Friday, January 20, 2023

The Lazy Cockatrice Area-18: The Group Suites

The Lazy Cockatrice (Hex 0203)

Area-18: The Group Suites


These larger rooms all have either a queen-sized bed (B) and two twin beds, or three twin beds (A and C). They are meant to house families, wagon teams, or other comapnies travelling in small groups. They also have a desk, chair, and enough bedwarmers and chamber pots to accomodate the occupants, as well as a mirror and lantern. Most of the nightstands have additional candles and flint & steel firelighters. ink and quills are available on request.

Room A

Boom A is unoccupied, and is available for 15cu (sp) per night for up to three people, and an additiona 5cu for each person past the third.

Room B

Room B is currently being occupied by Bors, a peddlar with a keen mind and quick wit, along with Armon, his personal bodyguard, and Vannah, a sullen-faced indentured servant who maintains his camp and mules. He owns the cart full of spirits and alchemical supplies in the Lower Coachouse (Area 10). Bors intentionally keeps little of value on his person except a glass-lined bronze bottle of fine dwarven whiskey (120 years old)  worth 150sil (gp) even with the conents drank, the elaborate dwarven bottle is worth 65 sil (gp), a pislot with four shots, a silver dagger, and a purse with 67sil (gp). Armon has a coachmen's musket, 7 shot, a messer, a suit of gambeson, and a warhammer.

What Bors Wants

  • To get filthy rich selling luxury items like rare liquors.
  • To get off the road and spend a few weeks luxuriating in his seasied home.
  • To hobnob wealthy and influential people.

What Bors Does Not Want

  • Complications! He can't stand wasting energy on distractions.
  • To deal with or upset Lady Aria, her connections could mean offense to her could cost him business.
  • To sgive up anything without recompense.

What Else?

  • Bors has a wicked, sometimes crass sense of humor. He knows how to ingratiate himself with a laugh.
  • Bors regularly travels up and down the North Road, and sells spirits to the inns up and down the road. the Lazy Cockatrice is a regular customer, and Gerald a friend.
  • Bors is a creature of comfort: his clothing is warm and cozy, his seat on his cart cushioned. he carries a favourite cup, kettle, tea, and pot of honey. he smokes a pipe with expensive tobacco.

Room C

Room C is occupied by a group of mourners Bannoc, his wife Kate, his son Wayne, Wayne's wife Mari, and Bannoc's brother who is also named Wayne (teasingly called Wayne the Bald). who are heading to the. They are disciples of Ajor, a god of Mercy, Salvation, and Compassion. They see the abandoment of the gods as a tragedy. Bannoc has some minor magical talents he attributes to his faith.

If playing Deathtrap Lite, bannoc is a Master of Perform Cantrip and Trained in Analyze Dweomer. In an OSR game he is a 1st level Cleric.

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