Fauna
Pay attention, you might miss some scurring beneath the snow.
OFFICIAL CULINARY LEXICON OF VELARUNE
Compiled as if from the kitchens of the Corpus Estate & Red Vale Markets
Note: Not all fauna are neutral. Some observe. Some remember.
DREWARDS
Drewards can be found in the mountains, alongside riverbanks, as well as on the trails in Eari. Their bodies are thick with muscle. Males stand five feet off the ground, while females are smaller, rarely rising beyond four. They have no flesh around their skulls, and their antlers glow at night.
Edible: ✔️ Common
Use: Meat Products, for game, leather
Culinary Products:
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Dreward Stew — pureblood winter staple.
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Dreward Flakes — sweet jerky for travel.
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Dreward Pie — Red Vale delicacy, venison + faint honey.
Flavor: Gamey + Winter Mint + Honey + Lightning ozone
Who tastes it best: Purebloods
Where found: Noble kitchens, winter markets
Alex: “This… glows.”
Val: “Eat it.”
LUMEN MOTHS
Lumen Moths are palm-sized, white, floating orbs of light. There is no defining feature to their bodies, but the tendrils that hang below them. They tend to come out when emotions air high, feeding on the electric charge in the air.
Harmless. Magical. Plentiful.
Edible: ✔️ As candy.
Use: Their shed wings dissolve into glowing sugar flakes for:
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festival sweets
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wedding drinks
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calming teas
Flavor: Sugar + Citrus
Who tastes it best: Everyone equally enjoys this flavor.
Where found: Noble kitchens, winter market, emotional highs.
Alex: "This is really your only source of sugar?"
Val: "Just taste it, you'll love it."
GIMELS
Gimel's can be found primarily in the Northern Mountains. They tend to travel in packs of four. Gimel's tend to mate for life. Their coats change colors with the seasons, for camouflage. For the last nineteen years, they have remained pure white. They have a long, protruding nose for an enhanced smell. They're very intelligent creatures, mimicking laughter.
Unfortunate. Hilarious. Menaces.
Edible: ❌ No.
Use: Fur only.
Products: Fur for cloaks, mittens, and liners.
Kleitos: “They often do [side-eye].”
PAMPSY
Pampsy's can be found at the top of Ameega's and Aribella's city Mountain side. They travel in large flocks, tending to mate every three moon cycles. They are medium-sized creatures, no taller than three feet, with thin bodies, long stick-like legs, and their wings are not feathers, but flimsy translucent glowing faintly pink.
Pink-glowing birds with fairy-like wings; delicate, ethereal.
Edible: ✔️ Delicacy (rare).
Use: High cuisine, confection powders.
Culinary Products:
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Wing Crisps — lavender + umami.
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Egg Custard — rare, floral, warm.
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Rose Dust — powdered wing membrane for pastries.
Flavor: Can vary from sweet to savory depending on the dish.
Who tastes it best: Purebloods
Where found: Royal Estates
Alex: “I feel like they’d judge me if I ate one.”
Val: “…They absolutely would.”