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Sebastian Lesley's Tavern

Map of Sebastian Lesley's Tavern

You must be blindfolded before entering this tavern.

Menu

  • Potato Salad. Made with mayo.
  • Hogs in Blankets. Mini sausages wrapped up in dough and baked.
  • Duck Egg Omelette. The chef stole the eggs himself. Ask him about it.

Characters

  • Tiffany Weatherby. Gnome Priest ♀
  • Nick Brown. Elf Potter ♂
  • Dawn Duffield. Dwarf Charioteer ♀

Rumours

  • Demon worshiping cultists have set up a shrine nearby.
  • The innkeeper lost the keys to each and every room.
  • The King is looking to give aid to the poorest in the kingdom.

The Pale Penny Tavern

Map of The Pale Penny Tavern

There's a door built into the ground. The rest of this tavern is below ground.

Menu

  • Egg Wrap. A breakfast treat, scrambled eggs served in a tortilla.
  • Pecan Pie. Like grandma used to make.
  • Marriage Soup. Greens and meat married in a soup.

Characters

  • Brenda Spall. Dwarf Cantor ♀
  • Mervyn Roberts. Dwarf Ringmaster ♂
  • Maz Selwyn. Elf Minstrel ⚥

Rumours

  • If you want to see a giant dog, you need only go to Chains of the Mistress.
  • If you touch a glowing rock at The Abominable Lair, you'll begin to age backward.
  • It was raining gold pieces last night.

The Warhammer And Constable

Map of The Warhammer And Constable

The signature drink here is called the Wailing Wight.

Menu

  • Black Pudding. It's better if you don't ask.
  • Chef Salad. Lettuce, some meat, some... what is that thing? It's good, whatever it is!
  • Burst Onion with Fire Mage Sauce. Deep fried onion. The sauce is SPICY

Characters

  • Lariat Vonner. Gnome Farmhand ♂
  • Eden Blackaxe. Dwarf Crime Boss ⚥
  • Lacy Shortaxe. Dwarf Captain ♀

Rumours

  • Drow have been coming into town at night and stealing things.
  • A dragon was killed at Island of the Pianter.
  • Outpost of the Bowyer is a great place to find a wife or husband.

The Eminent Mead

Map of The Eminent Mead

There is a big hole in the roof.

Menu

  • Collard Greens. Iron helps us play.
  • Challah. A classic bread. Makes great French Toast.
  • Plum Sauce. Served with crusty bread.

Characters

  • Ned Pierce. Half-Orc Dean ♂
  • Jackson Vinder. Half-Orc Lead Servant ♂
  • Arianna Shadowmourne. Tiefling Cutpurse ♀

Rumours

  • There's a beehive nearby where the bees are all blue instead of yellow.
  • Someone is making a flesh golem nearby.
  • Trolls inhabit the nearby mountain range.

The Spy And Fabric

Map of The Spy And Fabric

The sign above the door is brand new.

Menu

  • Fried Cockatrice. Delicious and bad for you.
  • Poisoned Apple. It's not real poison! Meade injected into an apple.
  • Lamb Chops. Don't think about the cute little lamb when you eat these.

Characters

  • Dax Spall. Half-Elf Lecturer ♂
  • Nick Fallow. Gnome Acrobat ♂
  • Caroc Pierce. Gnome Scullion ♂

Rumours

  • has been having strange dreams about a flesh golem.
  • A group of adventurers are warning people that a dragon is coming.
  • There's a magical ring laying at the bottom of the lake.

The Gullible Butler

Map of The Gullible Butler

Someone started painting the deck out front but the job is only half complete.

Menu

  • Cherry Bread. Sweet cake like bread with candied cherries throughout.
  • Ale. A tavern staple.
  • Bear Meat Sausage. The bear meat is very hard to work with.

Characters

  • Zyra Hume. Half-Orc Astrologer ♀
  • Jody Dresdain. Halfling Sorcerer ♀
  • Sohali Jayid. Halfling Courtier ♀

Rumours

  • A town to the north was swallowed up by a sinkhole.
  • is on the run from someone.
  • Someone found a note written in a strange language and signed Malfurian.

The Piper And Hammer

Map of The Piper And Hammer

Pixies flit about, above the patrons heads.

Menu

  • Goose Eggs. Boiled, fried, or scrambled.
  • Mal's Plate. a veggie offering.
  • Meat Pie. Shredded beef in a pie crust.

Characters

  • Marek Greennose. Gnome Waiter ♂
  • Malcolm Inferno. Tiefling Town Crier ♂
  • Arnold Bowes. Half-Orc Apothecary ♂

Rumours

  • A cow was born nearby with two heads.
  • The man in the corner is paying real silver for goblin ears.
  • was killed by an evil wizard.

The Crying Lion

Map of The Crying Lion

The floor is sticky. Ew.

Menu

  • Buttermilk Biscuit. A biscuit served with jam.
  • Minotaur Pie. A "meat" pie using a meat substitute. Good for those beings who perhaps share a common ancestor with beef.
  • Chicken Cutlets. Thin strips of chicken fried.

Characters

  • Laurie Sebastian. Human Astrologer ♀
  • Selena Hume. Human Scullion ♀
  • Qualen Reece. Dwarf Loan Shark ♂

Rumours

  • The butcher is thought to be a zombie.
  • A kraken was seen at the coast.
  • An inventor in town has claimed to have invented a new type of ranged weapon which fires iron balls.

The Lumpish Gallon Taphouse

Map of The Lumpish Gallon Taphouse

The floor here is heavily slanted toward the back of the room.

Menu

  • Mal's Plate. a veggie offering.
  • Giant Spider Legs. Giants eat them, why not us? Cooked over flame.
  • Baked Pheasant. The fanciest of birds.

Characters

  • Eden Zaki. Halfling Astronomer ⚥
  • Steven Marshall. Halfling Ferryman ♂
  • Sawyer Shad. Halfling Surgeon ⚥

Rumours

  • A woman says her husband was carried off by a large bat.
  • There is a bush which moves around near Forge of the Tourney.
  • A local girl has gone missing.

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