Blackberries were a common type of wild berry in the Realms,[1] closely related to the dewberry.[2]
Habitats[]
Places in the Realms where blackberries were known to grow included:
- Cormyr[1]
- Dalelands,[1] particularly west of the town of Eagles' Eyrie and along the upper Tesh.[3]
- The Vast[4]
- Kozakura, such as on the island of Miyashima.[5]
- Unapproachable East, throughout the nation of Aglarond.[6][7]
History[]
The existence of blackberries on Toril dated all the way back to the days of Netheril.[8]
Usages[]
- Homemade wines in Cormyr and the Dalelands were often made from them.[1] Blackberry wine was also found in the land of Thay.[9]
- The High Flagon in Waterdeep offered its patrons sweet tarts with blackberry filling.[10]
- In Neverwinter, blackberry-and-apple was a commonly prepared flavor of sweet pie.[11]
- The Moonstone Mask festhall in Neverwinter offered its patrons blackberry pies.[12]
- Blackberries were sometimes brewed into a tea in the Dalelands, the Western Heartlands, and Waterdeep.[13]
- During the 14th century DR, two swine herders in the Vast known as Harkina and Swithin would sell blackberry preserves and pies for 2 and 3 silver pieces respectively.[4]
- Blackberries were one of the many types of edible berries in the Realms that could be used as material components for the spell goodberry.[14]
- Medicinally, some used blackberries in the treatment of dysentery or to act as an astringent.[2]
Appendix[]
External Link[]
Blackberry article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Appearances[]
Adventures
Novels & Short Stories
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ed Greenwood (15-07-2019). Beverages of the Heartlands (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 16-05-2021. Retrieved on 16-05-2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 220. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 85. ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Terence Kemper (January 1994). “The Living City: The Swineherd's House”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #91 (TSR, Inc.), p. 15.
- ↑ Colin Sullivan (January/February 1992). “Mad Gyoji”. In Barbara G. Young ed. Dungeon #33 (TSR, Inc.) (33)., p. 66.
- ↑ Anthony Pryor (June 1995). “Campaign Guide”. In Michele Carter, Doug Stewart eds. Spellbound (TSR, Inc.), pp. 56, 60. ISBN 978-0786901395.
- ↑ Anthony Pryor (June 1995). “The Runes of Chaos”. In Michele Carter, Doug Stewart eds. Spellbound (TSR, Inc.), pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-0786901395.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (May 1996). Sword Play. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-0492-5.
- ↑ Jean Rabe (December 1991). Red Magic. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 7. ISBN 1-56076-118-0.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (December 2002). “Elminster's Guide to the Realms: The High Flagon”. In Jesse Decker ed. Dragon #302 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 77.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2019-11-25). Neverwinter Cuisine (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved on 2021-05-16.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 139. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2019-12-07). Tea in the Forgotten Realms (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved on 2021-05-16.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 43. ISBN 0880380845.