Filgress Berry

Overview
The Filgress Berry is a fruit found on the higher branches of the Filgress tree, a deciduous plant found native to the northeastern forests in the Fiefdom of Aeristhane.

Appearance and Physical Attributes
Ranging from a bright red to a smooth magenta depending on ripeness, the Filgress Berry is also lightly speckled with yellow spots. About the size of a strawberry, the fruit is mainly consumed by wild birds and small marsupials within Aeristhane. Rather sour to the human tongue when eaten raw, the berry loses much of its bite when cooked, revealing a subtle sweetness. The Filgress Berry is popular among Aeristhanian vineyards and is most commonly used to add flavor to red wines and cocktails.

When left to rot, the berries can be dried and ground up to make a rather potent aphrodisiac.

Trivia
It was once said that the berries grown on the highest branches of the Filgress Tree tasted the sweetest: in reality no correlation between height and sweetness exist, and most berries from the same tree are equally sour. Regardless, the myth has sparked a popular saying among Aeristhanian vineyard owners:

"That the higher one climbs, the sweeter the berries one reaches".

Due to the drug-like effects of the berry when rotted, the saying was later cannibalized by a number of nightclubs and brothels as a euphemism for copulating after ingesting (nasally or orally) several spoonfuls of "Filgress Rot".