Ferry Cakes

Ferry Cakes is a specialist bakery and cafe located in the Scholar's District of Greyhaven. It is owned and operated by Malkus Borzugh, a pâtissier and confectioner who specializes in crafting tiny cakes, pastries and confections. The bakery has recently gone through a great deal of change.

The original bakery was opened by a former alchemy student from nearby Greyhaven University who had dropped out of study to incorporate alchemical principles into baking and food preparation. While exceptionally talented, he had no head for marketing, and despite the quality of his work, was barely able to stay in business based on word of mouth. One night, he discovered a young Orc, Malkus, attempting to rob the store. Malkus was a former child soldier suffering the mental scars of his experiences as a warrior. Instead of turning him over to the Watch, the owner offered to take him on as an apprentice.

Besides an uncommon aptitude for baking, Malkus had, it turned out, a keen eye for money, having served with a mercenary company for several years. Gradually, the business was just beginning to grow in earnest until the owner's untimely and recent death. Having inherited the business from his Master, Malkus took major steps to re-model and re-structure the business. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, he had overextended himself and was on the verge of collapse.

Business turned around when a band of adventurers who had recently eaten at the cafe invited Malkus to be part of a ceremony in their honour (Session 44). Despite the ceremony itself ending in near-disaster and violence, enough members of the prominent local citizenry had seen and sampled Malkus' wares, and business slowly began to turn around.

### Location

Ferry Cakes is located at the corner of a small laneway coming off a busy plaza in Greyhaven's Scholar's district. The laneway itself is home to a large number of specialty businesses catering to the nearby Greyhaven University, including alchemical suppliers, paper and stationery supplies, bookstores and tailors.

### Economy

Ferry Cakes is beginning to attract a reputation as a 'best-kept secret' in Greyhaven's culinary circles, but is still perhaps not as popular as it *could* be, given the overall quality of its food and overall ambiance.

### Description

The business now known as Ferry Cakes was originally situated in a small, dark and narrow two-storey building building squeezed between its two neighbours. Since assuming ownership, Malkus has purchased the neighbouring corner building and opened the cafe to the plaza. The lower floor is lavishly decorated with ornamental plants while the upper level is an airy space overlooking the plaza and the laneway. The most distinctive feature of the cafe, though, is the tiny artificial river which winds its way between the tables and among the customers. Along this river drift tiny model boats, each one carrying a small item off the cafe's menu, with customers having the option of sampling whatever floats by or placing an order at the counter.

Inspired by the generosity of the previous owner, Malkus has taken it upon himself to offer opportunities for others amongst the city's neediest with largely positive results.