The Gilded Gauntlet

The Gilded Gauntlet was founded by Maera Thorn, a half-elf fighter who returned to the city after completing a dangerous series of contracts that tested strength, wit, and honor. She bought and rebuilt an old watchtower tavern, keeping one stone from the original tower embedded in the hearth as a reminder of what it takes to survive. Over a decade the tavern grew into an informal guildhouse for mercenaries, explorers, and scholars. It survived a trade riot that once threatened the quarter by acting as a neutral ground where rival captains met and struck a tenuous accord. The tavern keeps the scars and trophies of that era framed on beams and mantels.