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Commodity illustration: Cubebs

Category:Spices and aromatics

Cubebs from Java

Standard price
1,700 pieces of eight per Ton
Surplus
1,200 pieces of eight
Scarcity
1,900 pieces of eight

Export regions

Cubebs are small, brown, wrinkled berries with a persistent stalk or tail. This tail distinguishes them from black pepper when the spices are examined whole.

Apothecaries use the aromatic berries in their preparations, and their trade is closely associated with Java. The fruits are gathered and sun-dried, becoming dark and shrivelled. Grinding removes their most recognisable feature, so merchants can judge a lot more readily while the berries are still whole.

Sources and adaptations

References in the Pavillon Noir books:

  • Carnet de Vercourt, p. 534, PDF pages 521.
  • La Révolte, p. 308.

The description was written by Ludic RPG. Prices are game values expressed in pieces of eight.