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Blackwood Bar

Blackwood Bar gets its name from the color of the bar top itself. Made from the wood of the Blackcore Tree, the highly polished black wood bar top stretches half the length of the bar and cost a small fortune to make. The atmosphere within the bar is mostly a joyous and lighthearted one, where many of the patrons of the Glass Quarter, and a few of the wealthier from the Earth Quarter, go to have a drink and blow off steam.

The brawling ring is kept outside the Blackwood's back door. It is well maintained and often used for anything from a friendly bout to official matches between the taverns. Due to the rare nature of the wood that makes up the bar top, there is a strict "No fighting within the bar" rule, and any that break the rule are forcibly removed and banned. Any disputes are to be handled outside, in the brawling ring.

The rest of the bar is furnished in rich mahoganies and red cushions, giving the bar a very dark, yet warm, feel. The Blackwood Bar also offers the use of a few side rooms for private parties when needed. The rooms are furnished with a couple of plush couches, a table, and some chairs. Depending on the number of people in the room, more chairs can be provided upon request.

Common Drinks

Clean Water - Tier 1
Clean drinking water. Useful for quenching thirst, survival, or sobering up.
Ale - Tier 3
A cheap drink brewed from barley or oats, or any number of different grains.
Beer - Tier 3
Rich, hoppy flavours scented with allspice, juniper, resin, apples, bread-crumbs, sage, lavender, gentian, cinnamon, or laurel. These are usually high-flavoured beverages with a strong, natural taste.
Amber Blade Grog - Tier 4
An amber-coloured grog with a slight hint of apple. Apple cider, rather than water, is mixed with an inexpensive rum to spice up the taste. Great for those looking for something with a little more sweetness than the average beer or spirit. It's a cyclical drink that is only sold during the Cold Cycle in Rharne, after the apples have been harvested.
Cider - Tier 4
A bitter-sweet flavour achieved by pouring water onto apples and steeping them to perfection. Fresh, crisp, and strong-flavoured, cider can be served cold, at room temperature, or heated.
Mead - Tier 5
A sweet alcoholic drink enjoyed by people from all classes, mead is and brewed using honey.
Rum - Tier 6
Made from sugarcane juice and molasses and distilled into a clear liquid before it is aged in oak barrels, producing the dark, amber colour rum is famous for. It has a smoky, sweet taste and is very popular among sailors.
Vodka - Tier 6
Crisp and distilled for volume rather than flavour, vodka has no distinctive taste, and can best be described as cold and clean, going down smoothly. This spirit is clear having no colour and is typically drunk straight, with a subtle after taste and strong bite.
Brandy - Tier 6
An after dinner drink of the best quality and highest proofing, this brandy will leave a warm feeling in the mouth and stomach upon consumption.
Whiskey - Tier 7
Made from fermented grain-mash including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whiskey is aged over time in wooden crates generally made of charred white oak important from different regions across Idalos.

White Wine

Ashan’s Twilight - Tier 4
A wine low in alcohol that is cheap and popular. It has a pleasant taste and is grown, harvested, and vinted in the hottest parts of Idalos. Though it is mass produced most of the year, Ashan’s Twilight is a very widely respected wine.
Saun’s Heat - Tier 4
A spicy concoction made by the Biqaj and often kept by the barrel loads upon their ships. This is an aged, dry wine with a strong hint of flavour that goes great with seafood dishes.
Shimmering Koriel - Tier 5
The added flavours of pomelos and kumquats give this straw coloured, sweet, full-bodied wine its unique and delicious taste. Imported from areas of eastern Idalos, this wine is crafted and bottled every four arcs, making it hard to come by outside of the east.
Sparkling White - Tier 6
Vibrant and bubbly in aroma and flavour, this sparkling wine is herbaceous, flavoursome, and will ensnare the senses with its hints of citrus and passionfruit.
Kuwasa - Tier 6
A dessert wine from the shores of Desnind with special aromas of mandarin and apricot with a hint of lemon zest.
Appiden - Tier 6
Rich and savoury flavours loaded with the aromas of intense, ripe pears and Ymiden apples.
Smof - Tier 7
A crowd favourite with ripe peach and aromatic flavours, make this one of the best mid-range wines in all of Idalos. Its subtle spices make this the perfect white wine for a cold day.
Moseke’s Harvest - Tier 7
Inspired by the tastes of nature, crafters of this wine import green grapes from the far reaches of Idalos to bring together the ‘tastes of the world’. A crisp, refreshing vintage that will inspire anyone's taste-buds.
Queen - Tier 8
A strong wine with a sharp taste blended with hints of kiwi fruit, mangosteen, and lychee. This is known as the queen of wines, best served with a meal fit for a king.
White Diamond - Tier 9
A sweet wine best served cold, high in alcohol and far too easy to drink, this white wine tastes just like a high quality grape juice and has been describe as ‘the taste of Saun in a bottle’. Partnered well with fish.

