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The Lantern of Jubilee

The Lantern of Jubilee sits on the oldest corner of the market ward and was rebuilt twice after fires and once after a flood. It began as a small lampmaker's shop three generations ago and grew into a tavern when the shopkeeper started offering cider to nighttime workers. Over decades the tavern became the designated meeting place for the city's seasonal festivals. Its central location and willingness to host the first parade after the big Cornerstone Bell was installed cemented its place as a civic landmark. The current building keeps a corner stone from the original lampmaker's shop mounted behind the bar.

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The Lantern of Jubilee

The Lantern of Jubilee sits on the oldest corner of the market ward and was rebuilt twice after fires and once after a flood.

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Maevis Merriweather

Tavernkeeper

Maevis Merriweather
Half-elfBard

Keeper's Species

Half-elf

History

The Lantern of Jubilee sits on the oldest corner of the market ward and was rebuilt twice after fires and once after a flood. It began as a small lampmaker's shop three generations ago and grew into a tavern when the shopkeeper started offering cider to nighttime workers. Over decades the tavern became the designated meeting place for the city's seasonal festivals. Its central location and willingness to host the first parade after the big Cornerstone Bell was installed cemented its place as a civic landmark. The current building keeps a corner stone from the original lampmaker's shop mounted behind the bar.

Quirks

Every hour the house band and select patrons begin a boisterous 'Lantern Song' that everyone is encouraged to join. The tavern keeps a small brass confetti cannon behind the bar that goes off at the chorus of the song. A cautious patron will notice 'Maeve', a sleek black cat with a thread-tied bell, who habitually steals loose silver and hides it beneath the third floorboard behind the hearth. If a new patron refuses the opening shot of Jubilee Mead, they are playfully heckled until they join. The tavern uses a chalk tally near the hearth to mark 'favored' customers; those with marks often receive small favors from staff such as extra ale or a quiet word about local gossip.

Lore

Local tradition holds that when the Cornerstone Bell is rung each festival night a lantern must be lit in every window of the market ward to ward off restless spirits and to welcome travelers. The Lantern of Jubilee keeps one of the town's original festival lanterns behind the bar. Old-timers claim the tavern's founder once bargained with a traveling troupe of performers for protection during a harsh winter, and the promise formed the tavern's unwritten code: celebrate loudly, protect your own, and never shame a performer. Whispered tales suggest that the tavern's cellar was once used by a civic guild to hide relics during a turbulent regime change.

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