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Descriptions taken from Volo's Guide to the North and The North but may be altered a bit.

The Battered Hat - Guides such as the famous defender of Everlund, Ruldorn the Storm Ranger, gather at this inn. It's run by two halfling families, and it's decorated with dusty old stag heads and old maps. It stands just inside Silverymoon Gate. The inn is named for a piece of dilapidated headgear that perches atop a wyvern's skull on the lobby wall. It was all that Nander Gultree, the halfling who built the inn, managed to wear out of his first encounter with a dragon.

Danivarr's House - The oldest and largest inn of the city, this rambling mansion joins to the one next to it by a number of rickety, covered, flying bridges. It's got a loyal clientele and is always full. This is the place to go if you want to meet interesting people (retired adventurers, elves who think they've a royal claim to thrones that no longer exist, and gnomes with delusions of grandeur).

The Olorin - This is a large, new inn near Mountain Gate. Many travelers end up here when they can't find room elsewhere. Though it's new and clean, it's rather soulless. All its furnishings were bought from a shop in Waterdeep and brought to Everlund by river barge, but many look mass produced.

The Phantom Knight - This inn, by Bridge Gate, is named for its ghost, a silent, mustached apparition in full plate armor who appears to guests who soon will face great danger. He makes warning gestures, sometimes pointing helpfully to needed or important items. The Knight is a large place, known for its fresh, hot bread, its cream pastries, and its hot baths (each room has its own copper tub). The inn is popular with caravan merchants and adventurers alike.

The Seeking Arrow - This inn caters to rangers, hunters, and guides. It stands between the Lady's Tree (a shrine to Mielikki in Everlund) and the Bloody Hunt (a shrine to Malar). Its walls are adorned with trophy heads, and its lobby desk is a glass case containing a wolf's skeleton of astonishing size. The wolf (killed by the owner's father) looks to have been as large as a bear.

Descriptions taken from Volo's Guide to the North and The North

The Dreaming Dragon - The Dragon is located nearest to the Downriver Gate, and is beloved of elves, halflings, and the whimsical. The Dreaming Dragon is the place to go if you love good harping and the eerie ballads of yesteryear. Its elverquisst is of the finest quality.

Myklryn's Sorrow - Myklryn's, next to the Downriver Gate, is named for a human man who drowned in the River Rauvin while sailing downriver to see Waterdeep. It was his “sorrow” that he never made it there. His widow used his money to build this tavern. She's dead, but her three daughters run it now. Harpers are most welcome here.

Sordar's Cup - Sordar's Cup is a quaint tavern located by the Mountain Gate. Sordar was a local dwarf of legendary capacity for drink. He once won a bet by drinking three entire casks of wine in one evening. When he repeated the feat the next night, the odd human who'd lost the bet decided he had best build a tavern to accommodate Sordar's drinking supplies. Sordar is long dead (he died soon after winning the bet), but his cup (about the size of an upturned war helm) can be seen on display here.

The Stag at Bay - Named for a sumptuous tapestry hung on its taproom that depicts an elven hunt, the Stag is located near the Silverymoon Gate. It caters to visiting hunters, adventurers, and those who'd like to fool themselves into thinking they're intrepid. Patrons outdo each other describing the perilous adventures that have befallen them in the “Savage Frontier”.

The Old Sword Sheathed - This tavern stands just inside Downriver Gate. It's a tavern like all of those you've heard of in wonderful fireside tales. It's a ramshackle place where everyone's a friend, the dart and dice games never stop, elders tell tall tales, and young people trade jokes. It serves a huge wine list and butternut beer. Folk in Everlund say this tavern is the place to meet your mate for life.