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The Goatish Love Taphouse

Map of The Goatish Love Taphouse

Card games are prohibited in this establishment.

Menu

  • Bread Soup. Hope you like bread!
  • Cheese Pie. It's melty cheese. CHEEEEEESE!
  • Spinach Salad. Iron helps us play.

Characters

  • Richard Hawkwing. Human Writer ♂
  • Monty Pierce. Gnome Pauper ♂
  • Bernie Darwin. Elf Paladin ⚥

Rumours

  • The baker lost his leg years ago when he was an adventurer.
  • The statue at the entrance of town is actually a stone golem.
  • There's silver in a nearby mountain.

Alexandra Hogan's Tavern

Map of Alexandra Hogan's Tavern

The tavern has a fighting pit out back.

Menu

  • Wood Elf Salad. A mix of lettuce and veggies fit for a wood elf!
  • Cedar Smoked Salmon. A classic pairing for white wine.
  • Root Beer. It's not quite alcoholic, but it is freaking delicious.

Characters

  • Sazi Beech. Halfling Shipwright ♀
  • Rebecca Mehmed. Dwarf Accountant ♀
  • Sisco Ashbringer. Gnome Cleaner ⚥

Rumours

  • A satyr has taken a room at the local inn.
  • There have been human sacrifices at Island of the Woman.
  • If you touch a glowing rock at Carys's Gorge, you'll begin to age backward.

The Sphinx And Love

Map of The Sphinx And Love

The ceiling to this tavern is only five feet high.

Menu

  • Spiced Chicken Thigh. Well seasoned, and served with coleslaw.
  • Cheese Pizza. Sauce and cheese melted on dough.
  • Corned Beef in Ginger Ale. Slow roasted in ale.

Characters

  • Angar Potter. Tiefling Fletcher ♂
  • Katja Todd. Gnome Biologist ♀
  • Bruce Willow. Halfling Cantor ♂

Rumours

  • The local tavern is going out of business.
  • A lord's son has run away to join a group of adventurers.
  • A nearby town wants to join forces and overthrow the King.

The Churlish Gauntlet Taphouse

Map of The Churlish Gauntlet Taphouse

This tavern rocks back and forth, as though it's on a boat. It is not.

Menu

  • Tomato Broth. Tangy tomato broth served with melted cheese on bread.
  • BLT Roc Egg. Bacon, lettuce and tomato served in between a sliced hard boiled Roc egg.
  • Ostrich Omelette. it's a big dish.

Characters

  • Marlon Jordan. Gnome Student ♂
  • Cyntia Mervor. Human Warlock ♀
  • Maz Nighy. Gnome Jester ⚥

Rumours

  • Dwarves dug out a hideout hundreds of years ago nearby, but no one can find it.
  • Travelers have found a hundred corpses at The Shamrock Tree.
  • That big abandoned farmhouse has weird sounds coming from it at night.

The Drafty Cricket Taphouse

Map of The Drafty Cricket Taphouse

Half the floor has caved in long ago. Don't worry, it's roped off.

Menu

  • Nachos. Chips with cheese and other stuff on em.
  • Egg Battered Bread. French toast for world's that don't contain France.
  • Dragon's Breath Rice. Spicy rice dish.

Characters

  • Amira Quinn. Halfling Town Crier ♀
  • Robert Adir. Halfling Burglar ♂
  • Ceri Marshall. Gnome Swineherd ♀

Rumours

  • A band of goblins are sacking nearby villages.
  • The members of the hunting lodge are about to leave and hunt down a weretiger.
  • Someone hid treasure in town.

The Puking Knife

Map of The Puking Knife

An illegal fight to the death fighter's tourney is run once a month in the basement.

Menu

  • Zuppa Sword Coast. Potato soup popular on the sword coast.
  • Strawberries with Cream. Perfect summer indulgence.
  • Veal. This dish makes us sad.

Characters

  • Bella Kastrix. Human Roper ♀
  • Carly Orsan. Human Scholar ♀
  • Sylvia Crewe. Tiefling Clerk ♀

Rumours

  • The trees in the nearby woods have been moving around.
  • The mayor wants to have a festival.
  • There have been human sacrifices at Province of Lore.

The Impertinent Dog

Map of The Impertinent Dog

Thick bands of wood frame the outside walls. They are painted a unique teal colour.

Menu

  • Kappa Legs. Kappa are humanoid river dwellers. Apparently you can eat them.
  • Chef Special. Let the cook give you whatever he wants.
  • Whipped Cream. A small bowl of delicious sweetness.

Characters

  • Lars Inferno. Tiefling Builder ♂
  • Brittany Mervor. Half-Elf Outlander ♀
  • Eric James. Half-Orc Barbarian ♂

Rumours

  • was killed by zombies.
  • There's a lighthouse on the coast said to be overrun with giant spiders.
  • A kraken was seen at the coast.

The Raunchy Porter

Map of The Raunchy Porter

The sign shows a man in full knight armor.

Menu

  • BLT Roc Egg. Bacon, lettuce and tomato served in between a sliced hard boiled Roc egg.
  • Gazpacho. Cold soup.
  • One pan Minotaur Steak. A massive steak cooked with potatoes.

Characters

  • Bundringo Potter. Dwarf Bosun ⚥
  • Hassan Terryn. Gnome Archivist ♂
  • Violet Lord. Elf Minister ♀

Rumours

  • The butcher is thought to be a zombie.
  • The royal children are bratty and The King is looking to ship them off to other lands.
  • One man in town claims he can control insects.

Sawyer Snaketail's Inn

Map of Sawyer Snaketail's Inn

The bar in this tavern is covered in glowing fungi.

Menu

  • Spiced Cherries. Unique to this region.
  • Creamy Mushroom Stew. A thick stew made with a secret spice.
  • Beef and Pears. Meat and fruit together? Who would have thought?

Characters

  • Rowan Elonil. Tiefling Cheesemaker ⚥
  • Eliot Connington. Half-Orc Storyteller ♂
  • Ben Norman. Tiefling Bosun ♂

Rumours

  • There's going to be a jousting tourney soon.
  • A nearby farm has a miniature horse.
  • A circus is coming to town.

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