Swamp Broth

Every corner of the world has its own unique flavour, some more refined than others, but they all have a taste that, once experienced, will forever recall the environment it came from. Often it is a flower, a spice, or the smell of the sea, something that gets in the nose or tickles the tongue, eliciting memories that often go back to childhood. For the Thousand Lakes, it's mud, but not just that, it's also the smell of decaying vegetation as it sinks into stagnant water. It's the fetid breath that clings to your skin no matter how hard you scrub. It's the stench of the swamp but also the sweet smell of home.
Swamp Broth is a spirit that encapsulates everything that makes the swamp an exciting and unpredictable place to be. Not only does it smell of rotting vegetables, but it tastes of them too! For a single penny, or a trouser full of leeches if your drinking at The Swampfoot Drinking Hole, you can experience what it must have felt like for the early human settlers as they hacked through the thick vegetation in the sweltering heat, fighting off snakes, and alligators, all while getting bitten to pieces by midges the size of flying apples. With one drink you can have the delirium, and hear the ungodly voices convincing you to sell all your belongings and wander into the marsh to set up a temple to the frog god.
Drinking Swamp Broth has the added benefit of making you both smell like a local and look like one, too. You'll have the same wild-eyed stink that everyone in the marsh has, but you won't have to go through the same torturous upbringing they did. It's the shortcut to acceptance and every traveller would be wise to imbibe. Just make sure to do so with a friend lest you follow through with the hallucinations and turn your back on civilization for good.

History

Since the dawn of civilisation, people, be they human, High Elf, or Dwarf, have spent an inordinate amount of their time seeking ways to get blotto. Some could say it is at the centre of every achievement, although those that do might have a problem. Even the two trunked elephants of the Karalon Jungles have learned that drinking from pools full of fermented fruit can lead to a good time (also to dubious life choices such as tattoos of elephants that look suspiciously like your ex).

by Dalle-3 and photoshop

Item type

Consumable, Food / Drink

Creation Date

The dawn of time

Destruction Date

Every time

Current Location

The Swampfoot Drinking Hole

Rarity

Everywhere if you look hard enough and don't mind drinking out of a bucket.

Weight

Existential

Dimensions

All of them

Base Price

1 penny or a dozen leeches