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| − | A staple of the [[Inner Sphere]], '''quillar''' is a prolific and flexible | + | A staple of the [[Inner Sphere]], '''quillar''' is a prolific and flexible bioengineered crop used in many foods and beverages. |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | Common throughout both the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], quillar is hardy, bountiful, and incredibly adaptable. Between the two states, quillar finds frequent use as a substitute for traditional common ingredients, be it in German Cuisine, Italian cooking, French fare, or Spanish sustenance - a near universal application. <ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', pp. | + | Common throughout both the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], quillar is hardy, bountiful, and incredibly adaptable. Between the two states, quillar finds frequent use as a substitute for traditional common ingredients, be it in German Cuisine, Italian cooking, French fare, or Spanish sustenance - a near universal application.<ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', pp. 177–178</ref> Grown in fields akin to something like old [[Terra|Terran]] corn, like typical grain it can be processed into many forms with unique textures and flavors. Unlike a typical grain, however, it can act beyond traditional bounds, and be adapted into various vegetable and fruit substitutes. Quillar even has a presence in Asian dishes despite of the tumultuous history between House Davion and [[Kurita]]. |
| − | The plant is logically a staple farm crop, grown on planets such as [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] | + | The plant is logically a staple farm crop, grown on planets such as [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] (where a quillar farm was operated by the family of [[Galen Cox]] until their deaths during a Kurita raid in [[3039]]<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208</ref>) and [[Rijeka]] (where [[Albert Sanderlin|Albert]] and [[Nadine Sanderlin]] owned a farm<ref name=LHc2>''Lethal Heritage'', Chapter 2</ref>) in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and (apocryphally) on [[New Avalon]]<ref>''Commando Quarterly, Issue 1'', p. 11: "An Uncivil Civil War"</ref>. Quillar was also taken on Kerensky's Exodus to the Clan Homeworlds, the plant being present on planets such as [[Tranquil]] in [[3060]].<ref>''Trial Under Fire'', ch. 3</ref> |
| − | + | Of additional note - ''quillar is extraterrestrial in origin''.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/what-the-heck-is-quillar/?PHPSESSID=60sq1gvbq9kd8eiofk7ahjcclo When asked what quillar was in 2012 on the BattleTech forums,] [[Herbert A. Beas II|Herbert Beas]] replied: "Hello, it is some kind of non-terrestrial grain or vegetable."</ref> | |
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===Applications=== | ===Applications=== | ||
The depictions of foods and beverages quillar is known to be used in are as follows: | The depictions of foods and beverages quillar is known to be used in are as follows: | ||
| − | * | + | * Omelettes, as a potential ingredient;<ref>''Lethal Heritage'', ch. 13, eighth page</ref> |
| − | * | + | * Peanut-butter & quillar sandwiches;<ref name=WRc28p105ff>''Warrior: Riposte'', ch. 28, pp. 105–107</ref> |
| + | * Jellied quillar smeared on toast, a condiment with a fruity taste popular in both halves of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in [[3062]], but considered a luxury in the [[Draconis Combine]];<ref>''Patriots and Tyrants'', ch. 10</ref><ref>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 8</ref> | ||
| + | * A sugar substitute, granular quillar, added to breakfast cereal;<ref>''Illusions of Victory'', ch. 12</ref> | ||
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* A vacuum sealed ration format;<ref>''Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018'', [[Darius Oliveira|Darius Oliveira's]] background</ref> | * A vacuum sealed ration format;<ref>''Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018'', [[Darius Oliveira|Darius Oliveira's]] background</ref> | ||
| − | * [[Quillar Fizz]], an [[Canon#Apocrypha|apocryphal]] carbonated beverage - typically fruit flavored | + | * And [[Quillar Fizz]], an [[Canon#Apocrypha|apocryphal]] carbonated beverage - typically fruit flavored and nonalcoholic;<ref>''Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018'', Lore Entry on Quillar Fizz.</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * | + | * Quillar is stated in apocrypha to be twice the size of Terran corn, and to resemble an ordinary grain - albeit large.<ref>''Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018'', Lore Entry on Quillar.</ref> |
| − | * The flexibility of quillar | + | * The flexibility of quillar bears parallels to the flexibility of corn, which itself ranges from grain to vegetable to high fructose corn syrup. |
| − | * | + | * Jellied quillar within a sandwich was said to be yellow-green in color, and capable of staining clothing.<ref name=WRc28p105ff /> |
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{{ApocryphalContentEnd}} | {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} | ||
| + | * The sayings "like a ''quillar'' ripe for the plucking" has been used to describe vulnerability<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', ch. 49, p. 171</ref>, and "like a fat quail waiting to be shot in the quillar fields" used to describe inaction.<ref>''Threads of Ambition'', ch. 4</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)]]'' | * ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Lethal Heritage]]'' | * ''[[Lethal Heritage]]'' | ||
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
* ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' | * ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Patriots and Tyrants]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[Trial Under Fire]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Trial Under Fire]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'' | * ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 14 January 2023
A staple of the Inner Sphere, quillar is a prolific and flexible bioengineered crop used in many foods and beverages.
