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The Pheonix

Outro

Yes, that spelling is intentional. This is a Riverside tavern that can be viewed as a classier mirror of the Roost.

Pheonix is closed early in the day. It's bright, airy, and open. There's a broad terrace of a front porch where many customers congregate. The Pheonix offers food, rooms, and its own beer. The Pheonix is above what used to be a mini-mall, but it now stands vacant.


 * Gwen the Goblin Gadget Girl: Manic, adorable, and sweet, she's the nice Gunna.  She's loaded with tech, and, in an inversion to the norm, is a Goblin that's actually cute.  Gwen is blond and yellow-eyed, with light green skin.  She doesn't sing, but loves music.  Gwen is currently unemployed, earning occasional income from the sale of a technomantic item, but the owners give her incredibly broad leeway on her tab, including letting her stay there for free.  Gwen is always happy and sunny.  Always.


 * Lilly and Shelly, the Succubus Sisters: These twins' father was a neithermancer who had a succubus minion.  One time he commanded her to (or was tricked into) switching their genders for a romp.  Nine months later, Lilly and Shelly were born.  They seem flirty and most of their speech is just absolutely loaded with unintentional innuendo, but neither of them are really all that interested in sex.  Lilly and Shelly are regulars, and evade questions as to where their money comes from.


 * Grigori: This bishy Goth Vampire is just as hot and scantily dressed as the Succubus Sisters, and just as uninterested in naughty fun time.  He is not above using his sexuality for a meal, however, and never kills to eat.  Grigori is one of the owners, but doesn't want that getting around as he enjoys hanging out without hassle.


 * Rachel: I'm not even going to pretend that this is anything other than a Rakhel Ulfsdottir expy.  She's a flirty Dwarven mystic tattooist who likes stirring up trouble.  Rachel is a part-time barback.


 * Hyun-hee: This Hi-Killian bartender is just as tough and aggressive as a Bushi-Killian.  She's even more forward than Rakhel or Ashton.  Hyun-hee is beloved by the patrons, and pretty awesome as a bartender.  She's much more of a typical Killian woman than Apple, perhaps moreso because she grew up in Stormundia.


 * Mindy: Yes, it's our favourite lolita shadow lord, who found a new home here.


 * Sugar: Unlikely as a beer-wench, Sugar is straight out of a blaxploitation movie.  She always gets the orders and change right, and doesn't take anyone's shit.  Needless to say, she and Hyun-hee get along quite well.  Marvin's younger sister.


 * Marvin the Mad Wizard: Powerful and insane, Marvin is mostly left alone by wiser customers.  Sugar's older brother.


 * Rebecca: This Troll is the bouncer.  Unlike most bouncers, she's pretty small, barely three feet tall.  She's amazing at akijutsu, lightning fast, surprisingly strong, and still manages to talk her way through most problems.


 * Barry the Broad: Part owner, part-time bartender, and full-on drunk Dwarf.


 * Brandy: An older Dwarven panther.  She claims she's out for lots of fun before she buries a third husband.  Brandy's rather Formourian in her outlook, and not at all a traditional Dwarf.


 * Sven: As the Beatles sang, "He's got to be good looking 'cause he's so hard to see."  Sven is a Humgol, but passes as a big burly Heldann.  He's the primary barback.  Sven is 6'8", with long blond hair and a rough full beard.  If he were to shave it off, he'd be pretty hot.  But Sven has some deep confidence issues; that's why he doesn't talk.


 * Lisa: An Aerenidae, Lisa is the other beer-wench.  She and Sugar claim that term proudly.  Lisa doesn't suffer from amnesia, a rarity for Ravagers, and hates, hates, HATES everything about Aerlyn.  She can't even stand to be around other Aerenidae.


 * Brunhild Goldenhair: Her actual name is Avi Grimrson.  This chief cook is a rather passable tranny.  He even does the unthinkable for a straight Dwarf:  he shaves.  Brunhild is a pretty good singer, and performs sometimes with Andro.


 * Andro: This Ghoulish guitarist has an incredibly broad repertoire.  He plays with his broad hat pulled down low.  The Pheonix is his home base, and he performs there regularly.  He's pretty good, but crap at marketing his talents.


 * Kiara: The other cook, Kiara is a brilliant artist in many media.  She makes sugar sculptures for cake toppers that seem completely realistic, down to the smell and touch.  She can identify any recipe by taste, and sometimes even smell.  She's kind, thoughtful, pleasant, and unfortunate looking.  Kiara grows her bangs over her face.


 * The Storyteller: Completely hidden in dark red robes and a featureless gold mask, the Storyteller gives performances at the Pheonix when he (or she?) is in town.  No one knows who the Storyteller is, all dealings are through Elric, the roadie (and syndic-technomancer).  The Storyteller's performances have amazing production values, even at a small bar, and most feature some unusual magic &/or technomancy.  The performances are always in Scathach—the Storyteller has never been heard to speak anything else—and the voice is always deeply distorted.  Though these performances are not to everyone's taste, his/her/its fame has spread all over Norditerre.

The Dark Wanderers also frequent here, alone or as a group.