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Create a fruit you'd think the twins would be interested in. Describe it in either words or images (or both!), tell us what it looks like, how it tastes, where it's found, if it's rare or not. Go wild with details! Afterall, these are foodies (...fruities?) you're trying to tempt here.

There is no limit on length or restrictions on tense, or medium for artwork. Grammar and spelling will not be counted against, but please, make it understandable. Entries will be judged on creativity and entertainment value.

-One entry per person. Use of mules is strictly forbidden.
-No editing of entries, so make sure you're okay with what you submit.

The Event will run from now, Sept 1st, until Friday the 9 at 8 pm EST. (May possibly be extended based on submissions) extended until the 16th at 8 pm EST.

Two winners will be chosen at the end of the event. First place, gets first pick of the wyverns, AND both winners will have their fruits added to the supplemental site database for other wyvs to share in.

Come take a look, I have something you might like...

Found only in the Rocky Gorge; it grows on small shelves off rock where the sunlight hits directly at midday. At first appearing like a flower; a bud grows with vibrant red leaves, and slowly opens to reveal a lush, blue fruit. The leaves of the Banoi Berry are extremely poisonous so all care must be taken in removing the soft fruit and washing it before eating.

However it is worth the effort. The thick juice of the Banoi Berry oozes out from the first bite that fills the mouth with at first an oddly tangy taste before melting into a soft, sweetness that is utterly indescribable and like no other.

I have a sample here, but it will cost you.

[Dodgy Paint drawing… my apologies XD]

*Gonna try rlly hard to get some art here if I can get to my scanner in time*

'Fruit' Name: Magic Haggis Beans

Name Origin: The magical taste of the bean, of course

Location: Magic Haggis Beans grow on small, vine-y trees in the more mountainous regions, and frequent mist is critical in its development to ripeness as it pulls its moisture from the air as it grows.

Appearance: A small, off-white, cylindrical bean shape, with light tan mottling on the surface. The plant it grows on is equally pale, a very light and desaturated green color. Magic Haggis plants have the appearance of a tangle of long threads, the vines in question on which the little beans grow. Due to the poor nutrients of the land on which they live, Magic Haggis plants are carnivorous much like the infamous venus fly traps or pitcher plants. The smell of the ripening beans helps to draw in insect prey, which get stuck to the beans which are sticky when not at their prime and are slowly consumed by the plant.

Size: Magic Haggis when fully ripe are a little larger than jelly beans.

Aroma: Pungent, with a distinctive smoked, meat-y smell.

Flavor: Very savory and lightly sweet. While at first the strength of the flavor might be off putting, Magic Haggis is described as an acquired taste, and after the initial shock is overcome it is described as a culinary exploration, a marriage of delicate and naturally occurring spices fused with a soft and tender texture. When properly ripe Magic Haggis should be dry, with no hint of moisture in their appearance, under ripe beans are lightly sticky to the touch and ingestion often leads to abdominal pain and the other issues with the digestive track; none of them serious but nonetheless uncomfortable for the unfortunate wyvern.

Availability: Because of the short period in which Magic Haggis Beans are ripe (1-2 days at most) compared to their long ripening time (typically 3+ months on the vine, to lure in insects(thankfully Wyvs are far too large to be consumed by the plant)) make it difficult to acquire. This in addition to the high altitudes they normally grow at, and the steep and precarious cliffs the plants thrive on; not that terrain should be too much of an issue for a flight-gifted wyvern.

(I apologize for the pain you are about to feel in your eyes, caused by the ugliness and tininess of my picture.)



Why, hello there! And who might you be? Oh? You desire for new foods, yes? Amazing foods? Brilliant foods? Well, you, my friends, are in luck. I have the perfect thing for you...
The Pickled Core of the Kawobunjile Tree!


When fresh, the sweet-smelling inner core of this tree is quite poisonous to all except the insects that dine on it and other parts of this tree. Once preserved, however, the core becomes one of the rarest, most delectable foods in the world--chiefly because the majority of people who hear about this tree assume the poison is irremovable. Less than 100 people in the world believe in this tree's existence, let alone know about the delicious core.

In ancient times, this tree was prosperous enough to cover every continent except Antarctica. But when a type of insect evolved to eat this tree in the early sixteenth century, the Kawobunjile's numbers slowly diminished to nothing. Eventually, the stories and legends about the painful death the core gives became nothing more than myths, fables, bedtime stories.

What all were oblivious to, though, was the fact that the plant still grew on those tiny, undiscovered islands in the middle of the ocean--so far that the insects that burrowed into the Kawobunjile could not reach it. Before the insects had evolved, there had been a group of explorers to land on the island not long before the Hundred Years' war, carrying with them the Kawobunjile's spiked seeds. The explorers found nothing of interest on the small, unmentionable island. Disappointed, they headed back to report to their liege, archduke of a small fief in Britain. The seeds sprouted and quickly adapted to the mix of sea- and fresh-water found on the island.

Somehow, a creepy, overweight wyvern who just happened to be a food fanatic got hold of the core and began experimenting with it, using a variety of small animals to test the poison levels. Pickling it seemed to have the best result, seeming to have raised the rodent's happiness by far. However, the liquid used for the pickling process was poisonous, perhaps because the poison soaked into the juice? Without a doubt, even though it had lost it smell, the core was now a perfect blend of sweet, salty, and sour. The chef, however, ate too many, became bloated, and promptly died, but not before sharing his secret recipe with his only friend. The friend was rather confused, however, and only made one batch. And that, my friends, is what I present to you now. The gift of the Kawobunjile!

The twins twitter and confer, back and forth, eying each offering carefully. They sniff and lick, poke, prod, and listen. But most of all, the sample. And sample, and sample. Finally, with nod in unison, they announce their decisions.

First place goes to... Variable Nonsense! The twins are quite awed by the texture of the grubs, having not experienced anything quite like it. They also agree the taste is a treat as well

Second place goes to... Tyia Clone! While initially put off by the name of the beans, the twins were wowed by the veritable bouquet of flavor. And after all, what gourmand fears indigestion? That is the risk one takes in the name of delicacies!

Congrats to both of you! Your foods will appear in the foraging database in the next few days.

But we're not done yet! Everyone who entered also gets one certing (or recerting, free of charge) on the Bathed in Starlight tag!


Please post in this thread which wyv you'd like, Vari. Afterwards, naming requests go here.