Red Wine

Stone Creek - Tier 4
An inexpensive red wine from the city of Rharne with enticing aromas and flavours of wild blackcurrant with overtones of black pepper and spices best served with red meat, wild game, and stews.
Venora Rose - Tier 4
Imported all around the world from the sunny shores of Rynmere, Venora Rose is grown on the slopes of ‘Nora’s Rest’ where the vines get just the right mix of cool air and warm sunshine. This light, red rose is best served with Saun fruits and light meals.
Low Hanging Zemoni - Tier 5
Crafted from the shores of Ne'haer, this wine is excellent as a before-or-after-dinner drink. This deeply coloured wine of purples and reds is sweet and delectable. Its elegant smoothness is due to a low acid content, delivering a flavour that will leave most yearning for more.
Acripae - Tier 5
A wine that evokes legend and fascination with its brilliant tastes of purple grapes from the mysterious lands of Desnind. It shines with noticeable hints of garnet-red and flashes of amber. Acripae can be a bitter tasting wine due to its acidity. However, it is a wine that exudes glory, nobility and power.
Nanutha - Tier 5
Nanutha is a drink best served chilled. It is a drink with a high alcohol content that is bound to get even the most tolerant tipsy after a few glasses. This wine is meant as a dessert drink, with its intense notes of red fruits and herbal undertones. Some say this wine is a true serum.
Vithella - Tier 6
Important from the Avriel City, Athart, Vithella holds notes of spicy and herbaceous undertones that go great with a beef entree. It sparkles with brilliant reds and has low alcohol content for maximum enjoyment.
Red Aìda - Tier 6
Named after the Sev'ryn's meaning for 'Love', Red Aida is a wine imported from the lands of Desnind and crafted by the people themselves. This drink is high in alcohol content and contains a chemical that is known to bring about “feel good” emotions and cause mild hallucinations. The wine itself is balanced between tartness and sweet and is great as an after dinner drink.
Ruby Shav - Tier 7
This wine is both delectable in taste and appearance, giving off a very transparent shade of ruby red. Given at most celebrations, Ruby Shav has undertones of acai berry mixed with hints of orange and starfruit and is mostly produced and exported from Hiladrith.
Sesser’s Blend - Tier 8
Named after Syroa's mark, this wine has a chemical in it that causes strong hallucinations combined with herbal ingredients that causes the body to become both hypersensitive and sluggish, verging on paralytic. The wine does not have a high alcohol content and is more often used for fast acting drunkenness than enjoyment. The taste is quite bitter, though most seem to enjoy it.
Gyara - Tier 10
Gyara is a high class wine made by the citizen of Rharne . Its quality of smoothness coupled with its luxurious colour and blend make it a drink preferred by the noble class. The process to make the wine takes an extensive amount of time, making it one of the most expensive wines in the world.

Meals

Bread & Cheese: Tier 2
Sliced Pork with Gravy and Bread: Tier 3
Chicken and Vegetables: Tier 4
Stew with Bread: Tier 4
Steak, Potatoes, and Corncob: Tier 5
Shepard's Pie: Tier 5

Blackwood Bar NPC List

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Tanion Erwent

Race: Human
DoB: 6th of Ashan, 665
Title: Owner of the Blackwood Bar
Skills: Brawling (50), Business Management (45), Persuasion (45), Cooking (30), Strength (25)

Tanion started his life in the Earth Quarter as a simple stable hand. Not satisfied with where his life was heading, he decided to change its direction. Tanion joined the fighting circuit in the city and had some success as a fighter. He was able to save up his winnings until he could afford to buy a building and pay the fees required to join the Merchant's Guild. Nowadays, Tanion prefers to use his charm and his wit to get himself out of trouble, but he hasn't forgotten the hard lessons he learned in the ring.

Credit: Zenith