Chapter 6: Elixirs & Ales - Heroes' Feast

Chapter 6: Elixirs & Ales. 'I know you've got something in one of your pouches that would take the chill off the dwarf's bones, if you know what I mean,' Tanis said softly. 'Oh, sure, Tanis,' Tas said, brightening. He fumbled around, first in one pouch, then another, and finally came up with a gleaming silver flask. 'Brandy. Otik's finest.' Even with all of the extraordinary variety in the multiverse, every culture, plane, and world seems to have one thing in common: everyone drinks! And there is no shortage of beverages to accompany the recipes in this book. Drinks move between cultures more freely than foodstuffs, so it is hard to pin a given concoction to its origin. Elves may be given to wine, and dwarves to ale, but gather some adventurers in a bar, and most will prove just as daring in their tastes as they are in their heroic exploits. Some even say that you can't fully appreciate food without a fine drink pairing. Whether you need an uplifting cup of tea, a thirst-quenching juice infusion, or something a bit harder to take the edge off, the taverns of the multiverse await your patronage. Cosmopolitan bartenders have elevated the invention of drinks to an art that rivals alchemy for its complexity and cleverness-their creations can seem downright magical; and sometimes, they are. Unfortunately, there is only space here for a few noteworthy libations. To get a thorough knowledge of drinks in the multiverse would require an epic quest to the edges of reality itself because in every corner of the known worlds, no matter what the materials at hand, someone has figured out a way to get tipsy. There are potions, palate cleansers, beer, ciders, spirits, ales, wines, juices, enhanced waters, natural springs, coffees, teas, and cozy glasses of warm bedtime milk to be had out there. The recipes collected here have all blazed a path through the realms to become mainstays of the adventuring lifestyle. The most popular concoctions have their own regional names and varia...