The Deepfires The Deepfires was an inn in the subterranean city of Skullport in Undermountain in the mid – 14th century DR . Location . The Deepfires was situated in the Lower Heart ward of Skullport . It could be found by following the bellows of the Raging Bull , a minotaur imprisoned by a forgotten slaver in an almost - unbreakable cage suspended from the cave ceiling just outside the inn ' s doors . None could free him , and he became a notorious local landmark . The goblin twins Nyk and Nok kept the area below swept clean of dung . Structure . The inn was a three - story building and in good condition . It apparently held some secret passages . Interior . The interior decoration was tasteful and luxurious . Rooms held furniture carved of dark wood and large feather beds . There was even a heated bathroom on each floor , permitting comfortable bathing and a way to wash off the muck of Skullport . There were a good number of alcoves and salons available to patrons . They allowed privacy or intimacy , and providing a relaxing and uninterrupted dining experience for patrons . Atmosphere . The Deepfires was a quiet and subdued establishment but had a warm and inviting air that promised comfort , peace , and safety . Services . The staff of the Deepfires were courteous to the guests and helpful and obliging to their needs . The meals and beverages on the menu — particularly broths and soups — were of excellent quality . However , they had prices to match : a meal and drink would cost one around 10 gp . Defenses . The inn employed a number of bouncers and bodyguards to prevent the patrons from being disturbed . They stood among the patrons , discreet but ready to respond . There were some half - dozen on duty at a time , all capable warriors in chain mail and wielding club s , broad sword s , and dart s coated with a poison that caused a target to briefly fall unconscious . Ownership . The proprietor of the Deepfires was widely believed to be Vhondryl , who had permanent rooms there and easy access to its secret passages and the services of its bodyguards . In fact , these were a gift from her close companion , Raella Hiess , the real behind - the - scenes proprietress . The two had an arrangement whereby Vhondryl pretended to be the proprietress and Raella acted as an ordinary barmaid . Raella worked as a barmaid , took care of guests and their need , and scheduled meetings between Vhondryl ' s own clients and customers in the poison trade . Raella used the Deepfires as a means of gathering information for the Lords of Waterdeep . History . The Skulls of Skullport once ordered someone to go and polish the bar at the Deepfires , just one of the many bizarre demands they made . Inhabitants . The Deepfires saw a number of important or colorful patrons . In the mid – 14th century DR , wounded cartographer Aekyl Dafyre took rooms at the Deepfires and a place at the bar , and drank away his sorrows until the Skulls sent him on a more profitable errand . He later opened his new business close to the inn . Through the 1360s DR , the mage and information broker Irusyl Eraneth could often be found in the Deepfires ( or else in the Burning Troll ] ) , seated in the back of the taproom and where she could face the door . A friend of Raella , she also used the inn as a place to gather information . Her apprentice Liak sometimes kept rooms at the Deepfires . In Eleasis of the Year of the Tankard , 1370 DR , a Waterdeep - based Calishite merchant named Sammereza Sulphontis stayed at the Deepfires whilst negotiating trade alliances with Vhondryl and the House Tanor ' Thal drow .