Trollskull Alley

## **Trollskull Tavern Staff**

**Chef:**
Ina Headstrong, halfling female with rugged skin showing her age. She has short, straight, black hair and green eyes. Master of traditional dishes from all up and down the sword coast, from Luskan to Myratma.

**Bartender:**
Lane Cartwright is a 47 year old male human Chondathan. He has short, straight, black hair and blue eyes. He has silky pale skin. He stands (5'5") tall and has a regular build. He has an oblong face with a short handlebar moustache. Great conversationalist, great at keeping a secret.

**Hirelings:**

Mironwe Falavaul is a 61 year old male half-elf. He has short, curled, silver hair and gray eyes. He has rough silver skin. He stands (5'5") tall and has a beefy build. He has a soft, slightly cute face. He has a low-toned voice.

Selaphina is a 27 year old female human, illuskan. She has short, braided, blonde hair and brown eyes. She has golden skin. She stands (5’5”) tall and has a lean build. She has a round, attractive face.

Aznara Shadowhand is a 131 year old female mountain dwarf prostitute. She has long, wavy, silver hair and green eyes. She has brown skin. She stands (3'11") tall and has a round build. She has an unremarkable face.

Karkah is a 35 year old female half-orc. She has short, curled, dyed black hair and red eyes. She has smooth green skin. She stands (5'9") tall and has an athletic build. She has an oval, glamorous face.

Rime Ater is a 41 year old male halfling. He has cropped, wavy, auburn hair and cyan eyes. He has veiny, sunburned, golden skin. He stands (3'10") tall and has a lean build. He has an ordinary face, and he’s mute.

**Bouncer:** Fehmed, a former gladiator and friend of Quiren.

## **Operating Trollskull Tavern**

### **Regular Expenses**

* 50gp per tenday for wages & maintenance (1 cook, 5 bar staff)
* 10gp per tenday for guild fees

### **Rolling to** **Run the Business**

Every workweek, roll 1d100+5, adding any bonuses gained through promotion or upgrades.

For each 1 gp spent on advertising or promotion during that tenday, add +1 to the percentile roll (Max bonus +30). As long as the money is spent, this paid advertisement can take any form you like, ranging from paper fliers and the hiring of minstrels & buskers to staged special events & exclusive performances.

**The Face of Trollskull Alley:** +10 permanent bonus for the tavern's glowing reputation within the neighborhood.

* 01-20: You must pay one and a half times the business's maintenance cost.
* 21-30: You must pay the business's full maintenance cost.
* 31-40: You must pay half of the business's maintenance cost. Profits cover the over half.
* 41-60: The business covers its own maintenance cost.
* 61-80: The business covers its own maintenance cost. It earns a profit of 1d6 x 5 gp.
* 81-90: The business covers its own maintenance cost. It earns a profit of 2d8 x 5 gp.
* 91 or higher: The business covers its own maintenance cost. It earns a profit of 3d10 x 5 gp.

### **Available Upgrades**

You can improve the profitability of your business by investing in the following upgrades:

* ***\*PAID\**** 1000gp - Add private dining & drinking areas (+10 on rolls to run the business)
* ***\*PAID\**** 500gp - Upgrade kitchen (+5 on rolls to run the business)

	+ ***\*PAID\**** 500gp - Hire world-class chef (Add an additional die when rolling for any profits earned)
* ***\*PAID\**** 500gp - Matching furniture & customized bar fixtures (+5 on rolls to run the business)
* ***\*PAID\**** 1000gp - Expand & upgrade ale cellar (+10 on rolls to run the business)

### **Wandering Performers**

From time to time, a minstrel of higher quality may wish to perform at your business. The quality of these wandering minstrels will improve as more money invested in the business.

* **Rufus Beerfly**
	+ Spend 1500gp on tavern upgrades to unlock
	+ Increased profit multiplier (x2d6)
	+ Small chance of famous customers (nobles, heroes, etc)
* **The Orange Bard**
	+ Spend 2500gp on tavern upgrades to unlock
	+ Increased profit multiplier (x10)
	+ Good chance of famous customers (nobles, heroes, etc)
* **Mintiper Moonsilver**
	+ Spend 4000gp on tavern upgrades to unlock
	+ Increased profit multiplier (x15)
	+ Adds +10 on rolls to run the business
	+ Guarantee of famous customers (nobles, heroes, etc)

## **Neighboring Businesses**

**Rishaal's Scrolls:**

* 25gp *- Comprehend languages, detect magic, feather fall, find familiar, mage armor, magic missile, shield, unseen servant*
* 75gp - *Arcane lock, continual flame, darkvision, invisibility, magic weapon, misty step, rope trick, suggestion*
* 150gp - *Clairvoyance, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball, fly, nondetection, water breathing*
* 300gp - *Arcane eye, fabricate, greater invisibility, ice storm, locate creature, polymorph*
* 750gp - *Bigby's hand, cone of cold, modify memory*