The Bone-Lodge at Sezruk's Fire
The Bone-Lodge at Sezruk's Fire is a long communal hall of poles and hides, with a fire burning at its center. Totems in a dozen colors hang from the rafters. The largest, Sezruk's, rests beneath a cloth no one has been permitted to lift. Sezruk sits at the head of the fire with his back to the wall and his Totem across his knees. Kezza Flint-Eye keeps to the opposite end of the hall.
The Bone-Lodge at Sezruk's Fire
- Type
- Goroth Bone-Lodge
- Condition
- Well-Maintained
- Size
- Medium
- Run by
- Sezruk
Overview
The Bone-Lodge at Sezruk's Fire is a long communal hall of poles and hides, with a fire burning at its center. Totems in a dozen colors hang from the rafters. The largest, Sezruk's, rests beneath a cloth no one has been permitted to lift. Sezruk sits at the head of the fire with his back to the wall and his Totem across his knees. Kezza Flint-Eye keeps to the opposite end of the hall.
Atmosphere
Woodsmoke clings to wool and hair; the fire paints the rafters copper, and the dry rasp of hide shifts whenever the wind presses outside. Voices stay low after a visitor names the dead, then rise gradually as the lodge returns to its work.
Style
A Goroth war-lodge built from sturdy poles, layered hides, and lashings that can be repaired or replaced without dismantling the hall. Its low, broad frame holds heat close, while smoke escapes through a gap above the central fire.
What stands out
History
The central fire has not gone out in a hundred years. Lodge tradition says each generation has tended it through storms, migrations, and lean seasons, passing the duty from one keeper to the next. Its long endurance has made it a place where travelers can bring grief without needing to explain it before they are heard.
- At the Fire
The fire serves as a shared Totem. A Shaman who spends a Long Rest seated beside it may exchange one Spirit in their Totem for another they could bind, paying half the usual gold cost. Lodge-keepers ask that the change be made quietly, with the Shaman naming what they hope the new Spirit will help them carry.
- The Listening
Visitors are asked to name one person they have buried. No one is required to explain the death, and the lodge does not judge the answer. A pause, a name, or an honest admission that the visitor cannot speak is accepted. The gathering listens before anyone offers food or asks why the traveler came.
- The Covered Totem
The largest hanging Totem belongs to Sezruk. Its covering has never been lifted in living memory, and touching the cloth without permission is a grave breach of lodge custom. Kezza Flint-Eye sits at the far end of the hall, the greatest distance she is allowed from the central fire.
People
3 peopleElder and keeper of the Bone-LodgeSezruk Watchful and spare with words, but attentive to anyone willing to speak plainly about the dead. He values the lodge's customs and dislikes visitors treating its Totems as curiosities.
Lodge elder and keeper of the central fireSezruk A guarded lodge elder who sits with his back to the wall and his Totem across his knees. He asks the party to leave his covered Totem alone, and gives little away about what lies beneath the cloth.
Lodge member seeking helpKezza Flint-Eye A sharp-eyed woman allowed to sit only at the far end of the hall. She watches the covered Totem and asks the party to look beneath its cloth, though she does not explain why.
Rumours
Secret
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