Green Gate Inn
In this article: The Business | Rate of Charges | Drinks | Description of the Inn
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The Green Gate is the Inn of choice for the officers of Caer Fobin and the equestrians of Fobin. The Inn became the officer's club sometime within the last decade, and now flies the legion's colors proudly above its shingle.
Gallius Weijek's prices are higher than the average, which only helps with the Inn's exclusivity. Usually merchants stay further down the road, at the Wooden Tankard Inn or within the Caer. Still Metha's cooking is reason enough to hike over to the Green Gate for a meal.
The inn does not have an ostlery nor a stable, but is within walking distance from an ostler's common. A guest can stable his horse at the ostler's common, and Gallius will have one of his slaves fetch the horse at the guest's command. All fees for stabling must be negotiated with the ostler directly.
The inn is flanked by two buildings. To the east lies the alehouse, and to the west lies the chicken coop and barn. Surprisingly both are about the same size.
The Business
| Size: 5 | Quality: III | Prices: High |
The Green Gate Inn is a common meeting place for the movers and the shakers of the Gerium Legion. While its official headquarters is in Geishtei (a town X miles away), the legion's officers and mass are stationed at Fobin. The Weijik clan and clan Wytel are close allies and frequent clan affairs are settled in the private back rooms of this very inn.
Priestesses of the local Halean temple frequent the Green Gate for a drink to settle business affairs before returning to their more spirited work. Usually one or two scribes can be found running from the bonding house to the inn with barely-dry contracts tucked in their scripts.
The Green Gate was built in 694TR, by Inran's father. The inn has seen several changes (including a few name changes) over the years, but has always been popular. Locals say Metha is a rival to Halliana, Inran's dearly departed mother.
The door to the Inn is guarded by two burly slaves. Quetius and Palagus were once gladiators in the Pamesani Arena of Coranan. Inran received the two as a "gift" from his patron, Theodor Weijik. The gladiators know, at a glance, the difference between an officer and a solider. They are polite when dealing with visiting soldiers, but insistent.
Soldiers can stop by for a bite to eat, or if looking for their officers, but they are not welcome at the bar.
| The Inn's Staff | ||
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| Gallius Weijik | Master | Innkeeper |
| Metha | Journeyman | Innkeeper/Cook |
| Quetius | Slave | Bouncer |
| Palagus | Slave | Bouncer |
| Sylitia | Apprentice | Maid/Server |
Rate of Charges
The Inn constantly smells of fresh baking. Metha occasionally hires extra hands when the inn is full, or if someone has planned a special dinner. Gallius has two rooms for rent.
Baths are available, but it is cheaper to retire to the local bath house. Gallius often asks either Quetius or Palagus to help lug the water upstairs. The two slaves have made a game of trying not to spill the water. Occasionally the officers at the bar join in the high spirited betting.
Gallius does not like people sleeping in his Commons room, which is why the price is so high. He will allow minstrels to bed down in the commons for free. During foul weather he will not refuse travellers who have no where else to go, but he is obviously put out when they come asking.
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Rate of Charges
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| Room/Night | 8d/head |
| Bath (includes soap and towel) | 4d |
| Use of a Lantern/Night | 2d |
| Laundry Services | 2d/lb. |
| Renting a strongbox/Night | 5d |
| Sleeping in the Commons/Night | 3d |
Metu is a fair cook with a good imagination. While she never quite makes the same dish twice, it is still the best food to be had this side of Coranan. She welcomes anyone who enters her kitchen with a morsel or a spoonful for them to taste. She appreciates both criticism and compliments equally. Those who are abusive will not be invited back.
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Menu
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| Fresh Bread and Cheese or Bread and Soup | 1d |
| Beef Pot and Old Bread | 3d |
| Port Pot and Old Bread | 1d |
| Baked Chicken and Apples or Apples in Honey | 2d |
| Pie (usually apple or berry) | 1d/slice |
| Roast Pig (serves 4) with apple sauce | 10d |
| Rack of Pork (serves 2) | 6d |
| Apple Pastry or Custard | 1d |
| Berry or Apple preserves served with bread | 1d |
| Berry Pastry or Custard (in season) | 1d |
Drinks are served with the meals and at the bar. The Green Gate is not as renowned for its brews as the Wooden Tankard, but its own blends have a unique flavour to them. Gallius is never upset when a patron brings his own drinks (usually either from the legion or the Wooden Tankard), but still charges 1f for use of his cups
| Bar Tariffs | |
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| Pale Cider or Apple Ale | 1f |
| Apple Mead or Pale Ale or Dark Cider | 1d |
| Brown Ale | 1d 1f |
Gallius works the bar whenever he can. Often he spends his days down in the cellar working on his brews. He has a few bottles from the Wooden Tankard Brandy carefully stored beneath the bar for special patrons. They bought the bottle and he keeps it for them. Local rumor says he has 25 and 50 year old brandy in his cellar. But if it's there it is definitely not for sale.
