Middle-class inns of fine taste
Jester's Cap - A favorite of those appreciating a good laugh and ready wit, the Jester's Cap caters to those who's craft and art extend to words, particularly those of comedy. The price of admission is a joke or humorous tale. They tend to serve light foods and light drinks, not carrying hard liquor at all. Rooms run about 5-10 silvers a night, usually coming with supper.
The Singing Frog - This inn caters to those with an eye for taste. The highest of nobles don't stay here (that privilage goes to the Sun and Moon Inn), but the people that stay here are well above the common cut. The music is popular, the food briskly spiced, and the conversation sparkling. Games of chance are often played here, including dicing games. Here one can engage in the most up-to-date gossip. People are carefully scrutinized before being allowed to enter, and those that don't seem to be of impecable taste are turned away.
The Alabaster Fang - This inn is elegantly carved of a pale wood with a motif of serpants. Run by a spryte known to follow the path of the staff (magister), a great deal of magically-inclined people stay here. As most magic requires a goodly expenditure of money, most of the patrons are well-heeled at the least. The atmosphere here is quiet, and service is often augmented by magical servents.
Low-class inns removed from traffic
There's not too many of those, as most inns tend to be in traffic, but there is one that stands apart from the others.
The Black Lady - This quiet and dark inn caters mostly to those that want to be left alone. While the majority of the criminal population favors the more boisterous Hanged Mule (with its famous ale) or the beautiful women of The Velvet Garden, the Black Lady is for those that don't wish attention. Nigh-silent whispered conversation is all that's heard here, and almost anything above a loud whisper is frowned upon. Everyone here pays attention only to themselves. The place is mostly secluded booths with rough drapes, and tiny, cell-like rooms for rent by the week. The servers are typically old hands at the craft of theivery or assassination; too old to do it themselves, but skilled enough to foil unwanted attempts at such within the inn. The place is dimly lit and smells fairly stale. Food consists of stew, pease porriage, or a relatively decent ale, all for a few coppers a night.
Galleries
Laurel's Hall - This is the finest gallery in town, the use of which is given as a prize for winning the Sky's Favor festival. It's currently being used by Naima Neverlash, a loresong faen sculptress that won last year's contest. Traditionally most winners only use the most prestigious rooms for themselves and rent out the other rooms in the massive gallery for other artists' use.
Arsto Grelina - A classy gallery featuring elegant forms of illusion magic contributed by dozens of talented magical artists, the Arsto is on the front of a small magician's school. It is run by Geilmet Lightclaw, a loresong faen of not unconsiderable magical skill in many areas.
Songwind - This gallery consists of a series of small theaters where one can enjoy music of all types at any time of the day. Run by spryte twins an a giant friend of theirs, this gallery often has long lines waiting to get in.
All of the above galleries require a fee to get in.
Fashion Crazes - The most notable one right now is a fashion for layered clothes in contrasting colors, the top layer with several elaborate cut out patterns to reveal the color of the cloth below. Some of the more daring have made the second layer their own skin.
There's also the typical one of the artist's belt. Most artists wear some kind of soft cloth belt, to which is pinned several small pins indicating their areas of expertise and certifications. Also any contest that is won confers yet more pins to add to their belt. The more one has, the more highly one is regarded. Having a highly decorated belt, whether one is an artist or not, has become quite a fashion statement.
