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The Lanterned Hen

The Lanterned Hen was founded twenty-two years ago by Marga Goodson and her husband, a retired caravan master. Built from timber reclaimed after a riverside flood, the inn started as a single-room alehouse. Over the years it grew into a cozy two-story inn favored by farmers, traveling merchants, and the occasional low-level adventuring party. A small fire twenty years ago gutted the kitchen, but Marga rebuilt it herself and kept the cornerstone marked with a carved hen. The husband passed on five years ago while on a supply run, leaving Marga to run the inn alone. Since then she has adopted a mix of regulars and young helpers, and the inn has become a gentle crossroads for local gossip.

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The Lanterned Hen

The Lanterned Hen was founded twenty-two years ago by Marga Goodson and her husband, a retired caravan master.

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Marga Goodson

Tavernkeeper

Marga Goodson
HumanFighter (retired adventurer)

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Lanterned Hen was founded twenty-two years ago by Marga Goodson and her husband, a retired caravan master. Built from timber reclaimed after a riverside flood, the inn started as a single-room alehouse. Over the years it grew into a cozy two-story inn favored by farmers, traveling merchants, and the occasional low-level adventuring party. A small fire twenty years ago gutted the kitchen, but Marga rebuilt it herself and kept the cornerstone marked with a carved hen. The husband passed on five years ago while on a supply run, leaving Marga to run the inn alone. Since then she has adopted a mix of regulars and young helpers, and the inn has become a gentle crossroads for local gossip.

Quirks

The inn keeps a tame hen named Toast that roams the common room and occasionally perches on strangers' laps. Marga rings a small brass bell at dusk; anyone who fails to respond by name is nudged for a song or a tall tale. Each morning a mismatched pair of socks appears on the hearthstone as if a small mischief spirit delights in laundry pranks.

Lore

Locals say the inn stands where an old waystation once sheltered pilgrims. The carved hen on the hearthstone is said to bring safe travel to those who touch it before leaving. Children whisper about a small, watchful spirit in the rafters that steals only one sock from each guest. Older folk recall that, during the famine two decades ago, Marga fed more people than the ledger shows, and some quietly suspect she keeps favors owed by the town's worthier families.

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