Hey all, just wondering if anyone had an opinion on Xorn eating habits and pearls.
The other night my character almost ran smack dab into some Xorns, and the only gems I had on me were some pearls of power. I didn't want to risk them attacking me, so I high tailed it out of there, but it did get me thinking about the palette of Xorns and what they would consider a good meal.
I am sure that the tastes of Xorns vary individually, but I'm not sure if pearls would be top on any of their lists.
Research: Pearl on wikipedia
A pearl is made up almost entirely of Calcium Carbonate and conchiolin, which is a protein which I don't think the Xorns would have much taste for.
Calcium Carbonate is found in high concentrations in limestone, chalk, marble and travertine. So this leads me to think that eating a pearl would be similar to any of those stones, which seem kind of common for a Xorn's tastes.
Which do you think is most likely for the average Xorn:
1) Xorns hate pearls since they smell kind of fishy.
2) Xorns love the exotic taste/texture of pearls as it is their version of seafood.
3) Xorns will eat a pearl if they find it, but don't really care about them that much.
Disclaimer: I know all of this is reliant on DM interpretation, I am just curious how others would play the Xorns in a situation where a PC has pearls on them or offers them as a bribe.
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"Adventurers who frequent regions inhabited by xorns often carry with them small chunks of raw ore or relatively inexpensive gemstones or crystals to use as bribes. While the price of a gemstone or piece of metal is often in direct proportion to the object's flavor and desirability as a meal, most xorns are quite gluttonous and prefer quantity over quality when it comes to food"
Pearls are really small. I would say a pearl caught their interest but they want more.
IMO, they would see pearls as mollusk boogers and be offended that you offered them such disgusting fare.