Rations

"Rations" is the fourth of five tabs in the player's inventory. Rations can have a variety of effects: increasing or decreasing hunger, increasing or decreasing exhaustion, and/or decreasing health. Rations can be bought at stores or obtained by trading with Patrolmen. Water can be traded to Carousers for bandages and tourniquets. Nuts are a special type of ration that may be traded to children for items in addition to decreasing hunger if eaten.

Name	Type	Description	Effect
Bread	Ration	A piece of stale bread. Hard as rock, but no signs of mould. Unlikely to be dangerous, but rumour has it that it can be.	Decreases hunger by 24%.
Coffee	Ration	Has a strong effect on the heart and blood vessels which this environment makes even more harmful. On the other hand, coffee decreases fatigue, making it essential during emergencies.	Decreases health by 5% and fatigue by 20%.
Cracker	Ration	A piece of dried bread. Not very nutritious, but can be stored for a long time. The town doesn't have a bakery. The townsfolk bake their own bread, while the dwellers of the Termitary make unleavened cakes. Lately there hasn't been any fresh bread because of flour shortages.	Decreases hunger by 2%.
Dried fish	Ration	The river has provided quite a few unpleasant surprises recently. Could this indicate a mass dying off of fish? Hundreds of dead fish have washed up during the past week, the banks are covered in scales. This has made the people wary of eating fresh fish and they now prefer preserved fish like this one.	Decreases hunger by 16%.
Dried meat	Ration	This meat was cooked three weeks ago. The risk of it being infected is negligible, but it is still the meat of a Steppe animal... Large shipments of dried meat have been prepared for transportation to the regional center and await the arrival of the freight train at the Beef Warehouses.	Decreases hunger by 13%.
Egg	Ration	A fresh quail egg. Very nutritious. Especially good for an organism weakened by a serious disease. Chickens and chicken eggs are becoming rare nowadays, so the townspeople are eating quail eggs.
Fresh fish	Ration	This fish was caught today or yesterday. This indicates there is still live fish in the river, which inspires hope. Contains a lot of phosphorous and other useful nutrients. Some believe that consumption of fish stimulates the brain significantly.	Decreases hunger by 25%.
Fresh meat	Ration	The meat of an animal slaughtered hours ago. The situation in the Abbatoir is unknown, its innards are closed off to common people, and any contact with the Termitary is temporarily cut off. In any case, fresh meat is nutritious and tasty if properly cooked.	Decreases hunger by 25%.
Hazelnut	Nut	A tree nut. These nuts don't grow in our region, but are often found in the town because of the children's favourite game of nuts. It's rumoured that there used to be a large stockpile of tree nuts in Warehouse 11 and Notkin's friends made off with four sacks. Can never be infected.	Decreases hunger by 1%.
Lemon	Ration	Citrus medica, a common lemon. They're shipped to the region via the South-Western Railroad. A highly valuable fruit. Provides a rich supply of vitamins and reduces fatigue, but increases hunger. Increases immunity by a negligible amount. Lemons are considered a rarity in the region.	Increases hunger by 10% and decreases exhaustion by 10%.
Milk	Ration	A bottle of cow's milk. Be careful with this product. Milk is very good for one's health but its origin means there is always a big risk. Women say that recently cows have been producing a clear ichor, and dark clots have been found in steamed milk. Farm animals cannot be trusted these days.	Decreases hunger by 7%.
Peanut	Nut	An earth-nut. Occupies the lowest tier in the hierarchy of the children's game of nuts. It has little value because of its fragile shell and awkward shape. However, it is often found in food stockpiles and has some nutritional value. Can never be infected.	Decreases hunger by 1%.
Smoked meat	Ration	This meat was cooked a month ago. Very nutritious and filling. Is very popular among townsfolk and thus relatively hard to come by nowadays.	Decreases hunger by 13%.
Vegetables	Ration	Preserved vegetables. The jars are, as you can see, not labelled. At the warehouses the jars were packed together in crates, preventing a mixup. But this is stolen goods. This jar could contain tomatoes, young onion bulbs, peppers, or beans. All are good for one's health in different measure.	Decreases hunger by 12%.
Walnut	Nut	A rare nut for this area. Knowing the children's love for large nuts, the adults would use it as a reward. Now walnuts have become something akin to a currency among children. Once could exchange a large walnut for something valuable. Can never be infected.	Decreases hunger by 1%.
Water	Ration	A bottle of spring water from one of the hidden springs—the Cathedral's Stone spring; the Spin-a-Yarn Square well, or the Sugagh Khadugh spring on the boundary between the Steppe and the Rotten Field. The water from the latter used to be sacred, but the locals are wary about drinking it due to its proximity to burial grounds.	Decreases hunger by 1% and increases exhaustion by 3%.

