Gloamleaf Hollow

Gloamleaf Hollow began as a lean-to built around a living oak by a pair of retired rangers who used the spot as a waypoint. Over two decades it grew into a two story retreat as branches were coaxed into beams and rooms. The current keeper, Mira Thornbloom, inherited the place after a winter fire and rebuilt using methods meant to encourage rather than harm the trees. The tavern is known in three nearby villages as a reliable stop for supplies, directions, and a warm bed when the trails grow dark.

Tavern

Gloamleaf Hollow

Gloamleaf Hollow began as a lean-to built around a living oak by a pair of retired rangers who used the spot as a waypoint.

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Mira Thornbloom

Tavernkeeper

Mira Thornbloom
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Keeper's Species

Half-elf

History

Gloamleaf Hollow began as a lean-to built around a living oak by a pair of retired rangers who used the spot as a waypoint. Over two decades it grew into a two story retreat as branches were coaxed into beams and rooms. The current keeper, Mira Thornbloom, inherited the place after a winter fire and rebuilt using methods meant to encourage rather than harm the trees. The tavern is known in three nearby villages as a reliable stop for supplies, directions, and a warm bed when the trails grow dark.

Quirks

Lanterns are hung in clusters of three, never four, and are fed with a moss oil that smells faintly of sage. The staff hums a short tune before serving newcomers. If a guest leaves a small wooden leaf token on the bar, the staff will keep an extra cup of stew ready for them when they return. Arguments are settled by an impartial game of knucklebones when possible.

Lore

Locals say a root spring beneath the tavern is touched by an old wood-sense, a benign if moody presence that prefers quiet and offerings of boiled nettles or fresh sap bread. Old tales speak of a pact made when the first beam was tied to living oak: in exchange for shelter, the tavern promises to leave one window unlatched on the solstice. The story is half superstition but it has shaped the tavern's rituals and a few of its rules.

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