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02HoD The White Stoat Inn
02HoD The White Stoat Inn
HISTORY
The White Stoat was built as a substantial townhouse for a prosperous
mercantyler over 40 years ago. When his business crashed during the
financial panic precipitated by Ezars War it was turned into an inn by his
creditors. He and his family remained tied to the business: cleaning, cooking
and serving at table until the debt was paid. Driven mad by the degradation
he had heaped upon his family the poor man hung himself in the attic
shortly before his debt was to have been wiped clean. His wife, glad to be
rid of the old fool, set up Tormaus first house of ill repute nearer the castle
garrison. Jamys is not a superstitious man and discounts any claims that the
attic is haunted.
Jamys says he won the inn from the former owner in a game of chance
when he first came to Tormau 6 years ago. The less charitable say that he
arrived from Golotha with some leg-breakers and made the owner an offer
he couldnt refuse.
THE BUSINESS
The Poachers Reward, at the north end of Tormaus only street, has
become the natural watering hole of the Earl of Tormaus Ivinian
mercenaries. Most local labouring men find the Poachers a little too
boisterous these days, while mercenary silver has inflated its prices. They
have taken to walking over to the Dorymans Rest where they drink with the
local fishermen. This leaves the White Stoat for the more well-to-do
members of the Tormau community. The Snug Bar is the informal meeting
place of the local guildsmen and Jamys ensures they are well supplied with
free drinks when they hold their monthly meetings there.
Location: Tormau,
Rethem
Owner: Jamys of
Abrant
Size: 6
Quality:
Prices: High
WRITER
Alun Rees
MAPS
Alun Rees
EDITOR
Neil Thompson
CONTRIBUTORS
Dan Bell
Playtesters at HarnCon 8 &
IviniaCon 2
14
EYE
11
INT
18
END
10
STA
10
HRG
14
AUR
09
MOV
10
DEX
09
SML
14
WIL
14
Ini
55
AGL
09
VOI
13
MOR
07
Dge
52
Skills
Acting
Climbing
Jewelcraft
Lovecraft
Rhetoric
Speak (Harnic)
Swimming
Combat
Unarmed 79/2b
Strike Locations
Standard
62
52
34
63
92
74
14
Awareness
Cookery
Jumping
Oratory
Script (Lakise)
Stealth
Throwing
Club 85/4b
72
36
44
56
79
53
54
Brewing
Intrigue
Legerdemain
Physician
Singing
Survival
52
99
41
28
39
30
Dagger 70/4p
Armour
Leather Long Sleeved Shirt and Calf Boots
(+2 quality); Cloth Trousers (+2 quality)
Hugin of Brandas
Hugin, a very able journeyman, would be
master of his own inn if he wasnt so well
paid by Jamys. Customers passing
through will assume it is this jolly and
approachable man who is the landlord;
assuming Jamys is a well-to-do guildsman.
The temperaments and skills of Hugin
and Merla perfectly complement one
another. Merla realises this but Hugin is
blind to the possibility of a shared future.
She plans to propose a business deal to
Hugin he wont be able to turn down
when she has saved enough but prefers
not to think about Jamys reaction.
Hugin, meanwhile, admires Gweyn and
her skill in brewing. She is blind to his
interest and hides her attraction to Merla
behind a brisk manner and harsh words.
Daftar
The second pot-boy has very light
fingers. He picks the pockets of any
customers Jamys tells him to and can
usually replace an item before a guest
realises it has gone missing. Jamys has
the same feeling for Daftar that Merla has
for Absel. They both recognise the
potential the boys have in their chosen
field of expertise. Daftar is now beginning
to learn the art of cat burglary.
HrnWorld
First Floor
[1] Jamys bedroom is much better appointed than might be expected of
an innkeeper. There are several books on the table beside the window
in which glass has recently been fitted. This is a relatively new
innovation in Tormau and something the local guildsmen now aspire
to. As in so many things they take their lead from Jamys. The well
made locked chests beside his bed contain the less valuable or more
bulky items of Jamys wealth. At the end of the corridor beside Jamys
room is the chamber shared by Merla and Hugin. Her half is furthest
from the door and is neat and functional; his half is a chaos of clothes in
need of mending and a clutter of parchment scraps on which he is
collecting brewing recipes for his master piece a book of Rethemi
ale and cider recipes. For a man who keeps a pristine inn the room is a
surprise. It is almost as if he invests such care in his professional life
that he has none left for the private.
The Attic
[1] This attic room is shared by Justi and Donara, though one of them is
usually to be found with Jamys. The bunks at the far end of the attic
serve as discrete quarters for his guildsmen when it is best they arent
seen in the common room.
HrnWorld
REGULAR CLIENTELE
Setarn the Kuboran
The Stoats most exotic customer was
cause of a debate among the local
guildsmen a year or two ago when he
first entered the Stoats common room.
They felt it inappropriate that they should
share their local with a savage. Jamys,
however, was adamant. Setarns money
was as good as theirs and he could drink
there any time he liked. Jamys is an
unlikely student of history and realises
that a Kuboran friend might be very
useful if the tribes ever decided to come
south again.
All the Stoats staff follow their masters
lead and are invariably polite to the
Kuboran. They will eject any commoner
who is not equally civil.
Setarn values the respect he is offered at
the Stoat and does not embarrass Jamys
if a customer of noble birth makes a fuss
about his presence; he merely finishes his
drink and leaves quietly.
Rumours say that the Jamys and Setarn
share business interests. The Kuborans
income is sufficient for him to keep a
house and servants in the style of a
Rethemi gentleman.
PLOT HOOKS
Visitors from the South
The Golothan Lia-Kavair have decided to
send a representative to audit the
innkeepers business and ensure they are
getting an appropriate cut.
Unfortunately Jamys has been a little
economical with the truth in his
description of his activities and his guild
fees have been lower than they should
have been. He needs to make his
business, both above and below board,
look less profitable than it is and asks a
group of neer do wells to cause trouble
during the auditors visit. That will justify
the higher overheads Jamys has claimed
and save him an embarrassing, and
potentially dangerous, admission.
Alternatively the Lia-Kavair are seeking
bodyguards able to protect their auditor
in his journey across the Hohnam Blight
to Tormau.
HrnWorld
GM MAP
Ground Floor
First Floor
10
SCALE IN FEET
0
Roof
10
15
20
Attic
1
8
COMMON MAP
Ground Floor
First Floor
10
SCALE IN FEET
0
Roof
10
15
20
Attic