CHAPTER 1: The Tainted Village of Hommlet

The children all wave back in thanks for the silver coins, a most welcome gift in ones so young.

As you walk down the road towards the Inn, you see a large barn to the left and a smaller barn with a split rail fence yard tot he right. Continuing on, you come to a nice looking farmhouse to the right (5) and a house on the right with leather hide tacked to the door.

Further on, there is no mistake in spotting the Inn (7). The large building has a square wooden sign showing a buxom and smiling girl holding a flagon of beer. This must be the Inn of the Welcome Wench, a place renowned for its good food and excellent drink! Passing merchants make a point of stopping, as do wayfarers, and it is said the place is always filled with patrons.

HOMMLET 2

You walk up two steps and open the door to find yourself assaulted by the smell of good, wholesome food, the whiff of excellent ale and for the finer connoisseurs, an even finer wine.

There are two levels to this place however, you are sure that a large establishment as this would have a cellar. There are a total of 14-16 motley people in the Common Room (1). They seem to be a mix of travelers (merchants, tinkers, peddlers, etc) and local folk. There is a man sitting alone in the furthermost corner of the room. He wears robes and a cloak pulled about him. The bar (4) is ahead of you and an open arch leads away to the left where the sumptuous smells are coming from. To the right, there are two doors that lead to other rooms, possibly private rooms. Separating the two doors is an open staircase that extends up into what you assume to be the accommodation. Two serving girls are attending to the customer's needs and a large man with an apron strapped about him is just finishing wiping down a table. He then walks over to the bar to serve one of the local folk.

Overall the place is bright and cheerful. It contains several rough-hewn tables and chairs, boards, and benches. Natural tree trunk pillars support the ceiling overhead, all dark with smoke and age.

INN OF THE WELCOME WENCH

The serving girl comes across and takes your orders before heading back through the arch behind the bar. The meals aren't cheap but man are they delicious.

Meals
Breakfast, plain 5cp
Breakfast, elaborate 2sp
Dinner, plain 5sp
Dinner, elaborate 2 ep
Dinner, 7 courses 2gp
Supper, plain 3sp
Supper, elaborate 7sp

Common Drink (per pint)
Ale 2sp
Ale, special 1cp
Beer, small 5 cp
Beer, heavy 1sp
Mead 1ep
Mead, special brew 15sp

Wines (per pint)
Table, local 1ep
Keoish golden 15sp
Sundish lilac 5 ep
Urnst white 1gp
Celene ruby 2gp
Furyondian emerald pale 4gp
Velunan fireamber 1pp

Brandies (per gill)
Local 1ep
Keoish 1gp
Urnst (special aged) 3gp

Liqueur
Ulek, Elixer, 1/2 gill 5gp

The food is delicious and obviously, the quality denotes the prosperity of the region. 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 drawn in butter are just a few of the delights that are served here. The locally brewed ale and beer is supplemented by brews from other sites, and wine, mead, and brandy from all over the Flanaess make their way from the bar.

Meals are served on pottery, pewter, or copper services, according to the order. Various leather jacks, pottery mugs, wooden tankards, pewter steins, glass flagons, crystal goblets or silver chalices are used for potables. It would appear that whoever owns this establishment is doing very well thank you. They are also very business savvy and run the place like a well-oiled machine as wait times are not long at all.