The Rusty Hearth

The Rusty Hearth began twenty years ago when Mirna's parents converted a half-ruined farmhouse into a roadside inn for traders and pilgrims. Over the years it became favored by first-time adventurers leaving the town's safety. Mirna inherited the place and turned it into an 'Adventurer's Haven' — a place to hire passage, post notices, learn basic skills, and find fellow travelers. It has weathered a small raid, a bad ale scandal, and one notorious tavern brawl that nearly burned the roof (the cat was blamed).

Tavern

The Rusty Hearth

The Rusty Hearth began twenty years ago when Mirna's parents converted a half-ruined farmhouse into a roadside inn for traders and pilgrims.

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Mirna Oakbottle

Tavernkeeper

Mirna Oakbottle
HalflingBard

Keeper's Species

Halfling

History

The Rusty Hearth began twenty years ago when Mirna's parents converted a half-ruined farmhouse into a roadside inn for traders and pilgrims. Over the years it became favored by first-time adventurers leaving the town's safety. Mirna inherited the place and turned it into an 'Adventurer's Haven' — a place to hire passage, post notices, learn basic skills, and find fellow travelers. It has weathered a small raid, a bad ale scandal, and one notorious tavern brawl that nearly burned the roof (the cat was blamed).

Quirks

Mirna rings a small brass bell when someone performs a proper tune; the first drink is half-price for performers. A soot-black cat named Ash steals small, shiny things from pockets and leaves them on the bar as 'payment' (items returned for a fish or treat). The owner keeps a ledger of 'favours owed' rather than strictly cash tabs for trusted adventurers.

Lore

Locals say the hearth stone came from a milepost that once lined the old King's Road; an old symbol carved into it is rumored to glow faintly when danger approaches. The tavern sits near the edge of a once-profitable silver mine that closed after a collapse and a string of disappearances. Whispered tales claim the mine's keeper left behind a hidden ledger that points to something valuable — and dangerous — still buried in the tunnels.

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