Originally posted by Band2:
Other
Bread – General (Cheap)
Bread – Biscuits
Biscuits are served in Tyr. (City-State of Tyr)
Bread – Sweet, unleavened bread (Cheap)
Sweet bread is prepared with kank nectar. (City-State of Tyr)
Unleavened bread (Cheap)
(The Ivory Triangle, City-State of Tyr)
Butter (Cheap)
Butter is available in Nibenay. (The Ivory Triangle)
Candy
Candy is made from kank honey or fruit pulp. (City State of Tyr) (Elves of Athas)
Cheese (Cheap)
Cheese is available in Nibenay. (The Ivory Triangle) (Dragon Crown)
Dung (Cheap)
Chewing dung is made from heavily spiced, near-white inix dung. It is used as a treat in poor areas of Draj. (City-State of Draj)
Herbs – General (Some are cheap, some are expensive)
(The Ivory Triangle)
Herbs – Cloves
Cloves come from Gulg. (Veiled Alliance)
Herbs – Garlic
There were garlic sellers in ancient Giustenal. (City by the Silt Sea)
Stuffed leaves
(Dragon Crown) Did not say what the leaves are stuffed with, but presumably it is some type of meat.
Nyssa
The resin of nyssa is chewed like gum. (The Cerulean Storm, 230)
Pastry
Very sweet kank nectar in a fine pastry is a dessert served at noble banquets in Raam. It is crumbly and sweet. (Intrigue in Raam, Polyhedron 134)
Sesame wafers
Sesame wafers are a treat for nobles of Balic. (Veiled Alliance)
Spices – General (Some are cheap, some are expensive)
(The Ivory Triangle)
Spices – Pepper
(Black Spine)
Spices – Salt (Cheap)
(The Ivory Triangle) (Dragon Crown) (Black Spine) (Whispers of the Storm) (Tyrean Conspiracy)
Spices – Sugar (Cheap)
(The Ivory Triangle)
Spices – Vanilla
Vanilla is exported by both Gulg and Nibenay (Veiled Alliance) (The Ivory Triangle)
Stew
Savory stews are served in Tyr. (Forest Maker)
Hot stew is served on the march in merchant caravans. (Merchant House of Amketch)
Another stew is made from the fermented mix of crushed bugs, spices, and lightly cooked lizard meat. After it has fermented for a few months, some consider it a delicacy. (Black Spine)
Sugar Weed
Sugar weed is sold by street vendors in Nibenay. (Marauders of Nibenay)
Vinegar
(Black Spine)
Originally posted by Band2:
Beverages
Ale – General (Cheap)
Raam and Tyr export ale. (Dune Trader) (Black Spine)
Cheap ale is served warm. (City-State of Tyr)
Ale – Cactus Blue Ale
Grall is squat, thorny cactus that is eaten raw, though it tastes bitter. In Tyr, grall is fermented to make cactus blue ale. (City-State of Tyr)
Ale – Honey Barley Ale
Honey Barley ale is made from Honey Barley. (Villages of the Wastes)
Ale – Palewater Ale (Expensive)
Palewater ale is served in Salt View. (Command Performance)
Ale – Tyrean Ale (Expensive)
Tyrean ale is among the finer ales served in Tyr. (Tyrean Conspiracy)
Beer (Cheap but not as Cheap as ale)
Gulg exports beer. (Dune Trader)
Cold beer is available in Tyr. (Forest Maker)
Broy (Cheap)
Broy is made from fermented kank nectar. Spiced broy and watered down broy are also available. (City-State of Tyr)
Broy is fermented kank nectar. (Verdant Passage 83)
It is potent and foul tasting. (Crimson Legion 198)
Broy can be served warm and spiced with a pungent herb that disguised its sourness, as well as enhanced its enrapturing powers. (Amber Enchantress 52)
Cider (Cheap)
Gulg exports cider. (The Ivory Triangle) (Dune Trader)
Javo nectar
Fermented javo nectar is potent. (City of the Silt Sea)
Juices
Based on the fruits listed above, the following juices should be available: apple, grape, guava, lemon, lime, mango, orange, pear, and welela
Mead – Spiced
Spiced mead is served in Tyr. (The Gambit)
Milk – Aprig
The milk is of poor quality. (Monstrous Compendium II: Terrors Beyond Tyr)
Milk – Carru
The milk from a carru is of good quality. (Monstrous Compendium II: Terrors Beyond Tyr)
Milk – Coconut
(The Ivory Triangle)
Milk – Erdlu
Cats like to drink erdlu milk (Boneyard Lights)
Milk - Goat
Fermented goat’s milk is served in bars in Tyr. (Verdant Passage 85)
Milk – Harnaq
Harnaq milk is a drink of the rich. It provides a powerful resistance to diseases particularly those afflicting pregnant women. Harnaq milk costs 2 bits for a pint of milk. (Faces of the Forgotten North)
Milk – Kirrie
Female kirries produce milk, but they have not been domesticated. (Monstrous Compendium I: Terrors of the Desert)
Milk – Sygra
Sygra milk is of good quality. (Monstrous Compendium II: Terrors Beyond Tyr)
Port
Good port is served in Tyr. (Amber Enchantress 39)
Pulque
Pulque is fermented cactus juice that is drunk in Draj. (Veiled Alliance) (Whispers of the Storm)
Pulque comes from the huge maguey cactus. The taste is milky and slightly sour. (City-State of Draj)
Sunbathing Inix Cocktail
A fruity cocktail served at an inn in Raam, called the Sunbathing Inix. (Intrigue in Raam, Polyhedron 134)
Tea – Hay-frond
Hay-frond tea is sweet. (Veiled Alliance)
Tea – Kola nuts
Kola nuts are from Gulg. The nuts can be grounded into a fine powder which is then steeped in water. The resulting beverage is tasty and also stimulates the mind and wards off sleep. (City-State of Tyr) (The Ivory Triangle)
Tea – Yypr tea
Boiling the hard flat needles of the yypr tree produces a refreshing tea. Anyone resting for a day while drinking several cups of this tea heals an additional hit point that day. (A Little Knowledge)
Water
(Just about every source.)
