The Weave-House on the Canopy Road
The Weave-House on the Canopy Road is a long hall suspended between four great trees. Its forty-foot loom-room dominates the main floor, where a tapestry has been half-woven for one hundred and ten years. Eleven sleeping places occupy the loft. Visitors leave their boots at the door, and nobody raises their voice in the workroom.
The Weave-House on the Canopy Road
- Type
- Weaving house and…
- Condition
- Well-Maintained
- Size
- Medium
- Run by
- Warp-Mother Isalde Fenn
Overview
The Weave-House on the Canopy Road is a long hall suspended between four great trees. Its forty-foot loom-room dominates the main floor, where a tapestry has been half-woven for one hundred and ten years. Eleven sleeping places occupy the loft. Visitors leave their boots at the door, and nobody raises their voice in the workroom.
Atmosphere
The air smells of damp bark, beeswax, and freshly handled thread. The loom’s wooden parts creak softly as the hall shifts among the trees, while leaves whisper beyond the open shutter. Everyone moves carefully around the taut warp, and even the wind seems to lower its voice.
Style
A practical timber hall built between four immense trees. Its beams are pegged rather than nailed, and overlapping bark forms a flexible roof that sheds rain into the canopy. The open-sided rope bridge and shuttered road window make the House part shelter, part watch post.
What stands out
History
The House has served as a quiet stopping place on the Canopy Road for generations. Its tapestry has grown row by row over one hundred and ten years, though no one agrees on what it depicts. The newest row appeared without anyone admitting to weaving it. The House continues to shelter travelers while keeping its work and its watch.
- House Customs
The loom-room is for working, not conversation. Visitors leave their boots by the door and speak softly; anyone who cannot keep quiet is asked to wait outside. The broad warp holds a tapestry that has been slowly extended for generations, with each new row added under Isalde Fenn’s supervision.
- Beds and Crossing
The sleeping lofts hold eleven, with spare blankets rolled beneath the bunks. A narrow rope bridge links the House to the next tree. Its hand-line is knotted for secure travel, but the crossing still sways in strong wind. The road-facing shutter is left open only when Wren Weir stands watch.
- Hospitality
The House offers travelers a dry place to sleep and a quiet room to mend clothing or equipment. Isalde welcomes those who respect the work, but does not explain the tapestry or its changing pattern. Guests are expected to help with ordinary chores in return for a bed.
- A Night on the Bridge
At Isalde’s request, the party can take a night watch on the rope bridge. She says something is expected to cross, but will not say what. Wren has a Held Thread ready and has kept it unreleased for a year. If danger comes, the party’s choices may determine whether that spell is finally spent.
People
4 peopleKeeper of the Weave-HouseWarp-Mother Isalde Fenn Patient, steady, and hospitable within firm boundaries. She values quiet work, trusts few explanations, and asks for help plainly when the House is in danger.
Keeper and weaverWarp-Mother Isalde Fenn A neutral-good elf whose calm manner sets the House’s quiet pace. She treats the tapestry as a responsibility shared across generations and carefully avoids questions about its newest row.
Threadholder on watchWren Weir A young, watchful half-elf who has held a spell ready for a year without releasing it. They keep an attentive eye on the road and seem to expect the night watch to test their restraint.
Tapwright’s agentJourneyman Corwen A human agent of the Tapwright, welcomed as a guest but told nothing of the House’s private concerns. Courteous and observant, he has not yet made clear what he hopes to learn.
Rumours
Secret
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