Wide-Eyed Willow

A pleasant place for a chat, a warming mug of tea, or a cup of the proprietor's signature "Cold Brew", this café-style establishment is equal parts calming and innervating. And its customers keep coming back to the famous café of Aechivia.

As you enter the Wide-Eyed Willow, you feel as if you're in a sunlit forest in the Feywild. Colorful beads of light float around the interior, illuminating the shade from a central willow tree that's thriving indoors. The smell of moss, mocha, and freshly tilled earth fill your nostrils as a short queue of customers wait patiently for their orders to be filled by a busy half-elven woman with braided hair and a wry smile. A small sign by the counter declares: "Tea 1sp, Cold Brew 2sp, Ask about our new customer policy."

Description

Interior

The Wide-Eyed Willow is an open space, but its various nooks and woodsy interior create an immediate sense of intimacy. Well-fashioned tables and chairs as well as cozier furniture offer a chance to catch up with old friends or make new ones. The serving counter features a few barstools, though the line of customers around it makes sitting there a choice of last resort. A large willow tree growing inside this space creates ambiance as well as a small abode for two pixies, Mink and Wink, and its trunk and branches extend from within the cage out to the patio.
Service Counter. The service counter of the Wide-Eyed Willow is piled high with pastries and other baked goods, and beyond it is a small alchemy station where the willow's proprietor, Ruby Sunbeam, mixes her brews, which she serves chilled through a combination of on-hand ice and arcane techniques.
Cold Brew. This proprietary blend of herbs, spices and a bean harvested from the outdoor garden that's been roasted and ground gives a boost of energy along with its somewhat bitter taste. The kick keeps customers coming back for a daily dose. A new customer can enjoy their first cold brew on the house.

Type

Cafe / Tearoom