Spunkhouse Breweries

Author: WindStruck About 60 years ago, a gnome entrepreneur wanted to create a fine restaurant like no other. It would serve five-star meals with multiple courses; it would serve snacks, common foods, and pastries; there would be an endless tap of ale, wines, and other fine alcohols; they would serve coffee, tea, and ice cream; they would invite all the best performers; they would serve nobility; they would serve the common folk; and it would be staffed almost entirely by robotic machinations.

"Machines trained to use simpler machines" is the way he described it. The trickiest part was getting them to understand the language of other people. Bound elemental spirits excelled at this. At first people were reluctant to trust the golem-like staff, but as it turned out, they really didn't care about them so much. After all, they were pretty much background... much like the music! The establishment took off quite well with little to no incidents. It turned out to be a great place many people enjoyed... except it was a little pricey.

Today the establishment has multiplied. You can find many which follow the same model all throughout the City of Tandem. It's become a popular place for the upper class to meet (if only briefly and in their own little area), and peasants alike. Adventurer bands and performance troupes, businessmen and merchants all frequently stop here to grab some good food and drink and discuss their future plans, all while enjoying a pleasant atmosphere. Prostitution, gambling, and other seedy activity is banned from the premises.. as the founder wisely understood, that kind of nonsense would only attract trouble. Still, trouble makers occasionally find their way into these doors regardless. The golems are also equipped with various measures to subdue undesirables, all while the city guard is silently notified. Overall, a visit to Spunkhaus is about as civil as one can humanly expect. Spunkhouse Breweries can be found all throughout the city in all districts. Generally the ones near the upper-class look very nice, and the ones in the poor area of town look a little dingy, but they all still manage to serve the same menu regularly. The ones located in Barrow Town can be found in the nicer areas which are actually patrolled by guards.