Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6682422" data-attributes="member: 92305">--&nbsp; THE FROAT&nbsp; --Just inside the caravan gate is the most popular tavern in the entire city of Raeze.&nbsp; Now that the city's depression has set in, it is, indeed, the only place still in business where a local can purchase a meal or an outsider can find a drink.&nbsp; The place does not serve as an inn, though.&nbsp; No, for a bed, travelers must look elsewhere.&nbsp; Many newcomers just stay in the tent city outside the gate, but some venture into the city to find lodging, as expensive as it is, to keep from sleeping on the ground another night.So long ago that no one can remember, this tavern was built with the name, The Trail Goat.&nbsp; That references the many goats that travel over the trade routes, serving the caravans so well.&nbsp; The tavern specialized in a fermented goat milk and delicious seasoned goat steaks.&nbsp; In time, tavern was sold, and the new owners expanded the menu as well as the interior (but, to this day, the place isn't that big), and the name of the place was changed to The Dusty Goat.&nbsp; A new sign was created featuring a carving of a goat's head with a leathern drinking jack tipped to its lips.Locals began to refer to the place as, simply, &quot;the Goat&quot;.&nbsp; But, in the slang of the street, it was pronounced &quot;Froat&quot;.&nbsp; Today, if someone describes the place as &quot;The Goat&quot;, then you can bet that the person speaking is at least of the Merchant Class.&nbsp; If he calls The Dusty Goat &quot;The Froat&quot;, then you can bet that you are speaking to a local.And, if that person calls it &quot;The Dusty Goat&quot;, then you know that he is not around from these parts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6682422, member: 92305"] [b]-- THE FROAT --[/b] Just inside the caravan gate is the most popular tavern in the entire city of Raeze. Now that the city's depression has set in, it is, indeed, the only place still in business where a local can purchase a meal or an outsider can find a drink. The place does not serve as an inn, though. No, for a bed, travelers must look elsewhere. Many newcomers just stay in the tent city outside the gate, but some venture into the city to find lodging, as expensive as it is, to keep from sleeping on the ground another night. So long ago that no one can remember, this tavern was built with the name, [b]The Trail Goat[/b]. That references the many goats that travel over the trade routes, serving the caravans so well. The tavern specialized in a fermented goat milk and delicious seasoned goat steaks. In time, tavern was sold, and the new owners expanded the menu as well as the interior (but, to this day, the place isn't [i]that[/i] big), and the name of the place was changed to [b]The Dusty Goat[/b]. A new sign was created featuring a carving of a goat's head with a leathern drinking jack tipped to its lips. Locals began to refer to the place as, simply, "the Goat". But, in the slang of the street, it was pronounced "Froat". Today, if someone describes the place as "The Goat", then you can bet that the person speaking is at least of the Merchant Class. If he calls The Dusty Goat "The Froat", then you can bet that you are speaking to a local. And, if that person calls it "The Dusty Goat", then you know that he is not around from these parts. [/QUOTE]

Verification