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The Thorned Cup

The Thorned Cup began as an outpost for traveling ritualists thirty years ago when the Binding was renewed. Varis inherited the tavern after his mentor fell in a disputed ritual. Over the decades it became a meeting place for the Old Guard and for apprentices learning the old rites. The thorned motif was added after a near-lynching of a suspected traitor — the bar's ironwork was reforged into protective, spiked patterns as a reminder and a deterrent.

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The Thorned Cup

The Thorned Cup began as an outpost for traveling ritualists thirty years ago when the Binding was renewed.

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Varis Blackroot

Tavernkeeper

Varis Blackroot
ElfPaladin

Keeper's Species

Elf

History

The Thorned Cup began as an outpost for traveling ritualists thirty years ago when the Binding was renewed. Varis inherited the tavern after his mentor fell in a disputed ritual. Over the decades it became a meeting place for the Old Guard and for apprentices learning the old rites. The thorned motif was added after a near-lynching of a suspected traitor — the bar's ironwork was reforged into protective, spiked patterns as a reminder and a deterrent.

Quirks

Every drink is served with a short ritual blessing led by an on-duty ritualist. Refusing the blessing is considered a deliberate insult and may draw stares or cold service.

Lore

Rumor holds the blue hearth is a shard of a sealed binding flame from a bygone war; some say it is a fragment of the very magic that holds the city's wards. The thorned mugs are carved from the roots of a 'black briar' that grows nowhere else save a single hidden grove. Those who drink Briar Bitter three nights running are said to dream of the same nameless figure — some call it a warning, others a calling.

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