The Crooked Gull
Jiro Littlestone established The Crooked Gull as a tidy place for sailors and merchants to eat, drink, and settle business without taking every argument onto the quay. Its location in Gullwake Harbor made it a natural stopping point for traders, ship captains, and clerks after council sessions. Over time, its private rooms and well-kept wine drew a more discreet clientele than its plain dockside frontage might suggest.
The Crooked Gull
Overview
History
Jiro Littlestone established The Crooked Gull as a tidy place for sailors and merchants to eat, drink, and settle business without taking every argument onto the quay. Its location in Gullwake Harbor made it a natural stopping point for traders, ship captains, and clerks after council sessions. Over time, its private rooms and well-kept wine drew a more discreet clientele than its plain dockside frontage might suggest.
Quirks
Jiro Littlestone is jovial and trim, with tow-colored hair and a habit of polishing a glass while he asks after a guest’s business. He keeps the ship slate in plain sight, but never explains why a vessel remains listed. The tables are conspicuously fine for a dockside pub, and the food is good without quite justifying their price. When a council session ends, the room’s conversations lower as guests drift toward the private back rooms; through the walls, moored ships groan against their lines.
Rooms and services5
- Wharf BalconySeatingA narrow balcony looks down over the wharf. At low tide, the creak of hulls and slap of water rise through the floorboards; at high tide, spray sometimes salts the rail.
- Private Back RoomsMeeting SpaceSmall, closeable rooms with thick doors suit merchants and council clerks who want to talk without carrying their business across the main room. Voices are muffled, not silenced.
- Wine CellarStorage and ServiceThe wine cellar stays cool beneath the alehouse, with carefully logged bottles and a lock Jiro opens himself. Select vintages are available by the glass or bottle.
- Polished Common RoomSeatingPolished tables and scrubbed benches make the pub unusually orderly for a dockside house. Jiro charges accordingly, especially for a table near the windows.
- Ship SlateInformation ServiceA broad slate behind the bar lists ships expected in port. Jiro erases a vessel only after its crew has paid at the customs house, so the board is a useful, if not infallible, guide to who has arrived.
People
The keeper and 4 patronsKeeperJiro Littlestone Halfling rogue, proprietor and information broker by practice, level 3
Ship captain, level 7Tarek A blunt, patient captain who counts every coin twice and dislikes being asked where his ship has been.
Foreign factor, level 6Amina Doro A warm-voiced merchant who remembers names, favors, and small discrepancies in a cargo tally.
Council clerk, level 4Seshin A watchful half-elf clerk who speaks softly and listens harder than most people notice.
Sailor and occasional courier, level 3Kip Wessle A quick-smiling halfling deckhand, easily amused but suddenly serious when talk turns to missing crew or unpaid customs.
Keeper's Species
Halfling
Intrigue
What locals say
The Crooked Gull stands in Gullwake Harbor, Locke Isle’s busiest port, where posted tolls and public cargo weighing coexist with less visible trade near the western bluff. The harbor’s council gathers here when weather permits, and deals often continue at Jiro’s tables afterward. Gullwake keeps its day-to-day governance under Shesho Thesai’s rule, paying tribute and observing his basic edicts. In this port, a quiet room and a well-timed conversation can matter as much as a ship’s manifest.
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