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The Grim Journeyman Tavern

Founded by a retired portal-runner and ex-mercenary named Jolan 'Grim' Voss, the Grim Journeyman began as a safe stop for travelers who needed to swap keys and gossip about which door took them where. Over three decades the place grew from a leanway stall to a cornerstone establishment in the Ward of Masks and Merchants, known for keeping secrets and keys. After the Lady of Pain reshaped parts of the ward, the tavern rebuilt on the same footprint and became a favored neutral ground for mid-ranking faction agents, freelance planar guides, and merchants who could not risk the attention of larger houses.

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The Grim Journeyman Tavern

Founded by a retired portal-runner and ex-mercenary named Jolan 'Grim' Voss, the Grim Journeyman began as a safe stop for travelers who needed to swap keys and gossip about which door took them where.

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Merrin Voss

Tavernkeeper

Merrin Voss
TieflingBard

Keeper's Species

Tiefling

History

Founded by a retired portal-runner and ex-mercenary named Jolan 'Grim' Voss, the Grim Journeyman began as a safe stop for travelers who needed to swap keys and gossip about which door took them where. Over three decades the place grew from a leanway stall to a cornerstone establishment in the Ward of Masks and Merchants, known for keeping secrets and keys. After the Lady of Pain reshaped parts of the ward, the tavern rebuilt on the same footprint and became a favored neutral ground for mid-ranking faction agents, freelance planar guides, and merchants who could not risk the attention of larger houses.

Quirks

The tavern sign is a brass journeyman's boot that occasionally shifts its toe to point in a direction different from the street. The house automaton tends the hearth and will politely refuse tips. Patrons sometimes wake to find a tiny scrap of paper in their pocket with a single word in an unknown script. The tavern keeps a 'no gods' policy posted discreetly; open divine ceremonies are not permitted. The owner records who borrows keys in a ledger that is more complete than it ought to be.

Lore

The Grim Journeyman sits in Sigil, the City of Portals. Here portals can appear in frames, wells, and crates, and no single traveler can assume any doorway is ordinary. The Lady of Pain rules the city with inscrutable edicts; worship and overt divine power are taboo and dangerous. Factions and independents alike pass through Sigil to buy or rent portals, consult planar maps, and exchange keys. The tavern is known among locals as a neutral corner where factions rarely come to open violence, making it a natural 'cornerstone' meeting place in its ward.

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