Location: Main Street (17)
Services: Food, lodging
Key NPCs: Lady Hazel d’Ghallanda (female halfling innkeeper), Ivy d’Ghallanda (female halfling bartender), Dalis and Dolis d’Deneith (male
human guards)
The Gold Dragon Inn, a franchise operated by House Ghallanda, opened its doors toward the end of 996 YK, and it serves as the cornerstone of the area now known as Main Street. From the white and gold décor, to the familiar menu, to the smell of fresh-baked bread that permeates the common room (generated and maintained through the regular use of Prestidigitation), Quickstone’s Gold Dragon Inn is instantly familiar to anyone who’s ever been to any of its many branches.
House Ghallanda believes that traffic between Droaam and Breland will continue to increase, and the Gold Dragon Inn provides a safe haven for merchants and envoys who don’t want to stay in Graywall. The inn is exceptionally large, capable of supporting a hundred guests. It includes a small ballroom and a performance stage in the common room, and guests can store valuables in a safe equipped with an Arcane Lock. Modest and Comfortable meals and lodging are plentiful, along with two Wealthy quality rooms and one Wealthy quality suite. The common room is cheerful and welcoming. No gambling is allowed, and one of the inn’s twin Blademark guards is always ready to intervene to deal with any signs of violence or criminal activity. The Inn recently lost its regular entertainer and is looking for a new one, but musicians can only play songs from the Ghallanda-approved playlist. It’s safe and reliable, a haven for travelers and tourists—which may be why it’s generally despised by the people of Oldtown.
Lady Hazel is the matriarch of the Gold Dragon Inn, and she runs it like her personal kingdom. She firmly believes that this is a great opportunity, that Quickstone is on the verge of a boom, and that the Gold Dragon Inn will be the heart of the emerging town. She’s always looking for ways to improve the inn—within Ghallanda-approved guidelines, of course. Her daughter Ivy would rather be an adventurer than an innkeeper, and when she’s not working behind the bar she often roams the fields and mountains; she has a particular interest in stories of the fey. Dalis and Dolis d’Deneith are Blademark mercenaries, well paid to protect the patrons of the Gold Dragon Inn from harm. They’re identical twins, almost entirely indistinguishable; Ivy has taken to calling them “D,” as either will answer to the name.
The Gold Dragon Inn and the Crown reflect the two sides of Quickstone. The Crown is a haven for smugglers and opportunists, embracing the varied talents of its maverick patrons. The Gold Dragon Inn caters to honest merchants and envoys, and is entirely predictable and reliable. Where do you and your fellow adventurers spend your evenings?