Drinks
- Pale Cider A mild drink served best with a meal. Barely alcoholic this "cloudy" cider is refreshingly sweet.
- Apple Mead Thick to the point of cloying, this honey-drink tastes strongly of apples thanks to Gallius's secret recipe. Best served hot.
- Apple Ale The ale smells of apple blossoms, and has a slightly sweet taste, but otherwise it's a beverage of medium bite.
- Pale Ale A cloudy ale that is only passing sweet. Stronger than Apple Ale, it is best drunk with food. Otherwise it's very sneaky.
- Brown Ale A standard strong brown ale. Dark in color, thick in taste.
- Dark Cider Aged cider this drink is actually almost colorless. It smells pleasant, but has a real kick to it.
Description of the Inn
The inn lies north of the Caer within the town circle. Neither Gallius nor Metha mind the proximity to the local Agrikan temple.
The Inn is well cared for. The walls are a whitewashed fill above a fieldstone foundation. The roof is wooden shingled, regularly repaired. The pale yellow of the new shingles contrasts greatly beside the grey older ones. There are several shuttered windows on both the ground, and second floor. All the shutters, roof trim and doorways are painted a deep green. There are two doors to the inn. One leads out to a path that reaches the road, and the other opens into the kitchen garden at the back of the building.
A pretty little green picket fence runs between the front of the inn and the cobbled road. The gate to this fence disappeared seven years back, when a bunch of departing patrons left it open during a wind storm. The gate banged itself to pieces and has not been replaced since.
Cellar
The cellar is the place where most of the smoked meat, and vegetables are stored year round. The cellar also houses several cord of chopped wood and barrels of ale and cider. All these provisions are lined in neat rows from north to south. Gallius keeps careful count of what's in his cellar-larder, and is now teaching Sylitia how to tend the stocks.
Ground Floor
The ground floor divides into three sections, all of which share the central hearth. When you enter the inn by the front door you enter into the commons room. To the east is the bar, and to the west is the kitchen.
The commons room has seven long tables surrounded by sturdy benches. Lanterns hang from the ceiling above to light the area below.
The bar takes up most of the north-eastern wall. Behind it Gallius tends to orders, and tries to keep patrons happy. Gallius is not a good listener, and quickly bores of listening to patrons who do not want to hear his opinions or stories. And so, he tends to start to wander away from the bar, only to reappear whenever someone calls his name, or a new patron arrives.
The kitchen is Meda's domain. Something is always cooking or baking or rising. When she's not cooking, she's out in the commons room to tell a story or sing a song. Gallius is fair accompaniment, but he tends to shy away from playing for large crowds.
Second Floor
At the top of the stairs is a short corridor that has four doors, two on the north side and two on the south. The two on the south lead into the rentable rooms. These rooms have a large bed (sleeps 4), a wash basin with pitcher and night-soil pot, and a desk in the far eastern corner. These two rooms share a common fireplace that is divided by a thin sheet of metal.
On the south side of the corridor are Gallius and Methas room and Sylitia's room. Half of Sylitia's room is filled with extra blankets and linens for the guest rooms as well as candles, and an extra water jug. Sylitia is responsible for assuring there is fresh water in each room when a guest arrives. After a room is rented she leaves a fresh pail of water outside the room before dawn each morning.
Ale House
The ale house is Gallius's domain. It is a one-room structure that houses all the equipment and paraphernalia Gallius needs to prepare his latest batch of ale. He is trying to perfect a recipe and sell it to the legion. The officers who frequent the Inn have stopped testing his latest brews. The ale house always smells of rich yeast and other questionable flavorings.
Animal Barn
The animal barn has 8 hens who lay the eggs for the Inn and two goats. The goats are mated yearly with a local ram to keep them in estrous. Their milk helps Metha keep the kitchen bills down. The baby goats are given to the legion as part of the Inn's taxation.
In this article: The Business | Rate of Charges | Drinks | Description of the Inn
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