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Resident of Triskellian and
keeper of The Fallen Fox.
Barkie is the founder, keeper and proud owner of The Fallen Fox,
a relatively unsuccessful inn bordering the darker parts of Triskellian. It being his life-long dream
to start his own establishment in the glorious capital of the known world, Barkie is indeed a very
happy fox. He's mostly quite cheerful towards customers and other people who might give him money...
or at least the promise of money.
Since Barkie is encumbered by neither extensive experience nor capacitous knowledge in the field, he's
had to re-invent the trade more or less from scratch, resulting in a hodgepodge of crazy marketing
campaigns, promises of the strongest beer in Triskellian, shady deals with moneylenders and magnificent
bar tabs covering entire walls in the back rooms of the inn. Things aren't always working out very well,
but Barkie doesn't mind. He's quite content whenever he's not strong-armed by representants from the
local racketeers.
Nevertheless, Barkie usually manages to survive, and has indeed turned out to be a very fine barkeeper
to his customers. There's never a mug remaining empty for long, and the established clientele of the
inn keeps returning, most likely because of the Extra Strong Beer that is the hallmark of the inn.
Barkie also entertains contacts with several shady "services" like representatives of the Invisible Guild,
and field executives thereof, like
Sess'ka,
who's responsible for the largest tab in known bar history, covering an entire long wall.
Another frequent customer is Boris, a dog of medical prowess,
who always claims that the booze he buys is "for the patients".
So when you are in Triskellian next time, don't forget to drop in and have a chat with Barkie. You might
just as well end up helping him carry out yet another of his crazy schemes. Who knows, you might become
a regular and get a tab wall of your own...
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