The Hound and Demon
Location: The Hound and Demon is located in the Gate Ward of Eadwald on Rolene street. The party is from the same part of town. It stands adjacent to a simple traveler's shrine. It is the Shrine of the Demon Hunter. It was once mostly a Demon Hunter hangout. It is no longer really is. Due to the name and location near the Gate it still see demon hunters from time to time. There is usually a couple of at the bar but as the place tends to be overly tame for them, they move on. There is another place near the guild hall and clan houses.
Description: The inn is a two-story timber and brick building, with a smooth stone floor. There are no official accommodations in the tavern. It was once an inn and tavern but is now just a tavern. The rooms upstairs have been converted to the living quarters for the owner and staff.
Innkeeper: The innkeeper is a short male human named Simon Drake. He secretly leads a cult of a monstrous god. He is a retired thief and keeps a fine steel dagger at his belt. He is a retired demon hunter. He left the life to take over this bar and start a cult to Saz'goth.
Staff:
Simon Drake the owner and innkeeper:
Description: Simon Drake is a 50-year-old male human innkeeper. He has extremely long, curled, silver hair and brown eyes. He has veiny pink skin. He stands 157cm (5'1") tall and has an overweight build. He has a piercing on his left ear and a tiny piercing on his right ear.
Personality Traits: He discretely worships Saz’goth, a demon that his last team killed in the borderlands. The Demon spoke to Simon in his mind. He managed to kill the creature but only after his entire crew were killed. He has started a group as he has been haunted by the creature ever since. He has built up about eight followers at this point. He is quick to forgive. He is very courageous, to a fault. He is always accompanied by his servants.
Relationships: Married – well kind of. His girlfriend is the main and often only waitress in the place. She even now goes by misses Drake, but they have never been officially married. She does not know about the secret cult temple in the sub-sub-basement.