The Kneecracker

Ownership

The Kneecracker was originally named after the founder Aljermain Stoutfist, who created his namesake beer the Stoutfist, said to be one of the strongest in existence. Aljermain had been the owner of Stoutfist Alewerks for 202 years, until Dios Ides came into his life.
Dios Ides, the current owner of the Kneecracker is one of the more friendly dwarves one will ever meet. This is, in part, how he became the current owner of the Kneecracker. Some years ago, he came upon the bar as a patron and quickly befriended most of the regular patrons there, though he didn't take place the skirmishes of scuffles that were regular fixtures in the bar, and the bar at that time was known as Stoutfists. Dios' friendly disposition and reluctance to fight seemed to only spur Aljermain's disdain on him, no one is sure what the exciting incident actually was; some say Aljermain insulted Dios' heritage as a Mountain Dwarf, others say it was Dios' comment about the decor that set off the tiff. Either way, the tiff turned into a quarrel, which quickly evolved into an all-out brouhaha. Dios and Aljermain fought for 50 straight hours over Dios' right to enter the bar, and eventually over the bar itself. Once the fight was over, Aljermain spent 5 weeks in recovery at the Burning Spirit hospital, once he was healthy enough to return home, he was remiss to find many of his patrons had carried on without him, though some still protested Dios' presence.

History & Lore

A month later, fisticuffs were still being had over the rightful ownership of Stoutfists were both common and good for business as many showed up simply for the fight. That was right around the time the second legion, a Human Army, was moving through the area. With no real understanding of what they were walking into, they entered the bar and as humans tend to do, they took strong opinions about an event they knew nothing about. The ensuing bedlam kicked off a fight that spilled out into the streets and again lasted another 3 days. When the Kobold Press recounted the donnybrook in the papers they stated that the 2nd legion had been depleted due to injury and were forced to delay their mission by 3 weeks due to the injuries sustained in the scuffle. When asked about the dust-up, a lieutenant Raine commented:
"That place has damn good beer, but its a real Kneecracker," thus earning the bar its present reputation, and name.

Items Available:

• Ole Stoutfist - 19 GP
• Bugbear Mash - 17 GP
• Dwarven Ale - 7 GP
• Imperial Stout - 4 GP
• The Apostle Pilsner - 8 GP
• Shin Guards - 180 GP
• Common Bandage - 10 GP
• Smelling Salts - 30 GP
• Barstool - 5 GP

Type

Bar