Trip and Shuffle

The Trip and Shuffle was a tavern in Targos, one of the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale, in the late 14 century and late 15 century DR.

Location
The building was located on or near the southern wall of town.

Atmosphere
The tavern was known as a chaotic place in the 1370s DR, not for gentle souls. In the late 15 century DR, the tavern had a large blazing hearth by one of the taproom's walls and a small stage for bards and minstrels to perform for the guests.

Services
Trip and Shuffle served a homey stew of meat, potatoes, and carrots, accompanied by ale, in the late 15 century DR.

Staff
In the early 1370s DR, the Trip and Shuffle was operated by a man named Russell, who was living in Targos to escape a death sentence that he'd received in Cormyr as a disgraced Purple Dragon.

History
In the late 1480s DR, the ex-Harper bard and struggling single father Edgin Darvis went to the Trip and Shuffle for a bowl of stew, a tankard of ale, and milk for his infant daughter, Kira, but nodded off to sleep with the cooing baby next to him. When he woke, he found Holga Kilgore cradling Kira after she'd kept an eye on the newborn and let the father get some sleep. Though he briefly reacted badly, fearing a stranger taking his child, the two became firm friends. In the years after, the Trip and Shuffle tavern became the favored haunt of the thieves Edgin, Holga, Kira, Simon Aumar, and Forge Fitzwilliam, a place where they would plan, celebrate, and make music.

In the mid-1490s DR, they were met here by Sofina, who hired them to rob Korinn's Keep. After their crimes caught up with them, in the late 1490s DR, Edgin and Holga escaped the Revel's End prison and returned to Targos. They had a drink at the Trip and Shuffle to discuss their plans, though the barkeep mistook them for a married couple, which they were amused and offended by. Finding a flyer advertising the High Sun Games and that Forge had become Lord of Neverwinter, they departed for that city.

Background
In Honor Among Thieves, the unnamed barkeep is played by actor San Shella.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Legacy of the Crystal Shard
 * Novels
 * Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter • The Junior Novelization
 * Film and Television
 * Honor Among Thieves
 * Honor Among Thieves