Culture - Food Overview

What is Grown/Raised in Haven
Haven is a place of plenty. It has naturally rich, fertile soil perfect for agriculture, and lots of pasture space outside of the town that is prime real estate for animal husbandry. While seafood is more of a rarity, and one of the small city’s many imports, other types of food are much more prevalent. With the help of fae magic, nonnative species of plants, including tropical fruit trees, are able to grow in the temperate climate.
Just about every fruit that exists on the planet are able to be grown in Haven, if given the right touch of fae magic. Vegetables are similar, however, plants that require a substantial salt water environment, like kelp, are much harder to grow.
Livestock can range from poultry to beef, to sheep and even more exotic species such as buffalo or wildebeest. Besides animals that are globally-understood to be endangered or at risk, any type of animal is allowed to be eaten as a food source in Haven – yes, that includes dogs, cats, and even your pet hamsters.
The wildlife of Haven is very similar to the wildlife of the surrounding nations. Animals can get through the wards without any trouble, so the woods are often full of deer, moose, wild boar, and other critters. If you have any questions about what sort of wild life lives in Haven, default to what exists, in real life, around western Europe.
Haven Cuisine
Restaurants operate in much the same way here as they do elsewhere in the world. There isn’t a huge difference between how a Haven diner operates from a London diner. What does differ, however, is the menu. Because Haven is home to many species, many of the restaurants in town offer a wide selection of cuisine for every, or most, species. Raw meat is not an uncommon sight for werewolves and carnivorous shifters. Blood is often stored in coolers, or mixed with alcohol or other beverages for vampires. There are vegetarian menus, menus containing seafood and sea plants, and even wild-caught fauna from the woods and fields is served. There are, of course, a number of normal, human items on menus, as well, however a human might want to read up on the ingredients for each dish before ordering… just to be safe.
While most restaurants in Haven serve to all species, there are some restaurants that only serve to a particular species over the others. It is not uncommon to find vampire clubs that only serve human blood, or Unseelie hang-outs where venison is the most prominent dish.
Supernatural Food Overview
Being that there are many supernatural species in Haven, there are many different kinds of supernatural or special foods available. The following is a general list, but if you have any questions, or wish to add more, just ask an admin.
Vampires:
-Human blood (all blood types)
-Animal blood
While vampires can drink the blood of shifters, werewolves, and other vampires, it definitely doesn’t taste that great to them, so it’s not often served in restaurants. Fae blood, however, is illegal to drink. Any blood consumed by Humans is dangerous to their health, while other species are able to drink it with varying effects.
Werecreatures:
-Animal meat (cooked however they like, or raw)
-Mistletoe
-Catnip
Human, vampire, shifter, werecreature, and fae meat is not sold in Haven, as it is illegal since it requires killing or maiming a human, vampire, shifter, werecreature or fae. That does not mean it can’t be found on the black market, though. Werewolves and werecats do not need to ingest human meat.
Shifters:
-Animal meat
-Catnip
-Mistletoe
-For other herbs, see the Special Herbs page
Catnip, obviously, only affects feline shifters, while mistletoe affects canines. Both plants are toxic to humans when ingested.
Fae:
-Fae wine
-Cream/Ice cream (Seelie)
-Fruit (Seelie)
-Candy/Sweets (Seelie)
-Venison (Unseelie)
-Human blood (Unseelie)
-Animal blood (Unseelie)
Fae wine is the most intoxicating substance in existence. The fae are able to handle it well, while other species may have varying effects. Even just a little fae wine given to an Unjoined Human could be toxic, while Enchanted/Cursed Humans can handle small amounts of it.