Absolute Alchemy

Absolute Alchemy is a specialty drinking establishment in Greyhaven. It is widely-renowned for it's exhaustive array of specialist items including drinks from a range of different cultures, as well as specially-formulated concoctions unique to Absolute Alchemy.

### Location

Absolute Alchemy is located in the Scholars' District of Greyhaven, near to the University. It is a mixed commercial and residential area which mostly offers services and products of use to the attendees or employees of Greyhaven University.

### Economy

The Scholars' District is an area renowned for its impressive array of outstanding and eccentric drinking establishments, but even in such auspicious company, the sheer range and quality of Absolute Alchemy's stocks makes it stand out from the others. While it does offer a full range of less outre and more economically-priced beverages, most people come to Absolute Alchemy to sample their more exotic brews, or to have a truly unusual drinking experience.

Absolute Alchemy's prices tend to be high, but their service is impeccable, and their range is truly unique.

### Description

The building itself is a five-storey tower nestled in amongst several, similar buildings. The ground floor is dominated by a large, open-plan tap room and an impressive bar. The room itself is three storeys high, with stairs leading up to a balcony and a number of smaller booths and tables away from the noise of the common room on the second and third floors. Doors to the rear of the common room lead to the kitchen area and to the large, brewery, distillary, storage and workship facilities at the rear. This area is not open to the general clientele and backs onto a loading area where supplies and shipments are dropped off. The basement offers a substantial wine cellar, as well as additional storage areas and a secondary workshop.

### Rooms

Beyond the third floor, you have the fourth floor, which is partitioned off into a number of function rooms. These can be used for a number of functions ranging from small, intimate meetings to large private banquets or ceremonies. An area on level four is set aside as storage. The fifth floor is almost entirely taken up by a large, lavish suite. This area can be used for almost any purpose imaginable and an adjoining storeroom taking up the rest of the floor has enough variety of furnishings and fittings to transform the room to match the client's requirements.

### Staff

The day to day running of the business is largely left to the bartender, a dwarf known most commonly as 'Red'. He is a cheerful, friendly and effusive fellow. Several of the waitstaff and kitchen hands are relatives. Red is extremely keen to hear about customers' experiences with their orders and is interested in feedback. He is constantly in the process of re-working and refining Absolute Alchemy's stocks.

It is widely believed the Red has one, possibly several partners who prefer to focus on the brewing, distilling and alchemical side of the business, while Red sees to the day to day running of the Tavern. The most common rumour is that these partners have other, highly-placed positions within the city and prefer to maintain the sort of reputation which make a role as a tavern-owner somewhat incongruous.