Inn

Inns are a source of pride for several Britannian townes and villages - providing a place for travelers to spend the night in peace.

Description
Inns provide safe, restful accommodations where travellers can retreat after a long, hard day, away from the dangers of the wilderness and the trouble of possible thieves and bandits that could prey onto a campsite. Many inns even offer fine dining facilities on-site, most actually being a combination of inn and tavern. Prices will vary from place to place, but even the most inexpensive inn is a welcome home away from home for the weary adventurer. They are comfortable and reasonable and usually provide a good, healing night's rest.

The Wayfarer's Inn in Britain is the most famous of inns in all of Britannia, having held a high standard and good reputation throughout the centuries, while the inn of the island of New Magincia holds a rustic charm that no other can reach.

Age of Enlightenment
Inns first appeared in Ultima IV, where each inn had a different number of beds and thus different healing percentage during the night. However, during that time it still was possible to be surprised by bandits during the night - an inn was not completely safe. By Ultima V Inns introduced the ability to drop off a party member and pick them up later. Also, some inns by that time had expanded into offering tavern services under the same roof, a trend that was reversed by Ultima VI.

Inns and taverns were again strictly separated by Ultima VI, each doing their individual business, although this would change in coming times.

Age of Armageddon
Perhaps due to economic pressure in the Age of Armageddon, by the time of Ultima VII, next to all inns had merged with taverns, leaving only the inns in Britain and Cove stand-alone businesses. Thus they offered food, drink and room all under one roof and the price for a room was now fixed instead of being calculated by the number of persons in a party.

By Ultima IX, intercity travel had dwindled to next to nothing due to the Great Cataclysm that most inns had gone out of business except for one tavern/inn in the city of Trinsic.

Other Worlds
On the Serpent Isle, each of the three cities had their own inn, with the one in Monitor being the only pure inn, following the same rules as Britannian inns at the time. The most famous however is the Inn of the Sleeping Bull.

Notable Examples

 * Britannia Manor is an inn in Britain which, during Ultima IV, is run by Jason. This is also the name of Richard Garriott's mansion.
 * The Inn of the Sleeping Bull is the oldest establishment of New Sosaria.
 * The Haunting Inn is an inn in Skara Brae which, during Ultima V, was run by Rogi. Later in Ultima VI, the inn was run by Gideon and his wife Marta, and it was famous for its fine wine and its real ghost.
 *  The Wayfarer's Inn is one of Britannia's oldest places of lodging, having been present in Britain since the time of Ultima V until its eventual disappearance following Ultima VII.