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The Gilded Barnacle (Highwater) - AI-generated fantasy Tavern

The Gilded Barnacle (Highwater)

The Gilded Barnacle was once a repair shed for the Daerivan navy. When the city of Highwater expanded, the building was abandoned and Kaelen's grandfather claimed it, turning it into a sanctuary for the rougher elements of the lower docks.

Taverns
Tavern · kept by Kaelen Vance

The Gilded Barnacle (Highwater)

The Gilded Barnacle was once a repair shed for the Daerivan navy.

Overview

History

The Gilded Barnacle was once a repair shed for the Daerivan navy. When the city of Highwater expanded, the building was abandoned and Kaelen's grandfather claimed it, turning it into a sanctuary for the rougher elements of the lower docks.

Quirks

A massive, preserved giant crab hangs above the bar; its eyes have been replaced with cheap glowing glass that seems to watch anyone who hasn't paid their tab. The floor is covered in a mix of sawdust and sea salt to mask the smell of processed fish.

Rooms and services3

  • Communal BunksLodging
    Rows of narrow, swaying hammocks and straw pallets in a damp cellar room.
  • The Gutting TableService
    A long, blood-stained stone slab in the back where patrons can prep their own catch for a fee.
  • Salt-Betting CircleEntertainment
    A literal ring of salt on the floor where laborers gamble on crab races and dice games.

Menu

8 items · 2 cp to 5 sp
Today's special

Tilas Firewater

A high-end distilled spirit that causes minor, harmless visual hallucinations of dancing lights.

5 silver
  • Andorran Salted Eel3 copper
    Appetizer

    Chewy, heavily salted strips of eel served on a wooden board.

  • The Dockman's Stew5 copper
    Main Course

    A thick, gray broth containing various scraps of whitefish and potatoes.

  • Pickled Krand Cabbage2 copper
    Side Dish

    Fermented vegetables imported from the north to ward off scurvy.

  • Barnacle Ale4 copper
    Drink

    A murky, dark beer that tastes faintly of brine and copper.

  • Southern Spice Rum1 silver
    Drink

    Potent, dark rum smuggled from the south with notes of cinnamon and pepper.

  • Fried Fish Cheeks8 copper
    Main Course

    The tenderest part of the cod, battered in ale and fried in lard.

  • Hardtack and Honey4 copper
    Special

    A simple traveler's meal of double-baked bread softened with wild honey.

People

The keeper and 3 patrons
  • KeeperKaelen Vance

    Human fighter, level 3

  • DockerBarnaby the Bale

    Boisterous, smelling of salt and sweat, always looking for a wrestling partner.

  • SmugglerSilent Sylas

    Quiet and watchful, he keeps his hood up and drinks only the imported Tilas spirits.

  • WaitressMina of Lastshear

    Tough as nails and quick with a slap for anyone who gets too handsy.

Keeper's Species

Human

Intrigue

Intrigue · GM only

What locals say

Legend says that the giant crab over the bar was killed by Kaelen's father during a pirate raid that reached the very docks of Lower Highwater. The tavern is considered neutral ground for the various smuggling gangs of the Andorran Sea, provided they pay the 'Crab Tax' (a round for the house).

Plot hooks

3
1A nervous deckhand offers the party a map to a sunken trade vessel in the Andorran Sea in exchange for a way out of town.
2Kaelen offers a gold crown to anyone who can plant a barrel of rotten eels in the ventilation of The Silk and Silt.
3A local smuggler needs a group of nobodies to move a crate of 'Gnome Trinkets' past the light city watch presence at the docks.

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