The Inn at the Borders

Overview
The Inn at the borders is a one levelled timbered house. The plaster is of an old and weathered crimson colour, the baulks still standing strong. The tavern has a tapering roof made of brown bricks, giving the whole construction a very grim look. The windows are made of glass, but their shine was lost years ago, mud and dirt make it even more difficult to look through the low quality craft. Shutters full of wormholes flanking each window to protect them in a storm of nature or other threats. The building has the form of a big rectangle, the long side to the street. Next to the entrance a way leads to the back of the building, stables and a well can be found here, surrounded by a fence which has already seen better times. The stables itself have room for some dozen horses, some cows, a swarm chicken and a single goose are also inhabiting the building. Actually the stables are of a newer and better maintained construction than the rest of the Inn. Behind the entrance is a short floor, ending in stairs to the first floor. At both sides are hooks for wet clothes, the only door leads into the bar. A long counter, a dozen tables with chairs in the long room, apparently more than half of the ground level. In the middle of the counter is the border stone which gives the inn its name, it is a large rock, ages old, with the names of the old realm carved in. Several other decorations like deer or boar heads, old weapons and shields are hanging at the walls.

A big iron lustre and several candelabra are the major light sources, including the dirty windowns and next to the always burning fire in the fireplace. Latter one has the only comfortable looking seats in front of it, two armchairs. On the opposite side of the entrance is another door, leading to the floor guest rooms, cheap and horrible habs, having only a bed and a bowl with "fresh" water. Stairs to the upper guest rooms are here too, leading to the second level, which is entirely consiting of guest rooms, except the rooms for the innkeeper and its family, which make a third of the first level. The rooms upstairs are slightly better, the beds are rather decent, the water bowls get fresh water as often as possible and two rooms even have personal wardrobes with lockers. Behind the counter, next to a shelf with bottles of ale and wine, a door leads to the storage and the kitchen and into the cellar which is a large storage room.

The standard and actually only always served meal is bread with a piece of cheese. Sometimes when a local hunter sold a boar or deer, there is also fresh meat on the card. But thats rare. The most common ale is self-brewed, getting the supplies from a neighbouring farmer.