The Drunken Bull
The Drunken Bull is a very popular tavern located in Citadel Fornyr's Deepstone district owned by Khessam Whitmaul. It is frequented by the low-income dwarves living in the Deepstone district/undercity, and has a very unique layout. It is always packed all night and into the morning, and is very well-known among citizens of Citadel Fornyr to be not so friendly to non-dwarves.
Purpose / Function
To provide a place for the indentured workers of the Citadel Fornyr miner's guild and other low-income dwarves to unwind after a hard day's work.
Architecture
The outside of The Drunken Bull above ground looks fairly similar to the surrounding stone cubic buildings of the Deepstone district except larger and it has a rectangular extension on the left side. Above the rectangular door is a large metal bust of a male dwarven head, with the words "The Drunken Bull" spelled out in his voluptuous beard. Inside, each level has a stone floor with a square indoor balcony in the center, overlooking the lower floors (the bottom floor has a performance stage instead of a balcony, and a net hangs overhead to prevent injury in the instance of someone falling off. There is 5 floors total). Surrounding the balconies are tables and chairs for guests, and the bars are located in the far left corner of each level (there is a separate bar on every level). In the right corner of the building is a wooden spiral staircase for moving between levels. On the left side of each room is a wooden push door leading to a separate staircase to allow staff to easily move from floor to floor. Another door offshoots this staircase, leading to the kitchen. Adorning the stone walls of each level are different carvings of dwarven legends and geometric shapes, with the far wall (from the above-ground entrance) having a fireplace designed to look like a forge. Each level has a fireplace, but the carvings on each floor are unique. On the bottom floor, there is a performance stage instead of a balcony, and a strong net hangs overhead to prevent injury in the instance of someone falling off. The bottom floor is also the most populated floor at any time, as it has an open entrance to the undercity with the same metal bust built into the stone above it. Khessam Whitmaul normally acts as the bartender on the bottom floor.
Defenses
Each floor of the tavern has two dwarven bouncers keeping watch, and Khessam Whitmaul keeps a magical dwarven thrower warhammer under the counter.
Tourism
The Drunken Bull is a tavern of necessity, to ease the burden of hard-worked dwarves of Citadel Fornyr. It doesn't tend to linger in one's mind after they leave for better places, though the late-night drunken performances can be quite the memorable experience.
Inventory
- Various cheap food items, with an emphasis on large legs of meat for 6 CP/leg
- Hard dwarven ale for 5 CP/mug (DC 12 con save or get drunk)
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