The Iron Mine

The Iron Mine
The Iron Mine is an inn/tavern built into the Iron Cliffs to the north of Iron City. It was created by a former Vascian foreman who goes by the name Brick. The Inn has been in business for more than ten years. It is a popular destination for off duty iron miners as well as travelers who use the nearby lifts to reach the top of the cliffs.

The Inn was created from an iron mine which hadn’t been used in years. The iron veins of the mine had run dry and so the mine was abandoned as useless. Thus when Brick used his life savings to purchase the mine, he was laughed at by most of his peers. Brick, however, had a plan. He spent over a year redesigning the inside of the mine, finishing the walls of the tunnels, expanding the main cavern into a massive common room. He carved a forty foot bar out of the rock of the mine wall and turned the caverns into rooms and suites. He built stone tables, bar stools and furnished much of the rooms with stone work. He used ventilation shafts already in place for the kitchen and used an existing tunnel as his cellar. What he couldn’t build out of the stone already there, Brick spent the rest of his money on, buying alcohol, food, and the remaining furnishings. He opened the mine shortly after the renovations and has seen great success ever since.

The Inn is right next to the iron cliff lifts which make it in a prime location for travelers to and from the Chandakkar lands. Local miners are also welcome in the inn, given the proprietor’s former profession. Fights occasionally do happen in the Iron Mine, but they are swiftly taken care of by Brick’s massive arms. As everything in the tavern is stone, property damage never is a problem, aside from the occasional blood cleanup from a head bashed against the stonework. Brick employs several serving girls and two cooks. His two sons also help run the place as bartenders. He does not employ any bouncers as his large frame and long time spent working in the mines gives him plenty of strength to handle all but the worst drunken scuffles.