The White Fox
Located in one of the more affluent areas of the city, not all that far away from the Academy, all manner of Videnese and visitors to the city frequent The White Fox, its early opening hours meaning that it can attract business from merchants and customers alike as they decide to take a break from their daily activities and whet their whistles, get a bite to eat, and avoid the harsh winds. It also a popular breaking location for a number of staff and students from the Academy, due to its convenient location, and the lunch hours of noon until four sees the tavern packed with people eating the hot delights that come from the kitchen.
Then, a quick hour of turnover allows the tavern staff to clean the tables and kitchen areas, as well as preparing the food for dinner. During this time customers are allowed to enter the main tavern area, but would not be able to order any food, nor is any alcohol served. At five, however, the rush begins again as the first of the merchants close up and seek out dinner and a relaxing beverage to end their days. It is without a doubt one of the most popular taverns in the city, even considered to be family friendly.
Inside the tavern, the long bar allows for two or three people to work behind it, serving drinks and taking orders. A further two or three act as waiting staff, and they rotate with those on the bar. In the modest kitchens, which is hidden away behind the bar, another three or four people can be found, either preparing or cooking the meals as requested by the punters. Resources are precious, and not likely to be wasted on a tavern of all places, so they must make do with what they have. to this end, a number of ale casks, previously used and now empty of their golden cargo, are kept around the tavern. The larger ones are used as tables, with smaller casks being perfectly sized stools. Fine wines are kept on display behind the bar, teasing and enticing guests to buy them. A number of stools are spaced around the bar proper, and more, shorter, stools, chairs and tables occupy the free space throughout the rest of the interior. Some tables double as a ‘family area’ during certain hours, as the tavern caters to children before seven in the evening.
The windows around the building are thin, designed in an effort to retain as much heat as possible from the arctic conditions outside. The result of this, of course, is that little natural light from the sun is filtered in through the windows, though for half of the year this makes little difference, given how few hours of daylight there is. The dark room is lit mainly by artificial lighting: candles and the like. Great care has gone into the decoration of the interior: any visitor gets the distinct impression of a warm, homely environment. For first time visitors it is very surprising, though always welcoming, given the drastic change as you step in from the cold.
The White Fox has two floors, the lower floor containing all bar facilities as already described. The upper floor contains a modest room for the tavern owner, as well as four other guest rooms for visitors to the city.
Then, a quick hour of turnover allows the tavern staff to clean the tables and kitchen areas, as well as preparing the food for dinner. During this time customers are allowed to enter the main tavern area, but would not be able to order any food, nor is any alcohol served. At five, however, the rush begins again as the first of the merchants close up and seek out dinner and a relaxing beverage to end their days. It is without a doubt one of the most popular taverns in the city, even considered to be family friendly.
Inside the tavern, the long bar allows for two or three people to work behind it, serving drinks and taking orders. A further two or three act as waiting staff, and they rotate with those on the bar. In the modest kitchens, which is hidden away behind the bar, another three or four people can be found, either preparing or cooking the meals as requested by the punters. Resources are precious, and not likely to be wasted on a tavern of all places, so they must make do with what they have. to this end, a number of ale casks, previously used and now empty of their golden cargo, are kept around the tavern. The larger ones are used as tables, with smaller casks being perfectly sized stools. Fine wines are kept on display behind the bar, teasing and enticing guests to buy them. A number of stools are spaced around the bar proper, and more, shorter, stools, chairs and tables occupy the free space throughout the rest of the interior. Some tables double as a ‘family area’ during certain hours, as the tavern caters to children before seven in the evening.
The windows around the building are thin, designed in an effort to retain as much heat as possible from the arctic conditions outside. The result of this, of course, is that little natural light from the sun is filtered in through the windows, though for half of the year this makes little difference, given how few hours of daylight there is. The dark room is lit mainly by artificial lighting: candles and the like. Great care has gone into the decoration of the interior: any visitor gets the distinct impression of a warm, homely environment. For first time visitors it is very surprising, though always welcoming, given the drastic change as you step in from the cold.
The White Fox has two floors, the lower floor containing all bar facilities as already described. The upper floor contains a modest room for the tavern owner, as well as four other guest rooms for visitors to the city.