Oranges were a type of citrus fruit, grown from trees of the same name, found in the Realms.
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A male Calishite merchant's food stand is upset, sending oranges flying everywhere.
Places in the Realms where oranges were known to be cultivated included:
- In northeast Faerûn, oranges could be found in the city of Telflamm that had been imported through the Golden Way.[2]
- In northwest Faerûn, oranges were cultivated in the abbey of Goldenfields.[3] In that same region, the city of Waterdeep imported a variety of oranges known as "ockles."[4]
- In west Faerun's Lands of Intrigue, oranges were cultivated in the lands of Imnescar[5] and Calimshan.[6] In Tethyr, candied oranges preserved in ginger were given as gifts.[7]
- In the Shining South, ockles were grown along much of its coast, including in Durpar and Estagund.[4] One kingdom in that region, known as Luiren, cultivated great amounts of oranges and similar citrus fruits that were greatly in demand in northern lands.[8] In Luiren they were particularly cultivated in the tropical fruit plantations between Beluir and Chethel.[9]
- In the Unapproachable East, oranges were a major fruit crop of the nation of Thay. They were tended to by slave labor[10] and aided by the control weather spells of the Red Wizards.[11]
- In the Utter East, oranges were cultivated in the kingdom of Doegan.[12]
Beyond Faerûn[]
- In the continent of Kara-Tur, oranges were cultivated in the country of Shou Lung, such as on the Shao Mountains around the Sumitra tower, despite the harshness of that local climate.[13] Within the town of Jade Gate Spring, korobokurus tended groves of both oranges and peaches.[14]
- In the continent of Zakhara, oranges were cultivated in the orchards of the fortress Sarahin and in the Garden of Delights within it.[15]
- Off the coast of northwest Zakhara, located within the Genie's Turban island chain, oranges grew on the Island of Gardens.[16]
Beyond Toril[]
- Oranges could be found growing in the plane of Elysium.[17]
- Small orange groves could be found on the plane of Olympus.[18]
Variants[]
- Ockles
- A variety of orange that grew in the Shining South. Unlike normal oranges, these grew on long strings of attached globes.[4]
Notable Orange Products[]
- Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue was known to sell a variety of orange-related products. These included candied orange peels, orange-scented water, orange sugar, orange curds, and orange marmalades.[19]
- Golden Sands Orange, a Calimshite ale, used oranges alongside currants to flavor it.[6]
- Knockout drops included oranges as an ingredient.[20]
- Shoodra sauce was made from oranges, mangos, and pears cooked to a jelly consistency.[21]
- The Loudwater Apothecary sold orange peel.[22]
Notable Users of Oranges[]
Races & Sentient Creatures[]
- Ashiras, tree spirits endemic to Zakhara, lived in orange trees (as well as trees bearing other fruits) and survived off of the oranges they produced.[23]
- Kappas specially enjoyed the taste of fruits like oranges.[24]
Regions & Settlements[]
- In Doegan, oranges were typically served and eaten raw.[12]
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Appearances[]
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Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
External Links[]
Orange (fruit) article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ So Saith Ed Nov – Dec 2004. (25-11-2021). Retrieved on 25-11-2021.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell (October 2007). Stardeep. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 11, p. ?. ISBN 978-0-7869-4338-8.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2004-11-21). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2004). Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Scott Haring (1988). Empires of the Sands. (TSR, Inc), p. 10. ISBN 0-8803-8539-1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 127. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Victor Milán (October 1995). War in Tethyr. (TSR, Inc), pp. 232, 237. ISBN 0-7869-0184-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 195. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 46. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Anthony Pryor (June 1995). “Campaign Guide”. In Michele Carter, Doug Stewart eds. Spellbound (TSR, Inc.), p. 15. ISBN 978-0786901395.
- ↑ Jean Rabe (December 1991). Red Magic. (TSR, Inc.), p. 81. ISBN 1-56076-118-0.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Roger E. Moore (February 1998). Errand of Mercy. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 62. ISBN 0-7869-0867-X.
- ↑ Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), p. 77. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
- ↑ David Cook (August 1990). “Volume I”. In Steve Winter ed. The Horde (TSR, Inc.), p. 62. ISBN 0-88038-868-4.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (1993). Al-Qadim: Assassin Mountain: Holy Slayer Sourcebook. (TSR, Inc), pp. 28–29. ISBN 1-56076-764-X.
- ↑ Nicky Rea (1994). Corsairs of the Great Sea (Adventures in the Corsair Domains). (TSR, Inc), p. 30. ISBN 978-1560768678.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (March 1994). “The Plane Truth Part I: A Journey to the Outlands”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #203 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 74–76.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur and Lester Smith (1994-07-01). “The Book of Chaos”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Chaos (TSR, Inc), p. 45. ISBN 1560768746.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), pp. 116–118. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (June 2018). Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford. Beamdog.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (August 2005). “Crimmor: City of Caravans”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #334 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 31.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur, Steve Kurtz (1992). Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix. (TSR, Inc), p. 4. ISBN l-56076-370-1.
- ↑ David Wellman (November 1989). “The Ecology of the Kappa”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #151 (TSR, Inc.), p. 15.