Suzale, also known as Purple Dragon ale, was a fine-quality nutty ale.[2]
Availability[]
Apart from Suzail, Purple Dragon ale was a staple at Hultail's the High Helm festhall.[3]
The Jovial Juggler of Beregost in the Western Heartlands offered Suzale to its patron for a meager single gold coin per serving.[1]
In the Dalelands, suzale cold be found in the Silver Taproom of Essembra for six copper pieces.[4]
The Golden Goblet tavern in the Trades District of Calimport saved imported Purple Dragon Ale.[5]
Prices[]
- A hand keg for 3 sp[2]
- A cask for 2 gp[2]
- A barrel for 5 gp[2]
- A butt for 15 gp[2]
- A tun for 30 gp[2]
History[]
The ale was first brewed for King Azoun IV of Cormyr but over time it became sold across Faerûn. The name was a pun on the city of Suzail, the seat of power in Cormyr.[2]
Suzale was served at a reception for the Merchants' Guild held in the Sheaf of Wheat inn in Ghars, Cormyr, on Eleint 19 in the Year of the Shield, 1367 DR. Jasper suspected Mayor Tobald had had several mugs of either Suzale or Elminster's Choice.[6]
Cultural Significance[]
The Purple Dragons' Goblin Joke Scroll was a collection of anecdotes about goblins. One such joke on the popular scroll included a goblin who imbibed suzale.[7]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- Murder in Cormyr
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate series (Baldur's Gate • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BioWare (December 1998). Designed by James Ohlen. Baldur's Gate. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 128. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1995). Volo's Guide to Cormyr. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 193. ISBN 0-7869-0151-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 63. ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.
- ↑ Steven E. Schend (October 1998). Calimport. (TSR, Inc), p. 37. ISBN 0-7869-1238-3.
- ↑ Chet Williamson (July 1998). Murder in Cormyr. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 29, p. 184. ISBN 0-7869-0486-0.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Stonelands and the Goblin Marches”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 9. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.