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Old 06-08-2020, 11:44 AM   #659
jason taylor
 
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

Motmos Goldenslope:

Refers to three major products produced among the Goldenslope Mountains of Motmos.

The Goldenslopes are tropical highland region famous for the golden flowers that appear seasonally. One of the products produced is Octobee Honey. Octobees are an arachnid not an insect but they have many surprising resemblances to Terran bees including the production of honey and wax. The wax is brick hard and cannot be exploited without chiseling it out which is only done with abandoned hives. The honey however is much like Terran honey and can be used in pastry or in the heady local mead.

The second product is the scraps of the flowers after they are shed seasonally. They are exploited for fragrance and dye. Local artists often use the products for such things as painting and calligraphy.

The third product is not native but is widely popular. The upper slopes are planted with the descendants of Terran Arabicas. They were picked cultivars, carefully integrated with the ecology by planetologists. They have several varieties, sometimes adapted from cultivars of revered ancestry. They are graded by official Agworld tasters in 2-8 and "prime". Several primes are of so great of value that their packages are almost never opened except in the case of a high class feast. One of the most peculiar Is Goldenslope Prime Gemini for the "twinness" of the disproportionate number of peaberries.
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