Local legend says the tavern sits atop a faint weave of ley-line intersection; minor magical phenomena — humming lights, an occasional whispered phrase in an unknown tongue, or the stove's embers changing color — are attributed to that weave. The rune in the lantern is similar to marks found on wandering will-o'-wisps, suggesting the tavern's magic may be tied to borderlands between the material plane and a twilight fey pocket.