The Salted Knot

Proprietor: Cala “Knuckles” Brinebarrel (Human, late 50s)
Cook: Gorim “Butterpan” Kettlestout (Hill Dwarf, late 70s)
Bouncer: Tug (Half-Orc, retired adventurer – speaks no Common, only Orc & coin)

• Missing three fingers on her left hand
• Dry wit, sharp tongue, and a jaw that clenches before she swings
• Former pit fighter and wartime courier

You want polite, go to the fort. You want honesty, sit down, shut up, and tip well.

— Knuckles

• Stocky, sweating beer and sarcasm
• Screams at his pans. Talks to his soup.

Specialties

• Plum whiskey–braised eel
• Fried mash patties with kelp gravy
• Salt-crust bread with pickled mushroom & pork

Rumor has it he poisoned a noble in Neverwinter.

You want fast, eat raw. You want good, sit your ass down and give it five minutes.

— Butterpan

• Dice games and knife-throwing contests in the back
• Local bands play every third night (expect broken strings)
• Tug the bouncer enforces peace with fists and dragging boots

• “Cala’s got a ledger. Not the kind you open without permission.”
• “Butterpan only smiles when there’s blood on the onions.”
• “Tug don’t talk, but if he drags you outside, you’re better off not coming back in.”

• Room (modest): 5 sp/day
• Meal (modest): 3 sp/day
• Drinks: 1 sp/day
  (Full week package available for 6.3 gp)