Hanged Man Inn
The Hanged Man Inn got its start as the old jail for Greyhawk, in which prisoners doomed to be executed at the Hanging Tree north of the Low Market were kept. It has a bright, whitewashed exterior with gold paint on the trim, making it a remarkable sight. However, no citizen in his right mind will stay here overnight, as the place is known to be overrun with the worst cutthroats and fiends in the city. Still, courageous merchants, army officers, and even nobles come to sample the shady atmosphere.
Room rates are high, but security is said to be tight (though few believe this). This grand inn services as motley a collection of thieves, assassins, cutthroats, river scum, and the like as any honest citizen could hope to meet in a lifetime. The outside maintains its splendid appearance. with gold paint splashed over trim, and the walls whitewashed regularly.
Inside, the rugs are threadbare, and it smells more like a river dive than a comfortable club. One can usually find many of the Free City’s most important thieves and assassins here. though the inn is occasionally visited by respectable merchants, officers, and even a rare noble. Located in the deepest heart of the Thieves’ Quarter, the Hanged Man Inn is considered by the privileged to represent the purest sort of “that Old City atmosphere." Theft is forbidden within the walls of the Hanged Man. Any thief apprehended here (including cheaters at the gambling games often played between customers) is killed on the spot.
In general, the inn is a safe place visit (though the trip to and from the inn is another matter), but a customer who goes out of his way to be obnoxious or vain will quickly become the subject of banter and ridicule. This abuse generally grows until the insulted person leaves or gets into a fight and gets kicked out.
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