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'''The Rising Tart''' is the bakery in [[Kharam Dzu]] on [[Teras Isle]]. It is run by Grotelek after being taken over from a halfling. It doesn't actually sell tarts, despite its name. It is located two east of the statue on Krodera Street in a bright-blue wooden shop.
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|realm=Kharam Dzu
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|wares=food
|specialty=baked goods
|addinfo=It is located two east of the statue on Krodera Street in a bright-blue wooden shop. It doesn't actually sell tarts, despite its name.
|proprietor=baker Grotelek
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|npc=yes
|propinfo=He took over for a halfling in Koaratos, 5102.
|roomname=The Rising Tart
|desc=A fine-grained wood counter separates the ordering area from the display and kitchen area. A layer of flour seems to cover the entire kitchen except for the display and counter, which are meticulously clean. A marble cutting board stands ready for use next to the display case, while pots of steaming coffee resting on grates above a wood fire flank the other side. Large canvas bags of coffee beans slump against walls behind the counter. You also see the baker Grotelek and a sign hanging above the counter.
|realrnum=3003049
|exits=out
|sign='''a sign hanging above the counter'''<nowiki>
In the Common language, it reads:
Fresh food to ORDER!</nowiki>
|inventory=<pre{{log2}}> Catalog
<nowiki>----------------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
1. a slice of blueberry pie 15. a chocolate cupcake
2. a slice of cherry pie 16. a peach muffin
3. a slice of strawberry pie 17. a garlic-buttered roll
4. a glazed donut 18. a hard-crusted roll
5. a frosted donut 19. a lumpy cheese breadstick
6. a chocolate donut 20. a garlic-flavored breadstick
7. a slice of chocolate cake 21. a yellow peach muffin
8. a cinnamon bun 22. a lemon muffin
9. a honey-covered bun 23. a cinnamon muffin
10. a buttered bread twist 24. a chocolate muffin
11. a garlic breadstick 25. a Grishknel wolf head cookie
12. a cheese-covered breadstick 26. a hefty mug of rich Maeramil coffee
13. a honey-covered roll 27. some Toktrog traveling bread
14. a warm buttered roll </pre>


{{Townshop table start|main}}
The descripion of the shop reads: <i>The Rising Tart is always crowded - dwarves, giantmen, humans and elven sorts mingle inside and out, come for the best pastries on all of Teras Isle. A group of halfings sits just outside in the sun, happily munching on big, sticky tarts. </i>
{{Townshop item | item# = 1 | item = a slice of blueberry pie | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 2 | item = a slice of cherry pie | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 3 | item = a slice of strawberry pie | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 4 | item = a glazed donut | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = A slight tartness makes the sweetness even more enjoyable. | taste2 = It is very sweet, with an intense, concentrated flavor. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 5 | item = a frosted donut | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = You can almost feel the sugar running through your veins. | taste2 = It is sweet enough to make your teeth ache. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 6 | item = a chocolate donut | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 7 | item = a slice of chocolate cake | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 8 | item = a cinnamon bun | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = The layers of pastry dissolve on your tongue. | taste2 = Light and flaky, it tastes of cinnamon and sugar. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 9 | item = a honey-covered bun | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = Both tasty and filling, it comforts and sustains you. | taste2 = It is thick and satisfying. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 10 | item = a buttered bread twist | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 11 | item = a garlic breadstick | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = With this much garlic, you should be safe from unwelcome advances for weeks to come. | taste2 = Your breath is as strong as a dragon's by now. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 12 | item = a cheese-covered breadstick | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 13 | item = a honey-covered roll | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = You can barely free your teeth from this sweet, gooey concoction. | taste2 = Sweet and sticky, it coats your tongue and glues your teeth together. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 14 | item = a warm buttered roll | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 15 | item = a chocolate cupcake | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 16 | item = a peach muffin | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = | taste2 = | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 17 | item = a garlic-buttered roll | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = The garlic butter flavor fills your nose. | taste2 = The roll is extremely chewy. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 18 | item = a hard-crusted roll | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = The aroma of sweet bread fills your mouth as you chew. | taste2 = The crunchy outer layer surrounds a surprisingly chewy center. | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 19 | item = a lumpy cheese breadstick | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = The cheese has bits of pepper and garlic in it. | taste2 = The bread is barely cooked, almost still dough. | price = 20 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 20 | item = a garlic-flavored breadstick | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = Garlic flavor floods your mouth. | taste2 = It is extremely crunchy and seems to explode with each bite. | price = 20 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 21 | item = a yellow peach muffin | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with yellow peach flavor. | taste2 = The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. | price = 20 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 22 | item = a lemon muffin | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with lemon flavor. | taste2 = The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. | price = 20 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 23 | item = a cinnamon muffin | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with cinnamon flavor. | taste2 = The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. | price = 20 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 24 | item = a chocolate muffin | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with chocolate flavor. | taste2 = The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. | price = 20 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 25 | item = a [[Grishknel Wolf Clan|Grishknel]] wolf head cookie | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = It is almost rich enough to stop your heart. | taste2 = It may not be good for you, but it sure is good! | price = 100 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 26 | item = a hefty mug of rich [[Maeramil Wind Runner Clan|Maeramil]] coffee | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = Dark, powerful, and confident, but of so high a quality that it is not truly bitter. | taste2 = Smooth, savory, and robustly invigorating. | price = 200 }}
{{Townshop item | item# = 27 | item = some [[Toktrog Clan|Toktrog]] traveling bread | type = | info = | details = | taste1 = The soft, thin crust and light, even texture make the bread nearly melt in your mouth. | taste2 = With a slightly sweet taste, the bread holds undertones of honey. | price = 100 }}
{{shop table end}}
}}
'''''Please note:''' Item information is converted, not verified.


