Wine

Wine was among the first things created by the river god Shengshi. Its inception occurred by accident when Shengshi found blooming yeast in his home realm of Fengshui Fuyou. He tasted the waters around the yeast blooms and found the effects of alcohol to be entrancing. He proceeded to mutate the yeast into his own, and has since used it to produce several tons of wine from all sorts of worts. He has since made other kinds of yeasts and learned more methods on how to brew good wine.
== Yeast Types ==
There are a few yeast types in the wild on Galbar. These are: 
* Sleeper's Sand: Sleeper's Sand is a potent fungal yeast used in alcohol production by Shengshi and by mortals on Galbar. Its creation characters are 睡沙酴, meaning "yeast of the sleeping sand". While the fungus is native to Fengshui Fuyou and rather difficult to come by in other spheres, it can be cultivated through expensive and difficult procedures. Therefore, it is usually only introduced to the mortal world through Shengshi's blessings. The use of this yeast in brewing yields an incredibly strong alcoholic drink that can be poisonous if portioned incorrectly. Furthermore, it is heavily reliant on sugar-rich grains or plants, and requires a constant presence of air to properly multiply. Drinks made with Sleeper's Sand are therefore considered nigh-heavenly gifts.
* Cider Yeast: The cider yeast was created in a seredipitous accident caused by Kirron's (hopefully) unintentional destruction of Shengshi's wine stores. Upon the discovery that some strange yeast strands had entered his wines through some rogue apples, Shengshi sampled the yeast strands and claimed them for his own. The result was the creation of the cider yeast, named so after Shengshi's sister Seihdhara, who was dead at the time. The cider yeast was given the power of free roaming in waters running and still, even those inside fruits, in exchange for their loyalty to Shengshi, as well as only being able to feast on fruits. This also effectively made it so fruit can ferment and rot.
== Wine Types ==
While the yeast often decides several factors in the wine, such as taste, alcohol content and texture, there are still several types of wine on Galbar, some that use the same yeasts, but different ingredients. These are:
* Cider: Any fruit ale or wine made using the Cider yeast.
* Fruit wine: Any wine made with fruit using Sleeper's Sand yeast.
* Grain wine: Any wine made with grain using the Sleeper's Sand yeast.
* Algae wine: Any wine made with algae using the Sleeper's Sand yeast.
* Liquour: Any wine made using Sleeper's Sand yeast that has also been distilled to increase alcohol content. 
== The Role of Wine in Ceremonies ==
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