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TOBACCO AND PIPEWEED IN THE REALMS
Title - the name of the
blend given to it by the producer(s). In brackets is the most famous nickname of the blend.
Quality - public opinion
Cost - the common prices
in Faerunian market. Black market demands up to thrice the common price. Local markets in the producer's country
usually sell the blend for only about 10-30% of the common Faerunian price.
a pipeful - the amount
you stuff into your pipe
a cigar - that's your
average cigar, about 30-60 minutes of smoke
a bag - a small bag
of pipeweed/tobacco, usually contains 10-15 pipefuls
Index:
Cormyr (West Fennet)
Maztica (Maztica)
Halruaa (Blue Angel,
Selterian, Lilithian)
Amn (Dervish, Mirage,
Zhand)
Luiren (Old Brandor's,
Sumrian, Bree)
Calimshan (Al-Sidran,
Al-Ferisi)
Miscellaneous (Zahekarin,
Neblin, Silfarindan, Chultian Pipeweed)
CORMYR
West Fennet ("Afterburner")
Quality: 6/10 (well known for its bitter aftertaste, which is a result of the fact that it
is grown with the help of magic due to the temperate climate of Cormyr)
Cost: 5 cp for a pipeful, 1 sp for a cigar, 5 sp for a bag
MAZTICA
Maztica ("Money")
Quality: 8/10 (mild and strong)
Cost: 8 gp for a pipeful, 20 gp for a cigar, 80 gp for a bag (in Faerun)
HALRUAA
Blue Angel ("Ladysmoke")
Quality: 7/10 (mild and far from strong)
Cost: 5 sp for a pipeful, 1,5 gp for a cigar, 5 gp for a bag (Halruaans can get it for a fraction of the price)
Selterian ("Shards")
Quality: 5/10 (a killer - harsh and strong, practically hallucinations)
Cost: 2 sp for a pipeful, 5 sp for a cigar, 2 gp for a bag (Halruaans can get it for a fraction of the price)
Lilithian ("Lily")
Quality: 6/10 (mild)
Cost: 3 sp for a pipeful, 8 sp for a cigar, 3 gp for a bag (Halruaans can get it for a fraction of the price)
AMN
Dervish ("Devil's")
Quality: 9/10 (mild and strong)
Cost: 3 sp for a pipeful, 8 sp for a cigar, 3 gp for a bag (Amnites can get it for a fraction of the price)
Mirage
Quality: 7/10 (damn strong)
Cost: 1 sp for a pipeful, 3 sp for a cigar, 1 gp for a bag (Amnites can get it for a fraction of the price)
Zhand ("Sand")
Quality: 4/10 (cheap and generally bad)
Cost: 5 cp for a pipeful, 1 sp for a cigar, 5 sp for a bag (Amnites can get it for a fraction of the price)
LUIREN
Old Brandor's ("Luiren")
Quality: 9/10 (mild and strong)
Cost: 5 gp for a pipeful, 15 gp for a cigar, 50 gp for a bag (Luiren halflings can get it for a fraction of the
price)
Sumrian ("Sugar")
Quality: 7/10 (strong and sweet)
Cost: 3 gp for a pipeful, 8 gp for a cigar, 30 gp for a bag (Luiren halflings can get it for a fraction of the
price)
Bree ("Breeze")
Quality: 10/10 (perfect)
Cost: 10 gp for a pipeful, 30 gp for a cigar, 100 gp for a bag (Luiren halflings can get it for a fraction of the
price)
CALIMSHAN
Al-Sidran ("Calimshanian")
Quality: 9/10 (some opium is added to it)
Cost: 3 gp for a pipeful, 8 gp for a cigar, 30 gp for a bag (Calimshani can get it for a fraction of the price)
Al-Ferisi ("Sunrise")
Quality: 6/10 (1/2 opium, 1/2 pipeweed)
Cost: 1 gp for a pipeful, 3 gp for a cigar, 10 gp for a bag (Calimshani can get it for a fraction of the price)
MISCELLANEOUS
Zahekarin ("Axe")
Grown by: Far Hills dwarves
Quality: 8/10 (for dwarves), 3/10 (for the rest of the world, it's not tobacco or pipeweed, it's some kind of fungus)
Cost: 1 sp for a pipeful, 3 sp for a cigar, 1 gp for bag (Easting has much more reasonable prices, since the dwarves
trade there)
Neblin ("Gnomish")
Grown by: Svirfneblin
Quality: 9/10 (for svirfneblin and dwarves), 2/10 (for the rest of the world, to whom it's just another vile fungus)
Cost: 5 sp for a pipeful, 1 gp for a cigar, 5 gp for a bag (prices are high due to rarity, svirfneblin themselves
sell for a fraction of the price)
Silfarindan ("Elven")
Grown by: elves usually grow it in their gardens for the pretty blossoms, but sometimes also smoke it)
Quality: 7/10 (for elves), 2/10 (for the rest, since they claim that the flavour is far too sweet and intoxicating)
Cost: 1 gp for a pipeful, 3 gp for a cigar, 10 gp for a bag (prices high due to rarity, elves themselves sell for
a fraction of the price)
Chultian Pipeweed ("Chultian")
Grown by: it was found in the Jungles of Chult and has been brought to Faerunian markets under the name of Chultian
Pipeweed
Quality: 8/10 (exotic and strong)
Cost: 3 gp for a pipeful, 8 gp for a cigar, 30 gp for a bag
Article written byMario Pulver. |