Raspberries were a common type of wild berry in the Realms.[2]
Description[]
Raspberries grew on bushes that had long, whip-like and wiry branches known as canes.[4] The berries were filled with juice that bursted out and stained finger with a slightest hint of pressure and it tasted tart-sweet.[5]
Habitats[]
Places in the Realms where raspberries were known to grow included:
- In the Adaerglast region, raspberries grew in bogs east of the city of Myrinjar.[6]
- Chessenta.[7]
- Cormyr[2] produced hundreds of acres of raspberries.[8] Some of the settlements that were known to farm them included Thunderstone[9] and Wheloon.[10] There were also bogs to the west of Kirinwood that yielded bushels of raspberries.[11]
- The Dalelands.[2]
- Korinn Archipelago was a noteworthy exporter of raspberries.[12]
- Shadowdale, particularly on Shadow Ridge.[13][14]
- Throughout the Sword Coast,[15] including the Western Heartlands' shores of the River Chionthar.[5]
History[]
The existence of raspberries on Toril dated all the way back to the days of Netheril.[16]
In the mid–14th century DR, a farmer from Thunderstone named Del Geery used the dried skin of a hydra to make coverings for his raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry bushes. This covering kept the air around them at a cool 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius), extending their growing period deep into autumn. The hydra hides proved to be effective only on these three types of berry bush.[9]
During that same century, Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold bundles of twenty-five raspberry leaves, as well as brandied raspberries and raspberry preserves.[1]
Species[]
- Boysenberry, a berry used for jam making in the town of Immersea in Cormyr.[17]
- Cloudberry, a yellowish species of raspberry that was endemic to the High Moor plateau.[4]
Usages[]
- Homemade wines in Cormyr and the Dalelands were often made from them.[2]
- The High Flagon in Waterdeep offered its patrons sweet tarts with raspberry filling.[18]
- In Noanar's Hold, the inn The Boar With Black Tusks offered its patrons raspberry jellies.[19]
- Raspberries were often featured in the mixture of wild berries known as Brackleberry jam.[7]
- Raspberries were sometimes brewed into a tea in the Dalelands, the Western Heartlands, and Waterdeep.[20]
- Raspberries were rumored to be part of the special recipe for Saerloonian Special Vat wine.[21]
- Raspberries were one of the many types of edible berries in the Realms that could be used as material components for the spell goodberry.[22]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- Sword Play • Dangerous Games • Finder's Bane • Tymora's Luck
- Referenced only
- Elfsong
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate III
External Link[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
- Raspberry article at the Baldur's Gate 3 Community Wiki, a community wiki for Baldur's Gate 3.
- Raspberry article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), pp. 38, 116, 118. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ed Greenwood (15-07-2019). Beverages of the Heartlands (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 16-05-2021. Retrieved on 16-05-2021.
- ↑ Kate Novak, Jeff Grubb (December 1997). Tymora's Luck. (TSR, Inc.), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-0726-6.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tim Beach (October 1995). “The High Moor”. In Julia Martin ed. Elminster's Ecologies Appendix II (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 0786901713.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (April 1999). “Elminster's Everwinking Eye: A Wayfarers Guide to the Forgotten Realms”. In Erik Mona ed. Polyhedron #135 (TSR, Inc.), p. 8.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Settled Lands”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 7. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Settled Lands”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 23. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 104. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 92. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (April 2000). Elfsong. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 4. ISBN 0-7869-1661-3.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Eric L. Boyd, Thomas M. Reid (July 2007). Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 146. ISBN 07-8694-039-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), Shadowdale. (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1994). Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast. (TSR, Inc), p. 7. ISBN 1-5607-6940-1.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (May 1996). Sword Play. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-0492-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Kate Novak (February 1990). The Wyvern's Spur. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 9. ISBN 0-88038-902-8.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (December 2002). “Elminster's Guide to the Realms: The High Flagon”. In Jesse Decker ed. Dragon #302 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 77.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1993). Volo's Guide to the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 77. ISBN 1-5607-6678-6.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (2019-12-07). Tea in the Forgotten Realms (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved on 2021-05-16.
- ↑ Anthony Herring, Jeff Grubb (1993). Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign. (TSR, Inc.), p. 42. ISBN 1-56076-695-6.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 43. ISBN 0880380845.