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The Hearth & Halfpenny

The Hearth & Halfpenny was founded two decades ago by Marta's parents as a modest wayside inn on the road between the market town and the highlands. After a raiding party burned half the stable during a cold spring, Marta (then a teenager) led a counter-ambush and later apprenticed with rangers to keep travelers safe. She returned to inherit the inn and turned it into the comfortable refuge it is today, adding the stage and chest after a bandit scare.

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The Hearth & Halfpenny

The Hearth & Halfpenny was founded two decades ago by Marta's parents as a modest wayside inn on the road between the market town and the highlands.

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Marta Goodbarrel

Tavernkeeper

Marta Goodbarrel
HalflingRanger

Keeper's Species

Halfling

History

The Hearth & Halfpenny was founded two decades ago by Marta's parents as a modest wayside inn on the road between the market town and the highlands. After a raiding party burned half the stable during a cold spring, Marta (then a teenager) led a counter-ambush and later apprenticed with rangers to keep travelers safe. She returned to inherit the inn and turned it into the comfortable refuge it is today, adding the stage and chest after a bandit scare.

Quirks

The hearth always seems to shed an ember-shaped ash in the pattern of a halfpenny coin once a month; regulars toss a coin onto the mantel for good luck. Marta hums an odd lullaby whenever a fight threatens to start, and the room rarely escalates when she does.

Lore

Locals say the inn stands on a ley-line crossing where an old coin-slinging rite once took place; the halfpenny motif is more than superstition here. Bards claim coin-shaped ember marks portend fortunes or warnings. More practically, the Hearth & Halfpenny is known across the region as a reliable place to find work, gossip, and a warm bed—especially for mid-level adventurers looking for their next contract or a soft place to lay low.

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