The Fruit of Abundance

What is the base tenant of this legend?

The core of the legend is that if a Degraded eats the fruit of Abundance, the fruit will reverse their condition. And if every generation of their descendants eats the fruit, then there will come a generation who are the same person they were before the degradation.

What is the truth of the myth?

As much as the scholars know, the legend has no truth. It starts with the fact that there isn't any one fruit that is the fruit of Abundance. The power of Abundance permeates some fruits. But it can be only one fruit in an orchard. Yes, these fruits have tremendous amounts of energy, but it has not been proven that this energy can reverse the degradation effect. At least nobody saw any Degraded who ate the fruit of Abundance and their condition would reverse. But it is also true that there aren't many fruits of Abundance, and if a Degraded ate one, they would keep it a secret for their families. It is also true that the power of Abundance can be found in vegetables, too. Not just in fruits. But the fruit of Abundance sounds better than the vegetable of Abundance. All in all, the Degraded are probably expecting a miracle that will never come.

Among whom did the myth spread?

Almost exclusively among the Degraded. If the legend is true, they will benefit the most.

Variant of the myth

Parallel to the myth, a version of it spreads among those who are afraid of becoming Degraded. They believe if they eat the fruit of Abundance, they can never go through the degradation. Of course, this isn't true either. The degradation affected only the fair folk. The new species and those that were called monster races before the Rending were never affected by the degradation. Other than a massive jolt of energy, eating a fruit of Abundance won't give them any additional effect or protection.

No, it is nothing special, just an apple, or pear, or cabbage

— Vaeltaash Baal, calamor scholar