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The Supplying Taster

Map of The Supplying Taster

A dog serves food at this tavern, by way of a tray strapped to its back.

Menu

  • Potato Skins. Cheese and bacon baked in potato skins.
  • Kobold Tail. Delicious tangy meat of some sort. Hopefully not real kobold!
  • Ostrich Omelette. it's a big dish.

Characters

  • Eve Harber. Half-Orc Merchant ♀
  • Liam Mattell. Dwarf Wizard ♂
  • Lulu Wrynn. Tiefling Servant ♀

Rumours

  • A cow was born nearby with two heads.
  • A pack of wolves have been prowling about at night.
  • The jailer locked himself in the jail cell because he was drunk.

The Disappearing Buckler

Map of The Disappearing Buckler

A beggar sits outside the door.

Menu

  • Dill Yogurt Dip. Served with raw veggies for dipping.
  • Flatbread. A classic staple.
  • Fried Apples. Absolutely the best way to eat apples.

Characters

  • Teyr Mervor. Half-Elf Acater ♀
  • Aria Loch. Half-Elf Scop ♀
  • Aela Belet. Tiefling Barmaid ♀

Rumours

  • The howls at night aren't wolves, they're hell hounds.
  • A farmer's wife is pregnant with an orc's child.
  • The trees here are alive.

Alyx Wilbur's Tavern

Map of Alyx Wilbur's Tavern

This tavern is currently out of ale.

Menu

  • Mutton Shank. The mutton is particularly good.
  • Marriage Soup. Greens and meat married in a soup.
  • Gnoll Peanut Soup. When gnolls aren't eating people, they make this.

Characters

  • Vidar Moonclaw. Half-Orc Pastry Chef ♂
  • Marlon Terryn. Elf Thatcher ♂
  • Rowan Alma. Elf Hired Muscle ⚥

Rumours

  • A spirit is said to haunt the woods.
  • Last month it rained fish.
  • An iron golem protects the town from enemies, though no one has ever seen him.

The Faxing Grocer

Map of The Faxing Grocer

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

Menu

  • Braised Beef. Beef so tender it almost melts in your mouth.
  • Beef and Barley Soup. Beef broth with chunks of meat and veggies.
  • Halfling Pretzels. Pretzels, but tiny.

Characters

  • Lucia Greene. Dwarf Houndmaster ♀
  • Hardwin Truthseeker. Halfling Butcher ♂
  • Vivian Bozier. Half-Elf Jester ♀

Rumours

  • has wings that they keep hidden.
  • The innkeeper is refusing to rent rooms to tieflings.
  • The barkeep will arm wrestle for money.

Katarina Weston's Inn

Map of Katarina Weston's Inn

Magical light floats above the patrons heads here.

Menu

  • Kobold's Delight. You should probably order something else.
  • Cream of Glowing Mushroom Soup. You know how mushrooms glow in dungeons? It's that, but you can eat it.
  • Frozen Berries. These are good.

Characters

  • Sylvia Brown. Human Scullion ♀
  • Rose Broadbent. Tiefling Page ♀
  • Elise Wilton. Gnome Deserter ♀

Rumours

  • The prince's betrothal was not blessed by the king.
  • A murderer has escaped from the town jail.
  • The local tavern owner is thinking about not serving dwarves any longer.

Gavril Stormrage's Tavern

Map of Gavril Stormrage's Tavern

An unusual aroma emanates from the kitchen.

Menu

  • Gazpacho. Cold soup.
  • Tentacle Stew. It's delicious if you close your eyes.
  • Roasted Duck. A cute little duck. Roasted.

Characters

  • Turok Malfoy. Gnome Scop ♂
  • Bashara Knight. Halfling Paladin ♀
  • Jax Arrias. Dwarf Sorcerer ♂

Rumours

  • The mayor is said to be a skin changer.
  • The innkeeper lost the keys to each and every room.
  • A manticore is hunting a group of adventurers who killed her mate.

The Strange Cutler

Map of The Strange Cutler

Only half orcs work at this tavern.

Menu

  • Egg and Sausage on Toast. A sandwich for breakfast.
  • Cold Cut Sandwich. Cold meat between bread.
  • Flame Roasted Pepper. A red pepper roasted over, duh, flame.

Characters

  • Karakta Rucker. Elf Shepherd ♂
  • Theodora Redscar. Half-Orc Loan Shark ♀
  • Doran Fae. Elf Hatter ⚥

Rumours

  • The Inn has a secret room somewhere.
  • The members of the hunting lodge are about to leave and hunt down a weretiger.
  • An inventor in town has claimed to have invented a flying machine.

The Lustrous Pot Tavern

Map of The Lustrous Pot Tavern

It's 20 degrees colder in this tavern than it is outside.

Menu

  • Kobold's Delight. You should probably order something else.
  • Plum Sauce. Served with crusty bread.
  • Dragon Tail. A skewer of chicken and green vegetables covered in a spicy sauce.

Characters

  • Nigel Carson. Human Poet ♂
  • Iris Sams. Half-Elf Bowyer ♀
  • Shannon Roundtree. Gnome Beekeeper ♀

Rumours

  • There's a weird law on the town books that no one may eat between midnight and dawn.
  • It hasn't rained for weeks because someone angered the gods.
  • The members of the hunting lodge are about to leave and hunt down a weretiger.

The Shopping Crofter

Map of The Shopping Crofter

The tavern is built within the bones of a beached whale who died a hundred years ago.

Menu

  • Bear Meat Sausage. The bear meat is very hard to work with.
  • Gnoll Peanut Soup. When gnolls aren't eating people, they make this.
  • Chef's Special. Whatever the cook has that's about to go bad!

Characters

  • Falk Proudfoot. Halfling Swineherd ♂
  • Beatrix Dunstan. Gnome Model ♀
  • Lilith White. Human Pauper ♀

Rumours

  • A dragon was killed at Surgeon's Table of the Tumbler.
  • A mind flayer is in town, and is controlling some people's minds.
  • The butcher is thought to be a zombie.

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