This article is about the grain plant. For the ship captain, see Captain Rye.
Rye was a widespread grain-producing grass found in Faerûn and other realms. It was often ground into flour in a gristmill and used for making bread and alcohol.[1][3]
Availability[]
- Rye was cultivated for its grain in ancient Netheril alongside wheat, oats, bran, spelt, and timothy.[1]
- Rye crops were grown in the Savage Frontier, such as in the fields of Trollbridge.[4]
- Cormyr grew and exported rye about the Sea of Fallen Stars.[5]
- The Dalelands commonly grew rye alongside corn and barley.[6][7]
- Dwarven holds often grew rye, wheat, and barley on the surface nearby and kept the harvest in underground granaries.[8]
- A similar grain plant called habbat was grown in the Obsidian Fields outside the City of Brass, and another similar plant called crimson rye was grown in the nearby Sable Forest.[9]
Ecology[]
Rye plants were affected by the wheat rust blight, which destroyed the plants and their grains during the time of Netheril. The spreading disease was cured in 3165 NY (−694 DR) by the arcanist Candlemas, who used a complex magical ritual to produce a cure and save the crops.[1][10]
Usage[]
- Rye bread was a dark, rich, and heavy bread that went well with beer and cheese.[11][12][13]
- Ring-shaped klarvel bread was made from rye.[14]
- Zurek was a kind of porridge made with rye flour.[15]
- Rye was used to make whiskey, as done by the Vast Brewing Company.[16]
- The Burning Bronze Distillery in the City of Brass used an exclusive and rare kind of rye from the Prime Material plane to make their Burning Bronze Rye drink.[17]
- The tools of the common man were marked by the imprint of blessed crops upon them. Gabe's shovel was blessed by a hawk dropping a grain of rye upon it.[18]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Clayton Emery (January 1998). Mortal Consequences. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 10. ISBN 0-7869-0683-9.
- ↑ Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, and James Wyatt (March 2003). Arms and Equipment Guide 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7869-2649-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 115. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (July 2003). Daughter of the Drow (Mass Market Paperback). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 12. ISBN 978-0786929290.
- ↑ Erik Scott de Bie (September 2012). Eye of Justice. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 4, loc. ?. ISBN 978-0-7869-6135-1.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Settled Lands”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 8. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Erin M. Evans (December 2015). Ashes of the Tyrant. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 15, p. ?. ISBN 978-0786965731.
- ↑ Jim Bambra (1993). The Complete Book of Dwarves. (TSR, Inc.), p. ?. ISBN 1-56076-110-5.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. Genie Lore. (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 978-1560766476.
- ↑ Clayton Emery (January 1998). Mortal Consequences. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 2. ISBN 0-7869-0683-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1993). Volo's Guide to Waterdeep. (TSR, Inc.), p. 109. ISBN 1-56076-335-3.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 127. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Terence Kemper and Eric Kemper (January 1993). “The Living City: The Painted Boat Restaurant”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #79 (TSR, Inc.), p. 17.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2010-07-05). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2010). Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2023-03-27.
- ↑ Cryptic Studios (August 2016). Neverwinter: Storm King's Thunder. Perfect World Entertainment.
- ↑ James P. Buchanan (February 1994). “The Living City: Vast Brewing Company”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #92 (TSR, Inc.), p. 7.
- ↑ Peter Schaefer (November 2013). “Bazaar of the Bizarre: Dine on the Wild Side”. In Steve Winter ed. Dragon #429 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 27.
- ↑ Erik Mona ed. (June 2000). “Table Talk: Legendary Weapons”. Polyhedron #142 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 7.