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Stephen_Zuckerman

The Four Stars Tavern
« on: January 16, 2008, 05:42:10 am »
Late evening, Haven City. Tucked back away in the hills of Haven City, lights shine in the windows of a large building. Two men stagger out, singing drunkenly and leaning against one another for support, making their way home through the night. From the building itself come the sounds of music, the light from the open door dimly illuminating a rough, wooden sign.

On the sign are four crude stars, surrounding the twin moons, the number 187 etched small in a corner.

Inside, the sounds of music and conversation float throughout the building, the long, central hall flanked by doors on either side.

To the left, the merchants' hall and lounge; a pair of independent peddlers selling trinkets to those who pass through, the man selling parchment and charcoal doing a reasonable business, while, separated by full bookshelves lining the walls, the small handful of sleepy-eyed children and adults are still left in the cushioned Storyteller's Lounge, listening raptly to an old man spinning tales of epic bravery and derring-do.

To the right, the cafe and bar, a few patrons still sitting around the tables near the front, discussing with concern the latest reports of gnoll activity to the west, over games of dice. The two at the bar, drinking away their cares, rock back and forth to the sound of the unseen gnomish music-maker, and don't argue when the fair-haired elvish lad behind the counter tells them they've had enough.

Even on this busiest night of the week, the business has been slim, but the tavern has been open only a month, and the crowd is yet comprised of locals. Far from the main roads in the city, the Four Stars doesn't seem likely to attract the attention of much of the traffic going along the eastern road of Mistone... But the small staff of only the few who live above it, the old man, young elf, and the handful they harbor, don't seem to mind.
 
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Stephen_Zuckerman

Re: The Four Stars Tavern
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2008, 02:41:15 am »
The Four Stars, now open for some time, does a reasonable business. The months roll past, and folk show up each night to play at Pips or Stars, discuss the latest news, or, especially Freas, to hear tales of adventures past.

Yet adventure still blooms in this uncertain world... And those who follow such a path begin to find their way to the Stars, led by spreading word of mouth, and the grey-haired storyteller whose boots have taken him across the breadth of Layonara... As often in flight as in finding. All find welcome in the Four Stars Tavern, where the house cider flows freely, and the dice are kind to those with luck.

Come along, the music's calling.
 

kenty191

Re: The Four Stars Tavern
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2008, 12:45:16 pm »
A sprightly young elf skips through Haven City without any apparent sense of direction. Even so, moments later he reaches the door of 187 Haven  City and quickly searches for his key, completely oblivious to the new wooden sign hanging above his head.
 
  Karn turns the handle and opens the door to his Haven home bounding through it as he often does while whistling a jolly tune. Not three bounds have been taken however when the young elf’s ears prick slightly at the sound of others singing a decidedly different tune.
 
  The elf quirks an eyebrow, intrigued by the apparent presence of unexpected guests and immediately mutters a few words before fading behind a cloak of invisibility.
 
  Stepping lightly down the corridor, Karn approaches the first doorway to his right, the room all set up as a café and games room. Now the sounds of laughter becoming clearer the elf peers around the door he cracks ajar.
 
  The sight of patrons laughing and sharing tales, together with the homely scent of baked bread surrounds the excited elf. He grins broadly yet unseen as he slips lithely through the door, apparently unnoticed among the revelry.
 
  Carefully weaving between the few guests and tables Karn makes for the room beyond, the bar. Inside a few men sit with tankards of cider and put the world to rights as drunken folk tend to do.
 
  Karn grins even more broadly and weaves towards the bar which currently stands unmanned. Ensuring he is in the best position and looking mighty fine Karn allows the illusory cloak to fall and appears, seemingly out of the air behind the bar.
 
  A few of the patrons look up for a moment and the talk hushes.
 
  “’Allo all! Anyone fer’a top-up then eh?”, the grinning elf announces to the bemused crowd.


"Aye!" Comes the resounding response and the drunken chatter resumes.

 

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Stephen_Zuckerman

Re: The Four Stars Tavern
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2008, 02:54:25 am »
The Four Stars Tavern's prices are listed on the wall, in Common:

House Prices

Cider - Tr2 a cup, Tr10 a bottle
Wine - Tr2 a cup, Tr18 a bottle
Stew - Tr2 a plate, Tr10 a platter

Other Beverages

Ales - Tr5 a cup, Tr25 a bottle

Dead Orc Porter
Black Knight Malt
Black Horse Ale
Wizard's Wheat Ale
Broken Knuckle Beer

Lagers - Tr5 a cup, Tr27 a bottle

Big Rock Bock
Iron Hammer Bock
Pig's Ear Pilsner
Dark Dragon Pilsner
Firewood Lager
Dwarf's Sledge Draft
Green Forest Draft
Red Crow Cream Ale
Cracked Skull Cream Ale

Liquor - Tr4 a shot, Tr30 a bottle

Jumpin' Juniper Brau
Blue Sword Swill
Will-O-Whiskey
Tower Malt Liquor
Silver Buckle Gin

Specialty Beverages:

Dwarf's Head Ale - Tr8 a pint, Tr25 a bottle
Cherry River Lambic - Tr6 a cup, Tr28 a bottle
Red Crow Cream Ale - Tr8 a pint, Tr30 a bottle
Cracked Skull Cream Ale - Tr7 a pint, Tr28 a bottle

Other Food:

Catch of the day - Tr2 a plate, Tr10 a platter
Baker's choice of the week - Tr2 a slice
Pies, assorted types - Tr3 a small slice, Tr 10 a large slice


The House does not guarantee a given non-House beverage will be available at all times; please ask your server what's in stock. The House does not sell in bulk - one bottle at a time, per patron. The House reserves the right to deny service at any time, for any reason. Please respect our hospitality, and your fellow patrons.

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//These are the prices for ALL customers - PCs and NPCs alike; let me know if you think any of this may need adjusting. PCs will not receive an in-game item unless they buy an entire bottle, "platter", or "large slice" (just a single slice of pie). As stated above, we do not sell in bulk, and the staff isn't squeamish about telling someone they've had enough. The cider is Axe Head Amber, the wine "Xeenite" Wine. The stew is a slice of meat and a slice of bread. A normal loaf of bread is assumed to have 16 slices, so a "slice of bread" item would be Tr8.

 

 

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