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The Gilded Stag

The Gilded Stag began as a hunter's lodge founded sixty years ago by the Hearthwell family after a prosperous stag hunt. Mara's mother kept the inn through winter sieges and the Great Cattle Plague; Mara took over after her father's death and reworked the place into a welcoming inn for caravans along the Western Road. Over time it became a neutral ground for mercenaries, messengers, and families — a place where oaths are honored and tabs are remembered on the carved tally rather than parchment.

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The Gilded Stag

The Gilded Stag began as a hunter's lodge founded sixty years ago by the Hearthwell family after a prosperous stag hunt.

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Mara Hearthwell

Tavernkeeper

Mara Hearthwell
HumanFighter (retired)

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Gilded Stag began as a hunter's lodge founded sixty years ago by the Hearthwell family after a prosperous stag hunt. Mara's mother kept the inn through winter sieges and the Great Cattle Plague; Mara took over after her father's death and reworked the place into a welcoming inn for caravans along the Western Road. Over time it became a neutral ground for mercenaries, messengers, and families — a place where oaths are honored and tabs are remembered on the carved tally rather than parchment.

Quirks

The antlered stag's head above the hearth is always polished by Mara at dusk; townfolk swear the stag's eyes seem to follow trouble through the door. Mara keeps a carved tally stick behind the bar rather than written tabs; regulars are marked by initials and a token, and misplacing your token means your debt is indifferent to your pleas.

Lore

Local superstition holds that the stag antler above the hearth was taken from a spirit-beast that protected the valley in old days. Some older patrons swear the antler wards the inn against misfortune: when a true threat approaches, the stag's left eye seems to dull and a faint, warm wind flows from the chimney. Scholars of minor superstition note that the antler may be a minor focus for hearth-based warding — not powerful magic, but a comforting charm that made the Gilded Stag a favored refuge for travelers who prefer discretion over spectacle.

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