Saint Bastian’s Hospital

Ubersreik’s Merchants’ Guild maintain this orphanage and school as a philanthropic gesture. Initially a smaller endeavour, supporting only eight children, under Guildmaster Müller’s influence it has grown in size. The Hospital moved from the docks to a tall, narrow building in the Merchant Quarter (the better to demonstrate their generosity for all to see). The ground floor contains a reception area, office space, a refectory and kitchens. The first floor contains classrooms and bathrooms, and the top floor contains the children’s dormitory. Staff quarters are in the basement.

Merchant's Guild

The Merchants’ Guild has become the political powerhouse of Ubersreik overnight. Following the Jungfreuds’ removal, it is now the most influential force in local politics. Guildmaster Marta Müller is keen to exploit this influential force for the benefit of the guild and the town’s merchants. She has undertaken a series of renovations, to ensure the guildhouse’s facade reflects both civic pride and opulent wealth; but, for now, it is a mass of wooden scaffolding, swarming with surly tradesmen. There’s a private club for local merchants, or visitors who are signed in by a member in the ground floor. Upstairs there is a suite of more formal meeting rooms.

Wahlund’s Rat Catchers

Wahlund’s Rat Catchers, as the guild is now named, is located in a former tavern on Grossweg. Wahlund purchased it from a retired seaman. The tavern’s sign had depicted a snarling, fat shark, so it now has a dead rat painted hastily into its mouth. The old taproom serves as a meeting room and clubhouse for the rat catchers and their visitors. The cellar houses a kennel for their dogs, and also contains a secure entrance into Ubersreik’s sewer complex, which is why the inn was chosen.

Sisters’ Bakery

A modest, stone built building, Sister’s Bakery is tucked in between a leather shop and a milliner. It’s a single storey, noticeably shorter than the other buildings on its street, a fact in which the Halfling owners take great pride. Inside, there is a small area for serving customers, lined with shelves laden with bread and pies, with more delicate confections kept behind the counter. Most of the building’s deep footprint is taken up with the bakery itself, comprising a flour store, a preparation area, and two large ovens.

Om and Nom Tumbleberry, twin Halfling sisters, run the bakery. They are identical, and others find them very hard to differentiate. They have a tendency to finish each other’s sentences. They will happily interject into their customers’ conversations, no matter how sensitive the subject. Om specialises in fine confectionery, like her famous honey-cakes topped with spun-sugar fancies. Nom is more experimental, and has recently been aping various Altdorf recipes, such as her (immediately popular) lamprey pies.