== Behind the Scenes ==
==Inventory==
<pre{{log2}}>
{| {{prettytable}}
Dateline 7/4/2002: TERAS ISLE: THE RISING TART OPENS!
|-
|a slice of blueberry pie ||100
|-
|a slice of cherry pie||100
|-
|a slice of strawberry pie||100
|-
|a glazed donut<br><i>A slight tartness makes the sweetness even more enjoyable.<br>It is very sweet, with an intense, concentrated flavor.</i>||100
|-
|a frosted donut<br><i>You can almost feel the sugar running through your veins.<br>It is sweet enough to make your teeth ache.</i>||100
|-
|a chocolate donut||100
|-
|a slice of chocolate cake||100
|-
|a cinnamon bun<br><i>The layers of pastry dissolve on your tongue.<br>Light and flaky, it tastes of cinnamon and sugar.</i>||100
|-
|a honey-covered bun<br><i>Both tasty and filling, it comforts and sustains you.<br>It is thick and satisfying.</i>||100
|-
|a buttered bread twist||100
|-
|a garlic breadstick<br><i>With this much garlic, you should be safe from unwelcome advances for weeks to come.<br>Your breath is as strong as a dragon's by now.</i>||100
|-
|a cheese-covered breadstick||100
|-
|a honey-covered roll<br><i>You can barely free your teeth from this sweet, gooey concoction.<br>Sweet and sticky, it coats your tongue and glues your teeth together.</i>||100
|-
|a warm buttered roll||100
|-
|a chocolate cupcake||100
|-
|a peach muffin||100
|-
|a burnt roll<br><i>It tastes horrible.<br>It tastes like bitter, gritty dirt.</i>||20
|-
|a garlic-buttered roll<br><i>The garlic butter flavor fills your nose.<br>The roll is extremely chewy.</i>||100
|-
|a hard-crusted roll<br><i>The aroma of sweet bread fills your mouth as you chew.<br>The crunchy outer layer surrounds a surprisingly chewy center.</i>||100
|-
|a lumpy cheese breadstick<br><i>The cheese has bits of pepper and garlic in it.<br>The bread is barely cooked, almost still dough.</i>||20
|-
|a garlic-flavored breadstick<br><i>Garlic flavor floods your mouth.<br> It is extremely crunchy and seems to explode with each bite.</i>||20
|-
|a burnt muffin<br><i>Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with burnt flavor.<br>The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center.</i>||20
|-
|a yellow peach muffin<br><i>Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with yellow peach flavor.<br>The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center.</i>||20
|-
|a lemon muffin<br><i>Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with lemon flavor.<br>The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center.</i>||20
|-
|a cinnamon muffin<br><i>Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with cinnamon flavor.<br>The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center.</i>||20
|-
|a chocolate muffin<br><i>Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with chocolate flavor.<br>The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center.</i>||20
|-
|a [[Grishknel Wolf Clan|Grishknel]] wolf head cookie<br><i>It is almost rich enough to stop your heart.<br>It may not be good for you, but it sure is good!</i>||100
|-
|a hefty mug of rich [[Maeramil Wind Runner Clan|Maeramil]] coffee<br><i>Dark, powerful, and confident, but of so high a quality that it is not truly bitter.<br>Smooth, savory, and robustly invigorating.</i>||200
|-
|some [[Toktrog Clan|Toktrog]] traveling bread<br><i>The soft, thin crust and light, even texture make the bread nearly melt in your mouth.<br>With a slightly sweet taste, the bread holds undertones of honey.</i>||100
|-
|}


