Cartouche’s Tavern is a large, seedy tavern in Montparnasse, and the opening scene of Uchronic Paris. There the companions meet and act on the first day. It is their initial base camp and a nexus of the Parisian underworld.
| Type | Place (tavern) |
| Location | Montparnasse, southern triangle near the Pantheon, Boulevard Parnas and Gare Montparnasse |
| Spanish entry | Taberna de Cartouche |
Description
- It is frequented by workers, outcasts and dangerous people. Prostitution is practiced there (cronoputas, “chrono-prostitutes”).
- It is kept by an innkeeper who “knows other times”: serious, dignified, and known to have struck some customers.
- It stands near the excavations of the Pantheon.
- The atmosphere is smoky and noisy, with no formal music but constant din.
- It is underground or semi-underground, described as a “cavern”.
Events
Opening of the gesta (campaign-cycle), the group’s first meeting, a poisoning and a brawl.