Teapot House

As you approach Vivace, you see a building in the center of town. The roof has an oddly sloped shape with an orb in the middle. On a second look, it appears to be the lid of a Teapot. This town taking the name "Teapot House" literally was not on your adventuring card for this journey.

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Inside the tallest building in Vivace, you'll find a tea room, short-term healing rooms, and both private and communal baths.  

Teapot House Amenities

All guests to the Teapot House are greeted at the door. Most customers pay for their room of choice. If there is a line for their room or if the customer would like to unwind with a cup of tea, they are sent to the Tearoom to the right.   The Tearoom offers a wide variety of teas from across the Claw Continent, including specialty blends made with local teas. On special occasions, Anise Lovage, a well-known tea reader, will visit Vivace.   Customers that require additional assistance are ushered to the Healer's Bathhouse to the left. In cases of grave wounds, the customer is brought to the healing house across from Teapot House run by divine healers.  

On-Site Care

The Teapot House hires specialists including herbalists, alchemists, and apothecaries to work in the tearoom and Vivace's gardens.   Clerics and other divine healers work in the Healer's Bath House on the main floor of the Teapot House. They also run the local healing house which operates as a hospital, hospice care, and a morgue for adventurers who lacked skill or luck in their latest expeditions.  

The Bathtubs

Thanks to a group of researchers gathered together by both the Den of Papyrus and Weaver's Guild, the Teapot House has an overly complex plumbing system that works for all floors.   The communal baths are surrounded by large teapots ranging between 1' and 3' tall. When the bath cools off, the teapots begin to heat up. When the teapots reach the right temperature, they whistle and begin to tilt towards the bath. Cool water from the bottom of the bath cycles back into the teapots.   The private baths have one to ten teapot spouts that run hot water depending on the size of the bath.   Some of the private individual suites have baths that look like teacups.  

History

Before growing into a town for adventurers and acquisitionists, Vivace had past lives as a lumber town and a military encampment. The Whispershadows bought the land on the recommendation of Jhen Whispershadow.   The town had been completely abandoned but most of the structures only needed some repairs. It's major selling point, however, was the location. The town borders the edge of magic-induced chaos. If a settlement could be located here, the opportunities for artifact acquisition seemed vast.   The Teapot House was designed to be the main draw for visitors. The Whispershadows demolished the lumber mill and surrounding buildings so the Teapot House could be located in the center of the town.