The Cut Landing House
The Cut Landing House began as a store shed beside the cove's working shore. Huni bought the building after its former owners left Screech Cove and rebuilt its interior with hatch covers and timber salvaged from vessels that could not be repaired. The low roof and narrow windows help it hold warmth when sea wind knifes through the village. It became a favored meeting place for crews and tradesfolk who prefer a quieter table after the market auction has broken up.
The Cut Landing House
Overview
History
The Cut Landing House began as a store shed beside the cove's working shore. Huni bought the building after its former owners left Screech Cove and rebuilt its interior with hatch covers and timber salvaged from vessels that could not be repaired. The low roof and narrow windows help it hold warmth when sea wind knifes through the village. It became a favored meeting place for crews and tradesfolk who prefer a quieter table after the market auction has broken up.
Quirks
Huni marks the day's wind direction in charcoal on the doorframe, adding a short line when the wind changes. She will not serve auction brokers before afternoon, and even then does so reluctantly. If someone asks about the empty bench, she answers that a place should be kept for people who have not made it home yet. The room falls quiet when a returning traveler takes that seat, then conversation gradually resumes around them.
Rooms and services6
- Cookfire hearthFood serviceA soot-dark cookfire warms the low room. Its iron hooks hold pots above the flames, and the smoke leaves a sharp, peppery scent in the rafters.
- Hatch-cover tables and returner's benchSeatingHeavy tables made from salvaged hatch covers bear old nail holes and faded cargo marks. One bench is always left empty for travelers returning from the interior.
- Loft berthsLodgingA narrow loft has four curtained sleeping berths. The floor creaks with the shifting of the tide, and shutters can be barred against salt spray.
- Covered yardStorage and animal careA covered side yard offers a trough, hitching posts, and space to stack repair timber or lash down a handcart. Huni keeps the gate chained after dark.
- Crew wager boardGamblingA scarred board and a pouch of small stakes serve for quiet wagers on sailing times, weather, and which crew will finish its repairs first.
- Work and passage slateServicesA chalked slate by the counter lists available hands, urgent hull work, and passage requests. Huni erases names once the work is settled.
People
The keeper and 5 patronsKeeperHuni Half-orc fighter, level 12
Undersea envoy and occasional passage brokerSzel A watchful merfolk courier who speaks carefully about currents and undersea affairs. She prefers to listen first and keeps her messages sealed until she has judged the listener.
Shipwright's foremanBranko Vesk A broad-shouldered orc repair foreman with a patient manner until someone wastes good timber. He remembers every hull he has helped mend.
Interior guideOlyra A half-elf trail guide with a dry laugh and a habit of checking the door whenever the wind shifts. She knows which inland paths are passable after rain.
Merchant and discreet buyerDimitri Kall A human factor who waits until the auction crowd has dispersed before discussing cargo. Polite and outwardly relaxed, he counts every pause in a negotiation.
SailmakerFenna A halfling sailmaker who talks quickly when excited and goes silent when she spots a poor repair. Her practical advice is usually worth more than her jokes.
Keeper's Species
Half-orc
Intrigue
What locals say
Screech Cove depends on its anchorage, ship repairs, and imported grain, so practical knowledge of wind, hulls, and passage has real value here. The House's patrons trade news from the island interior as readily as they trade repair work. Huni's charcoal wind record is useful to sailors, but she treats it as a working observation, not an omen. Local crews also speak warily of the sea's older powers and politics, matters best approached with care rather than loud claims in a crowded room.
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