A Pair of Black Antlers

A Pair of Black Antlers opened a decade ago by Mara and two companions after a successful contract protecting a noble's convoy. Initially a frontier inn, it became a celebrated stop for merchants and traveling bands during harvest festivals. When the Order of the Gauntlet established a cell in the region, the tavern's cellar was adapted into a secure meeting place. Over the years it hosted oaths, quiet tribunals, and the farewell feasts of many adventuring parties.

Tavern

A Pair of Black Antlers

A Pair of Black Antlers opened a decade ago by Mara and two companions after a successful contract protecting a noble's convoy.

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Mara Fellbow

Tavernkeeper

Mara Fellbow
HumanFighter

Keeper's Species

Human

History

A Pair of Black Antlers opened a decade ago by Mara and two companions after a successful contract protecting a noble's convoy. Initially a frontier inn, it became a celebrated stop for merchants and traveling bands during harvest festivals. When the Order of the Gauntlet established a cell in the region, the tavern's cellar was adapted into a secure meeting place. Over the years it hosted oaths, quiet tribunals, and the farewell feasts of many adventuring parties.

Quirks

On festival nights the tavern hangs mismatched antler trophies and ribbons; patrons throw a token (coin or scrap) into the braziers to 'bless the hunt.' The staff hums a syncopated marching tune before closing time — a subtle signal that off-duty Order members are on watch. Mara insists all newcomers taste a honeycake; refusing is considered odd but not rude.

Lore

Local legend says the tavern's namesake antlers belonged to a great stag that led a band of righteous hunters centuries ago; its spirit is invoked by oath-takers seeking clarity. Members of the Order use small black antler pins to identify one another; in public they're ornamental, but certain arrangements of notches are coded signals. The noble implicated in recent raids once offered to buy the tavern to silence it; Mara refused, and the noble's grudge may be the root of recent trouble.

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