Grapes

About


Grapes are a type of Insect that are found in grassy regions throughout The Continent.

Grapes resemble small porcine creatures with cream-colored skin, four hoofed feet, and elongated noses. The grape's most distinguishing features are the large purple fruits that grow atop its head like hair on a Human, which can be skinned from their bodies and used for consumption. These fruits are rough and unpalatable if eaten raw, but become juicy and flavorful when properly cooked. Grapes can be used to make an exquisite dish called "grape special", a specialty of Atago McCart that she sells in her bar. The taste of this dish is considered very delicious, causing many people to visit the bar's home in the Free City of CITY just to try it.

Grapes are wild creatures that hate to have their fruits harvested. While many are bred by farmers for the purpose of being used as produce, they can be difficult for an ordinary person to handle depending on their size and strength. In instances where domesticated grapes prove to be too dangerous for their owners to collect their fruits from, adventurers are often requested to aid in doing the job.

There are two types of grapes: the regular cream and purple grape and the brown elastic grape. Elastic grapes possess incredibly pliable bodies that cause almost all attacks, including Magical spells, to bounce harmlessly off their skin, making them impossible to skin for their fruit. While elastic grapes can be defeated using punches, this reduces their fruit into a sour mush that is completely inedible to humans. Elastic grapes are also much stronger and more hostile than ordinary grapes, which, when combined with their inedibility, causes them to be viewed as vermin by farmers. Despite this, the fruit grown by elastic grapes is said to be even more flavorful than that of their counterparts, making it highly sought after by gourmands.

Trivia

 * Grapes and their fruit are based on the real life fruit of the same name. The grape's fruit in particular is visually inspired by the pione, a variety of grape native to Japan known for its large size and deep purple coloration.