Starch

Starch was a white tasteless powdered substance extracted from plants like maize or potatos and used in both cooking and clothing presentably.
==Production==
In the Underdark, starch-rich tubers were grown in the Great Garden (Fluvenilstra) of Fluvenilstra and were considered highly-prized luxury.
==Usages==
In Suzail and Waterdeep, nobles wore white collars that were starched stiff.
Stiff and scratchy lacy white collars were a common sight among the clerics of the Moonshadow Hall of Yhaunn.
Luiren school teachers typically were dressed in long black divided skirts and heavily starched white tightly-buttoned blouses with high collars.
Dog-headed humanoids from Chult were known to wear stiff starched white kilts.
The uniforms of the Hall of Judgment in the Karsus Enclave circa −470 DR consisted of starched pleated kilts and long-sleeved black shirts embroidered with an image of golden scales.
In cooking, starch is used as a thickening and stabilizing agent. One of the culinary use examples was the recipe for the Bitnez Pavlova Extraordinaire! from 101 Garlic Recipes cookbook.
==History==
In 1364 DR, Jill, Arilyn Moonblade's dwarvish companion suggested the use of starch to deal with an invisible opponent.
By the 1370s DR, starched white shirts were considered a height of fashion in Waterdeep.
==Appendix==
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::Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford
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