The scent of baked goods once again emanates from the Rising Tart bakery. The new proprietor recently stated that he is the best baker in all the lands. Visit Grotolek's establishment on Krodera Street today!
==Grotelek==
Grotelek is the baker and owner of the Rising Tart.
===Description===
The baker known as Grotelek stands fairly tall for a dwarf. A neatly trimmed beard hides a reddish face. The beard is perpetually caked with flour. One would think that enough flour has accumulated there to bake an entire cake!


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===Room Messaging===
</pre>
A fly buzzes around Grotelek who quickly swats it away.
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A gust of wind comes blowing through the door sending flour flying throughout the shop.

Grotelek brushes some flour off the counter.

Grotelek coughs into a clenched fist.

Grotelek glances around the room with a rather bored expression on his face.

Grotelek grumbles a bit as he rolls out a sheet of dough.

Grotelek looks around the shop for new customers.

Grotelek looks around the shop suspiciously and then uses a finger to scoop out a bit of cherry pie that he promptly tastes.

Grotelek opens a bag of flour and pours it into a large barrel.

Grotelek rolls a breadstick idly across the counter.

Grotelek runs a finger through a small pile of flour.

Grotelek says, "Got the best baked goods on the isle, I does."

Grotelek tugs at his beard, stirring up a large cloud of flour.

Grotelek wipes the counter down with a damp rag, scrubbing hard on some particularly troublesome spots.

Grotelek wipes the display case down with a damp rag.

===Questions===
>[[ASK (verb)|ask]] Grotelek about <b>pie</b><br>
Grotelek says, "Best pie in all the lands here."

>ask Grotelek about <b>cake</b><br>
Grotelek exclaims, "Cake! Ha! You've come to the right place!"

>ask Grotelek about <b>bun</b><br>
Grotelek says, "My buns are delicious. You should try one."

>ask Grotelek about <b>twist</b><br>
Grotelek says, "My bread twists are excellent. Give one a try today."

>ask Grotelek about <b>donut</b><br>
Grotelek says, "Donuts are good for you. Want one?"

>ask Grotelek about <b>breadstick</b><br>
Grotelek responds, "Breadsticks are wonderful creations. Simply wonderful."

>ask Grotelek about <b>roll</b><br>
Grotelek mumbles, "Rolls....That's all I make it seems."

>ask Grotelek about <b>cupcake</b><br>
Grotelek says, "Cupcakes are favored by them halflings. So I sell a few."

>ask Grotelek about <b>muffin</b><br>
Grotelek says, "Muffins. Wonderful aren't they?"

>ask Grotelek about <b>tarts</b><br>
Grotelek shouts, "Tarts! Bah! Awful. Only reason I bought this place was to get rid of that tart crazy halfling that owned it. Don't know why I kept the name."

>ask Grotelek about <b>[[Eregrek]]</b><br>
Grotelek says, "Eregrek is the best thing to happen to the Isle in a loooong time."

[[Category:Kharam Dzu]]

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The Rising Tart is a shop in Kharam Dzu that sells food and specializes in baked goods. It is located two east of the statue on Krodera Street in a bright-blue wooden shop. It doesn't actually sell tarts, despite its name.

