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Spend any time in the City of Rando, and you will find yourself wondering about the enchanting female, garbed in feather and lace, who wanders the city, carrying nothing but a coffer and a canteen. She is known as the Galavia, and for a donation, she will let you drink from her canteen. Within the canteen is found love’s liquor: Vita Noir.
Vita Noir is by far Rando’s largest grossing domestic product, despite it being a product sold solely by the Church of Rando. The Black Fairy, as it is known in back-alley clubs and hidden dens of questionable virtue, is a thick, black wine, sweetened by herbs found in the foothills of the Rando Ranges. It is bottled exclusively by the Galavia, a private sect of Randoist priestesses who’s sole responsibility is to honor Rando through the creation and distribution of Vita Noir.
Like flies to fruit, controversy surrounds Vita Noir. A myriad of underground imitations exist, many of which involve infusing gutter wine with succubus blood. The blood used in home brewing is rarely given by choice, and is typically obtained by an unscrupulous mudman looking for some quick profit. Demand for these black market variants is exacerbated by the Church of Rando keeping special guard of its recipe. For many years, Vita Noir was only obtainable via the Galavia or attending mass at the nearest Rando Temple. It wasn’t until Duke Diamont, known for his campaign for the widespread distribution of Vita Noir, finally came to an agreement with the Church of Rando that love’s liquor could be legally obtained in locations outside of Randoist worship. Now, anyone who wishes to taste the Black Fairy without tithing Rando need only visit Diamont’s Diamond Club, Rando’s exclusive location for secular Vita.
An excerpt from the “Tome of Travel”
Written by Jack Procyon
Wandering Chronicle”Comment
Spend any time in the City of Rando, and you will find yourself wondering about the enchanting female, garbed in feather and lace, who wanders the city, carrying nothing but a coffer and a canteen. She is known as the Galavia, and for a donation, she will let you drink from her canteen. Within the canteen is found love’s liquor: Vita Noir.
Vita Noir is by far Rando’s largest grossing domestic product, despite it being a product sold solely by the Church of Rando. The Black Fairy, as it is known in back-alley clubs and hidden dens of questionable virtue, is a thick, black wine, sweetened by herbs found in the foothills of the Rando Ranges. It is bottled exclusively by the Galavia, a private sect of Randoist priestesses who’s sole responsibility is to honor Rando through the creation and distribution of Vita Noir.
Like flies to fruit, controversy surrounds Vita Noir. A myriad of underground imitations exist, many of which involve infusing gutter wine with succubus blood. The blood used in home brewing is rarely given by choice, and is typically obtained by an unscrupulous mudman looking for some quick profit. Demand for these black market variants is exacerbated by the Church of Rando keeping special guard of its recipe. For many years, Vita Noir was only obtainable via the Galavia or attending mass at the nearest Rando Temple. It wasn’t until Duke Diamont, known for his campaign for the widespread distribution of Vita Noir, finally came to an agreement with the Church of Rando that love’s liquor could be legally obtained in locations outside of Randoist worship. Now, anyone who wishes to taste the Black Fairy without tithing Rando need only visit Diamont’s Diamond Club, Rando’s exclusive location for secular Vita.
An excerpt from the “Tome of Travel”
Written by Jack Procyon
Wandering Chronicle