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Karsel House

The inn stands in a former tollhouse built beside a road that once carried salt and wool toward the coast. Its first owners were immigrants from a northern hill country who called the place Karsuli, a word from their homeland meaning a shelter beside the road. Local tongues gradually softened and shortened it into Karsel, and few now remember the original meaning. The present keeper bought the building after serving as a caravan guard, repairing the roof, widening the hearth, and turning the toll office into a snug common room.

Tavern

Karsel House

The inn stands in a former tollhouse built beside a road that once carried salt and wool toward the coast.

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Davit Sura

Tavernkeeper

Davit Sura
HumanFighter

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The inn stands in a former tollhouse built beside a road that once carried salt and wool toward the coast. Its first owners were immigrants from a northern hill country who called the place Karsuli, a word from their homeland meaning a shelter beside the road. Local tongues gradually softened and shortened it into Karsel, and few now remember the original meaning. The present keeper bought the building after serving as a caravan guard, repairing the roof, widening the hearth, and turning the toll office into a snug common room.

Quirks

The keeper places a pinch of salt on every occupied windowsill before dusk. No chair may be left rocking after midnight, and anyone who breaks this rule must buy the common room a round. The inn's old bell rings once whenever a new guest enters, even when no one touches the rope. Staff insist that the sound is caused by settling masonry, but the bell has rung for guests who entered silently through locked doors.

Lore

Karsel House is known as a safe stopping place for respectable travelers, caravan guards, and minor adventurers. Its old tollhouse foundations are older than the surrounding village, and the cellar contains a sealed arch built from pale blocks unlike any nearby stone. The keeper keeps the arch hidden behind stacked cider barrels. In local tradition, the road spirits are said to count every traveler who sleeps beneath the roof, which is why the inn's night bell is never allowed to fall silent.

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