These items are items found in Pathologic: The Marble Nest.

Icon	Name	Type	Description	Details
File:Bread2016.png	Bread	Ration	(2x3) Bread is the stuff of life. No food is more filling.	Anything that's baked of dough can be called bread. The local variety is greyish in color and crumbly to the touch, making one doubt if it was actually made from grain. Surprisingly delicious though.
File:Cannedfood2016.png	Canned Food	Ration	(2x2) This can is completely airproof, guaranteeing that its contents are uninfected. The food itself is nutritious.	Nutritious, neatly-packed and well-preserved food that somehow doesn't require a can opener. There's no manufacturer brand on the can and it's far from obvious what type of food is inside.
File:Chestnuts2016.png	Chestnuts	Nut	(1x1) While chestnuts are nuts, they're unedible without cooking. The local children still take a keen interest in them.	Despite the lack of chestnut trees around, chestnuts are omnipresent in the town. Where do they come from?
	Cracker	Ration	(1x2) Soldier food. There's no reason to prefer it to freshly baked bread.	Leaving bread to go stale or dry is heavily frowned upon. Crackers arrived to the town with soldiers' rations and remain unpopular despite being decently filling.
	Milk	Ration	(3x1) Oddly warm and creamy, as though milked minutes ago, this common nourishing drink can often be found as an offering at cemeteries.	Often used as an offering to the dead, milk serves as a remind that all that is born must come to an end. It's so popular in the town that cream separators can be found even in the households that seemingly have nothing to do with the local Bull Project.
File:Peanuts2016.png	Peanuts	Nut	(1x1) While nuts can be munched down, they do little to sate hunger. Why then do the local kids' eyes light up when they see one?	Used in the most popular game among local children, nuts are forbidden in the Polyhedron, where most of the kids fled from the plague. The "voices of nuts" were said to make the facets of the Polyhedron resonate in a bad way.
File:Raisins2016.png	Raisins	Ration	(1x1) Formerly juicy berries, currently a luxurious treat that leaves one’s mouth sugary when eaten.	A luxurious imported treat. The locals refuse to eat more than a couple at a time; perhaps this has to do with the fact that raisins do not spoil and thus become the only treat available during food shortages.
File:Walnuts2016.png	Walnuts	Nut	(1x1) While nuts can be munched down, they do little to sate hunger. Why then do the local kids' eyes light up when they see one?	Used in the most popular game among local children, nuts are forbidden in the Polyhedron, where most of the kids fled from the plague. The "voices of nuts" were said to make the facets of the Polyhedron resonate in a bad way.
	Water Bottle	Ration	(3x1) Seemingly sates thirst a bit. Despite the town standing on the river Gorkhon, fresh drinking water is a rare commodity here.	Fresh water is brought to the town daily from a spring in the steppe and distributed among the households by water-bearers. The Gorkhon water was proven to be clean, but the locals refuse to drink it.

