1) Drow are as varied in their culinary tastes as, say, humans, but MOST drow from the Underdark will fall in love with fresh fruit of all sorts (and degrees of sweetness/tartness) thanks to the juicyness and flavors. Nicely-seasoned and prepared snake, eel, and... #realmslore
I got a Drow male, minor noble house from Maerimydra who did some stuff that had him running from the city (lucky for him Kurgoths Sack went down right after and his family had bigger, hotter problems). What food might such a Drow probably find himself liking on the surface?

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2) ...edible beetle innards (and shrimp, crab, and lobster for the same consistencies) are closer to the non-fungi edibles drow like in the Underdark, so will be more “familiar” to him, and so feel “safer” and substantial as meals. And finally, the variety of edible.. #realmslore
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3) ...surface fleshy mushrooms and fungi will seem to him as if he went from “three varieties of meat at local shops” to “a huge buffet of all sorts of meat” for him to sample. Everything else will be an acquired taste, but green vegetables (peas, lettuce, celery, ... #realmslore
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4) ...cucumbers) will be the most exotic, and will either revolt him forever, or be “dicey” at first but then become his sought-afters. Spices and herbs of the surface will be a constant learning curve, and sweet confections (sugar-coated breadstuffs!) may be a... #realmslore
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5) ...shock, or a delight! (Happy roleplaying!) #realmslore
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Now that just makes me want to bring a pomegranate down to the Underdark for a multi-layered joke that would fly directly over their heads.
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on the topic of drow, do you have any lore for the eilistrean cities (i’m thinking imberlur specifically) or other non-lolth worshiping drow cities and how they would function in greater underdark life? economy/safety/etc 👀
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Funnily enough I had established my drow's favorite foods were either spicy or sweet, so looks like I was being lore-friendly, good to know!
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