Poor Larry's
Sitting on the border between a row of boisterous shops and struggling slums, Poor Larry’s taproom seems to embody both sides of the area. Inside, newcomers and cheap drunkards alike will find a place that does not discriminate against the wealthy and the poor so long as a drink is in hand.
The walls are peeling, mold festers in plain sight, and the floorboards are deeply stained with years of spilled ale. Poor Larry’s is a simple, two-story building. The bottom floor serves as a quick pit stop at the start or end of a pub crawl, and the top floor has been refurbished for guest accommodation. The owner of this sorry location, has been at the end of his rope for what looks like a lifetime.
Any guest with a keen eye or a lot of time to spare will find a story that tells itself in subtle details: it didn’t used to be like this. The sign outside once read “Lucky Larry & Son’s,” but has since been dismantled and overgrown. Guest rooms and side rooms once offered much more than a laughably pitiful view. A pair of the “guest” rooms are off-limits, and perhaps contain deeper scars than simple disrepair.
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