19. Tavern: Denhow's Pub 'n' Grub
 
This building has been rather shabbily
constructed and maintained. Its roof is
made of thatch, not tiles. Most of the
wood appears worm-eaten and decaying.
Its name has been painted in
scrawled letters over each door. It is
extremely noisy within.


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There are 36 lower-class human townsmen
and women inside, all drinking prodigious <Effects of Alcohol and Drugs, DMG>
amounts of ale and wine <watered wine, worth 5 sp per pint>.
The room is very crowded and the party members will
be subjected to a great deal of pushing and
shoving should they seek to move about
inside.

There is a human..cutpurse loitering near
the east doorway. He will make his way
over to the party if they appear at either
door. Ayares will attempt to pick the pockets
of 1 of the party but fail, and the
attempt will be noticed by the would-be victim.
If menaced by a party member Ayares
will worm his way through the crowd to a
<large> table in the northwest corner where four
brigandfriends will help him fight. If a
melee breaks out, some revelers will clear
out of the bar so that there is space to FIGHT,
while the others watch and cheer for the
winning side.

Ayares the cutpurse (3d level thief); AC 7;
hp 14; #AT 1; D shortsword 1-6; AL NE
THACO 20n1
XP 141

Ayares's friends (4 Vets): AC 7;
hp 6 each; #AT 3/2; D cinquedea 1-6+2
<short sword specialists>
THACO 19
XP 40

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