Phontyr’s Unicorn

​This famous inn is named for the ally, lifelong friend, and possible love of the long-dead mage Phontyr Wonderspell a glowing unicorn whose hooves never touch the ground.​ ​Some say the seldom-seen unicorn is a manifestation of the goddess Mielikki. Others swear she is a polymorphed sorceress that Phontyr loved who is trapped forever in unicorn form Phontyr could not free her from magic greater than his own. Still others say it is Lurue or Silverymoon, the Divine Beast.​ ​Cult of the Unicorn members bought the inn to be near the unicorn.​ ​They typically fall on their knees and chant with adoration when it is seen.​

​The Place

​Phontyrs Unicorn is a splendid establishment of deep green carpets, ferns in hanging baskets, dim lighting from strategically placed glowing globes, and curtained, canopied beds.​ ​The inns adornments celebrate the famous unicorn in many carvings, painted shields, and tapestries.​ ​Quite a few of these images are enchanted so as to glow blue-white, just as the real unicorn does.​ ​The inn has a wine cellar as good as any to be found in Waterdeep (for comparable prices, too), several lounges and meeting rooms for the use of guests, and a fine dining room.​ ​Dry white house wine, sliced cheese, and salted biscuits are always at hand on trays everywhere about, free for the taking.​ ​Rooms are spacious, draft free, and quiet thanks to the tapestries that hang everywhere.​ ​These are deep green like the carpets, and each is adorned with the glowing blue-white head of a watchful unicorn.​ ​Eager, soft-spoken, thoughtful human staff members of both sexes dressed in green unicorn-adorned livery move quietly about the inn, seeing to every need of the guests.​ ​They even play board games or cards with bored or lonely patrons, though not for money.​

​The Prospect

​Whatever the unicorns true nature may be, the recently improved inn stands on the site of Phontyrs house, which burned down under mysterious circumstances after the archmage s death.​ ​The unicorn is seen on misty nights in or near the inn, prancing about and then galloping away in eerie silence.​ ​Legend says that those who follow it and can keep it in sight will be led to rich treasure.​ ​Not surprisingly, the inn has become a favorite haunt of novice adventurers, who hang about each night with ready-saddled horses or magical means of flight, hoping the unicorn will appear.​

Traveler's Lore

The Unicorn has at least 20 unicorn sightings a year, and a few adventurers fast and lucky enough to follow the ethereally beautiful creature have become very rich.​ ​Two bands were led to hitherto unknown, abandoned dwarven holds near the city and found stockpiles of gold, silver, and fine ores, and another group literally fell into an ancient mages tomb in the woods!​

Type

Inn

Parent Location

Elturel

Rooms

16gp per person, per night 2gp for stabling

The Menu

• Evening Feast: 1gp extra (includes a delightful bottle of the house wine)
  
• Additional Wine: 6gp or more per bottle (depends on the vintage of wine)
  



The Provender

​Food at the Unicorn consists of all the usual gravy-drenched roasts and fried root vegetables, plus a few notable dishes, soups prominent among them.​ ​For conservative tastes, there's boar hock soup.​ ​Those who look upon their stomachs as trusted friends will enjoy the cold potato and leek soup and the hot pheasant tail soup. ​This last soup is an Elturian favorite, and is named for the three pheasant feathers stood up as decoration beside each bowl.​ ​Its actually a thick simmered stock of what small game fowl that can be had and, in establishments less honest than this one, small rodents.​ ​​​The soups are served before heavier main dishes.​ ​The cooks at the Unicorn excel at shark steaks fried in seed oil, and at roast boar with all the trimmings.​ ​The delicious shade of brown that they manage to cook the outside of the well-seasoned roasts to is enough to set ones mouth to watering.​