Name	Type	Description	Details	Effect
Apple	Ration	Description here	Details here	Effect here
Army Ration	Ration	Description here	Details here	Decreases hunger.
Bread	Ration	Description here	Details here.	Decreases hunger.
Canned Food	Ration	Description here	Water is brought to the town daily from a spring in the steppe and distributed among the households by water-bearers. The Gorkhon water was proven to be clean, but the locals refuse to drink it.	Decreases hunger.
Chestnuts	Nut	While chestnuts are nuts, they're unedible without cooking. The local children still take a keen interest in them.	Despite the lack of chestnut trees around, chestnuts are omnipresent in the town. Where do they come from?	Can be traded with children.
Coffee	Ration	Coffee beans will instantly energize you when munched, but at the cost of thirst.	Offering coffee beans to the tombs of the Mistresses is considered tone-deaf at best, for theirs is the element of Dreams.	Decreases exhaustion and increases thirst.
Egg	Ration	A good old egg. Tasty. The chicken is yet to be seen.	(Details from The Haruspex): Daniil Dankovsky, Bachelor of Medicine, boasts that he will unravel the source of the infection, starting his inquiry "ab ovo"--from the egg. Does he think that ugly polyhedral structure is one?	Decreases hunger.
Fish	Ration	Fresh fish. It's filling, but spoils quickly.	The lateral lines are called that for a reason; every fish sees its Lines in the neverending flow of possibilities. Sometimes a fishing one.	Decreases hunger.
Fresh Meat	Ration	Every path in the world ends with meat. It's easily spoiled, but if you find meat fresh, there's no food tastier and more filling.	The world of men is a world of meat. All that we call spiritual is little more than meat cramping and contracting. He who tries to deny it is doomed to become extinct.	Decreases hunger.
Hazelnuts	Nut	Nuts can be munched down, but they do little to sate hunger. Why then do the local kids' eyes light up when they see one?	Used in the most popular game among local children, nuts are forbidden in the Polyhedron, where most of the kids fled from the plague. The "voices of nuts" were said to make the facets of the Polyhedron resonate in a bad way.	Can be consumed to decrease hunger slightly or traded with children.
Lemon	Ration	Description here	Details here	Effect here
Milk	Ration	Oddly warm and creamy, as though milked minutes ago, and full of odd lumps. You don't want to know.	Often used as an offering to the dead, milk serves as a reminder that all that is born must come to an end. It's so popular in the town that cream separators can be found even in the households that seemingly have nothing to do with the local Bull Project.	Effect here
Muddy Water	Ration	Quenches thirst somewhat, but is it worth the side effects? And you can't craft tinctures with it.	Why did I collect it?	Decreases thirst and increases infection.
Peanuts	Nut	Nuts can be munched down, but they do little to sate hunger. Why then do the local kids' eyes light up when they see one?	Used in the most popular game among local children, nuts are forbidden in the Polyhedron, where most of the kids fled from the plague. The "voices of nuts" were said to make the facets of the Polyhedron resonate in a bad way.	Can be consumed to decrease hunger slightly or traded with children.
Pemmican	Ration	A mixture of meat, fruit, and fat. Extremely filling and slightly revolting.	Pemmican is not eaten for pleasure. It's just that this form preserves meat and fat best, making it invaluable for long journeys.	Decreases hunger.
Raisins	Ration	Formerly juicy berries, currently a luxurious treat that leaves one's mouth sugary when eaten.	A luxurious imported treat. The locals refuse to eat more than a couple at a time: they do not spoil and thus become the only treat available when the supply train is late again.	Decreases hunger.
Rotten Food	Ration	Sates hunger somewhat, but is it worth the side effects?	Meat? Vegetables? A loaf of bread? Can't tell anymore. The plague equalizes everyone... and everything.	Decreases hunger and increases infection.
Smoked Fish	Ration	Salty. Spicy. Smells delicious, doesn't spoil, and creates ravaging thirst.	Details here	Decreases hunger and increases thirst.
Smoked Meat	Ration	Not as tasty as fresh meat, but better preserved. Tear it with your teeth; no cutlery required.	Canned meat. Jerked meat. Smoked meat. Boiled meat. Ham. Beef. The art of cooking meat is truly honored in the Town.	Decreases hunger.
Toast	Ration	Soldier food. There's no reason to prefer it to freshly baked bread.	Leaving bread to go stale or dry is heavily frowned upon. It doesn't breathe.	Decreases hunger and increases thirst.
Walnuts	Nut	Nuts can be munched down, but they do little to sate hunger. Why then do the local kids' eyes light up when they see one?	Used in the most popular game among local children, nuts are forbidden in the Polyhedron, where most of the kids fled from the plague. The "voices of nuts" were said to make the facets of the Polyhedron resonate in a bad way.	Can be consumed to decrease hunger slightly or traded with children.
Water Bottle	Ration	Quenches thirst. Despite the town standing on the river Gorkhon, fresh drinking water is a rare commodity here.	Water is brought to the town daily from a spring in the steppe and distributed among the households by water-bearers. The Gorkhon water was proven to be clean, but the locals refuse to drink it.	Decreases thirst.

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