Whisky
The dwarves of South Ledopolus distillate whisky. (Elves of Athas)
Wine - Asticles wine (Expensive)
Asticles win is tart, dry, and golden . It is preferred by nobles in Tyr. It is a very fine drink and as such is very expensive. (City-state of Tyr) (Intrigue in Raam, Polyhedron 134)
Asticles wine has a pale golden color and a tart, dry scent. It has a thin light taste that leaves the mouth dry. (Verdant Passage 223) The last seems to imply only that it is a dry wine.
Wine – Brown
Ktandeo drinks a mug of thick brown wine and calls it, “Good stuff.” (Verdant Passage 88)
Wine – Bulis berry wine (Cheap)
Bulis berries have hairy, thick, brown-skin making it difficult to peel. The berries can be eaten or made into a wine with a dark blue-purple color. (City-State of Tyr)
Wine – Draj wine (Expensive)
Draj exports wine. (Dune Trader)
Wine – Elven wine
The Fastcoin elven tribe sells elven wine. (Forest Maker) The Sky Singer elves offer elven wine for sale. (Elves of Athas)
Wine - Fruit syrup
The wine given to slaves is mostly fruit syrup. (Verdant Passage 223) This is based on a comment by Rikus comparing Asticles wine to the fruit syrup he has had in the slave pens. I have interpreted this to be a very weak wine, but it could also have been simply fruit juice.
Wine – Gulg wine (Expensive)
Gulg exports wine. (Dune Trader)
Wine – klick-win
Klick-win is a sickly-sweet wine made from fermented flowers by tohr-kreen. (Dragon Crown)
Wine - Milkwine
Milkwine is a gummy liquid. (Verdant Passage 110) Could be fermented goat’s milk.
Wine – Palm wine (Cheap)
Palm wine is affordable to slaves. (Freedom)
Wine – Raam wine
Wine from Raam is traded by M’ke caravans. (City by the Silt Sea)
Wine – Red
Thick red wine is served in Tyr. (Verdant Passage 200)
Wine - Sapwine
Sapwine is tart smelling. It is fermented tree resin that has a powerful kick. It is the foulest drink available in the wine shops of Tyr. (Verdant Passage 85)
Wine – Scuppernong wine (Cheap)
Scuppernong is a silver, hearty, rough-skinned berry. It is eaten raw. Scuppernong can also be fermented into a silver wine that is thick with a slightly bitter taste. (City-State of Tyr)
Wine – Sky Singer wine
Sky Singer wine is made from kank honey. It is an acquired taste. (Elves of Athas)
Wine – Southern wine
(Dragon Crown)
Wine – Spiced wine
Spiced wine is sold in Tyr’s wine shops. (Road to Urik)
Wine – Tyrean wine (Cheap)
Tyrean wine is exported to Balic. (Merchant House of Amketch)
Originally posted by Band2:
I decided to repost this list since the original is buried in the other worlds forum. Here is my listing of the food of the Tyr Region. I searched through all of the Dark Sun accessories which I had, and found any mention of food or something that is edible. For each item I copied the description given in the text. While not an exact quote it does give the relevant information. Some entries are sparse, because not much was given. Others are longer, having multiple sources that mention them. Occasionally I have added my comments to clarify or explain something. These are written in italics. Otherwise I wanted to refrain from adding my own ideas to the list, to make the list as Dark Sun canon as possible.
I did not include pricing, because most of the items mentioned rarely had an exact price mentioned. I did try to note if certain products were expensive or cheap if it was stated in the text. To determine the classification, I used the following. Expensive is anything that is only part of a noble or rich merchant’s diet. Cheap is anything that can be eaten by slaves or common people. Sometimes there was no mention either way and so I did not include any designation on these products. I did make some guesses here. If the text mentioned an item was a noble treat then I labeled it expensive. If it said a product was eaten by slaves, then it was labeled cheap. This listing is specific to the Tyr Region, so I did not include an life-shape food from the rhul-thuan halflings or the fish heavy diet of the Last Seagians.
