Periwinkle's Monster Meats

“I can’t believe we found this!” Meawin clamored , clapping and hopping in delight at the exquisite find. Caffeen rolled her eyes and droned “It’s a corpse.” “Ahh, but it’s not any corpse. It’s a unicorn corpse, and it’s fresh! Probably killed in the last hour or so from the lack of flies about.” Meawin said optimistically as she dismounted. Her steps were almost a bounce and every action was with great purpose. Meawin grabbed her backpack off her horse and began to set down a small series of intricate tools which appeared to be used for cooking. Caffeen clearly disgusted, sneered and pointed to the remains of the dead beast. Caffeen exclaimed poignantly ”It’s got no horn! It’s just a useless body! Why are you even messing with it? There is no reason to desecrate it any further.” Meawin looked up at Caffeen and cracked a sly smirk “That’s where you’re wrong, sour nut.”

Meawin walked a few paces out and looked around with one hand on her hip and the other at her lip. She then gave a nod and grabbed a small statue from her backpack and placed it carefully on the ground. She then drew a butcher’s knife from her belt and a small bone and began an eligant dance, chanting and flailing her arms about. The air began to swirl around her as the leaves rustled from the sudden wind. Meawin's chanting seemed archaic and wasn’t anything that Caffeen was familiar with. Her dancing was pretty, almost like a child's ballet but with more elegance and a lot more stabbing. Magical power poured from Meawin’s aura and began to circle the tiny statue. Slowly, it began to grow bigger and bigger, until it filled the size of a small house. The image shimmered blue and bright green, not completely visible and blurred the more Caffeen stared at it. Suddenly, with a loud POP! a small shop ruptured into existence. “Tada! Periwinkle’s Meat Market!” Meawin exclaimed with grand bravado. Confused and surprised, Caffeen looked about at the amazement of what she just witnessed. Before her was a small, quaint shop with a large market window peering outward. Overhead was a beautiful blue and green awning and underneath it was a still swinging sign that read “Periwinkle’s Meat Market – Get in the Heat with my Spicy Meat!”. Meawin placed her knife and bone back in her pack and tied off her horse to a tree near the entrance. “Don’t just stand there all slack-jawed, help me drag this inside!”

Introduction In every city, town or even many outposts, you will find an Inn, Market or shop selling something to eat. Have you ever wondered where all these places get their meat? With so many people coming and going, how do they not run out of food? Well, wonder no longer for before you are the secrets of the hidden world of the butchers. Learn the artful trade of cutting and preparing meat for sale and profit.