Candleberry

Candleberries are the nuts, often mistaken for true berries, harvested from bog myrtle plants.

Properties

Physical & Chemical Properties

Level S Properties

Fortify strength (10 required for Berserker's Beer)
Fortify courage (10 required for Berserker's Beer)
Frenzy (10 required for Berserker's Beer)
Fortify insight (10 required for Berserker's Beer)
Bliss (10 required for Berserker's Beer)

Compounds

• Berserker's Beer (level S)

Geology & Geography

Bog myrtle grows natively in temperate climates. As the name would suggest, it grows primarily in bogs, although it can also be found near river mouths and on coastal highland cliffs. It thrives in high-salinity, high-acidity environments. Its native range includes:

• Decas
• Saccos
• Ira
• Delecta
• Missan, specifically the mouth of the Torklor river and the southern cliffs
• Athium, specifically the south-western rivers, marshes, and cliffs
• Dratoran Isle, specifically Malum, Notam, Tatem, and Insulam

History & Usage

Everyday use

Candleberries are boiled in water to separate out the wax coating around them, which is then used to make candles. This is the origin of the name candleberry, and ultimately what these nuts are most famous for.
Candleberries can also be added to alcoholic drinks to provide them with an aromatic flavour. In particular, candleberries are the primary flavouring of bog beer, although its use for this has waned since the accidental discovery of Berserker's Beer.

Industrial Use

• Candles
• Bog beer

Refinement

Due to bog myrtle often growing partially submerged in water, it is often necessary to harvest candleberries from aboard a boat, giving rise to a collection of specialist bog myrtle harvesters that punt around bogs searching for these plants.

Bm-n

Type

Biomaterial

Value

5 silver pennies

Rarity

Us-tier ingredient

Odor

Sweet

Taste

Bitter, balsamic, and vanilla-like

Color

Green-brown depending on how ripe they are