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Est. 2026 • Human Commoner and Merchant

Rusk & Nail

Rusk & Nail smells of pine tar, smoked meat, wet wool, and lamp oil. Every useful surface is crowded with practical goods, handwritten price tags, and bundles m...

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Shopkeeper

Tovin Rusk, a Human Commoner and Merchant

Keeper's Species

Human

13 Misc2 Weapons1 Armor1 PotionsEst. 159 gp

Shop Inventory

(17)
Miscellaneous13

A bundle of twelve heavy iron nails, each with a broad head and a flattened striking surface. Travelers use them for repairs, barricades, and securing wagons.

A weatherproof bedroll with a dark green outer blanket, chosen to blend into the woodland at night.

A simple hooded lantern with a brass handle and a dent near the base. These lanterns are among Rusk & Nail's most reliable sellers.

Burns for approximately 6 hours per flask of oil.

Clear lantern oil stored in stoppered ceramic flasks. Tovin keeps the oil behind the counter, away from the stove and the tavern's careless drinkers.

Flammable.

Dense trail provisions smoked over alderwood. The food is plain but dependable, and much of the settlement's winter stock passes through this storeroom.

A waterproof fire-starting kit packed in a waxed leather pouch. The tinder smells faintly of pine resin.

Allows ordinary campfires to be lit in damp conditions with suitable shelter.

A practical route map copied from old foresters' notes. One corner has been carefully folded over, concealing a faded symbol beneath it.

Legal hunting snares sold with a quiet warning to avoid placing them near the old shrine or the main forest road.

Designed to catch rabbits, foxes, or similarly sized animals. Not suitable for restraining creatures in combat.

A waxed black-cloth parcel for delivery beyond the forest. Tovin charges extra for silence and refuses to discuss the contents in front of the tavern staff.

The package is discreetly wrapped and has no visible sender or destination.

A black iron compass with a glass face clouded from within. Tovin keeps it in a locked cabinet with confiscated goods from a vanished merchant. He may sell it, reveal it, or hide it depending on how the characters treat him.

The needle points toward the buried ruin associated with the missing travelers, even when separated by several miles.

A cheap writing kit favored by couriers, traders, and travelers who need to leave messages without visiting the tavern.

Compact cooking gear that lets travelers prepare food away from the tavern. Several sets bear the same maker's mark as the settlement's communal kitchen.

Fifty feet of sturdy hemp rope, coiled around a wooden peg. Tovin sells a surprising amount of rope to people who claim they are only passing through.

Weapons2

A practical woodcutter's axe with a wrapped ash handle. The edge is maintained by Tovin's whetstone each evening.

A narrow belt knife designed for cutting cord, kindling, meat, and stubborn leather. Most locals carry one.

Armor1

Thick leather boots with replaceable soles, stitched high enough to keep out mud and leeches. Several pairs show repairs from long journeys.

Potions1

A basic healing draught purchased from a traveling apothecary and kept for emergencies. Tovin sells only a few at a time because the Elder Council dislikes drawing attention to the settlement's resources.

The potion smells of bitterroot and honey.

Lootable Stash

(6)

Where The Take Sits

Rusk & Nail is a compact timber shop joined to the tavern by a covered passage and a shared rear cellar. The public room is cluttered with boots, axes, sacks, lanterns, rope, maps, and hanging bundles of smoked food. A narrow office nook and loft sit behind the counter. Tovin's money and personal effects are nearby, but the truly sensitive goods are kept in a locked cabinet concealed behind ordinary trade stock. The tavern's staff can hear loud disturbances through the shared wall, and the Elder Council occasionally checks the shop when rumors about missing travelers spread.
1 Money2 Personal Item1 Records1 Valuable1 Clue And Curio

Security Check

Dexterity with thieves' tools, or an appropriate Sleight of Hand or Investigation check
DC 13

On Failure

A failed theft attempt may cause a hanging bell beneath the counter to ring in the connected tavern cellar. Tovin shouts for the tavern keeper and two nearby locals, while a member of the Elder Council is quietly summoned if the locked cabinet or delivery records are disturbed. If the black iron compass is touched without first disabling its hidden wire alarm, the needle spins violently and points toward the intruder, making concealment difficult until the party leaves the shop.

Estimated haul

185 gp

MoneyLoot target #1

Till Box

18 gp, 47 sp, and 30 cp
Locked beneath the main counter, hidden behind a stack of boot soles
The day's ordinary takings, mostly small coins from travelers buying food, oil, repairs, and maps. Tovin removes larger payments each night before sleeping.
Personal ItemLoot target #2

Tovin's Signet Ring

12 gp
Inside a loose-bottomed drawer in the cramped office nook behind the counter
A brass signet ring bearing the Rusk family mark and a tiny iron key that opens Tovin's private chest. The ring is sentimental rather than especially valuable.
RecordsLoot target #3

Hidden Trade Ledger

30 gp to an interested merchant, investigator, or Elder Council faction
Wrapped in oilcloth beneath the third floorboard of the office nook
A ledger listing purchases, unusual travelers, payments for discreet packages, and the dates when the vanished merchant and other missing travelers passed through Dornruh. Several entries are written in code.
ValuableLoot target #4

Confiscated Merchant's Valuables

45 gp
Inside the locked cabinet behind a false row of lantern oil tins
A canvas pouch containing three small pieces of worked amber, a silver trade token, and a cracked gemstone taken from the vanished merchant's wagon. Tovin has not yet found a buyer willing to ask questions.
Clue And CurioLoot target #5

Black Iron Compass

75 gp to Tovin, considerably more to someone seeking the ruin
Locked cabinet beneath a folded canvas map, protected by a simple wire alarm
The black iron compass that points toward the buried ruin rather than north. It may be the strongest physical clue linking Rusk & Nail to the missing travelers.
Personal ItemLoot target #6

Tavern Warning Letter

Priceless as leverage, though dangerous to possess
Hidden inside Tovin's personal bedroll in the loft above the storeroom
A sealed letter from the tavern keeper to a member of the Elder Council, warning that Tovin is attracting too many outsiders and may know more about the missing travelers than he admits.
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Tovin Rusk

Human•Commoner and Merchant•Lvl ?

Shop Atmosphere

“Rusk & Nail smells of pine tar, smoked meat, wet wool, and lamp oil. Every useful surface is crowded with practical goods, handwritten price tags, and bundles marked for travelers who may never return. Tovin Rusk is charming, quick with a joke, and always willing to offer a discount that creates a future obligation. He wants Dornruh to become a recognized stop on regional trade routes, which puts him at odds with locals who believe the settlement survives only because outsiders do not know where it is. The tavern sends travelers to him for supplies, while the Elder Council pressures him to stop advertising the settlement's location. Tovin knows that several missing travelers purchased goods here, and he has quietly kept their unclaimed deposits rather than report every detail. He is not eager to harm the characters, but he will lie about the vanished merchant until convinced that cooperation is safer than silence. The shop's locked cabinet contains confiscated goods from that merchant, including the black iron compass. If the characters treat Tovin respectfully, he may reveal the compass and ask them to investigate the buried ruin. If they threaten, rob, or publicly shame him, he hides the compass and directs suspicion toward the Elder Council. Cheap goods such as spare bootlaces, bent tent pegs, cracked cups, lamp wicks, empty sacks, bundles of kindling, and single smoked sausages can be purchased for 1 to 5 cp each.”
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