Tephu, Osirion
_Proprietor: Thabat Pehta
🏨 ROOMS & LODGING
Common Room
- Shared sleeping space (bed or cot): 1 sp per night
- Most economical option for adventurers on a budget
- Access to the warm, lively atmosphere of the inn
- Shared with other travelers (typically 4-8 per room)
- Access to common well for fresh water
Standard Chambers
- Single Room (for one traveler): 2 sp per night
- Double Room (for two travelers): 3 sp per night
- Family Room (for three to four travelers): 4 sp per night
All standard rooms include:
- Comfortable sleeping quarters with linen bedding
- Water pitcher and basin for washing
- Clay oil lamp
- Shuttered windows to keep out heat during the day
- Access to the common well for fresh water
The Merchant’s Suite
- Two adjoining rooms with shared common area: 1 gp per night
- Ideal for larger adventuring parties
- Includes private access to a small terrace overlooking the street
- Additional room available for equipment storage at 1 cp per night
The Traveler’s Respite (Premium Suite)
- Four rooms surrounding a central courtyard with fountain and gardens: 1 gp 5 sp per night
- Includes comfortable seating area with cushions and low tables
- Private access to the courtyard with water feature
- Best for merchant caravans or well-funded adventurers
- Fresh flowers and incense provided
🍽️ DINING
Morning Fare (served until noon)
- Bread & Cheese Plate: flatbread with soft white cheese, olives, dried figs — 2 cp
- Barley Porridge with Honey: warm and filling, served with dates — 1 cp
- Fresh Bread & Honey: warm from the ovens — 1 cp
- Eggs with Herbs & Bread: boiled or fried, dusted with local herbs — 2 cp
Midday & Evening (served throughout the day)
Fowl & Meat
- Roasted Waterfowl: guinea fowl or duck, perfectly spiced, with herb sauce — 5 cp
- Grilled Fish: fresh river catch, seasoned with citrus and cumin — 4 cp
- Lamb Kebab: tender meat on wooden skewers with roasted vegetables — 6 cp
- Spiced Mutton Stew: slow-cooked with onions, garlic, and warming spices — 3 cp
Vegetable & Bean Dishes
- Bean Stew with Sliced Eggs: hearty barley and white bean stew topped with hard-boiled eggs — 2 cp
- Roasted Vegetable Medley: cauliflower, carrots, turnips, and eggplant with olive oil — 2 cp
- Lentil Cakes: crispy fried patties served with yogurt sauce — 1 cp
- Braised Greens: dark leafy vegetables with garlic and herbs — 1 cp
Bread & Grains
- Flat Bread (fresh, warm): 1 cp
- Honey Cakes: sweet breads with honey and nuts — 1 cp
- Sesame Rolls: warm rolls crusted with sesame seeds — 1 cp
Combinations & Specialty Dishes
- The Traveler’s Feast: roasted fowl, vegetables, bread, and a cup of house beer — 8 cp
- The Merchant’s Plate: selection of three items: choice of meat, vegetable, bread — 6 cp
- The Laborer’s Lunch: hearty bean stew, flatbread, cheese — 3 cp
🥃 BEVERAGES
Non-Alcoholic
- Fresh Well Water: free
- Watered Wine (cooled): 1 cp
- Date & Fenugreek Tea (hot or cooled): 2 cp
- Fresh Citrus Water (lemon or pomegranate, when in season): 2 cp
Beers
- Local Yeasty Brown Ale: sweet, locally brewed — 1 cp per mug
- Pale Desert Ale: lighter, crisp, refreshing in the heat — 1 cp per mug
- Dark Stout (rarely stocked): 3 cp per mug
Wines
- Red Wine (table wine, dry): from the riverlands — 2 cp per mug
- White Wine (cooler than red, slightly sweet): 2 cp per mug
- Palm Wine (golden, sweet, potent): 2 cp per mug
- Date Wine (thick, rich, warming): 3 cp per mug
Thabat’s Specialties (House Liqueurs)
- Pomegranate Liqueur (Thabat’s own recipe, considered the finest in Tephu): 4 cp per small glass
- Deep ruby color, tart-sweet flavor, dangerously smooth
- Date Liqueur: honey-sweet with subtle spice — 3 cp per small glass
- Honey Mead: fermented with local wildflower honey — 3 cp per small glass
Multiple-Drink Discounts
- House Beer, 3-mug service: 2 cp (save 1 cp)
- Wine Flight (taste of three wines): 5 cp
- Thabat’s Sampling (three liqueurs, small glasses): 8 cp (save 2 cp)
🎭 ENTERTAINMENT & AMENITIES
The inn features live entertainment every evening with musicians, storytellers, and dancers. No cover charge, but travelers are encouraged to tip the performers (1 cp to 1 sp per patron).
The spacious tavern is warm in the evenings and cool during the heat of the day, with plenty of room for dancing and celebration. Water pipes (hookahs) are available upon request for enjoying tobacco and spiced smoke (1 cp rental fee, tobacco extra).
💰 NOTES ON PRICING
All prices listed in copper pieces (cp), silver pieces (sp), and gold pieces (gp) per Pathfinder 1E standards. Thabat accepts coin of most nations, though foreign currency may be subject to a slight exchange fee at her discretion.
A single traveler’s budget for a night:
- Common room: 1 sp
- Two modest meals: 4 cp
- Drink: 2 cp
- Total: 16 cp (roughly 1.5 sp)
A single traveler’s budget with private room:
- Single room: 2 sp
- Two meals: 4 cp
- Drink: 2 cp
- Total: 26 cp (roughly 2.5 sp)
A full party’s budget (4 travelers) for one night:
- Four common rooms: 4 sp
- Evening meal for party (moderate): 20 cp
- Drinks: 8 cp
- Total: 5 sp 8 cp (roughly 6 sp)
The Inn of the Desert Winds welcomes all travelers, adventurers, merchants, and wanderers seeking respite in the graceful city of Tephu.