Pea was a variety of edible legume grown on delicate vine plants with white flowers, harvested from elongated pods and used for food by humanoids and centaurs, among other creatures of the Realms.[14] Several species of peas existed, including split,[15] green[16] and yellow.[17]
Availability[]
In the Waterdhavian Bowels of the Earth tavern, peas were served stewed in a thick concoction of lentils, fat, bones, and meat scraps.[8] This use was common across Faerûn; in other places, these "everything in" stews were thickened with mashed yellow peas.[17] Aurora's Emporium sold peas and green peas for 2 gp per pound.[16] In the city of Baldur's Gate and the Chionthar Valley, roast beef joint dish was garnished with peas. Split pea soup, in the style of the Dalelands, was flavored with smoked ham and sprinkled with a generous amount of pepper, commonly served in the region's eateries.[9]
In the Forest Kingdom of Cormyr, peas were cultivated in the town of Immersea.[1] West of Cormyr, peas were grown in a small village of stone huts in the Veilstone Peaks – Bedford, where such crops as peas and potatoes could grow in rocky terrain.[2]
In Calimshan and the Calim Empire, peas were among common dried ration foods, alongside figs, prunes, flat bread, dates, and goat cheese.[3]
In the Vast, least were a product of the Cottswald family, gown in the fields by the family's manor outside of Ravens Bluff.[5] North of Ravens Bluff, one could purchase a hearty mean at the Hog Hill. Such meals included stewed pork, goat, or chicken with carrots, lentils, peas, parsnips, onions, and squashes.[18]
Further northeast, barley and peas were grown in abundance in Ra-Khati country in the Hordelands.[6] And in the Utter East, peas were cultivated in the hidden country of Langdarma within the Yehimal Mountains.[7]
On the Zakharan continents, peas could be found stored in the granaries and kitchens of Sarahin in the Haunted Lands.[12]
Usage[]
The Savage Frontier, and the lands just south of Neverwinter served a staple pea soup, scooped into cut open bread loaves.[4]
In the Dalelands and in Shadowdale, peas were commonly eaten with venison and potatoes – a strange combination for people of Turmish.[10]
Peas were commonly dried for storage and to be consumed. Dried peas were also used by many thieves to scatter in front of pursuers like marbles or ball bearings. This practice went as far back as the ancient Athalantar.[11][3] Dried peas in the north were exported out of Calimshan and Tashalar.[4]
Trick locks – carved wooden balls used by gnomes and dwarves, hid hollow compartments filled with dried peas or metal chimes, allowing the items to rattle making them good toys for the children.[19]
In magic, dried peas were used as a spell component to cast the fog cloud spell.[20] Powdered dried peas, in turn, were used to cast the solid fog, death fog,[21] and wall of fog spells.[22] Priests of Lliira could conjure the triple mask spell with three peas as the material components.[23]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
- Chickpea
- Sweetpea
Appearances[]
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Faces of Deception • The Yellow Silk • Queen of the Depths • The Reaver • Ashes of the Tyrant
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A Spell of Bad Weather
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeff Grubb, Kate Novak (February 1990). The Wyvern's Spur. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 3. ISBN 0-88038-902-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rick Swan (1991). Nightmare Keep. (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 1-5607-6147-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Clayton Emery (January 1999). Star of Cursrah. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 3. ISBN 0-7869-1322-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Ed Greenwood (November 2000). “The New Adventures of Volo: Dragonwing Stew”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #277 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 93.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Template:Cite organized play/LC/Stanham Stone
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Troy Denning (1990). Storm Riders. (TSR, Inc), pp. 12–13. ISBN 0-88038-834-X.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Troy Denning (November 1998). Faces of Deception. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 13. ISBN 0-7869-1183-2.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ed Greenwood (January 1993). Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 110. ISBN 1-56076-335-3.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jeff Grubb, Kate Novak (March 1991). Song of the Saurials. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 5. ISBN 1-56076-060-5.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ed Greenwood (December 1995). Elminster: The Making of a Mage/MMP. (TSR, Inc), chap. 7. ISBN 0-7869-0203-5.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Wolfgang Baur (1993). Al-Qadim: Assassin Mountain: Adventure Book. (TSR, Inc), p. 26. ISBN 1-56076-764-X.
- ↑ Patrick G. Goshtigian, Nick Kopsinis (August 1988). “A Room for the Knight”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #136 (TSR, Inc.), p. 32.
- ↑ Kelly Adams and Stephen Inniss (November 1985). “The Centaur Papers”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #103 (TSR, Inc.), p. 37.
- ↑ Template:Cite organized play/LC/In the Halls of the Mountain Mage
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Ed Greenwood (October 2012). Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 80. ISBN 0786960345.
- ↑ Terence Kemper (January 1994). “The Living City: The Swineherd's House”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #91 (TSR, Inc.), p. 14.
- ↑ So Saith Ed Apr – Jun 2006. (5-16-2006). Retrieved on 10-28-2021.
- ↑ Template:Cite organized play/LC/A Spell of Bad Weather
- ↑ Template:Cite dragon/66/New Spells for Illusionists
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 95. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), p. 96. ISBN 978-0786903849.