The proprietor is a baker Grotelek. He took over for a halfling in Koaratos, 5102.
[The Rising Tart] Room: 3003049
A fine-grained wood counter separates the ordering area from the display and kitchen area. A layer of flour seems to cover the entire kitchen except for the display and counter, which are meticulously clean. A marble cutting board stands ready for use next to the display case, while pots of steaming coffee resting on grates above a wood fire flank the other side. Large canvas bags of coffee beans slump against walls behind the counter. You also see the baker Grotelek and a sign hanging above the counter.
Obvious exits: out 
a sign hanging above the counter
In the Common language, it reads:
Fresh food to ORDER!

Inventory

  Catalog
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. a slice of blueberry pie       15. a chocolate cupcake
  2. a slice of cherry pie          16. a peach muffin
  3. a slice of strawberry pie      17. a garlic-buttered roll
  4. a glazed donut                 18. a hard-crusted roll
  5. a frosted donut                19. a lumpy cheese breadstick
  6. a chocolate donut              20. a garlic-flavored breadstick
  7. a slice of chocolate cake      21. a yellow peach muffin
  8. a cinnamon bun                 22. a lemon muffin
  9. a honey-covered bun            23. a cinnamon muffin
  10. a buttered bread twist        24. a chocolate muffin
  11. a garlic breadstick           25. a Grishknel wolf head cookie
  12. a cheese-covered breadstick   26. a hefty mug of rich Maeramil coffee
  13. a honey-covered roll          27. some Toktrog traveling bread
  14. a warm buttered roll
To view inventory details, click here.
# Item Type Info Details Price
1 a slice of blueberry pie 100
2 a slice of cherry pie 100
3 a slice of strawberry pie 100
4 a glazed donut A slight tartness makes the sweetness even more enjoyable.
It is very sweet, with an intense, concentrated flavor. 		100
5 a frosted donut You can almost feel the sugar running through your veins.
It is sweet enough to make your teeth ache. 		100
6 a chocolate donut 100
7 a slice of chocolate cake 100
8 a cinnamon bun The layers of pastry dissolve on your tongue.
Light and flaky, it tastes of cinnamon and sugar. 		100
9 a honey-covered bun Both tasty and filling, it comforts and sustains you.
It is thick and satisfying. 		100
10 a buttered bread twist 100
11 a garlic breadstick With this much garlic, you should be safe from unwelcome advances for weeks to come.
Your breath is as strong as a dragon's by now. 		100
12 a cheese-covered breadstick 100
13 a honey-covered roll You can barely free your teeth from this sweet, gooey concoction.
Sweet and sticky, it coats your tongue and glues your teeth together. 		100
14 a warm buttered roll 100
15 a chocolate cupcake 100
16 a peach muffin 100
17 a garlic-buttered roll The garlic butter flavor fills your nose.
The roll is extremely chewy. 		100
18 a hard-crusted roll The aroma of sweet bread fills your mouth as you chew.
The crunchy outer layer surrounds a surprisingly chewy center. 		100
19 a lumpy cheese breadstick The cheese has bits of pepper and garlic in it.
The bread is barely cooked, almost still dough. 		20
20 a garlic-flavored breadstick Garlic flavor floods your mouth.
It is extremely crunchy and seems to explode with each bite. 		20
21 a yellow peach muffin Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with yellow peach flavor.
The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. 		20
22 a lemon muffin Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with lemon flavor.
The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. 		20
23 a cinnamon muffin Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with cinnamon flavor.
The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. 		20
24 a chocolate muffin Cakey and tender, the muffin bursts with chocolate flavor.
The slightly caramelized muffin top provides a crunchy counterpoint to the soft center. 		20
25 a Grishknel wolf head cookie It is almost rich enough to stop your heart.
It may not be good for you, but it sure is good! 		100
26 a hefty mug of rich Maeramil coffee Dark, powerful, and confident, but of so high a quality that it is not truly bitter.
Smooth, savory, and robustly invigorating. 		200
27 some Toktrog traveling bread The soft, thin crust and light, even texture make the bread nearly melt in your mouth.
With a slightly sweet taste, the bread holds undertones of honey. 		100

Please note: Item information is converted, not verified.

Behind the Scenes

Dateline 7/4/2002: TERAS ISLE:  THE RISING TART OPENS!

The scent of baked goods once again emanates from the Rising Tart bakery.  The new proprietor recently stated that he is the best baker in all the lands.  Visit Grotolek's establishment on Krodera Street today!

END NEWS ITEM
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