Browse Taverns
Inns, alehouses, and lodges with menus, patrons, tavernkeepers, lore, and plot hooks. Each tavern is ready to drop into your campaign world.
The Silted Anchor
Legend says the previous owner hid a bag of platinum coins within one of the support pillars before disappearing during a pirate raid twenty years ago.
The Whispering Willow Inn
Ancient scrolls suggest the inn was constructed using wood from a grove where the Black Goat of the Woods was once summoned, and the wood still thirsts for blood.
The Hollow Ledger
Local legend claims that the original master of the house hid a king's ransom in gemstones within the masonry, and the stones will only reveal themselves when the tavern is under direct threat of f...
The Berried Treasure Inn
Legend says that the mother-of-pearl patterns on the bar act as a map to a hidden 'Blueberry Academy' underwater, though no one has successfully decoded the swirls in over a century.
The Velvet Shadow
Legend says that the original owner made a pact with a creature from the Shadowfell to ensure the inn would always be a place where secrets could be kept and lost souls could find a temporary home.
The Hearth and Thimble
Legend says that the inn's cornerstone was blessed by a traveling priest of Eldath, ensuring that no act of violence can be successfully carried out within its walls.
The Spilled Ink
Whispers among the thieves suggest that the 'Spilled Ink' in the tavern's name refers to the blood of the original owner who refused to sell the deed.
The Tipsy Dragon
The wooden beams of the tavern are carved with the symbol of the Way of the First Light, a stylized golden sun. Local legend says that as long as the 'Tipsy Dragon' sign remains hanging, the light ...
The Salted Keg
Legend says that the ship's figurehead was blessed by a sea goddess, and as long as the hull remains on land, Cutthroat Corner will never be taken by the sea.
The Kraken's Maw
Legend says that the ship was carrying a cursed idol of a sea deity when it crashed, and that the idol remains buried somewhere beneath the floorboards, slowly drawing strange creatures to the tave...
The Gilded Cask
Legend says the ghost of the astronomer still resides in the attic, occasionally rearranging the constellations depicted on the dining room ceiling.
The Barnacled Bastion
Legend says that the pirate captain's ghost still haunts the rafters, and if you listen closely to the creaking wood, you can hear his last orders.
The Hearth and Heather
Legend says that the foundation stones are still magically attuned to a long lost signal fire network used by the Old Kings.
The Gilded Chalice
The tavern is named after a legendary artifact stolen from the royal treasury a century ago. Julian claims the 'real' chalice is hidden beneath the floorboards, though most locals believe it is jus...
The Blind Rat
Legend says that the Blind Rat is built directly over the vault of a forgotten king. Smugglers frequent the spot not just for the privacy, but in hopes that the shifting foundations might one day c...
The Rust Bucket
Legend says that beneath the main floor lies a secret tunnel connecting to the city sewers, originally used by the Iron Workers Guild during the Great Strike to move supplies under the noses of the...
The Valiant Shield
Legend says that the silver shield hanging above the hearth was blessed by Torm himself; it is said to ring like a bell if a great evil approaches within ten miles of the town walls.
The Hearth and Thimble
Legend says that the founder of the tavern once sheltered a weary Archfey who blessed the kitchen so that no meal served within its walls would ever taste bland or go cold.
The GnarlePoe
Legend says that a great warrior is buried beneath the roots of the oak, and their soul protects the building from fire and lightning. This has allowed the wooden structure to survive several massi...
The Gilded Griffin
Legend says the original owner, a retired pirate lord, buried a chest of 'blue-gold' beneath the central hearth. While many have searched the cellars, none have found the treasure, leading to the b...
The Millstone Inn
Local legend says that as long as the millstone in the center of the common room remains dry, Port Nox will never be swallowed by the rising sea.
The Barnacle
Tradition dictates that no blood can be spilled while 'riding the whale.' Violators are thrown into the 'Gut,' a lower chamber filled with hungry sea-leeches. It is one of the few places where the ...
Neuanfänge
Legend says that the tavern's cellar contains a hidden tunnel leading directly to the Emperor's secret highway, though Gottfried insists it is merely a drainage system.
The Singing Solstice
Legend says that if four strangers of different paths share the 'Unity Stew' on a festival night, they will be granted a shared vision of their destiny.
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