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The Embered Mug

The Embered Mug began as a waystop for hunters on the north road fifty years ago. The original owner rebuilt the place after a winter blaze using stones from a ruined watchtower, giving the inn its squat, comforting silhouette. Over the decades it has sheltered refugees from border skirmishes, served as a discreet meeting place for merchants moving contraband, and hosted the annual harvest telling of wounds and fortunes. The current owner bought the inn ten years ago and converted the upstairs into the private rooms while keeping the common room largely unchanged.

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The Embered Mug

The Embered Mug began as a waystop for hunters on the north road fifty years ago.

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Mara Thorne

Tavernkeeper

Mara Thorne
HumanFighter

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Embered Mug began as a waystop for hunters on the north road fifty years ago. The original owner rebuilt the place after a winter blaze using stones from a ruined watchtower, giving the inn its squat, comforting silhouette. Over the decades it has sheltered refugees from border skirmishes, served as a discreet meeting place for merchants moving contraband, and hosted the annual harvest telling of wounds and fortunes. The current owner bought the inn ten years ago and converted the upstairs into the private rooms while keeping the common room largely unchanged.

Quirks

The Embered Mug keeps a temperamental hearth that flares an extra orange when a good story is told; the inn cat, Cinder, has a habit of stealing small shiny things and leaving a feather in their place; the innkeeper records debts and favors in a ledger with a ribbon placed on the current 'urgent' page; performers who succeed in making the crowd cry receive a free room upgrade.

Lore

Locals say the inn sits on a minor crossroads of old leyways, where caravans once paused to bless their loads. Folk claim that on certain fogbound mornings you can hear hoofbeats of an old patrol that vanished generations ago. The inn's sign, a mug rimed in ember-glow, is rumored to have been carved from the same timber that burned in the founding blaze; some say the wood still warms to those who need refuge.

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