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The Flyin' Fist Inn

You ever notice that pubs and Inns have those really weird looking names? Like '"Pig and Whistle". Who even comes up them? Why would a pig ever need a whistle?   Most of them are completely meaningless and stupid, probably to try and stand out from every other place around. Though to be honest, when the naming convention is the same for EVERY SINGLE place it ends up not really standing out. Once in a blue moon, these names are given or created based on fact.   The Flyin' Fist Inn is one of them.

Purpose / Function

If you wanna fight, or you like fighting, have a pint here. Every single night, without fail, a fight will break out at this pub. It's actually happened so often that it's a hotspot for tourists and travelers who have heard about the event. Just take a seat and make sure you're good at dodging.   That's it. That's the point of this place. Get pissed and beat the snot out of some strangers. With little to no consequences (if you don't consider a few bruises a consequence)

History

Before it was the Flyin' Fist Inn, it was actually called The Beast Inn. God what a bloody awful name. Just your run of the mill Inn, nothing fancy. The guy that ran behind the bar is a miserable git called Brute Wissel. never smiled and always seemed to just dislike being there. He BOUGHT and RAN the place, and even he hated it. Obviously, this place was destined for the bin.   But one day he had a stroke of genius. Over the many years that he ran his Inn, he noticed something strange. Whenever a pack of adventurers would walk in, they'd talk to absolutely everybody inside. Every now and again, one of them would just ask the wrong question, or speak to the wrong guy and a fight would bust out. Normally adventurers come out on top on this one, seeing as they are generally a bit more familiar in combat, but they'd always end up staying for longer and spending more gold if a fight broke out than if nothing happened.   So he got in touch with a few of his tougher buddies.  
"I'll pay you a share of my earnings for the night if you beat the shit outta some adventurers for me. You can lose if you wanna, actually probably better that way so you don't die. Trust me."
— Brute Wissil, Owner
  It's like they put up a bat signal that said "FIGHT PEOPLE HERE", because after the first night of this arrangement groups of adventurers were flooding in for a piece of action. Most of them didn't even look upset or angry afterward, like they knew they were walking into a fight.   Once enough word had passed around and the building got a reputation, Brute updated the name to "The Flyin' Fist Inn". So you KNEW what you were going into when you stepped inside.
Type
Pub / Tavern / Restaurant
Look it's crude, and I get why people don't like it. But who cares? I like punching people in the face. And people COME HERE to do that. If you've got a problem then don't come in, ya wally.
— Patron, Shortly before getting punched in the face
"Two Patrons enjoying their time at the inn"

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Jul 21, 2019 10:46

" Whenever a pack of adventurers would walk in, they'd talk to absolutely everybody inside. "   This guy's got adventurers down to a T. Way to exploit PCs inherently murderhobo-y nature for financial profit, Wissel. Way to go! :D


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