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The Gilded Artichoke

Built fifty years ago on the ruins of a druidic conservatory, the establishment was designed to bring nature's beauty to the high-society elite through expensive architecture and exotic flora.

Taverns
Tavern · kept by Aurelian Vane

The Gilded Artichoke

Overview

History

Built fifty years ago on the ruins of a druidic conservatory, the establishment was designed to bring nature's beauty to the high-society elite through expensive architecture and exotic flora.

Quirks

The restaurant employs a specialized Crier who announces the name and titles of every single person who steps through the main doors, regardless of their fame or infamy.

Rooms and services4

  • The Obsidian StagePerformance Space
    A polished black stone platform in the Brass Bar featuring a permanent trio of jazz illusionists.
  • Valet Carriage ServiceLogistics
    Uniformed attendants wait at the front gate to take your mounts and vehicles to a secure off-site stable.
  • The Marble Hall DumbwaiterService
    A complex clockwork and arcane elevator system that delivers piping hot meals to the upper floors.
  • The Starry Canopy Climate WardAtmosphere
    An invisible arcane dome that keeps the rooftop garden at a perfect temperature regardless of the season.

Menu

8 items · 4 gp to 30 gp
  • Golden Artichoke Hearts5 gold
    Appetizer

    Fried artichokes dusted with edible 24-karat gold leaf and served with saffron aioli.

  • Manticore Tail Medallions22 gold
    Main Course

    Thinly sliced tail meat seared in herb butter and topped with a spicy peppercorn reduction.

  • Liquid Starlight12 gold
    Drink

    A glowing cocktail made from fermented moon berries and distilled silver nectar.

  • Obsidian Truffle Risotto30 gold
    Main Course

    Creamy rice infused with the rarest black truffles found in the Underdark.

  • Cloud-Spun Sorbet8 gold
    Dessert

    A light dessert made from magically condensed morning mist and sweetened with star-sugar.

  • The Velvet Stout4 gold
    Drink

    A dark ale so smooth it feels like drinking silk, served in a heavy leaded crystal flagon.

  • Dragonfire Prawns9 gold
    Appetizer

    Flash-seared prawns served with a sauce made from peppers grown in volcanic ash.

  • Honeyed Pheasant18 gold
    Main Course

    A whole roasted bird glazed in royal jelly and served on a bed of wild violets.

People

The keeper and 3 patrons
  • KeeperAurelian Vane

    High Elf bard, level 5

  • NobleLord Thistlewood

    Pompous and constantly complaining that the wine is too young.

  • Jazz SingerLyra the Lark

    Observant and witty, she notices everyone who enters and exits the Brass Bar.

  • Food CriticMaster Hobb

    Silent and meticulous, he writes everything down in a small obsidian-covered notebook.

Keeper's Species

High Elf

Intrigue

Intrigue · GM only

What locals say

It is widely rumored that the owner, Aurelian Vane, won the deed to the property in a high-stakes card game against a literal archdevil.

Plot hooks

3
1A nervous busboy begs the party to smuggle a package out of the kitchen before the Head Chef discovers it.
2A wealthy merchant offers the party ten gold pieces each just to sit at a table and look like threatening bodyguards for an hour.
3A sapphire brooch has gone missing from a lady's velvet cloak, and the doors have been magically sealed until it is found.

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