Editing Quillar

A staple of the [[Inner Sphere]], '''quillar''' is a prolific and flexible bioengineered crop used in many foods and beverages.

==Overview==
Common throughout both the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], quillar is hardy, bountiful, and incredibly adaptable. Between the two states, quillar finds frequent use as a substitute for traditional common ingredients, be it in German Cuisine, Italian cooking, French fare, or Spanish sustenance - a near universal application.<ref>''MechWarrior, Third Edition'', pp. 177–178</ref> Grown in fields akin to something like old [[Terra|Terran]] corn, like typical grain it can be processed into many forms with unique textures and flavors. Unlike a typical grain, however, it can act beyond traditional bounds, and be adapted into various vegetable and fruit substitutes. Quillar even has a presence in Asian dishes despite of the tumultuous history between House Davion and [[Kurita]].

The plant is logically a staple farm crop, grown on planets such as [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] (where a quillar farm was operated by the family of [[Galen Cox]] until their deaths during a Kurita raid in [[3039]]<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208</ref>) and [[Rijeka]] (where [[Albert Sanderlin|Albert]] and [[Nadine Sanderlin]] owned a farm<ref name=LHc2>''Lethal Heritage'', Chapter 2</ref>) in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and (apocryphally) on [[New Avalon]]<ref>''Commando Quarterly, Issue 1'', p. 11: "An Uncivil Civil War"</ref>. Quillar was also taken on Kerensky's Exodus to the Clan Homeworlds, the plant being present on planets such as [[Tranquil]] in [[3060]].<ref>''Trial Under Fire'', ch. 3</ref>

Of additional note - ''quillar is extraterrestrial in origin''.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/what-the-heck-is-quillar/?PHPSESSID=60sq1gvbq9kd8eiofk7ahjcclo When asked what quillar was in 2012 on the BattleTech forums,] [[Herbert A. Beas II|Herbert Beas]] replied: "Hello, it is some kind of non-terrestrial grain or vegetable."</ref>

===Applications===
The depictions of foods and beverages quillar is known to be used in are as follows:
* Omelettes, as a potential ingredient;<ref>''Lethal Heritage'', ch. 13, eighth page</ref>
* Peanut-butter & quillar sandwiches;<ref name=WRc28p105ff>''Warrior: Riposte'', ch. 28, pp. 105–107</ref>
* Jellied quillar smeared on toast, a condiment with a fruity taste popular in both halves of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in [[3062]], but considered a luxury in the [[Draconis Combine]];<ref>''Patriots and Tyrants'', ch. 10</ref><ref>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 8</ref>
* A sugar substitute, granular quillar, added to breakfast cereal;<ref>''Illusions of Victory'', ch. 12</ref>
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* A vacuum sealed ration format;<ref>''Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018'', [[Darius Oliveira|Darius Oliveira's]] background</ref>
* And [[Quillar Fizz]], an [[Canon#Apocrypha|apocryphal]] carbonated beverage - typically fruit flavored and nonalcoholic;<ref>''Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018'', Lore Entry on Quillar Fizz.</ref>

==Notes==
* Quillar is stated in apocrypha to be twice the size of Terran corn, and to resemble an ordinary grain - albeit large.<ref>''Battletech (HBS). PC, 2018'', Lore Entry on Quillar.</ref>
* The flexibility of quillar bears parallels to the flexibility of corn, which itself ranges from grain to vegetable to high fructose corn syrup.
* Jellied quillar within a sandwich was said to be yellow-green in color, and capable of staining clothing.<ref name=WRc28p105ff />
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* The saying "like a ''quillar'' ripe for the plucking" has been used to describe vulnerability.<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', ch. 49, p. 171</ref>


==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)]]''
* ''[[Illusions of Victory]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Lethal Heritage]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]''
* ''[[Patriots and Tyrants]]''
* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Trial Under Fire]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]''

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[[Category:Alien flora]]