Alright gang, we had a request and I thought it best to put it to a vote.
You'll have noticed a character 'Raymond' has joined the board. Well, he will be a 'retired adventurer' and has asked if he might take the role of the barkeep/tavern owner. I actually quite like this idea.
Now, it wouldn't impact you in that you don't have to wait on his service, you could just interact with the faceless 'serving wench' and so on.
Raymond is a former and long time member of the Menagerie through a couple of incarnations now, so I have no qualms about the value he can add in this capacity.