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The Gilded Hearth

Founded thirty-two years ago by a wandering pair of siblings, the inn began as a single-room alehouse beside the old north road. Over the decades it expanded into a cozy stop for farmers, travelers, and the occasional merchant caravan. The current keeper bought the place ten years ago after returning from a few seasons on the road. The inn has weathered one bandit raid, a small flood that damaged the cellar, and a dispute with a local brewer. Those events are now told by the hearth as jokes and warnings to new patrons.

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The Gilded Hearth

Founded thirty-two years ago by a wandering pair of siblings, the inn began as a single-room alehouse beside the old north road.

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Mira Ashwood

Tavernkeeper

Mira Ashwood
HumanCommoner, former ranger

Keeper's Species

Human

History

Founded thirty-two years ago by a wandering pair of siblings, the inn began as a single-room alehouse beside the old north road. Over the decades it expanded into a cozy stop for farmers, travelers, and the occasional merchant caravan. The current keeper bought the place ten years ago after returning from a few seasons on the road. The inn has weathered one bandit raid, a small flood that damaged the cellar, and a dispute with a local brewer. Those events are now told by the hearth as jokes and warnings to new patrons.

Quirks

A sleek gray cat named Ash patrols the main room and will curl on the warmest lap she finds. She has a habit of stealing small shiny things and burying them under the hearth stones. The innkeeper leaves out a saucer for her and occasionally offers discounts to patrons who return her treasures.

Lore

Locals say the inn stands where a lane once met the north road, and that the first hearth was lit using embers carried from a hamlet believed to bring good fortune. Travelers pass down a simple superstition: touch the carved lantern above the door for safe passage through the next mile. Some older folk whisper that a kindly spirit favors the building, keeping storms at bay whenever the hearth fire is tended at dusk.

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