Happening at the Beggar:
If you have an RP or art or something that takes place at the Beggar, post it or show me and I'll add it to this list!! :)
- (x) Shitpost comic with Pazuzu, Eamon, Prothero
the beggar and flagon inn"Meet me at the Beggar..."
A brief walk from the shipyard of Faline sits the Beggar and Flagon Inn, the seat of power for one of the city's most notorious fences. Part tavern, part bordello, part gambling den, the Beggar is home to any number of activities illicit or immoral, and proudly serves the capital's dark underbelly. As long as its glamorous mistress gets a cut, all are welcome to conduct business within the Beggar's walls.
If you're looking to sell ill-gotten goods, hire discreet help for a dirty deed, find someone to warm your bed or simply want to enjoy some music and gambling where the city guard dare not tread, then the Beggar is waiting.
the business
Marie-Victoire started her career as a fence, finding buyers for illegal goods, and she established her tavern as a way to launder her ill-gotten fortune. Over time, the money-making ventures hosted there piled up: the tavern became an inn, then a bordello, then a lounge for Faline's criminal underbelly. Now, it is a neutral ground where deals can be made, mercenaries can be hired, stolen goods can be sold, and bookies can take bets. Marie-Victoire negotiates a cut of profits from any who offer their services through the Beggar, and promises complete confidentiality.That's what she promises, anyway. It's hard to know what Marie-Victoire does with everyone's secrets, but as long as she keeps the cops away, few ever complain.
The building
The Beggar was established in the cracked and peeling remains of a once-magnificent mansion; sold for a song when the city's rich and famous fled the encroachment of poor dock-facing neighborhoods, the old house is three stories high, with wrap-around balconies on all three levels. The decor is gaudy but tarnished; huge splintered chandeliers and decaying crown molding make a promise of decadence that the ragged velvet furniture and mostly-clean glassware fail to keep. Rather than restore the mansion, Marie-Victoire has decorated to accentuate the look of rotting, meaningless extravagance.The parlor on the main floor is full of tables arranged around a small stage where house musicians and dancers put on nightly performances, and an intimidating bar covering the back of the main room barricades guests from the kitchens and employee quarters.
In the basement, one will find a more rowdy celebration (with a second, much friendlier bartender) and a multi-purpose area that hosts anything from card games to roulette - whatever Marie-Victoire's bookies are hosting that week.
The second floor has a smaller, more intimate sitting room for private conversations, as well as a dozen rooms that can be rented by the night or by the hour.
The third floor is Marie-Victoire's private residence, office, and treasury.
People at the Beggar
A quick look some of the characters you might meet at the Beggar! To be added, post in this thread with a sentence and a link to your character's accepted Anathema profile!
A quick look some of the characters you might meet at the Beggar! To be added, post in this thread with a sentence and a link to your character's accepted Anathema profile!
current staff
- Marie-Victoire: Owner and operator. Bordello madam, keeper of accounts, financial genius. Looks like a pushover but is capable of cutting a deal with any of Ivras's Most Wanted. May convince you she is a poor damsel in need of rescuing from her pig of a husband, but she's just trying to rob you.
- Eamon: Cook, minstrel, husband of Marie-Victoire. His food is fine, his music is exceptional, and he and his wife run an intricate web of elaborate scams to separate people from their money.
- Prothero: Bartender, bouncer, part of the decor. Meanest barkeep in Faline. Will bust your jaw for cheating or harassing the workers, or if they just think you need it. Is an investing partner in the Beggar, but ended up as Marie-Victoire's employee somehow anyway.
- Valentin: Waitron and Assistant Cook. Val helps where he can considering he is the newest member to join staff. They use their charm and high-class feel to attempt to bring in deeper pocketed patrons.
- Now hiring : )))))
notable regulars / business partners
- Jericho: hosts meetings for new recruits here, also finds work and fences stolen goods through Marie-Victoire. Sometimes he shows up just to get beat up by Prothero.
- Comment to be added to this list, pretty please : )))
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