VoH: 7. Inn of the Welcome Wench

The square wooden sign shows a buxom and smiling girl holding a flagon of beer. This must be the Inn of the Welcome Wench, a place renowned for its good food and excellent drink! Passing merchants make a point of stopping, as do many other sorts of wayfarers, and it is said that the place is always filled with patrons.

Purpose / Function

  • The innkeeper is always found bustling about the place along with his goodwife, their two daughters, a serving wench or two, and a pair of potboy apprentices.
  • A young stableboy and a groom handle the draft and riding animals, and themselves live in the stables.
  • Several customers (4-16) are in the main room most of the time.
  • The host talks freely but says little. He has a sharp eye and a good sense for judging character. He serves all comers, and will rent a room to anyone who is not causing trouble.
  • The Innkeeper is the sergeant of the militia, and the stableboy and groom are also members.
  • The first potboy is an aspiring druid, and he serves as the courier to the druid of the grove, bearing messages of interesting data to him.

Food & Drink

  • The cost of food and drink at the Welcome Wench is higher than usual. It is the only inn for many miles, the place is renowned and its food better than average, and the area is prosperous.
  • Meals are served on pottery, pewter, or copper services, according to the order. Various leather jacks, pottery mugs, wooden tankards, pewter steins, glass flagons, crystal goblets, or silver chalices are used for potables.

Denizens

The innkeeper, Feldus, his goodwife, their two daughters, a serving wench or two, and o pair of potboy apprentices bustling about. A young stableboy and a groom handle the draft and riding animals.
  • Patron: "Fell" Feldus Innskeep
  • Matron: Queenie
  • Adult Daughter: Uhura 18
  • Kids: Melba daughter 15
  • Serving Wench: Lovie Stoutarm -- Halfling serving wench of some beauty.
  • Serving Wench: Kimby Ushla 28
  • Potboy 1: "Bill" Billiam Wills
  • Potboy 2: Jamal Twotones -- He is a druid that spys for the druid of the circle.
  • Groom: Lask
  • Stable boy: Theo

Special Properties

  • A young stableboy and a groom handle the draft and riding animals
  • Feldus serves all comers, and will rent a room to anyone who is not causing trouble.
  • Feldus talks freely but says little. He has a sharp eye and a good sense of character.
  • The second potboy, Jamal Twotones, is an aspiring druid and serves as the courier to the druid of the grove, bearing messages of interesting data to her.

Architecture

Rooms

  • The upper rooms are very clean, and all except the common dormitory are heated.
  • Each has a fine bed, many covers, wash stand, chamber pot, towels, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools.
  • The larger rooms have arm chairs, tables, footstools, bed warmers, curtained beds, and good rugs on the floor and wall hangings as well. 
  • The cost of each is shown in the key to the second floor.

Tourism

INN OF THE WELCOME WENCH  
    MEALS
  • Breakfast, plain 5 cp
  • Breakfast, elaborate 2 s
  • Dinner, plain 5 sp
  • Dinner, elaborate 1 ep
  • Dinner, 7 course 2 gp
  • Supper, plain 3 sp
  • Supper, elaborate 7 sp
  • COMMON DRINK(per pint)
  • Ale 2 sp
  • Ale, special 1 ep
  • Beer, small 5 cp
  • Beer, heavy 1 sp
  • Mead 1 ep
  • Mead, special brew 15 sp
  • Wines(per pint)
  • Table, local 1 ep
  • Keoish golden 15 sp
  • Sundish lilac 5 ep
  • Urnst white 1 gp
  • Celene ruby 2 gp
  • Furyondian emerald pale 4 gp
  • Velunan fireamber 1 pp
  • BRANDIES(per gill)
  • Local 1 ep
  • Keoish 1 gp
  • Urnst(special aged) 3 gp
  • Liqueur
  • Ulek Elixir, 1/2 gill 5 gp