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The Crown and Cushion

The Crown and Cushion began as a two-room wayside in a farming hamlet, purchased twenty years ago by Marla Stone after she returned from a short, ill-advised career of adventuring. She renamed the place after an old poem about shelter and soft beds, expanded it when the road to the north developed and set rules to keep dangerous mercenaries out while encouraging honest recruits. Its hearth marks the place where the town militia once rallied, and a faded scorch on the north wall is said to be from a skirmish where townsfolk drove off bandits.

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The Crown and Cushion

The Crown and Cushion began as a two-room wayside in a farming hamlet, purchased twenty years ago by Marla Stone after she returned from a short, ill-advised career of adventuring.

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Marla Stone

Tavernkeeper

Marla Stone
HumanBard

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Crown and Cushion began as a two-room wayside in a farming hamlet, purchased twenty years ago by Marla Stone after she returned from a short, ill-advised career of adventuring. She renamed the place after an old poem about shelter and soft beds, expanded it when the road to the north developed and set rules to keep dangerous mercenaries out while encouraging honest recruits. Its hearth marks the place where the town militia once rallied, and a faded scorch on the north wall is said to be from a skirmish where townsfolk drove off bandits.

Quirks

Every patron leaves a single small item on the hearth's mantle if they've survived a noteworthy danger — a cracked coin, broken feather, or splintered rune. Marla rearranges them nightly into a guessing game for newcomers.

Lore

Locals say that placing a small token on the mantel will 'bind' luck to a traveler for three nights. While superstition, the practice grew when many who left the Crown and Cushion returned with good stories — or at least, less misfortune. The tavern sits near an old waystone whose carving is mostly eroded; some maps note the stone as a landmark once used by regional patrols. Marla keeps a ledger of patrons who have 'gone onward' to help future travelers find allies; it's a quiet network that has occasionally led to unexpected reunions, favors repaid, and the odd treasure hunt.

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