Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Ravenvale Inn
The Cataclysm & The War of the Lance
The current year for our homebrewed Dragonlance campaign is set during 381AC.
Inspired By Trampas Whiteman

The Ravenvale Inn, a rather small Inn that is said to be one of the oldest structures in this small community. The Inn has an aged look and feel to it but seems well put together and very well maintained. Most of the clientele have plenty of coin to spend . . . "mostly being travelers and adventurers passing through the region". The Ravenvale Inn might be a small secluded Inn nestled in the middle of Ravenvale but it is still an important location for this small settlement. On any given night, you might find a small group of locals sitting around, drinking a pint and discussing the days events with each other.

It features a Well-Informed Barmaid named Nika and a hearth to warm your spirits. The settlement might be small, where as larger towns and cities have more fancy establishments, but the Ravenvale Inns ale casks are always full! This quaint establishment is owned and operated by an older fella that everyone calls Jeb, his real name is Jebrick Talis. Jebrick has lived in Ravenvale his entire life and knows everyone who lives here by their first name. He is very well liked and respected and believes it is his duty to keep the folk of Ravenvale well fed.

No new customer is turned away as long as they have the money for their drinks and meals. Meals are mostly of standard prices, and the food and drink are well worth the price increase. The guest rooms are rather pricey but again, they are well worth the price. As said before, this establishment is rather small, only having 4 rooms for rent upstairs but the overall structure is very well maintain and is a welcome sight to those coming in off the long roads. The main floor in the inn consists mostly of open area filled with tables and chairs and a well stocked bar located on the side of the room as you enter the tavern. Bar stools have been placed around the bar itself. The inn is clean and very well maintained, you can tell the owners take great pride in this establishment. General gossip is common within these walls "with the many travelers visiting this location all having tales to share".

Prices at the Ravenvale Inn are of the standard rate and the food prepared here is excellent. Choice venison, mutton, poached salmon, trout stuffed with specially prepared mixtures, goose roasted to a golden brown, pork, steaming sausages, steak and kidney pie with mushrooms or truffles, squab stuffed pheasant and boiled crayfish in drawn butter are just a few of the delights which are served here. Most Patrons include wealthy traveling merchants, traveling nobles, and citizens of Ravenvale.

Meals are served on pottery or pewter or copper services according to the customers order. Various leather jacks, pottery mugs, wooden tankards, pewter steins, glass flagons, crystal goblets, or silver chalices are used for the beverages. The locally brewed ale and beer is supplemented by brews from other places, and wine, mead and brandy from all over the region make their way to the boards of the Ravenvale Inn.

Visitors will notice standing behind the bar (during most business hours) - the barkeep, known commonly as lady Nika, a young woman, with shoulder length brown hair and very pleasing to the eyes.

(All full meals served with bread and honey, potatoes, and string beans, yams, rum-boiled artichokes, potatoes, and string beans, yams, rum-boiled artichokes, cabbage, carrots, or spinach)

BREAKFAST
Peppered Bread: 7sp
Oatmeal: 3sp
Boiled Goose Eggs: 4sp
Chicken Eggs: 2sp
Fruit and Cheese: 3sp
Beef Steak: 12sp
Fried Potato Wedges: 3sp
Pork Sausages: 5sp

AFTERNOON MEALS
Beef Stew: 4sp
Boiled Crayfish: 4cp
Poached Venison with Red Wine Sause: 4sp
Poached Salmon: 4sp
Spiced Sausages: 6sp
Stuffed Pork Chops: 6sp
Stuffed Trout: 6sp
Steak and Kidney Pie: 4sp
Venison Steak: 9sp
Stuffed Pheasant: 5sp
Roast Duck with Apples: 6sp
Roast Goose: 7sp
Cheese rolls with a Filling of Nuts, Honey and Vegetables: 2sp
Smoked Salmon Salad: 3sp
Apple Stuffed Mushrooms: 5cp
Roast Beef with Cranberry Sauce: 5sp

BEVERAGES
Whiskey: 6cp
Rum: 7cp
Beer: 2cp
Heavy Beer: 3cp
Ale: 4cp
Spiced Ale: 7cp
Mead: 1sp
Local Wine: 8cp
Local Brandy: 5sp

The upper rooms are very clean, and all of the rooms are heated and with the inn only having six rooms, they are easy to maintain and keep comfortable for the guests. Each room has a bed, many covers & blankets, a wash stand, chamber pot, towel, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools.

ROOM NIGHTLY PRICES
Standard Suite: 15sp

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