Title: Culture, Cuisine, and Traditions
Content:
Food is scarce and preservation is key. The diet relies on what can be grown in the dark or hunted in the cold.
Staples: "Brick-Bread" (dense rye loaves), "Steak-Shrooms" (meaty fungi from the roots), and Sky-Stag venison.
Luxury: Fresh fruit is worth its weight in gold. Real chocolate is contraband.
Drinks: "Pine-Needle Tea" (rich in Vitamin C), "Glacier-Ale" (served freezing), and "Sap-Wine" (very sweet and potent).
The Gear-Grind Festival: A spring celebration where @Tinsmiths display their new inventions.
The Night of Bells: A winter vigil where every clock tower rings at midnight to ward off Frost-Wraiths.
The Sap-Run: A harvest festival celebrating the flow of fuel.
The Grand Solstice: The day the Star-Engine must be "re-ignited" with a fresh infusion of refined amber, or it will die out.
"Knock on Brass": To ward off bad luck (rust).
"Cold Hands, Warm Heart": A saying used to trust strangers.
The Whistling: Never whistle in @The Frost-Canopy; it calls the wind monsters.