The Yawning Portal

The Yawning Portal is a tavern in Umberthroat. It is a popular destination for adventurers and adventurer-enthusiasts.

The building was originally a wizard's tower that led down into Untermountain, an overrun dwarven city that the wizard reshaped into a multi-tiered laboratory and dungeon. Eventually the tower became a tavern run by Durnan and Mirt Bärtig after they retired from exploring Untermountain (formerly known as Unterberg), which the couple now permit adventurers access to from their tavern.

To descend into Untermountain—or to be hoisted up by the staff—in the Yawning Portal costs one gold piece (1GP) per person per trip.

Creatures are known to occasionally crawl up into the tavern from the depths of Untermountain. Thankfully, the bar is perpetually populated by adventurers and those present are usually quick to beat back anything dangerous from below.

Interior
The tavern consists of three floors, with a broad wooden staircase spiraling around the outer edge of the floors. The first floor consists of the bar and a collection of tables and chairs around the central well that leads down to Untermountain. The upper floors are largely the same, with the third floor housing a small kitchen typically staffed by Janis Everfruit.