Unique Taverns - Nightgate Inn

I know I started a WIP thread for Unique Taverns - Winterhold, but I found myself still wanting to do a lower class, dodgy tavern, after doing the upper class Falkreath one. I will go back and use the wip thread for Winterhold, when I do that tavern.

Anyway, I asked myself what tavern lends itself to being a low down, dodgy hole. Where you will find thieves, assassins, people of ill repute etc... I needed a tavern with a male proprietor as it is a little more plausible. I needed one that was not in a nice town or village, as it would clash with it's nice surroundings. So after debating for ages the only one I could come up with, that could be this type of tavern....is Nightgate Inn.

Out in the wilds, but on a main road, this tavern is in a great location for the scum of society to hide out, hang out, do business and not bump into the law.

So....

The Concept

A run down dump, basically. Shadowy corners, dubious customers and a building that has seen better days.

It has undergone a complete revamp using the long house meshes, which I discovered are pretty much the same size as the regular inn meshes, just slightly differently shaped. But the layout has been made completely unique and it doesn't look like the standard long house.

In making the interior layout unique I inadvertantly found myself with hidden back passages. So have decided to have these leading to an underground room where the worst sorts are. So far I am putting a fence down there, but will also have a thieves, murderers etc...Maybe a gang. Could do with some ideas for the lower rooms.

Anyway here are some pictures. I haven't completely decided on the stone walls as I am thinking it looks a little like a warehouse. I will probably replace with wood walls. Lots done and lots more to do, you will notice the animal skulls for decor, the boarded up windows, the overturned chairs. What you can't see is that there are niches with chairs and tables, the shadowy corners....

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Yesss!

Must remember skooma. Looking at a picture I see that I had placed empty skooma vials on a table or two. Perhaps a skooma dealer in the underground rooms would be good.

You have perfect timing. I only found out Nightgate Inn existed last night (I hadn't even realised there were any inns outside of the villages/towns!) and I was pretty disappointed with it. With a name like that, it seemed like it should be, well, more like you're intending to make it I'm really looking forward to this one. What you have so far looks amazing.