The Salted Keel

The Salted Keel was built just two months ago by the Tallow siblings, former shipwrights who pooled the salvage of a broken sloop to fund the inn. They deliberately erected it near a narrow finger-pier to attract crews looking to avoid the older, pricier taverns upriver. Its fresh-planked walls and new thatch are still the talk of the quay; locals appreciate the dry rooms and quick stews, even if more established houses resent the competition.

Tavern

The Salted Keel

The Salted Keel was built just two months ago by the Tallow siblings, former shipwrights who pooled the salvage of a broken sloop to fund the inn.

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Mira Tallow

Tavernkeeper

Mira Tallow
HumanInnkeeper (Commoner)

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Salted Keel was built just two months ago by the Tallow siblings, former shipwrights who pooled the salvage of a broken sloop to fund the inn. They deliberately erected it near a narrow finger-pier to attract crews looking to avoid the older, pricier taverns upriver. Its fresh-planked walls and new thatch are still the talk of the quay; locals appreciate the dry rooms and quick stews, even if more established houses resent the competition.

Quirks

A brazen gull named 'Knuckle' has an affinity for pockets left near the door and will hop onto benches seeking crumbs. The main floor's center plank squeaks in a peculiar rhythm — sailors claim it's a good luck song when danced on. Patrons toss a copper into a battered tin labeled 'Gozreh's Coffers' for safe harbors; the tin is mostly donations, but sometimes holds notes tacked to it.

Lore

Locals say the Salted Keel sits on a slip where an old lamp once guided small fishing boats to safety; sailors sometimes leave coins for Gozreh at the bar to honor the sea's moods. In Golarion's Inner Sea ports, such rituals are common: a coin tossed, a name whispered, and a bowl of stew shared keeps the harbor's temper fair. Some whisper the tavern's mooring is favored by a ghostly cutter that appears on fog nights — though most chalk such tales up to overripe rum and tired eyes.

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