[h3][color=6ecff6][i][b]Narrator-[/b][/i][/color][/h3] [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/7d8f3d96-a95e-45d5-b571-1bdb01f3ca22.jpg[/img][/center] [h3][color=6ecff6][i][b]The Faded Lantern Tavern & Inn[/b][/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i][b]City of Guillan, Late Afternoon [/b][/i][/color][/h3] [i]The [color=6ecff6]Faded Lantern Tavern & Inn[/color][/i], the most prominent watering hole in the city for all sailors, dock workers, and scallywags. An extremely vibrant place for such a dimly-lit establishment, it was always teeming with life. A favorite for the working man, just a few blocks from the docks, it was a prime location and took in a great deal of coin. The grog is plentiful and cheap, and everyone knows how to mind their own business. The room fares aren't high and the hearths are always warm. Home to many a thief and pick-pocket, and one well known fence, [color=6ecff6][i]Lord Vargas[/i][/color], and is a great place to do a bit of business dealings towards the back. It was a large establishment, and was said to have been around since before the first pylons were pounded into the sea. A massive structure, standing a full five stories tall, it loomed over the corners of [i]Watershed Lane[/i] and [i]Center Street[/i], and had an adjacent building that was attached by an indoor breezeway on the second floor. The adjacent building's first floor is used for the bulk storage of the tavern, and has a rather large cellar beneath that, stocked to the brim in spirits. The second floors, and those above that are rooms which can be rented, and can accommodate any size party. The Faded Lantern is not without it's own troupe of working girls either, all very eager to lighten yer purse. They had one job, and that's to get you full on the grog, talk yer ear up, and bleed yer pockets dry. Bloodsucking leaches, [i]every damned one of 'em[/i]. The tavern was always bustling, but it was extra busy this time of the summer for it was preparing for the [i]Festival of The Crescents[/i]. It is a celebration commemorating the second crescent moon of the summer. The celebrations last for three days from dawn till dawn again, and was a very lucrative time for Lord Vargas. So much wine and grog, tipped and poured, and then repeated. It was much to prepare for and seemed to get worse with each passing year. At last year's festivities three people died. Lord Vargas was less than thrilled about that, [i]even less enthused when it's brought back up again[/i]... but he was soon to forget his woes once he counted all his coin. If Vargas was anything, he was a greedy bastard. That being said he was about the most straight flying, crooked arrow one could run across. He may have been a criminal, but he was a gentleman about it. He wasn't the sort that would stab you in the back, or even do you dirty, so long as his end of it was square he was as civilized as they come. A little past five and the tavern was already full. Two galleons and a brig just ported, all with full crews. The galleons were a trading vessels full of goods for the city. One from [i]Liros[/i] that would be returning soon, and the other from Guillan is to be switching crews over the next few days. The brig was from [i]Zabuzah[/i], a large mining town to the east. They've just opened a new zinc mine and the ship is to be filled with workers destined for a job at the mines. Vargas knew all of the comings and goings of the docks. He was a well connected man with many retainers. Nothing came in or out of port without him getting a whiff of it first. It suited him, he was great with logistics, and he could manage a great many things all at once. [i]A very Keen man indeed[/i]. A traveling bazaar selling all sort of trinkets and wares has come into the city as well. Talk has been circulating questioning the quality of some of the vendors there, and a few of the taverns patrons seemed rather unhappy about it. The more they drank the worse it got too. All sorts of rumors or tidbits of information could be overheard here. It was the birthplace of many a scheme, and many more to come, no doubt. All one had to do was pay a bit of attention and not step on any toes, and one could all sorts of lucrative ventures to take on... [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/1d40d53d-e34f-4934-92d5-6941051836ed.png[/img][/center] [i][color=6ecff6] Currently a little after five in the evening. Forecast expects bouts of rain on and off for the next few days. Festival of the Crescents officially begins at midnight tonight... Lord Vargas is currently busy checking in a shipment of wine and some barrels of grog and will be making sure that everything is stocked up for the upcoming festivities. He will be making rounds with his staff and barkeep to ensure that everything is running smoothly. The front desk is steadily signing in guests and showing them to their rooms. The Barkeep is fully staffed, as is the kitchen. Hurdy-gurdies and lively piano music can be heard throughout the first and second floors of the tavern. All services are available and are listed below, along with the current menu for the day: [/color][/i] [hider=MENU] [list] [*]Roast Duck with Apples: 8b [*]Cornish Hens with Olives: 11b [*]Prime Roast Sirloin: 10b [*]Roasted Pheasant and potatoes: 8b [*]Mutton, Lettuce and Tomato: 7b [*]Braised Oxtails with Mushrooms: 11b [*]Spinach Mashed Potatoes: 3b [*]Roasted Peppers Filled with a Mix of Cheeses: 5b [*]Pickled Beats: 4b [*]Artichoke Soup: 4b [*]Apple Stuffed Mushrooms: 4b [*]Oyster and Mushroom Stew: 6b [u][b]Spirits[/b][/u] [*]Grog: 3b [*]Invidian (pale) Ale: 5b [*]Askarus (heavy) Ale: 5b [*]Kharukan (Bavorian) Ale: 8b [*]Rum: 3b [*]Yanusa Wine (Zhong-Shu): 5b [*]Quillin Winev(Bakaara) : 9b [*]Chanusian Wine: 6b [/list][/hider] [hider=ROOMS & SERVICES] [list] [u][b]Services:[/b][/u] [*]Bath: 7b [u][b]Accommodations:[/b][/u] [*]Single: 19b per night [*]Double: 25b per night [*]Corner Suite: 30b per night (with hearth) [*]Master Suite: 45b per night (with hearth and extra accommodations) [*]Storage locker: 15b per day [*]Bulk Storage: 50b per week [/list] [/hider]