Overview[edit]
Common throughout both the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth, quillar is hardy, bountiful, and incredibly adaptable. Between the two states, quillar finds frequent use as a substitute for traditional common ingredients, be it in German Cuisine, Italian cooking, French fare, or Spanish sustenance - a near universal application.[1] Grown in fields akin to something like old Terran corn, like typical grain it can be processed into many forms with unique textures and flavors. Unlike a typical grain, however, it can act beyond traditional bounds, and be adapted into various vegetable and fruit substitutes. Quillar even has a presence in Asian dishes despite of the tumultuous history between House Davion and Kurita.
The plant is logically a staple farm crop, grown on planets such as Alexandria (where a quillar farm was operated by the family of Galen Cox until their deaths during a Kurita raid in 3039[2]) and Rijeka (where Albert and Nadine Sanderlin owned a farm[3]) in the Lyran Commonwealth and (apocryphally) on New Avalon[4]. Quillar was also taken on Kerensky's Exodus to the Clan Homeworlds, the plant being present on planets such as Tranquil in 3060.[5]
Of additional note - quillar is extraterrestrial in origin.[6]
Applications[edit]
The depictions of foods and beverages quillar is known to be used in are as follows:
- Omelettes, as a potential ingredient;[7]
- Peanut-butter & quillar sandwiches;[8]
- Jellied quillar smeared on toast, a condiment with a fruity taste popular in both halves of the Federated Commonwealth in 3062, but considered a luxury in the Draconis Combine;[9][10]
- A sugar substitute, granular quillar, added to breakfast cereal;[11]
- A vacuum sealed ration format;[12]
- And Quillar Fizz, an apocryphal carbonated beverage - typically fruit flavored and nonalcoholic;[13]
Notes[edit]
- Quillar is stated in apocrypha to be twice the size of Terran corn, and to resemble an ordinary grain - albeit large.[14]
- The flexibility of quillar bears parallels to the flexibility of corn, which itself ranges from grain to vegetable to high fructose corn syrup.
- Jellied quillar within a sandwich was said to be yellow-green in color, and capable of staining clothing.[8]
- The sayings "like a quillar ripe for the plucking" has been used to describe vulnerability[15], and "like a fat quail waiting to be shot in the quillar fields" used to describe inaction.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ MechWarrior, Third Edition, pp. 177–178
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 208
- ↑ Lethal Heritage, Chapter 2
- ↑ Commando Quarterly, Issue 1, p. 11: "An Uncivil Civil War"
- ↑ Trial Under Fire, ch. 3
- ↑ When asked what quillar was in 2012 on the BattleTech forums, Herbert Beas replied: "Hello, it is some kind of non-terrestrial grain or vegetable."
- ↑ Lethal Heritage, ch. 13, eighth page
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Warrior: Riposte, ch. 28, pp. 105–107
- ↑ Patriots and Tyrants, ch. 10
- ↑ Storms of Fate, ch. 8
- ↑ Illusions of Victory, ch. 12
- ↑ Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018, Darius Oliveira's background
- ↑ Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018, Lore Entry on Quillar Fizz.
- ↑ Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018, Lore Entry on Quillar.
- ↑ Warrior: Riposte, ch. 49, p. 171
- ↑ Threads of Ambition, ch. 4