The Shod Talon

The Shod Talon was a tavern and inn in the city of Ravens Bluff that catered to elves and half-elves.
==Location==
This tavern stood along MacIntyre Path, in the Sixstar neighborhood of the city's Uptown District.
==Structure==
The Shod Talon was housed within an old stucco building with a slate roof, which had a by patio perched atop it. Outside the building was hung a sign depicting a roc with talons outstretched. Said talons on the sign were covered with steel.
==Interior==
Within the storage room of the building stood a spiral staircase that led up to the Shod Talon's rooftop patio.
===Atmosphere===
This establishment was a lively place of chatter, drink, and dancing for all manner of elves and half-elves. Humans and halflings that visited the tavern would find themselves tolerated, though not as comfortable as they would in other nearby establishments. However, the place was not nearly as prejudiced as the Ill Eagle Inn.
==Services==
The prices of goods on offer at the Shod Talon were higher than some other establishments within the area, but by far not the highest. And with the quality of the food and drink on offer, very few saw fit to complain about these prices.
;Drinks
: Ale: 4 sp
: beer: 1 sp (for )
: Wine: 12 sp to 1 gp
;Eveningfeast
: Meals: beef ribs: 1 gp • beef steaks: 2 gp • chicken eggs: 5 cp • mutton: 6 sp • roast chicken: 8 sp • roast turkey: 4 sp • vegetables: 5 cp • venison: 8 sp
In addition to food and drink, the Shod Talon offered lodgings in one of its ten rooms at a nightly cost of 1 to 5 gold pieces, usually offering this service to elves or anyone who couldn't or didn't wish to stay at one of the local inns for one reason or another.
==History==
Sometime prior to the ,Gateway to Ravens Bluff (p. 7) states that Charles O'Kane has been Mayor for 14 years, which tracks with the later article "Pillars of Ravens Bluff" in Polyhedron #147. It also states he is 48 years old, which conflicts with the "Pillars" article and is assumed to be an error. Voron Orama came to the city of Ravens Bluff in search of a relative. While there he purchased their decrepit establishment, the Shod Talon, and rebuilt it. The new owner cared little for the name "Shod Talon", but refused to change it out of a fear that doing so would bring bad luck.It is not stated when exactly Voron Orama bought the Shod Talon. It is stated in Gateway to Ravens Bluff that Gaolla Luathe had been working for the past 30 years, but it's possible they could have been working there prior to Voron's purchase of the Shod Talon.
The Shod Talon was closed down for a time during the Three Women War, but reopened after its conclusion.
==Inhabitants==
The tavern was lived in and operated by the moon elf Voron Orama. The building was also lived in by its cook, the half-elf Gaolla Luathe, and the wild elf waitress Dumiriel.
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===References===
Category:Inns
Category:Taverns
Category:Elven locations
Category:Locations on MacIntyre Path
Category:Locations in Sixstar
Category:Locations in the Uptown District of Ravens Bluff
Category:Locations in Ravens Bluff
Category:Year of Metropolises