The Prohibition & Dragon’s Breath

The Prohibition

There are no ordinary taverns in Arcana.

Alcohol is prohibited.

The law traces back to a catastrophic event remembered as the Incident.

According to the story commonly told, intoxicated spellcasters became involved in an escalating magical dispute. Illusions, reckless spellcasting, manipulation, and confusion followed.

People died.

Structures were damaged.

Something that should never have been summoned reportedly entered the city.

Afterward, Arcana enacted a strict prohibition against alcohol in an attempt to prevent another magical catastrophe.

But prohibition has not completely eliminated drinking.

Because somewhere in Arcana, a tavern still exists.

The Dragon’s Breath

The Dragon’s Breath is one of Arcana’s greatest urban legends.

It has no permanent address.

Some claim its doorway appears in alleys, abandoned buildings, cellars, or places where no tavern existed moments earlier.

Authorities have repeatedly attempted to locate it.

They have repeatedly failed.

Rumors say the Dragon’s Breath decides who may enter.

Some patrons pay with coin.

Others with knowledge.

Others with favors.

And some desperate people simply find its door waiting for them when they need somewhere to go.

Whether every story about the Dragon’s Breath is true is another matter entirely.

In Arcana, however, nearly everyone has heard at least one.