Tequila from The Halfway Inn near Evereska - Puncheons and Flagons

Tequila from The Halfway Inn near Evereska. The Halfway Inn is as close as some travelers may get to the hidden and secretive city of Evereska. This sturdy brick inn is also a trading post where hunters, trappers, prospectors, and farmers from across the region meet to exchange goods and share stories. The patrons include a few skilled artisans from Evereska itself who come here to sell their wares. As one of the closest taverns to the great desert sands of Anauroch, the Halfway Inn does an excellent trade in tequila, a spirit distilled from the desert cactus-also known in the Elven tongue as "Elquesstria." Moonrise The redoubtable elven settlement of Evereska maintains a cool relationship with the Halfway Inn's proprietor, Myrin Silverspear. Silverspear offers a warm welcome to all who step through the doors of his inn, in stark contrast to the proudly unapproachable Evereskans. In spite of this difference in approach, Evereska tolerates the inn's unusual proximity to the secretive community because the people of Evereska respect Silverspear as a fair broker and because Evereska benefits from having a trading post nearby. It is rumored that Silverspear is an exiled noble of Evereska, which would explain why he is so respected and tolerated and yet still excluded. The Moonrise cocktail, with its distinct layers, is said to evoke the view of the rising moon from the heightened vantage of Evereska through the haze of the city's own magic field. It's one of the most beautiful and cherished sights and one that Silverspear knows he will never see again. Moonrise Eye of the Beholder Contrary to common claim, there is no beauty in the eye of a Beholder. Those dungeon-dwelling creatures are ugly and repugnant floating abominations, with a disturbing number of needle-sharp teeth and ten grotesque eyes on serpentine stalks, all writhing around its one central dinner plate-size eye. Beholders can kill with a single glance, so they are no laughing matter. However, few people...