Port of Asgoth / Places

The Gilded Mooring

A tavern for those with wet boots, hungry bellies, and time enough for a story.

The Gilded Mooring stands one steep lane above the southern quay, its blue-painted shutters facing the harbor. Its common room is low-ceilinged and warm, with beams blackened by decades of hearth smoke. A carved ship's prow hangs over the bar, its gilding worn thin by the hands of patrons who touch it for luck before sailing.

The tavern serves dockworkers at dawn, merchants at dusk, and anyone who needs a bed before the mountain roads open. Its narrow upstairs rooms are plain but clean. The house stew changes with the catch, and the owner keeps a slate by the door for messages in any script his guests can manage.

Proprietor

Selvar Venn, the tavern's owner, has a practiced ear for a traveler in need of food, a sailor in need of a quiet table, and an adventurer who has mistaken a rumor for a plan.