Every wilderness has its oasis, although in the case of the Crags one had to be invented. Nested in between the rock-rich hillocks in shelter from the whiplash gusts, the tavern was known by many names in at least seven languages, most of which were quite descriptive. Yet there was little risk of confusing the reference as the establishment represented the only stable form of inhabitation for dozens of leagues in any gods-given direction. A party adventuring in the region, intending to have one