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'''Able Carter''' is a coach company based in the [[Free City of Greyhawk]]. The company runs regular coach routes throughout the [[Domain of Greyhawk]]. Able Carter has [[coaching inns]] in Greyhawk City, [[Hardby]], [[Diamond Lake]], [[Blackstone]], [[Elmshire]], [[Steaming Springs]], [[Narwell]], [[Safeton]], and [[Dyvers]], among other locations.
'''Able Carter''' is a coach company based in the [[Free City of Greyhawk]].  
 
==Creative origins==
The Able Carter company was created by author [[Erik Mona]], and first appeared in the 2000 RPGA adventure module, ''River of Blood''.


==Description==
==Description==
===Structure===
The company runs regular coach routes throughout the [[Domain of Greyhawk]], as well as up and down the Selintan River valley.{{csb|River of Blood ''(2000)'' |5}}  The Carter connects the Free City to its satellite towns via a fleet of horse-drawn coaches and an inn positioned at every leg of the journey.{{cite dungeon|124|61| [[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]}}


===Interior===
Though each location is different, an Able Carter Coaching Inn typically has a stable, carriage house, front office, and rooms for hire above the offices.  There are outbuildings for support services like a smithy or kitchens, and the yard is walled off, making some locations almost a compound.{{csb|River of Blood ''(2000)'' |6}} In the Free City of Greyhawk, while most coaching houses are situated outside the city's walls, the Able Carters have been allowed to set up shop so near the [[Petit Bazaar]] by special compact with the Union of Merchants and Traders.{{csb|River of Blood ''(2000)'' |6}}{{cite lgj|2|11|Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter}}
While the Able Carter is not the only coaching house in the [[Domain of Greyhawk]], they are considered by many to be the most powerful carriage business in Greyhawk's domain.{{cite lgj|2|11|Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter}}


===Atmosphere===
===Locations===
Able Carter has coaching inns in [[Free City of Greyhawk|Greyhawk City]], among other locations.{{csb|River of Blood ''(2000)'' |6}}{{cite dungeon|124|61| [[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]}}{{cite lgj|2|11|Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter}}
* [[Blackwall Keep]]{{cite dungeon|124|61| [[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]}}
* [[Blackstone]]{{cite dungeon|124|61| [[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]}}
* [[Diamond Lake]]{{cite dungeon|124|61| [[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]}}
* [[Dyvers]]{{cite lgj|2|11|Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter}}
* [[Elmshire]]{{cite dungeon|124|61| [[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]}}
* [[Hardby]]{{cite lgj|2|11|Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter}}
* [[Narwell]]
* [[Steaming Springs]]
* [[Safeton]]
* [[River Road]] (outside the Free City){{cite lgj|2|11|Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter}}
* [[Western Road]] (outside the Free City){{cite lgj|2|11|Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter}}


==Provender==
==Provender==
===Food===
===Food===
===Prices===
===Prices===
* Room 1 gp/day
* Room 1 gp/day
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==Staff & Regulars==
==Staff & Regulars==
'''Diamond Lake Inn'''
*[[Curlyfoot (party)]]
*[[Curlyfoot (party)]]
*[[Fester Trollump]]
*[[Fester Trollump]]
*[[Rontabont Mur]]
*[[Rontabont Mur]]


==Bibliography==
==Creative origins==
*[[Mona, Erik]]. "Backdrop: Diamond Lake." ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
Author [[Erik Mona]] created the Able Carter company. It first appeared in the opening scene of the 2000 RPGA adventure, ''River of Blood''.
*-----. ''[[River of Blood]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.


*[[Tetreault, Dennis]], and Erik Mona. "The Artisans' Quarter." ''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #2. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
==References==
===Citations===
<references />
===Bibliography===
*[[Mona, Erik]]. "[[Backdrop: Diamond Lake]]." ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #124. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
:———. ''[[River of Blood]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, [[RPGA]], 2000.
*[[Denis Tetreault|Tetreault, Denis]], and Erik Mona. "The Artisans' Quarter." ''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #2. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
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==External link==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Carter Wikipedia article on Able Carter].


[[Category:Organizations]]


[[Category:Greyhawk organizations]]
[[Category:Inns]]
[[Category:Locations in Diamond Lake]]

Latest revision as of 09:58, 23 November 2024

Greyhawk Organization
Able Carter Coaching Inns
Symbol:8-spoked wagon wheel[1], orange and black
Headquarters:Free City of Greyhawk
Greyhawk Site
Able Carter Coaching Inn
General information
Type:Inn, transportation, and cargo services
Location:Domain of Greyhawk
Floors:At least two
Demographics
Owner:Varies by locations
Miscellaneous
Services:Food, drink, rooms, stables, transportation
Quality:Good
Price:Reasonable

Able Carter is a coach company based in the Free City of Greyhawk.

Description

The company runs regular coach routes throughout the Domain of Greyhawk, as well as up and down the Selintan River valley.[2] The Carter connects the Free City to its satellite towns via a fleet of horse-drawn coaches and an inn positioned at every leg of the journey.[3]

Though each location is different, an Able Carter Coaching Inn typically has a stable, carriage house, front office, and rooms for hire above the offices. There are outbuildings for support services like a smithy or kitchens, and the yard is walled off, making some locations almost a compound.[1] In the Free City of Greyhawk, while most coaching houses are situated outside the city's walls, the Able Carters have been allowed to set up shop so near the Petit Bazaar by special compact with the Union of Merchants and Traders.[1][4] While the Able Carter is not the only coaching house in the Domain of Greyhawk, they are considered by many to be the most powerful carriage business in Greyhawk's domain.[4]

Locations

Able Carter has coaching inns in Greyhawk City, among other locations.[1][3][4]

Provender

Food

Prices

  • Room 1 gp/day
  • Stable service 5 sp/day
  • Guard service 5 sp/day

Staff & Regulars

Diamond Lake Inn

Creative origins

Author Erik Mona created the Able Carter company. It first appeared in the opening scene of the 2000 RPGA adventure, River of Blood.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ a b c d River of Blood (2000) , p.6.
  2. ↑ River of Blood (2000) , p.5.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f " Backdrop: Diamond Lake". Dungeon #124 (Jul 2005), p.61
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g "Gem of the Flanaess: Artisans' Quarter".  Living Greyhawk Journal #2 (Nov 2000), p.11.  

Bibliography

———. River of Blood. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, RPGA, 2000.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

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Able Carters Coaching House (City of Greyhawk) Building Shop, Living Greyhawk Journal #2 4, 11
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