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Aden

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Will o the Wisp, 1888 by Lev Lerch

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On Nightborne: Culinary Creations & Arcwine

In addition to Arcwine, the Nightborne enjoy a variety of local magical cuisine, some of which may or may not be conjured [Item: Mana Biscuit]. Although they certainly eat many different foods, some of their more popular delicacies include fruit, selective poultry such as eggs, and sweets. Suramar is also not without its own seafood. Even though the shield appears to have cut off access to the greater sea, the Nightborne prepare their signature Arcway Bisque with local seafood [Item: Arcway Bisque]. Some other signature Nightborne dishes also feature fish prominently.

Some dishes, like the Nightborne Delicacy Platter, Suramar Surf and Turf, and Leybeque Ribs speak to the elves’ preferences and culinary expertise. For example, for the delicacy platter, Nightborne chefs use one barracuda mrglgagh, twenty gem chips, five wildfowl eggs, ten stonedark snails, and one starlight rose for garnish [Profession: Cooking: Nightborne Delicacy Platter]. The barracuda mrglgagh required for the delicacy platter is prepared using five black barracuda, five vials of leyblood, four sticks of muskenbutter, and a river onion [Profession: Cooking: Barracuda Mrglgagh].

Alongside Arcwine, the Nightborne also produce other alcoholic beverages like Warm Nightpear Cider, Distilled Nightwine, Arcfruit Sangree, and several non-alcoholic beverages such as Mananelle’s Sparkling Cider and Arcberry Juice for kids not yet of age to drink [NPC: Nightborne Child Dialogue]. They even magically purify their water [World Quest: Running on Empty]. 

The Nightborne’s main sustenance and enjoyment, however, is derived from Arcwine. After living off it for approximately ten thousand years, the Nightborne have become expert winemakers, always seeking to improve upon and diversify the tastes of their local wine. Some recent creations include the honeyed infusion, supple nectar, and unctuous drought. The first wine is a three-year infusion that incorporates berry elements with a scintillating melon bouquet while the second, the supple nectar, is a fine vintage made of seventh generation manafruit, slippery nightsap flavors, and a delicate walnut finish. The last one, the unctuous drought, is a heavy blend of barely-ripe shadowberry and manafruit, triple infused with Nightwell essence. Because it is so strongly infused with the power of the Nightwell, it is best appreciated in sips [Quest: The Fruit of Our Efforts]. The Arcwine the player creates as part of their vineyard tour is made with silver jasmine, shadefruit, and purified water [Quest: The Old Fashioned Way].

The processes of Arcwine production are intimately intertwined with magic. The making of the unfortified wine, however, is rather old fashioned compared to the complex magical processes the Nightborne employ in wine-making. To make the juice that will later be fermented and infused with the Nightwell’s essence, the vintners add a collection of ingredients to a large vat. When the occasion calls for it, they step into the vat and stomp on the fruit to crush it into a juice [Quest: The Old Fashioned Way]. After this, the wine is transported to the Aging Chamber where the Nightborne use their mastery over time magic to speed up fermentation [Quest: How It’s Made: Arcwine].

The most crucial part of the Arcwine process, instilling the wine with the Nightwell’s essence, occurs at an infusion station [Quest: How It’s Made: Arcwine]. There, the Nightborne use an energy vessel, the only safe way to manage the Nightwell’s raw essence, to collect dewdrops of Nightwell energy as they are expelled from nearby fonts that resemble ley line feeds. After that, the vintners pour the collected essence into a cask of prepared wine, infusing it [Quest: Intense Concentration]. The newly made wine is bottled right away and sealed with magic to prevent the Nightwell’s essence from fading. Because of that, a cask of Arcwine can easily be stored for hundreds of years without losing any of its magical potency. Finally, casks and barrels are delivered from the vineyard’s distribution facility to the rest of Suramar City [Quest: How It’s Made: Arcwine].

The vineyard’s orchards produce varieties of fruit for the wines, such as the extra sweet fruit used in the honeyed infusion [Quest: How It’s Made: Arcwine].

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sorry my family didn’t teach me that i have a place among others so now i’m weird . sorry

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Sylvia Plath, from “Elm.”

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~ Sunkissed Madonna lily and orange lily ~

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nothing, NOTHING will bring me more salvation than standing on the edge of a cliff and screaming at the ocean below. on the walk back home i bow my head to streetcats and they bow back in mutual respect 

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Do u guys ever think about dying?

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Ziad Nakad Spring 2024

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Azerothian Botany Masterpost: 100 Herbs of WoW

Preface: Three years ago, I wrote my very first botany post. Inspired by the dozens upon dozens of herb gathering quests I came across as I leveled, I set out to catalogue every single plant in WoW lore. Three years later, I’ve officially covered 100 and somehow still only barely scratched the surface of Azeroth’s flora. Though I have no plans to stop anytime soon, I figured I’d at least put together a masterpost on what I’ve done so far. 

While this is my main lore blog, I’ve recently switched over to posting my botany posts on azerothianbotany to better organize them. You can find the links to every plant I’ve covered thus far in this post, but if you’re looking for something more specific (e.g. a poisonous plant or a magical plant), azerothianbotany has pages that categorize the plants based on their rarity, edibility, uses, etc.   

Here’s to another 100!

The Eastern Kingdoms

Akiris Reed

Banshee’s Bells

Bloodberry Bush

Corpseweed

Fenberry

Ferocious Doomweed

Flower of Luck

Forest Mushroom

Mudsnout Blossom

Plague Tangle

Rotberry

Rot Blossom

Shimmerweed

Stillwater Lily

Wolfsbane

Kalimdor

Arcan’dor

Bitterblossom

Bloodpetal

Death Cap

Emerald Shimmercap

Fel Cone

Flower of Compassion

Forest Mushroom

Kawphi

Laden Mushroom

Living Ire Thyme

Moonberry

Moonpetal Lily

Shimmering Frond

Shimmerweed

Tar Blossom

Thorned Bloodcup

Keep reading

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Forugh Farrokhzad, tr. by Hasan Javadi & Susan Sallée, from Another Birth: Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad; "Green Illusion"

[Text ID: "the moon's magic"]

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Shadow Work

Channeling shadows in dark magic.

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dps: hey i think the tanks dying?

healer: no they’re fine they’re just doing that for attention

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I love an "I can't believe I'm in love with this idiot" dynamic. Where person A is just The Worst and person B is like "no accounting for taste, mine specifically, but what can I say? I like them."