Prickly pear, sometimes simply named cactus fruit[1], was a flowering and fruit-bearing cactus found in the hot lands of Anauroch,[2] Maztica,[3] and Zakhara.[1]
Description[]
The prickly pear plant was a bulbous ground-bud cactus.[2]
Habitats[]
In the northern desert of Anauroch, prickly pear was among the most common cacti, along with saguaro species. The Bedine folk of the desert mashed the cactus flesh into a type of drinking syrup that could also be fermented into an alcoholic libation. The fruit was eaten raw with seeds mashed into a butter-like substance.[2]
Prickly pear was also found in the Haunted Lands of Zakhara, where centaurs feasted on the fruit served with roasted moon snake.[1]
The Azuposi of Maztica who dwelt in the Pasocada Basin considered prickly pear to be a staple of their cuisine.[3]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- City of Gold
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Steve Kurtz (1994). Al-Qadim: Cities of Bone: Adventure Book. (TSR, Inc), p. 57. ISBN 1-56076-847.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ed Greenwood (November 1991). Anauroch. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 40. ISBN 1-56076-126-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 John Nephew and Jonathan Tweet (April 1992). City of Gold. (TSR, Inc), p. 16. ISBN 978-1560763222.