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The Baking Dragon

Map of The Baking Dragon

No candles or torches are lit in this tavern at night.

Menu

  • Cherry Bread. Sweet cake like bread with candied cherries throughout.
  • Bang bang Cockatrice Bites. A delicious cockatrice meat treat.
  • Adventurer's Meal. Big piece of meat, meet two slices of bread. Take it on the go!

Characters

  • Dolan Whisperwind. Gnome Scout ♂
  • Nina Grail. Elf Fighter ♀
  • Erolith Kelshall. Halfling Chimney Sweeper ♀

Rumours

  • A local township may be preparing for war.
  • is on the run from someone.
  • Travelers have found a hundred corpses at Den of the Snake.

The Plush Captain Taphouse

Map of The Plush Captain Taphouse

One window of this tavern is shattered.

Menu

  • Fried Cockatrice. Delicious and bad for you.
  • Egg and Sausage on Toast. A sandwich for breakfast.
  • Kappa Legs. Kappa are humanoid river dwellers. Apparently you can eat them.

Characters

  • Arios Maelor. Gnome Naperer ♂
  • Taylor Mattell. Half-Orc Event Planner ⚥
  • Katherine Goldbreeze. Elf Ranger ♀

Rumours

  • A nearby cavern houses a long dead Lich's lair.
  • That big abandoned farmhouse has weird sounds coming from it at night.
  • The jailer locked himself in the jail cell because he was drunk.

The Tottering Penknife

Map of The Tottering Penknife

Vines creep up the stone walls. There are so many that the windows are partially covered.

Menu

  • Apple Pie. The absolute best item on the menu.
  • Meat Pie. Shredded beef in a pie crust.
  • Egg Drop Soup. Go to a place where the cook doesn't just drop an egg in soup.

Characters

  • Lawson Mowbry. Halfling Wrestler ♂
  • Bundringo Shalamayne. Elf Villein ⚥
  • Arish Dresdain. Half-Orc Village Idiot ♂

Rumours

  • Someone hid treasure in town.
  • That mangy dog everyone keeps seeing is a wizard in disguise.
  • There is war brewing to the east.

The Remorseful Sword

Map of The Remorseful Sword

The ceiling to this tavern is only five feet high.

Menu

  • Navy Bean and Ham Soup. Classic soup, easy to make.
  • Butter Pease. Buttery and good for you, other than the butter.
  • Giant Spider Legs. Giants eat them, why not us? Cooked over flame.

Characters

  • Caroc Moontree. Half-Elf Therapist ♂
  • Deimos Hynes. Dwarf Paladin ♂
  • Eldar Larchwood. Halfling Wizard ♂

Rumours

  • An adventuring party went to fight a dragon nearby but they never returned.
  • Dwarves dug out a hideout hundreds of years ago nearby, but no one can find it.
  • A portal to the afterlife has opened up in the center of town.

The Splitting Guildmaster

Map of The Splitting Guildmaster

The back room houses a small weapons shop.

Menu

  • Brownbuds. Elves eat this. Some sort of radish, baked.
  • Egg Drop Soup. Go to a place where the cook doesn't just drop an egg in soup.
  • Ostrich Omelette. it's a big dish.

Characters

  • Nev Boone. Dwarf Inquisitor ♂
  • Elvira Sweeny. Tiefling Marshall ♀
  • Henry Zaki. Elf Illuminator ♂

Rumours

  • The King is rumored to have died, but the people have not been told.
  • That earthquake last week had something to do with giants.
  • There's a secret fighting ring below the tavern, where men fight to the death.

The Sarcastic Sapphire

Map of The Sarcastic Sapphire

Pixies flit about, above the patrons heads.

Menu

  • Potato Salad. Honestly, it's a bit bland.
  • Soft Pretzel. It's big and warm and YUMMY.
  • Sausage Stuffing. Does anyone know what's in stuffing? This has sausage, that much is for sure.

Characters

  • Emyr Broadbent. Elf Brasier ♂
  • Brom Abbey. Tiefling Spice Merchant ♂
  • Sahin Chainbreaker. Dwarf Shepherd ⚥

Rumours

  • An inventor in town has claimed to have invented a new type of ranged weapon which fires iron balls.
  • A young red dragon is living in the forest nearby.
  • There's a weird law on the town books that no one may eat between midnight and dawn.

Cassie Knight's Inn

Map of Cassie Knight's Inn

Drinks here are served in crystal-clear wine glasses.

Menu

  • Brown Sugar Glazed Pork. Sweet and salty.
  • Honey Glazed Ribs. Ribs in a honey glaze.
  • Cockatrice Wings. Fried in oil.

Characters

  • Keeley Mulgrew. Dwarf Cleric ♀
  • Frederick Fordragon. Halfling Cultist ♂
  • Gregory Hardaxe. Half-Orc Miller ♂

Rumours

  • It hasn't stopped raining in weeks because someone angered the gods.
  • A nearby farm has a miniature horse.
  • A travelling salesman came last night looking to sell stolen goods.

The Booking Sheperd

Map of The Booking Sheperd

The upstairs is a bakery.

Menu

  • Meat Pie. Shredded beef in a pie crust.
  • Apple Fritter. Chunks of apple battered and fried.
  • Hand Pies. A pie you can take on the road! Apple, Blueberry, or Cherry.

Characters

  • Jasmine Ashbringer. Elf Detective ♀
  • Alicia Grief. Tiefling Hired Muscle ♀
  • Candice Ward. Half-Elf Barbarian ♀

Rumours

  • The king was assassinated by lizard folk.
  • An elf named Raven who came to town yesterday spent hundreds of years alone in the forest.
  • Dwarves dug out a hideout hundreds of years ago nearby, but no one can find it.

Sylvie Echols's Inn

Map of Sylvie Echols's Inn

The workers here wear red robes.

Menu

  • Cherry Bread. Sweet cake like bread with candied cherries throughout.
  • Potato Skins. Cheese and bacon baked in potato skins.
  • Minestrone Soup. Classic vegetable soup.

Characters

  • Max Maelor. Gnome Therapist ⚥
  • Bernie Snaketail. Half-Orc Cantor ⚥
  • Clio Hogan. Human Drag King ♀

Rumours

  • Someone found a note written in a strange language and signed Malfurian.
  • The tavern owner feeds customers who don't pay to his dogs.
  • The local inn is going out of business.

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