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The Ember & Oak Inn

The Ember & Oak Inn began as a watchkeeper's cottage on the road five decades ago. After a season of raiding and a flood that took the old watchtower, Edda's grandmother bought the lot and rebuilt it around an enormous oak beam salvaged from the tower. The inn served as a waystation for merchants and pilgrims and, over time, became a favored crossroads for local tradespeople and the occasional adventuring party. Generations have tended the hearth and the oak, and many of the inn's beams still bear initials carved by travelers who never returned.

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The Ember & Oak Inn

The Ember & Oak Inn began as a watchkeeper's cottage on the road five decades ago.

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Edda Bramble

Tavernkeeper

Edda Bramble
HalflingBard

Keeper's Species

Halfling

History

The Ember & Oak Inn began as a watchkeeper's cottage on the road five decades ago. After a season of raiding and a flood that took the old watchtower, Edda's grandmother bought the lot and rebuilt it around an enormous oak beam salvaged from the tower. The inn served as a waystation for merchants and pilgrims and, over time, became a favored crossroads for local tradespeople and the occasional adventuring party. Generations have tended the hearth and the oak, and many of the inn's beams still bear initials carved by travelers who never returned.

Quirks

The inn keeps a 'quiet mug' rule: anyone who speaks conspiratorially at a table is offered a painted wooden mug that, when lifted, emits a soft chime visible only to patrons within earshot to remind them they are being overheard. The inn's cat, Coal, will sit on unusual guests' laps and will not move until they reveal their true name or purpose. Edda collects small favors as currency: a ribbon, a single odd coin, or a scrap of a map can be traded for a silent piece of information.

Lore

Locals whisper that the Ember Oak grants a small warmth to weary travelers, a comfort that keeps trouble's chill at bay. Old timers claim the inn sits on the edge of an ancient boundary, and that the first person who carved their initials into the beam bound a bargain with whoever tended the line between the road and the wild. No official record confirms this, but merchants who sleep under the beam rarely fall ill on the road.

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