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Chocolate was a bitter Maztican beverage made of powdered cocoa.[1]

Description[]

Chocolate was brewed by mixing cocoa powder with water. It was considered a stimulating tonic that restored the drinker's energies.[1]

Availability[]

  • Maztican chocolate was available across the Sword Coast.[2] It was particularly enjoyed among the wealthy inhabitants of Calimshan, where it was usually consumed at small shops entirely dedicated to the beverage.[1]
  • In the city of Sigil, a mage by the name of Quell sold a variety of magical chocolates in the Civic Festhall.[3]

History[]

Chocolate was particularly enjoyed by chacs. It was common for a chac lair to contain large amounts of cocoa, which they used to brew the beverage.[4]

Reputation[]

Chocolate was considered by some to be an aphrodisiac.[1]

Trivia[]

The ethereal curtains that connected the Ethereal plane with the Swamp of Oblivion were the color of chocolate.[5][6]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 132. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Douglas Niles (August 1991). “A Journey to the True World”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 66. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.}
  3. Black Isle Studios (December 1999). Designed by Chris Avellone. Planescape: Torment. Interplay.
  4. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 59. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  5. Jeff Grubb (July 1987). Manual of the Planes 1st edition. (TSR), p. 12. ISBN 0880383992.
  6. Bruce R. Cordell (1998). A Guide to the Ethereal Plane. Edited by Michele Carter, Keith Francis Strohm. (TSR, Inc.), p. 20. ISBN 0-7869-1205-7.
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