The Northlook

The Northlook is the establishment most frequented by mercenaries and adventurers, and as such it's the rowdiest and most dangerous place to stay in Bryn Shander. At the same time, its taproom is the best spot in all of Ten-Towns to get leads on profitable ventures, along with the latest news and rumors.

The inn's proprietor, a retired sellsword named Scramsax, knows full well the cycles of an adventurer's life. He often cuts a break for customers who are between jobs, allowing them to stay here on credit and then presenting them with a bill inflated by interest charges to be reckoned with as soon as they make their next payday. Those who don't settle their accounts discover that the old mercenary still knows how to handle a blade, and that he doesn't take "later" for an answer.

Ol' Bitey

Stuffed and mounted on a plaque above the hearth in the common room is a battle-scarred knucklehead trout named Ol' Bitey, who pulled many a fisher into the icy depths of Maer Dualdon before it was finally caught by a human rogue named Kintyre and her companion, a human druid who called himself the Maverick. They hauled Ol' Bitey to the Northlook in the hope of having it cooked for them, but Scramsax bought it from them and had it stuffed instead. Years later, some prankster wizard cast a spell on the stuffed fish so that it turns and snaps at any creature that comes within 5 feet of it. Occasionally, seemingly at random, Ol' Bitey sings the following verse instead:
There's a place I like to go
Farther up the river's flow;
Where it is, I do not know;
Must be under all that snow.

Thatcher found his lost family ring in Ol' Bitey!

Tavern Menu

• Cheese - 1sp
• Bread - 2cp
• Dried Meat - 3sp
• Daily Special - 5sp
• Gallon of Ale - 2sp
• Mug of Ale - 4cp
• Glass of House Wine - 2sp
• Glass of Aged Wine - 1gp
• Bottle of Aged Wine - 10 gp
• House Cocktails - 3sp

Type

Inn

Parent Location

Bryn Shander Proper

Owner

Scramsax

Characters in Location

• Scramsax

Inn Pricing

Master Bedroom - 8sp per day

• Private bathing chamber
• Large bed
• Armoir with lock

Double Bedroom - 3sp per day

• Two small beds
• Trunk with lock
• Shared bathing chamber

Single Bedroom - 6cp per day

• Small bed
• Trunk with lock
• Shared bathing chamber