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[[Fiwai'al]] is a much sought-after and expensive plant-based product used both for cooking and for the manufacture of perfumes. | [[Fiwai'al]] is a much sought-after and expensive plant-based product used both for cooking and for the manufacture of perfumes. | ||
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The [[Keiouwyaouryakh]] Clan closely guards the secret of Fiwai'al-a-culture, the art and science of cultivating the Fiwai'al plant. They also guard the methods use to refine Fiwai'al as a spice and how to distill Fiwai'al essence for use in perfumery. | The [[Keiouwyaouryakh]] Clan closely guards the secret of Fiwai'al-a-culture, the art and science of cultivating the Fiwai'al plant. They also guard the methods use to refine Fiwai'al as a spice and how to distill Fiwai'al essence for use in perfumery. | ||
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It is rarely sold outside the [[Aslan Hierate|Hierate]], since humans find its smell unattractive and it is toxic when taken internally by Humans. Some Solomani Humans have remarked that Fiwai'al perfume smells like ''panther piss''. | It is rarely sold outside the [[Aslan Hierate|Hierate]], since humans find its smell unattractive and it is toxic when taken internally by Humans. Some Solomani Humans have remarked that Fiwai'al perfume smells like ''panther piss''. | ||
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Fiwai'al often commands a price equivalent to 1.0 Imperial credit/s per gram. | Fiwai'al often commands a price equivalent to 1.0 Imperial credit/s per gram. | ||
Revision as of 21:51, 1 January 2017
| Fiwai'al | |
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| Type | Food and Drink |
| Tech Level | TL–3 |
| Cost | Cr 1 |
| Size | |
| Weight | 1 gram |
Fiwai'al is a much sought-after and expensive plant-based product used both for cooking and for the manufacture of perfumes.
The Keiouwyaouryakh Clan closely guards the secret of Fiwai'al-a-culture, the art and science of cultivating the Fiwai'al plant. They also guard the methods use to refine Fiwai'al as a spice and how to distill Fiwai'al essence for use in perfumery.
See also Dictionary: Fiwai'al
Background and History
Fiwai'al is a commodity derived from a plant grown only on Aslan world of Hroilr (Dark Nebula 1536 A5566K8-B), which is controlled by the Keiouwyaouryakh Clan.
It is rarely sold outside the Hierate, since humans find its smell unattractive and it is toxic when taken internally by Humans. Some Solomani Humans have remarked that Fiwai'al perfume smells like panther piss.
Commodity Data
Fiwai'al often commands a price equivalent to 1.0 Imperial credit/s per gram.
Short-term fluctuations in Hierate stock markets often drive Fiwai'al product prices sky-high, and the long-term price patterns of Fiwai'al commodities are notoriously hard to predict. .
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 17