The Cats' Pyjamas

The Cats' Pyjamas is an inn and drinking establishment located in the Daqan district of Archaut. It is famous for being entirely staffed by Catfolk.

### Location

The Daqan District is a largely working class section of the city, and the area in which The Cats' Pyjamas is located was, at one point, one of the city's more notorious rookeries. Several decades ago, however, the area was settled by a large number of refugee families who have worked hard to transform it into a region that, while still steadfastly working class, is no longer the warren of crime and deprivation it once was.

### Economy

For most of the year, The Cats' Pyjamas provides a comfortable, quiet location for workers in the region to relax after a long day, and an inexpensive place to stay for travellers, mostly merchants. The Catfolk family who own and operate the Inn are a mercantile family and, while some operate the Inn, others work in nearby stores trading in general supplies, while many more travel the length and breadth of Mennara seeking out a wide array of tradegoods.

During the annual Conclave, however, the Inn takes on a very different, festive air. Many of the family who operate trade caravans converge on Archaut and the kitchen begins serving exotic meals with spices from faraway places. All of the rooms are opened up and aired out, and all the furnishings and fittings are changed out. During this time, many travellers from all across Terrinoth visit and make The Cats' Pyjamas their home away from home.

### Description

The Cats' Pyjamas is opens up onto a kind of village square. A small green area at the centre, with an array of benches and trees for shade, and plentiful paved areas for merchants and vendors to set up street carts.

The building itself has three stories, with the first being taken up by a casual bar and saloon area, an assortment of seats and tables where people can eat meals, discuss their days or make plans, and a substantial common area. A set of stairs leads to the upper levels, and the rooms. The building adjoins a warehouse which is also owned by the Inn owners and services their various mercantile and trade interests.

The whole atmosphere of the establishment is dedicated to comfort, with plentiful cushions, overstuffed furniture and an assortment of rugs and tapestries everywhere.

### Rooms

The second and third floor contain a little over a dozen rooms of various sizes and qualities, with the larger and better rooms on the third floor. The third floor rooms are usually shut down and sealed up through the year and only opened up during Conclave, when the influx of visitors make them necessary.

Like the main area, the rooms are arrayed in a fashion which emphasizes comfort and restfulness.

### Staff

The family which owns and operates the Cats' Pyjamas has no shortage of members. The Inn tends to be run by many of the older, more sedentary family members, while waitstaff, cooks, cleaners and other workers tend to be sourced from the younger members of the family. For many, a tenure working in the Inn is a trial of passage, where they prove their ability and willingness to work before being placed into a trade caravan or other mercantile interest.