Eggs were commonly eaten in Faerûn, such as in Cormyr in the mid–14th century DR.[1][2] Rotten eggs were infamous for foul stench of sulfur.[3]
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Round and speckled, there's something appreciably cheerful about an egg. Even the word itself, 'egg.' How frolicsome.[3]
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Usages[]
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Fried, boiled, poached: everyone has a favored method of cooking an egg. The chicken rarely has any say in the matter.[3]
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- Fire-eggs, a dish commonly served by higher quality inns.[4]
- Eggs could be poached and eaten on black bread for a quick breakfast.[1]
- Eggs could also be pickled and kept in jars, though they could turn an unappetizing shade of green.[2]
- The shell of an egg was a required material component of the spell Bigby's crushing hand.[5]
- The recipe for Amnian Dragoon Soup called for four whole eggs.[6]
Notable Users[]
Fetid rotten chicken's eggs. Do not eat.
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When making a glorious egg dish of goodness, I understand some eggs must be broken. But actions such as this are... simply deplorable!
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Businesses[]
- The Dryad's Dreams, a festhall in Mosstone, served an egg platter dish that was constructed out of variety of bird eggs, such as quail, swiftwing, grouse, and goose, and a generous selection of dips and spices to roll them in.[8]
- In the Vast, north of Ravens Bluff, the swineherd Swithin Sigirdson and his family sold eggs from out of their farm home at Hog Hill at a price of 3 copper pieces per pair.[9]
Groups[]
- Fresh eggs were considered a delicacy to the Bedine of Anauroch, who made an effort to protect bird nests from predators by propping up their trees and training thorny vines around the trees' trunks.[10]
Trivia[]
Beholders did not enjoy the taste of hard-boiled eggs.[11]
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Gallery[]
Eggs and other debris are thrown at the adventurer Priam Agrivar.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chet Williamson (July 1998). Murder in Cormyr. (TSR, Inc.), chaps. 9, 10, 18, pp. 51, 55, 110. ISBN 0-7869-0486-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chet Williamson (July 1998). Murder in Cormyr. (TSR, Inc.), chaps. 16, 17, 18, 35, pp. 97, 106, 112, 230. ISBN 0-7869-0486-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2019-10-06). Four-course meals of the Realms (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved on 2021-05-16.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 203–204. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 2000). Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II. Edited by Duane Maxwell, David Noonan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 111. ISBN 0-7869-1626-5.
- ↑ Terence Kemper (January 1994). “The Living City: The Swineherd's House”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #91 (TSR, Inc.), p. 15.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (November 1991). Anauroch. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 45. ISBN 1-56076-126-1.
- ↑ Aaron Allston (1996). I, Tyrant. (TSR, Inc.), p. 6. ISBN 0-7869-0404-6.