Death Cheese was a unique cheese that came from the swamps bordering both Cormyr and Sembia. It was sold through Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue[1] and in many other locations.[2] Its name had nothing to do with any dangers of eating the cheese, but rather the dangers of producing it.[3]
Description[]
Death Cheese was a soft cheese that was rich in flavor. It was usually packed in a red paraffin rind, and was considered a delicacy on any dining room table.[1]
Production[]
This cheese was made from catoblepas milk.[1][2] Herds were kept by out-of-work adventurers who harvested the milk from the deadly creatures so the cheese could be produced.[1] The Marsh Drovers of the Farsea Marshes were also known for producing the cheese, as well as the less well-known Deadeye Butter, also made from catoblepas milk.[2]
Prices[]
Death Cheese could be purchased from Aurora's Emporium and most other shops for 5 gp per 1‑pound (450‑gram) loaf.[1] It was much cheaper, however, to purchase the cheese directly from the Marsh Drovers at the marketplace in Eagle Peak, where a loaf of the same size cost only 2 gp.[2]
Reputation[]
The cheese's reputation included tales that the catoblepas milk was harvested by blind monks who could locate the creatures purely by a sense of smell.[1]
Death Cheese imported from Toril was one of the most popular items in Imel's Happy Tongue, a tavern in Sigil.[4]
Death Cheese was one of the ingredients used in a foodomancy dish simply called basilisk and bread record in the ancient tome called the Manual of Culinary Delights.[5]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 122. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 205. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ Anthony Herring, Jeff Grubb (1993). Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign. (TSR, Inc.), p. 87. ISBN 1-56076-695-6.
- ↑ Dale Donovan (May 1998). For Duty & Deity. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 9. ISBN 0-7869-1234-0.
- ↑ Kurt Samson (December 1998). “The Gentle Art of Foodomancy”. In Jeff Quick ed. Polyhedron #133 (TSR, Inc.), p. 21.