Ding-a-ling! Welcome to the Stardust Tavern, a mysterious little shop tucked away in a corner of the Fairy Tale Continent. Its sign hangs crooked, but its food can connect worlds!
The owner, Xing Chen, has a modest goal: tame irritable dwarves with piping-hot Flame-Roasted Rock Goat Chops, cheer up shy elves with glowing Elven Cold Noodles, and fill up the orc warriors who are always complaining they're hungry with ten extra servings of Explosive Spicy Fruit Barbecue. The dwarves use their smithing skills to bake cream puffs, the elves use magic to carry roof beams, and the orcs haul bricks while drooling. The whole lot have been "held hostage" by delicious food and put to work!
As Xing Chen ponders the ever-growing pile of orders, including but not limited to the elven elders' dessert exam, catering for the entire dwarf clan's centennial celebration, and the orc tribe's winter provisions, the capricious Stardust Gate begins humming again...
Will tonight's new guest push open the door holding pots and pans, tears in their eyes, and ask, "Boss, could you pack up some 'hope' and 'smiles' for us? Where we're from... dragon takeout is about to bankrupt us!"
"Old friend, this is our last home," she murmured, as if speaking to an old friend. "So many places traveled, so many people met, so many delicious foods eaten... It's time to settle down. To open a small tavern, selling only good food and stories that can soothe the soul." Stardust stood in the center of the tavern, surveying this place that held countless dreams and stories for her.