Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters is a small cozy tavern in the south east corner of Scalvoris Town. The outside of it is made of ship wood that has been repaired by the university and Saoire’s school since adopting it as a knowledge hub. Engraved on the door is the name of the shop carved into the wood in Scalveen and Common (anyone is welcome to add the name of the pub in another language to the door).
Inside, the atmosphere is not that different from any other tavern. There's a warm fireplace, several round wooden tables that allow everyone at a table to face everyone else, a large wooden bar, games in one corner, and a small stage for bards in the opposite corner. Bards are paid to play here at times, but they must sing and they must sing in a language other than Common and Scalveen. A shelf behind the bar holds a series of books on languages from around Idalos that have been annotated by Cunyuega herself. She will never let these books leave the walls of the pub, nor even the shelves when the pub is open, but during the day if you manage to impress her she may just let you use the books during the day.
But this isn't a tavern just anyone can drink at, for it is exclusive to members. And members must prove themselves to Cunyuega, the owner and only bartender that ever works there. All members must at a minimum speak (conversational level) Common, Scalveen, and one other language. The purpose is to maintain the atmosphere of the pub as a knowledge hub for the university and Saoire’s school.
The tavern is a place to "trade tongues" as Cunyuega likes to put it. Here, linguists, travellers and polyglots gather together to speak in a variety of languages. It’s an opportunity for individuals to learn new language and practice their current languages in a relaxed atmosphere.
Membership Testing:
Testing in a new language comes with a variety of tasks set by Cunyuega, and three others fluent in the select language, chosen by Cunyuega. The tasks must be performed before the whole of the tavern on the day of testing. They must:
- Perform one song, piece of poetry, or small theatrical performance native to the selected language.
- Must compete in a drinking game with three of the judges using only the language
- Must write and read aloud a self evaluation in the native language (if a written language is applicable, otherwise must be spoken). These usually takes the form of creating a piece that may later be performed by another testee, as previously described.
- One additional task custom made for the applicant. This additional task must be requires its own additional thread and often involves translating a piece.
All members get special flagons, made from a special blend of the various Scalvoran Sands, by a master glassblower in Egilrun, to be incredibly durable so that it is terribly difficult to break, even when trying. Members get a gemstone added to their flask for each fluent language beyond Common and Scalveen they have obtained. All of this is paid for and provided by Cunyuega herself, and all services in the tavern are free to all members.
Many people in need of translation services will come to Cunyuega's to find and hire a translator. Though they are not allowed inside the pub, they may slip a posting under the door for Cunyuega to pin up on a notice board inside the pub. Cunyuega herself no longer takes jobs, but she does maintain a vast network of contacts to help find jobs for her members. Cunyuega's prices for hiring her translators is often steep, but she does guarantee the quality of their work.
Excluding the hiring of translators, all services are refused to non-members. However, services include food, drink, temporary board (no more than 30 trials), access to translating jobs, games, shows and performances.
Cunyuega
Lalibin
Race: Mer, Category 2
Age: Saun 12 655
Title: Frequent member
Moderation Type: Self
Able/willing to mentor: Yes
Skills: Languages, translation, and teaching
Other Information: Lallibin was the pubs first and most frequent member. Some tease that he is secretly in love with the affable Cunyuega. Some joke that they are soulmates because of their shared birthday. He often tests new members and is an eager participant in games and performances. Every night he stays until close, falling asleep on his flagon – and is the only one Cunny allows to do so – hence the rumours. No one knows where he returns to at night and he will rarely share any personal insight about himself. However, he is happy to teach anyone novice to experienced in any language he knows and he is an experienced teacher. He is patient and jocular in his teaching. However, you should catch him earlier in the night before he drinks himself to sleep. Despite his light-heartedness some believe he drinks himself to sleep every night because he suffers from some terrible trauma in his travels. He speaks affectionately of immortals and often his performances center on their greatest deeds.
Games
Round Robin – Someone at the table says a word and another must think of a word that rhymes with it in another language. This keeps going until someone cannot think of a word that rhymes and must drink. This game is usually played by the youngest members of the pub.
Pun Punt – An individual at the table picks a topic and the circle goes around coming up with on-topic puns. No one may repeat any word used by any of the previous members and all must use the same language. This game can really broaden your vocabulary and quick thinking!
Pun Punt – An individual at the table picks a topic and the circle goes around coming up with on-topic puns. No one may repeat any word used by any of the previous members and all must use the same language. This game can really broaden your vocabulary and quick thinking!
Goods/Services
Foods & Drinks: There is a rotating array of available foods and drinks at the pub. However, they are particularly known for serving tongue. If the type of tongue is questioned Cunny will invariably say, "Pork" with a playful grin. However, the tongue is actually typically whale of Irrwaddie tongue sourced from Havadr and less frequently goat tongue. The drinks offered are sourced from all over and Cunny is very amicable and open to hosting new breweries produce. The members are oft from all over Idalos, with more variable palates than exclusively Scalvorians might otherwise be, and are typically quite indulgent of new drinks. However, a few tried and true drinks exist, particularly gin mixtures such as : the Dialectable (a sweet gin served with a local berry) and a Sohr Kalini (gin, maraschino liqueur, creme de violette and lemon juice)
Translation: The cost of translation services vary based on the difficulty/rarity of the Language one is requesting translation from or to. The most difficult language determines the cost. Easy languages are available at Tier 5, medium languages at Tier 7, and hard languages at Tier 9.
Translation: The cost of translation services vary based on the difficulty/rarity of the Language one is requesting translation from or to. The most difficult language determines the cost. Easy languages are available at Tier 5, medium languages at Tier 7, and hard languages at Tier 9.
Player Notes
Changelog
Submitted for Development: 06/09/2021
