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The Lanterned Hearth Inn

The Lanterned Hearth Inn was built thirty years ago by a retired roadwarden who repaired a ruined milepost and turned it into a stopping place for travelers. Over the years it has remained small and honest, serving farmers, passing merchants, and newly minted adventurers. The current keeper inherited the place from her aunt and has kept the same warm welcome, adding a stable and a small stage. The inn once sheltered refugees from a late winter flood, and the town still recalls the night the inn kept its lamps lit while the rest of the street lost power.

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The Lanterned Hearth Inn

The Lanterned Hearth Inn was built thirty years ago by a retired roadwarden who repaired a ruined milepost and turned it into a stopping place for travelers.

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Mira Tallow

Tavernkeeper

Mira Tallow
HumanFighter (retired)

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Lanterned Hearth Inn was built thirty years ago by a retired roadwarden who repaired a ruined milepost and turned it into a stopping place for travelers. Over the years it has remained small and honest, serving farmers, passing merchants, and newly minted adventurers. The current keeper inherited the place from her aunt and has kept the same warm welcome, adding a stable and a small stage. The inn once sheltered refugees from a late winter flood, and the town still recalls the night the inn kept its lamps lit while the rest of the street lost power.

Quirks

The inn keeps a small bronze lamp over the hearth that is always warm to the touch. One of the inn's cats, Lantern, has a habit of collecting small shiny items and depositing them in a bowl behind the bar. The innkeeper keeps an old whistle pinned behind the ledger and uses it to call a secret knock that only regulars know. On quiet nights patrons tell 'flame tales' and leave a single breadcrumb on the windowsill for luck.

Lore

Locals claim the inn stands over an old waystone once blessed by a minor hearth spirit. The blessing, they say, keeps the fire easy to light and makes lodgers sleep well. Children toss coin beneath the hearth stones and whisper small wishes; occasionally an old woman in town will tell you the inn is watched over by a 'lantern sprite' that likes fresh bread and dislikes cruel words. Travelers from farther afield sometimes leave small tokens for the sprite, and a few claim their luck improved after staying a night.

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