island of Snowdown.[16]
Beyond Faerûn[]
- In the Hordelands, barley was one of main food crops grown in the countries of Khazari[17] and Ra-Khati.[18]
Beyond Toril[]
- In Arborea, the plane considered by many to be the "breadbasket" of the Outer Planes, one could find many fields of barley.[19]
- In the Outlands, fields of barley could be found in Tir na Og.[20]
Usage[]
- Fillian's Brew was created using a special mix of hops, barley, and sixty-four other secret ingredients.[21]
- Barley was used in the brewing of a number of alcoholic beverages. Such beverages included barley beer,[7] Goldengulp,[10] Moon Mountain Ale,[22] slaker,[23] and Sleeping Dragon dark,[24] and Railur's Red.[25]
- Whenever rice was scarce or too valuable, people in Kara-Tur were likely to substitute it in recipes with barley.[26]
History[]
In the Year of Much Ale, 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.[7]
In the Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls, 1486 DR, three Chosen of Silvanus got together on Sapra with the leaders of the Turmishan druidic order known as the Emerald Enclave and conducted a magical ritual that ended a famine that had been plaguing that nation. This caused all manner of food to instantaneously grow throughout the land, including barley.[8]
Rumors & Legends[]
According to Shou legends, barley was once a plentiful crop in the province of Chukei.[27]
Trivia[]
The deity Bimasara of Ra-Khati's Padhran religion was typically depicted with one hand holding a sheath of barley.[28]
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- ↑ Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, and James Wyatt (March 2003). Arms and Equipment Guide 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7869-2649-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ed Greenwood (April 1996). “The Athalantan Campaign”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #228 (TSR, Inc.), p. 34.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Richard Lee Byers (July 2014). The Reaver. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 265–266. ISBN 0786965428.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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.