Spice

Description
"Some vagrant scent of spice or palm woke clear-etched images of strange coasts where mangroves grew and drums thundered, of ships locked in battle and decks running blood, of smoke and flame and the crying of slaughter..."

- The Hour of the Dragon

Taken from the seeds, fruit, roots, and bark of plants, spices are used in cooking, medicine, and the arcane arts. These potent flavors hailed from the east, from Turan, Vendhya, and far away Khitai. The insatiable desire of Stygians to procure spices for their mummification rituals expanded trade along the continent. Flavoring one's food with spice warms the soul for a time.