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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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* [[Magnolia Reinhart]] had a very pricey blue, beverage delivered to her [[Celum]] Estate which she claimed was "distilled" from Amentus fruits.<ref>Chapter 1.00 R</ref> |
* [[Magnolia Reinhart]] had a very pricey blue, beverage delivered to her [[Celum]] Estate which she claimed was "distilled" from Amentus fruits.<ref>Chapter 1.00 R</ref> |
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+ | * Erin speculated that Amentus trees are able to photosynthesize underwater and must have an incredible root system.<ref name="chapter6.28" /> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 10:51, 16 August 2019
Amentus is the name of a tree species that grows in the Floodplains of Liscor as well as on some other places of the world. It grows blue fruits with a thick layer of sweet, edible flesh on a hard, highly poisonous core in the center. These fruits can be harvested from late spring to late autumn.
Appearance
Amentus trees are roughly 10 feet tall and have a thin, spindly trunk which looks as if it can't support the treetop. Its pale grey wood is very hard and dense and even thinner branches flex only little. The large green leaves that grow on the branches give the tree an air of a palm tree.[1][2]
The round fruits grow in clusters on the branches; the smaller and unripe ones have a yellow color. They are about three times larger than apples (probably about the size of large mangos?) and covered in a hairy and rubbery skin that is edible but can be peeled off. The layer of fruit flesh below is purple-blue and has a sweet taste. A sweet blue fruit juice can be gathered from this outer rind.[1]
Unripe Amentus fruit are wrinkly and have a black color.[2]
Two thirds of the fruit however make up the seed core: A shell with a purple-brownish hue, that can be cracked open and reveals pulpy seeds suspended in a brown nutrient solution. Its this unappetizing nutrient solution that is poisonous and stinks like a chemical product, akin to antifreeze or a cleaning product.[1] Swallowing even tiny amounts of the poison induces nausea.[3] Larger amounts cause painful death within hours, according to Pisces.[4] Animals and even monsters like Rock Crabs avoid the stuff for this reason, trying to clean themselves off the fluid as soon as possible.[1]
Liscor grove
Erin, stranded at the Wandering Inn, found a veritable grove of Amentus fruits in a Floodplains valley walking distance of the first Wandering Inn. She harvested the fruits by kicking trees and collecting the ripe fruits that went down. She also found that Goblins similarly harvested the trees for the fruits.[1]
Erin dubbed the Amentus blue fruit and served its juice as one of the first items on her menu, demanding 2 coppers per glass. She experienced that blue fruits became rubbery when not fresh, and had to be thrown away.
In the winter, Toren tried to fell an Amentus tree, but was unable to even cut through the bark, only leaving a few scratches.[1] In early spring, the Amentus grove was completely submerged in its valley, but thrived and could even produce its first blue fruits shortly after the floods drained away. Erin promptly set up a magical doorway to the grove and harvesting fruits became one of the morning tasks that were delegated to Numbtongue.[2]
Lyonette changed the price to 6 coppers once the blue fruit juice was back in season again in spring; and 2 additional coppers would buy a mixed beverage with gin[2]or rum[5].
Trivia
- Magnolia Reinhart had a very pricey blue, beverage delivered to her Celum Estate which she claimed was "distilled" from Amentus fruits.[6]
- Erin speculated that Amentus trees are able to photosynthesize underwater and must have an incredible root system.[2]