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The Delaying Servant

Map of The Delaying Servant

There are not stools, chairs, or tables in this tavern.

Menu

  • Sausage Ball. It's sausage, but in a ball.
  • Broiled Catfish. Caught fresh from the nearby river.
  • Strawberries with Cream. Perfect summer indulgence.

Characters

  • Tarc Poots. Half-Orc Model ♂
  • Ivana Bloodhoof. Dwarf Artist ♀
  • Favian Clarke. Tiefling Acrobat ♂

Rumours

  • Someone is making a flesh golem nearby.
  • A yeti has been seen nearby.
  • The barkeep likes to get in fights.

The Praising Drayman

Map of The Praising Drayman

Magical light floats above the patrons heads here.

Menu

  • Cherry Bread. Sweet cake like bread with candied cherries throughout.
  • Chef's Choice. We don't know what it's going to be, but it will be good.
  • Bean Salad. Some beans. There's white beans, and red ones, and, um these dark ones.

Characters

  • Jared Portman. Elf Alchemist ♂
  • Leo Kaye. Dwarf Butler ♂
  • John Schmidt. Tiefling Beekeeper ♂

Rumours

  • A travelling zoo is coming to town.
  • The magistrate is hoping to break down on the new jail soon.
  • At midnight the dead can rise for one hour.

The Doctor And Palmer

Map of The Doctor And Palmer

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

Menu

  • Milk. There is parsley on top.
  • Fried Cockatrice. Delicious and bad for you.
  • Vodka. Alcohol made from potatoes. Sounds gross, but it will get the job done!

Characters

  • Maz Reedwater. Halfling Town Crier ⚥
  • Bruce Barlow. Halfling Swineherd ♂
  • Charlotte Brightstar. Gnome Clerk ♀

Rumours

  • One woman in town claims she is having a love affair with a minotaur.
  • It's almost time to pay taxes.
  • One man in town claims he can control insects.

The Warming Goose

Map of The Warming Goose

The sign shows a man in full knight armor.

Menu

  • Honey Glazed Ham. A thick slice of ham covered in a honey glaze.
  • Chicken Tortilla Soup. Fried corn tortillas in a spicy soup.
  • Antipasto Platter. Meat and cheese and stuff.

Characters

  • Miles Gemtree. Elf Poultry Keeper ♂
  • Taylor Smyth. Halfling Cardinal ⚥
  • Hardwin Mulgrew. Tiefling Rat Catcher ♂

Rumours

  • If you touch a glowing rock at Drifting Lighthouse, you'll begin to age backward.
  • If you want to speak to a god, you should travel to The Beige Circle.
  • A druid named Malfurian is willing to pay well for mistletoe.

The Photographing Acre

Map of The Photographing Acre

There are bookshelves lining the walls here.

Menu

  • Kraken Bisque. We're pretty sure there's no kraken in this.
  • Battered Toast. A breakfast specialty, bread battered in egg and fried.
  • Bean Salad. Some beans. There's white beans, and red ones, and, um these dark ones.

Characters

  • Harold Faelyn. Human Swineherd ♂
  • Bundringo Wright. Half-Orc Watchmaker ⚥
  • Katarina Lucas. Elf Seamstress ♀

Rumours

  • A door to the underworld is hidden in town.
  • An old woman in town is said to have once loved a king.
  • It's almost time to pay taxes.

The Sentimental Monk Inn

Map of The Sentimental Monk Inn

You must be blindfolded before entering this tavern.

Menu

  • Mushroom Steak. Thick cut of beef with mushroom gravy atop.
  • Duck Egg Omelette. The chef stole the eggs himself. Ask him about it.
  • Spiced Cherries. Unique to this region.

Characters

  • Heidi Deadeye. Half-Elf Apprentice ♀
  • Storm Hamilton. Halfling Scout ♀
  • Taylor Ashbringer. Dwarf Gymnast ⚥

Rumours

  • There was a bar fight in the tavern last night.
  • There are no animals in the forest anymore.
  • A nearby farm has a miniature horse.

The Flooding Rogue

Map of The Flooding Rogue

Card games are prohibited in this establishment.

Menu

  • Pecan Pie. Like grandma used to make.
  • Egg on Toast. Can't beat this simple breakfast!
  • Minotaur Rocks. Supposedly minotaur testicles. Who knows though.

Characters

  • Angie Mervor. Human Potter ♀
  • Ragnar Ashes. Tiefling Gardener ♂
  • Liam Bladefist. Halfling Ropemaker ♂

Rumours

  • An inventor in town has claimed to have invented a new type of ranged weapon which fires iron balls.
  • The town master's nose was split open in a fight.
  • Last month it rained fish.

Ragnar Gemleaf's Inn

Map of Ragnar Gemleaf's Inn

The tables here are invisible.

Menu

  • Lizard Gruel. Yup. Just what it sounds like.
  • Dragon's Egg Omelette. The claim that this is made from real dragon eggs is highly suspect.
  • Blackened Veggies. A mix of veggies on a skewer and cooked over and open flame.

Characters

  • Marcus Wrynn. Dwarf Craftsperson ♂
  • Alys Orsan. Half-Elf Mortician ♀
  • Ismael Rook. Gnome Brewer ♂

Rumours

  • The local gang has a new leader.
  • The Queen has a number of male companions that the king knows nothing about.
  • Someone in town is a killer hiding from authorities.

The Consisting Courtesan

Map of The Consisting Courtesan

The tables here are big boulders.

Menu

  • Noodles and Sauce. Noodles in meat sauce.
  • Potato Skins. Cheese and bacon baked in potato skins.
  • Roasted Stag. Big ol deer guy. Roasted.

Characters

  • Lachlan Gale. Gnome Servant ♂
  • Sylvie Jones. Gnome Engineer ♀
  • Kandon Duval. Elf Congressman ♂

Rumours

  • The drinks in the tavern are watered down.
  • Werewolves have been seen nearby.
  • There's a beehive nearby where the bees are all blue instead of yellow.

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