The South Gate Inn
Business
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On this Page: Description of Business | Rate of Charges
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On this Page: Description of Business | Rate of ChargesSouth Gate Inn is well known by traders and merchants, being the first Inn reached when entering the city from the south across the river Es, which also makes it popular with better off travellers including knights-errant and priests. The Inn does not have accommodation for either wagons or horses, though the proprietor has arrangement with a local ostler for the care of mounts. Typically, merchant's stay in the Inn whilst their goods are transferred to warehouses awaiting sale; their drivers and wagons being paid off.
The Inn itself if is quite large having five private rooms and a three-bedded suite, as well as a dormitory for thirteen. It has a common room for its guests, and a public common room with bar and gallery, seating a total of fifty-two. The dinning hall can seat twenty-four dinners with ease.
The total staff consists of ten as follows:
Jerend occasionally takes on temporary staff during peak periods as long as they seem honest and hardworking.
Jerend has close supply contracts with a number of local businesses, including:
He also has good relations with Thelnor prefect of the customs house, and the Tavern masters; Elfred of the Trident Tavern and Darius of the Up & Over Tavern.
Contents: Public Bar Meals | Rooms | Extras | Stabling
The following tables constitute the list of services provided, and prices charged for them, by Jerend. They are not negotiable by any of his staff, but he may occasionally reduce prices for a large party. His wife is known to reduce prices to members of the Peoni church who genuinely can not afford to pay.
| Beverage | Cost | Unit of sale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harnic Ale Not actually Harnic in origin (ale dosn't travel) but made to an authentic recipy | 1/2d | pint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerend's Special Brew A strong ale which has been left to malt for several days, very dark and bitter with dense head | 1/2d | pint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otho's Old Peculiar A ale recipy that Ortho pick up whilst on his journeyman travels in easter Shorkyne, it is a rich red in colour and fairly flat, has a mild sweet and herby taste 1/4d | pint
| Southgate Ale | The most popular ale, fairly weak and goldern in colour with a earthy smell 1/4d | pint
| Pareh's Orchard Cider | Imported from Emelrene (some 500 yds) this is a fine cider, stronger than Jerend's special, it has a cloudy russet brown colour and a strong taste of the sour red apples from which it is made 1/2d | pint
| Southgate | A fruity locally produced wine, pale in colour and weak in taste with a musty flowery fragrance 1 1/4d | goblet
| 1s | bottle
| Imported Thardic Reserve | This red wine is produced on the banks of the Thard river, before being shipped out from Coranan. It has a strong earth taste, with an overlay of the oak barrels it is shipped in. 5d | goblet
| 4s | bottle
| Halorn's Black-pitch wine | This wine is imported by Halorn overland from Triezi, it is very resinous and has a dark, almost black, colour and a woody taste 3d | goblet
| 2 1/2s | bottle
| Harnic Brandy | This is a peciality of the Jarin of Harn, a concentrated liquor, known locally of fire water, where exactly it is made is not known even to Jerend, but he encourages the belief that it is made by the Khuzdul of Kiraz 3 3/4d | goblet
| Apple Brandy | Jerend obtains his supplies from Ivinian merchant from Harbaal where it is made from freezing cider and then adding concentrated apple juice, the result is a very sweet apple-tasting drink with quite a kick 3d | goblet
| Mulled Southgate Wine | Jerend makes mulled wine to order, he starts witht the finest Thardic Red and adds a combination of herbs and spices before warming the mix in front of the fire until piping hot - a great restoritive for weary travellers 4 1/2d | goblet
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NB Availability: Ale the ales are brewed on premises, the first three are brewed at the start of the month and the ale is available as long as stocks last. Southgate ale is brewed as required to keep an ample supply. Jerend buys the wines and cider by the tun and stored them in the cellar. When he decants wine from the tun in to bottles as he needs it (NB: he dosn't sell wine off premises). The two Brandies he gets when he can and will sell as long as the barrel lasts. Mull wine is made to order.
NB: Meals are served to guests staying in rooms only.
| Serving | Cost |
| Breakfast oat porridge, cold meats and bread | 1d per meal |
| Game Soup and bread | 3/4d per bowl |
| Cheese and bread platter | 1 1/4d per platter |
| Light meal lamb stew with beans and barley | 1 3/4d per platter |
| Full course meal rabbit soup & bread, followed by roast pork, turnip cabbage and beans, then apple tart. | 4 1/4d per platter |
| Arnak roe on toasted bread | 3d per plate |
| Es Catch Platter a mix of various fish (including arnak and trout), crab, cockles; served with bread | 2 1/2d per platter |
| Accomodation | Cost per day | Cost per week |
| Single bed in dormatory | 2 1/4 d | 6 3/4 d |
| The Green room twin bedded | 1 1/2 s | 7 1/2 s |
| The Pink room twin bedded | 1s 8 d | 8s 4 d |
| The Scribe's Study single bed | 1s 1 1/2d | 5s 8d |
| The Bridal Room double bed | 2s 3d | 11s |
| The Solar Double and twin beds | 3 1/2s | 18s |
| Our Lady's suite two rooms | 4s | 21s |
| Service | Cost per day | Cost per week |
| Candle stick and candle | 1/4d | 2d |
| Oil Lantern | 1/2 | 3d |
| Wood burning stove | 1d | 6d |
| Keys to chests (Our Lady's suite) | 1/2d | 3d |
| Clothes Laundered | 1/2d | 3d |
| Water Pitcher & basin in morning | 1/4d | 1 1/2d |
| Item | each |
| Bath with towels and soap | 2d |
| Meals brought to room | 1/4d |
| Animal | Cost per day |
| Care of Hound or Dog | 3d |
| Care of Horse | 2d |
Copyright ©1996 Jonathan M. Davidson, 25/9/96