Bruxelles: The Galloping Horse

The Galloping Horse is situated on the western road as you enter the city. It is primarily liked by the land-based travelers of Eporue because of not only its ample rooms for the weary traveler, but also its extensive set of stables that are larger than even the inn itself.

The main building is a brick and timber single story rambling building with plenty of covered porches to keep its tenants dry when it rains and shaded when the sun is hot. The building is a hodgepodge of additions and expansions that vary in age from almost recent, the smell of fresh cut wood heavy in the air to ancient, the wood worn smooth by time and the tread of traffic.

The main part of the inn is a wide, timber roofed inn. Very typical of wooden structures. It neither has a very high roof, nor a significant amount of stone in its construction. The large grey stones laid edge to edge as a floor are worn smooth from obviously years of traffic.

Some say that the inn takes care of its visitors mounts better than it takes care of its visitors. Whichever you happen to be, arriving at the Galloping Horse is an interesting experience in itself. You are instructed by leather stable workers who take your mount to enter the inn itself. They lead your mount off to the back and tend to its needs and comfort like the staff who man the inn do to you.

Its proprietor is Kid Manchester, a rough and grisly old human some say came to town to escape the wild frontiers of the north. He runs one of the noisiest taverns in town. Some find his establishment invigorating. Quiet by day, his facilities fill up each night and always have several different games of chance going. Swish is popular amongst the dwarven visitors to the Galloping Horse, while the human visitors tend to prefer cards and other types of games.

Kid will tell tall tales and some not-to-tall tales to those who will listen and some say he has an erie habit of being able to tell a person just what they want to hear.


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