Nonalcoholic Refreshments from The Hissing Stones in Baldur's Gate - Puncheons and Flagons

Nonalcoholic Refreshments from The Hissing Stones in Baldur's Gate. The Hissing Stones is a popular public bath house in the Seatower district of Baldur's Gate, renowned for its strictly enforced rules of neutrality. No one comes armed to the Stones, and old grudges are left at the door. The bathhouse is the perfect place for warring factions to negotiate. The Hissing Stones have a zero-tolerance policy for intoxication, but patrons can enjoy delicious drinks made with bright fresh fruit juices or calming teas. Moon elf owner Merilyn Allaryr says many wars begun over whiskey have ended with peace over peach juice! Lathander's Bounty Lathander the Morninglord, god of the rising sun, the new day, hope, and fresh beginnings, gives his name to this bright and enlivening fruit drink that is the perfect way to start the morning, especially after a grim night. Golden, handsome, and eternally fresh-faced, Lathander is a favorite god among the athletically inclined. Lathander's bounty is nothing so crass as riches or fame, but the healthy and invigorating natural bounty of fresh bright peaches and sweet sunny mangos that are emblematic of Lathander's radiant aspect. Paladins in service to Lathander will often stop at the Hissing Stones to exercise and take the waters. This is the drink they almost always order. The less athletically inclined also sometimes order it in the desperate hope that it will give them abs and lustrous golden hair. Who knows, maybe one day it will! Lathander's Bounty Kinship Shrub Kinship Shrub is an elven festival offering that has been adopted enthusiastically by other species that hold elven elegance and refinement in high regard. After all, elves do not need to eat or drink, so the drinks that they do indulge in must be something special. Kinship Shrub is said to cleanse the palate very effectively before a great meal. What many fail to realize is exactly whose palate the drink is intended to cleanse. The shrub was devised by a particularly sno...