Berth Nine  /  Stormwind Harbour
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Berth Nine  ·  The Gilded Kraken
I

One Copper

It starts as one coin and somebody willing to hand it over. You will hand it over.

II

The House Chip

Ninety-nine years of mooring, paid up front. You are not going to out-wait us.

III

Table Four

No limit. No refunds. No names above the waterline. Sit down.

IV

The Salon

Membership is not for sale. The membership is.

V

B Deck

Six hundred windows. Behind one of them somebody is being extremely well looked after.

VI

The Gilded Kraken

Forty thousand tonnes of appetite, beautifully upholstered.

VII

Berth Nine

The house always wins. Wait until you see the house.

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The Articles

Terms of the house

You were not invited. That has never once stopped anyone worth having.

Everything you want is aboard this ship. All of it is available. None of it is free. You will be looked after beautifully, you will be billed for it in the morning, and you will pay, and you will be back on Thursday.

Leave your name at the gangway. We will decide what it is worth.

What you agreed to at the gangway

  1. The tab is real. It has always been real. It compounds while you sleep, and you will sleep beautifully.
  2. What happens on B deck is written down, notarised, and never spoken of again. The writing down is not the negotiable part.
  3. You are paid what you brought. Damage, gold, and the favours that do not fit in a spreadsheet. Especially those.
  4. Every contract aboard is transferable, including the one with your name at the bottom. Read it before you sign it. Nobody ever does.
  5. You will not be asked your business. You will not be believed about it either. Both are courtesies.
  6. Nine sharp means nine sharp. Arrive late and you can swim the difference. Some do. We watch.
The Register

Booty baes

Held under contract  00
Berth nine, Stormwind Harbour
Terms on application
Harbourmaster's Log

Filed against berth nine

02 / 01
Vessel arrived on the morning tide without prior notice, without a pilot, and without slowing. Berthed at nine in a single attempt.
Noted
14 / 01
Mooring fee tendered for ninety-nine years in advance, in gold, by a goblin who declined to give a name. Payment accepted. Payment is still being counted.
Closed
28 / 01
Noise complaint, the first of the year. The vessel describes the sound as an orchestra. Two witnesses describe it as an incident.
Unresolved
05 / 02
Request to run a cable ashore for additional illumination. Denied. Berth nine has been visible from the cathedral steps every night since.
Escalated
19 / 02
Cargo manifest requested. The vessel supplied a manifest. Every entry on it was a person, and every person had a figure beside them.
Filed
27 / 02
A guest attempted to leave without settling. He reached the end of the gangway and returned of his own accord. No complaint has been made by any party.
Closed
11 / 03
Permission requested to fly a house flag at the main. Permission denied. Flag observed at the main the following morning.
Escalated
23 / 03
Fire reported on the middle deck at two in the morning. Extinguished before the harbour boat had cast off. The vessel declined assistance and offered the crew a drink.
Closed
02 / 04
Recovered from the water off berth nine: one chandelier, one dress uniform still occupied, and one contract with an unusual clause. The occupant was recovered also.
Held
16 / 04
Duel reported on the promenade. Both parties were present at breakfast. Neither will say who won. The ledger says who won.
Unresolved
29 / 04
Boarding inspection conducted. The inspector was shown the ballroom, offered a drink, and returned nine hours later with no notes, a new coat, and a contract.
Closed
07 / 05
Complaint from a competing vessel that berth nine takes all the trade. Complaint withdrawn within the week. The complainant now moors alongside.
Closed
21 / 05
Harbour watch reports the vessel's lights burning at four in the morning on eleven consecutive nights. The vessel confirms this is correct and asks why we are counting.
Noted
03 / 06
Storm warning issued. Every vessel in the harbour put to sea. Berth nine did not move. Berth nine sustained no damage.
Noted
18 / 06
A member of the crew declined to state her class or occupation to this office. She has now declined four times, in four different ways, and each refusal has been more polite than the last.
Unresolved
Stormwind Harbour Office  ·  entries filed against berth nine  ·  00 this season
Berth Nine

The gangway is down

Bring a class, a schedule, and something worth bargaining with. The purser reads every application, and answers on raid night, in person.

Come Aboard
Tuesdays and Thursdays  ·  nine sharp, harbour time
Nobody boards on their first visit. Everybody comes back for a second.