17 uses for belgra poop
Exploring the fecal versatility of Melior's giant grassland rodents.
Damn, the quality assurance inspectors of this fertiliser really know their shit! This is good stuff!In order to get the most nutrients out of their food, belgras will consume their food more than once (in a process called coprophagia).
On the first passing (called verdant poop), belgra dung is still very green from the grasses and plant matter that they feast upon. Second passings are typically a pungent yellow colour (called ochre poop), and latter passings are dull and brown (these are called spent poop because the belgra won't bother to eat it again at this stage). Belgras can be fed different diets depending on the desired outcome and consistency of their passings. Farming folk from Rengia such as the herders of Caldura have learnt to utilise the different qualities of their belgra's poop to benefit many areas of their everyday lives:
- At any stage, it can be mixed with water and vegetable matter as fertiliser for crops (some farmers argue that ochre poop yields better crops than verdant poop).
- Spent poop can be made into a cheap wattle and daub building material by mixing it with straw and applying it to wooden and wicker framework.
- When packed into disc shapes and dried, spent poop make excellent shooting clays for target practise.
- Belgra poop can also be packed into brick shapes (often called dung cakes) and dried for use as fuel to burn. The campfires can be a bit smelly, though.
- Spent poop is frequently used as compost and mulch to stop weeds from growing around plants and crops.
- Verdant poop can be processed into handmade paper by cleaning it and boiled to a pulp in water, mixed with fibrous material from bark, husks, and hay before being sifted with a fine mesh screen and left in the sun to dry.
- The first and second passings can be made into vibrant green and yellow dyes which are used for fabrics, paints, and inks.
- Ochre poop is the perfect component for edible mushroom cultivation.
- Glassblowers and ceramicists in Caldura have learnt how to harness belgra poop into biogas production to provide a constant fuel source for their ever burning fires.
- Making a large composting pile of belgra poop produces a lot of heat over time which can be used to heat buildings during the cold seasons.
- Belgra poop can also be used for erosion control to prevent sediment loss and water runoff in fields.
- Some folks say that burning dried verdant poop works as an effective insect repellant, but many regard the idea as superstition.
- Dried belgra poop can be used as a cheap insulation material in building, though less flammable alternatives are preferred.
- Different types of belgra poop are used in reduction firing for pottery that produces some unique glazing effects.
- Verdant passings mixed with offal are often used in times of conflict for coating blades and traps with,
- It can also be hurled long distances with seige weapons to target enemies beyond walls and structures.
- Some folks have experimented with feeding coffee cherries to belgras and turning the first passings into a unique blend of coffee marketed to curious connoisseurs for a hefty price. Some say it's the best in Rengia!
'some folks have experimented with feeding coffee cherries to belgras and turning the first passings into coffee' Has it worked? ALSO MUSHROOM CULTIVATION WHEEEE
Some would say so!