Since originally posting this list, I was reading some of the source books again and noticed a few foods that I missed the first time I compiled this list. Those are now added to the list above.
For those who are only interested in what is new above, here is the list:
Kitsus
Kitsus are raised to produce eggs. (Slave Tribes)
Kiwi
Kiwi are used to make magical potions. (Psionic Artifacts of Athas)
Pear – White Pear
White pears are used to make magical potions. (Psionic Artifacts of Athas)
Radishes
Radishes are used to make magical potions. (Psionic Artifacts of Athas)
Strawberries
Strawberries are used to make magical potions. (Psionic Artifacts of Athas)
Water Crest
Water crest is used to make magical potions. (Psionic Artifacts of Athas)
I will dig out my list of the food mentioned in the Prism Pentad and repost that on this thread at some point as well.
Originally posted by Band2:
On the original thread, Methvezem posted some food items from Cinnabar Shadows, which I do not own. I repost his list here for completeness.
Meat
Fish
There are occasionally mentions of fish. Some are found above ground. (Cinnabar Shadows 46)
Fruits and Vegetables
Berry - Bellberries
(Cinnabar Shadows 12)
Cabra (Cheap)
Cabra melons are husky, dun-colored spheres. The inside is bright red and cool. (Cinnabar Shadows 25)
Sweetnut
From the sweetnut tree. (Cinnabar Shadows 67)
Beverages
Beer – City-states Beers
Each city-states is said to brew its own kind of beer. (Elves of Athas 55)
Wine – Elven wine
Xx. (Elves of Athas 52)
Wine - Halfling Blood-Wine
Xx. (Cinnabar Shadows 248)
Whisky - Ledo
The dwarves of Ledo distillate a whisky. (Elves of Athas 62)
Others
Candy (Expensive)
Xx. (Elves of Athas 55)
Originally posted by Band2:
Here is the list of sources I was able to include when making the food lists.
Accessories:
Dark Sun World Campaign Setting
Dark Sun Expanded and Revised Campaign Setting
Slave Tribes
Dune Trader
Veiled Alliance
The Ivory Triangle
The Complete Gladiator’s Handbook
City State of Tyr
Earth Air Fire and Water
Elves of Athas
The Will and the Way: Psionicists of Athas
Thri-Kreen of Athas
Defilers and Preservers: The Wizards of Athas
Psionic Artifacts of Athas
Dragon Kings Rulebook
Beyond the Prism Pentad
Valley of Dust and Fire
Wind Riders of the Jagged Cliffs
Mind Lords of the Last Sea
Monstrous Compendium I: Terrors of the Desert
Monstrous Compendium II: Terrors Beyond Tyr
Adventures:
Freedom!
Road to Urik
Arcane Shadows
Asticlian Gambit
Dragon’s Crown
Black Flames
Merchant House of Amketch
Marauders of Nibenay
Black Spine
Forest Maker
City By the Silt Sea
Dungeon Magazine
44 “Raiders of the Canth”
56 “Grave Circumstances”
Polyhedron Magazine
99 “New Gladiator Weapons”
“Coin Collecting Under Athas’s Hot Sun”
“Templars of the Tyr Region”
“Enemy of My Enemy”
100 “Kre’ketrac”
134 “Intruge in Raam”
Computer Games
Shattered Lands
Wake of the Ravanger
Villages of the Wastes
City-State of Draj
Tyrian Conspiracy
Whispers of the Storm
Dregoth Ascending 1, 2, 3
D&D3
Terrors of Athas
Terrors of the Deadlands
Originally posted by Gallard:
very informative and comprehensive !
abit unwieldy in size, but nice nonetheless.
Originally posted by mgbeach:
Great list! Here’s the Athasian Emporium supplement put together by Athas.org I believe. It’s for 3.5 but still should be able to get a feel for relative prices of items. Trade goods/foodstuffs are around page 23 or so I think.
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Originally posted by Raddu76:
Yeah, that’s good stuff! Put that in a wiki…somewhere.
Originally posted by Alphastream:
You know what would be cool? An article coming up with 5 meals for three different situations: Nobility, merchants/adventurers/taverns, poor family/village. That could cover a wide variety of situations where the DM needs to describe what the PCs can eat.
Originally posted by goldies:
Great list, very handy.
My second adventure centered around food. “Mad kank disease” had broken out at a kank ranch and produced a short run of bad kank meat in Balic.
I had PCs choose from these “typical Balican commoner breakfasts” before they knew what was going on:
erdlu eggs
bread and oil
cactus fruit and rock tubers
warm grain gruel
bone marrow soup
sizzling-hot kank bacon
Of course some poor guy picked the bacon and got sick, before the PCs were hired to fix the problem.
Originally posted by Alphastream:
That’s really fun. I love giving the PCs a menu of items. Very cool.
Originally posted by aliskander:
Love this list. I don’t know if I’ll ever get to use it, but still, bravo!