Dragon Defeated

The Dragon Defeated was an inn in Halfknot. It was renamed the Royal Rescue after Petra's visit in .
==Location==
The inn was in Halfknot, a town within Sembia.
==Services==
The place served beer, and food, including rat meat pies.
Through the second half of , the owner, Varney, organized a contest where every customer could drop a single coin in a jar to tell an anecdote about dragons, which would be judged by three locals: Wyrmbait Nix, Badger Bates, and Silvenestri Silver. The best story every night got to keep the whole jar.
After the winter of , the Dragon Defeated was renamed the Royal Rescue, and bards were hired to tell stories about royalty.
==History==
In , the owner, Varney, accepted the offer of Petra, a wandering artist, to paint him a new sign. He requested the new sign have three regulars at his tavern, Wyrmbait Nix, Silvenestri Silver, and Badger Bates, as heroes defeating a dragon and saving a princess. Later, the owner started a nightly contest where people would tell of their exploits with dragons. The last night this contest was held, the painter, Petra, painted a painting of Malaeragoth, who appeared and destroyed the tavern, killing Badger Bates; only the sign survived, with all but the princess broken beyond repair.
Varney repaired and reopened the tavern later, renamed the "Royal Rescue", but some other calamity befell it later.
==Inhabitants==
*Varney
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
:;Short Stories
::The Woman Who Drew Dragons
===References===
Category:Buildings
Category:Taverns
Category:Inns
Category:Locations in Halfknot
Category:Locations in Sembia
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril