New Tavern Coming To Dragon's Gate
Source Rhydin Newswire
By Deluthan Ev'rt
October 12, 2007
One of the oldest buildings on the Dragon's Gate historic strip is getting a makeover. The stone structure that has sat across the street from the Red Dragon Inn and Outback and has been boarded up for generations is under new ownership and is undergoing renovations. The plans are to turn the building into a tavern.
Gogur Armsforge, an elderly dwarf who runs a small custom-armor forge a few blocks away, didn't even know he was in line to inherit the building until just a few months ago.
The prior owner, a descendant of a once wealthy family, passed away over a year ago leaving no heirs. The descendant's forefathers had used the same family will for centuries when determining property inheritance, and the will had always directed property to be devised to a bloodline heir. So, there was some confusion when there were no heirs, as the will did not state what would happen to the building in that case.
However, the will did mention a "castle", and it was eventually determined that the building was actually the last remaining section of a castle that must have stood in the center of where the Dragon's Gate district now exists. A clause in the will left the castle "to our loyal, arms forging dwarf, and his heirs, in the event that the last of our bloodline perishes". That dwarf was Gogur's ancestor.
When asked what his reaction was when he heard the news, Gogur chuckles and says, "Just another place to keep clean. But then I thought that closed-up building must have stolen so much life out of the area for so long, maybe it should give some back."
Gogur thinks making it a tavern will accomplish that.
"Nothing livelier than a tavern. Besides, I want the kind of place I like to eat at. Giant mugs of ale. Big, juicy, dragon tail steaks," pausing to lick his chops. "And I bet all those duelists could use some hearty meals after a good night of dueling across the street."
In order to fund the renovations, Gogur auctioned off much of the contents that were found in the building. "The place must have been the castle's arms keep because it was just full of old armor, weapons and lots of cobwebs. I couldn't even take a step in it. Got most the stuff sold, but we've kept some of it to help decorate the place. I also kept a lot of the helmets because we don't have many mugs or glasses, so I've been converting them into steins."
Speaking of helmets, most people who visit the strip know the building for its quixotic great helm that hovers over the main entrance. And it's not going away. "Nah, I like the old helm. And that way I don't have to come up with a name for the place. Folks can just know it from that. 'Where you want to eat?' 'Let's go to the Great Helm.'"
Gogur will be leasing the Great Helm Tavern for the price of one free meal a week. The tavern is now hiring for all positions.
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