Ingae, Court Librarian serves the city of Hashan. She spends the bulk of her time in the libraries of the Crown Hall, and provides refreshments to adventurers who come to browse the volumes in circulation.
Wares
- Cup of dark, fermented tea - 170gp
- Wisps of steam curl up from the surface of a dark brewed cup of tea. Contained within a simple, pale lavender porcelain cup, the piping hot, fermented liquid continues to steep. Small bits of loose leaves float just beneath the unbroken meniscus of the aromatic fluid. The bitter pekoe's steam carries on it hints of elderberry and a dark, rich smokiness.
- Cup of Ithmian spruce tea - 135gp
- Shaped like a miniature amphora, this cup of tea is cool to the touch. Its two curved handles make it suitable for the two-handed drinking of its refreshing contents. The amber liquid within swirls lazily in a deosil circle, a few spruce needles dancing in the golden drink.
- Glass of moon blossom tea - 140gp
- Vapours of steam waft from this tall glass cup, heralding the tea's crisp, clean scent. The heated water within fogs up its vessel, leaving hazy the view of the steeping, pale fluid within. Resting atop the liquid's surface is a moonflower blossom, white as the fallen snow. A delicate line of pale, almost yellow green runs down the vein of each petal into the flower's heart.
- Cup of salted arsenic tea - 150gp
- Pitted and dented, this plain grey cup is fashioned of dull lead with a simple handle to grasp onto. A dark, viscous fluid identifiable as tea by its intensely bitter aroma fills the vessel. Coarse grains of undissolved salts bob along the surface of the mocha-toned liquid, the granules breaking up the uniformly brown drink with speckles of brilliant white.
- Cup of smoked-leaf tea - 145gp
- Piping hot, this cup of tea produces a bold, smoky scent that is reminiscent of burning pine. The pekoe has a rich, ruddy-orange colour, the hue of the sky set ablaze as the sun sets. Small dark green and burnt orange flecks of loose tea leaves float along the surface of the drink and sink slowly, collecting at the bottom of the murky liquid.
- Tall glass of apple-pear juice - 120gp
- Ice cubes clink against the confines of the tall, skinny cylinder. Pale yellow apple juice mixes with intensely golden pulp from pears inside the drink at a frenetic pace. The speed of the liquid's current is betrayed by tiny, dancing flecks suspended within that vaguely resemble dried red pepper seeds. The cold of the beverage has caused a thick sheen of condensation to accumulate on the glass.