The Language of Chocolate

The creation of fine chocolate candies is a staple of artisan culture among the Wood Sprites. Through the generations, they have developed hundreds of different presentations for scores of different flavors and recipes.

Rooted in this artesian tradition, the language of chocolates began as a fun and flirty way to send messages between intimate companions. With time and popularity, the meanings expanded until chocolate exchange became the preferred method of inter-strata communication.

It remains so to this day, and many idioms, metaphors, and clichés have arisen based on the common understanding of this language.

Everything, from the chocolate's type (dark vs. milk vs. white), decoration, shape, placement in the box, flavor, filling, to the order in which they were eaten and how the recipient interacts with it before eating; all of it has meaning amongst the strata of Sprites.

A Few Common Idioms

Bite the top off

To try something without finishing; to explore a new person, place, thing, or idea and discover a disliking.

Eat the center

To accept a proposal; to seal a deal; to sign a contract.

Reading the lid

To be indecisive; to have an abundance of choices; to think carefully about a complex matter.

Pinch the sides

To deeply investigate before making a choice. One will often 'read the lid' before 'pinching the sides'.