Disgruntled locals occasionally trick travelers by telling them the cactus tastes just like eggplant.

Desert Ichor is the favorite drink of beleaguered authors and tortured artists in Mirage.

Folk whisper—wasn’t there a lot of talk about an adventurer named Carraway some moons ago?

While yellow is used as a message of friendship, certain shades of blue can run the gamut from “I’m not interested” to “if circumstances were different”.

Sharing the first meal from the same bowl is said to strengthen the bond between newlyweds.

Outside of the traditional pink and red, there is nuance to ribbon colors in one’s response to a proposal.

Kan-Jiang does have mystical fish that bend rivers into the air, but…

Enchanting brews and zany magical hijinks ensue at every trip to the Dippy Duck.

Local folklore asserts that River’s Kiss wards off certain predators that might come looking to snack on mezzanid tadpoles.

Skerid are a mark of prestige, strength, and national identity for an enduring people who managed to survive in a harsh, near-barren biome.

Some believe the flourishing farmlands are the result of the Ravening, when the land drank of the spilt, magical elven blood.

The Grovestrider and Midan’isati the Gilded are the two most well-known living Gods on the continent.

Some have theorized that Brae itself was built on the burial ground of a dead god.

When a tansel forms a soulbond with another being, rumor has it they begin to sprout a second tail.

Some older folk in eastern Alderell swore they saw a blade matching its classical description in their youth, but like their memories, Revenge appears to be lost to time…

In an Alsemarian duel, the challenged decides the arena and the spectators choose one indisputable condition that the fighters must follow, even if it’s ridiculous.

Szhina made it a point to forge high-quality weapons for her wife’s competition, boasting a full refund for any who managed to best her in a duel.

In surface-dwelling cultures, Ayurel’s symbol has become a pair of clasped humanoid hands.

The women of Astoria did anything but meekly accept the Guardian Law, with many taking to the art of subterfuge.

The Guardian Law forbade Astorian women from appearing in public without a male caretaker chaperoning them.