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The Prince And Topaz

Map of The Prince And Topaz

Card games are prohibited in this establishment.

Menu

  • Potato Skins. Cheese and bacon baked in potato skins.
  • Minotaur Pie. A "meat" pie using a meat substitute. Good for those beings who perhaps share a common ancestor with beef.
  • Bread Pudding. A delightful treat.

Characters

  • Favian Haggard. Half-Elf Street Artist ♂
  • Sawyer Weston. Human Sheriff ⚥
  • Roan Hamlin. Human Apothecary ♂

Rumours

  • No one stays dead in the neighboring town.
  • The townmaster wants to build a clocktower in the center of town.
  • A giant rock fell from the sky the other day, a few miles from town.

The Haunting Butcher Inn

Map of The Haunting Butcher Inn

The chairs are padded and musty.

Menu

  • Fruit Blend. Banana, apple, pineapple, and cherries mixed together.
  • Hand Pies. A pie you can take on the road! Apple, Blueberry, or Cherry.
  • Hush Puppies. Battered and breaded.

Characters

  • Lars Mowbry. Human Elder ♂
  • Dawn Colman. Half-Orc Celebrity ♀
  • Helena Leaffall. Gnome Charlatan ♀

Rumours

  • A princess is hiding out in town because she refuses to marry someone.
  • Someone has been stealing clothes.
  • The old woman who lives in the cabin just outside of town is a witch.

The Handling Grocer

Map of The Handling Grocer

The tables here are invisible.

Menu

  • Spinach Salad. Iron helps us play.
  • Cedar Smoked Salmon. A classic pairing for white wine.
  • Marriage Soup. Greens and meat married in a soup.

Characters

  • Muriel Heartpound. Half-Orc Sergeant ♀
  • Nelson Faelyn. Human Sculptor ♂
  • Jen Hickory. Gnome Bowyer ♀

Rumours

  • A princess is hiding out in town because she refuses to marry someone.
  • The prince's betrothal was not blessed by the king.
  • There's a magical ring laying at the bottom of the lake.

The Motherly Stone Taphouse

Map of The Motherly Stone Taphouse

There is a big hole in the roof.

Menu

  • Bean Salad. Some beans. There's white beans, and red ones, and, um these dark ones.
  • Shredded Beef. Served on tortillas.
  • Apple Pie. The absolute best item on the menu.

Characters

  • Dana Kensley. Tiefling Physicist ♀
  • Percival Ualas. Halfling Smuggler ♂
  • Belor Firestorm. Tiefling Chef ♂

Rumours

  • was killed by wolves.
  • One woman in town claims she is having a love affair with a minotaur.
  • It hasn't rained for weeks because someone angered the gods.

Stella Ironhand's Tavern

Map of Stella Ironhand's Tavern

Some sort of strange shrubbery is growing across the stoop.

Menu

  • Kappa Legs. Kappa are humanoid river dwellers. Apparently you can eat them.
  • Water. For boring people.
  • Potato Leek Soup. Creamy soup that's filling.

Characters

  • Morwen Todd. Halfling Seamstress ♀
  • Joel Rook. Tiefling Prophet ♂
  • Lucy Altharia. Dwarf Chandler ♀

Rumours

  • It's almost time to pay taxes.
  • The old blind beggar is pretending. He can see just find.
  • A nearby farm has a miniature horse.

The Envious Chrysolite

Map of The Envious Chrysolite

Meals here are served on cheap flatware.

Menu

  • Water. For boring people.
  • Pork Spare Ribs. Add some dragon sauce to heat things up.
  • Blackened Veggies. A mix of veggies on a skewer and cooked over and open flame.

Characters

  • Randle Hamlin. Halfling Marshall ♂
  • Roman Bryce. Gnome Pawn Shop Owner ♂
  • Alyx Summer. Elf Flautist ♀

Rumours

  • An inventor in town has claimed to have invented a new type of ranged weapon which fires iron balls.
  • A strange clockwork machine has been seen in town at night.
  • The constable's wife is a hag in disguise.

The Cup And Calico

Map of The Cup And Calico

You must solve a puzzle to enter this tavern.

Menu

  • Roasted Lizard. A little lizard roasted on a spit.
  • Cold Cut Sandwich. Cold meat between bread.
  • Kobold's Delight. You should probably order something else.

Characters

  • Maxwell Ghani. Dwarf Tax Collector ♂
  • Rose Grail. Halfling Poacher ♀
  • Fribbington Wrynn. Gnome Artist ⚥

Rumours

  • An invisible man has been creating problems in town.
  • Someone hid treasure in town.
  • The prince's betrothal was not blessed by the king.

Gert Loudlegs's Taphouse

Map of Gert Loudlegs's Taphouse

There is a large polished silver hanging behind the bar.

Menu

  • Orc Mash. A mash made for orcs, not from orc. Whatever meat, veggies, etc is laying around.
  • Salted Lizard Eyes. Sometimes orcs order this.
  • Golden Potatoes. Small round yellow potatoes roasted and topped with melted butter.

Characters

  • Petra Ironstone. Dwarf Necromancer ♀
  • Mila Frost. Half-Orc Herald ♀
  • Sandra Wolfbrother. Half-Orc Cleric ♀

Rumours

  • The townskeeper is considering hiring adventurers for protection.
  • An undead adventurer saved a princess.
  • A travelling salesman is coming to town.

The Knowing Plowman Taphouse

Map of The Knowing Plowman Taphouse

This is half a tavern, and half a library.

Menu

  • Roasted Turkey. Served with gravy and mashed potatoes.
  • Chef's Special. Whatever the cook has that's about to go bad!
  • Egg Roll. Delicious food from another land.

Characters

  • Finley Nighy. Tiefling Notary ⚥
  • Bebe Zaros. Halfling Cultist ♀
  • Sisco Ashbringer. Halfling Chimney Sweeper ⚥

Rumours

  • The townskeeper is considering hiring adventurers for protection.
  • A halfling named Cade was found dead last night.
  • A writer is interviewing local people for some book.

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