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The Hearth and Hollow

The Hearth and Hollow was built twenty-two years ago by two traveling siblings who wanted a safe stop for merchants and wayfarers. They raised the inn from the bones of an old watch tower foundation, reusing its stones to build the hearth that still keeps the common room warm. Over the years the inn has served as a waypoint for caravans, a place where soldiers rest between contracts, and a modest center of local gossip. The founding siblings retired to a cottage by the river but sold the inn to the current proprietor after a winter when a band of road bandits pressed too close to town. The inn has a reputation for even-handed hospitality and for keeping secrets when the coin is right.

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The Hearth and Hollow

The Hearth and Hollow was built twenty-two years ago by two traveling siblings who wanted a safe stop for merchants and wayfarers.

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Maret Thornbuckle

Tavernkeeper

Maret Thornbuckle
HalflingBard

Keeper's Species

Halfling

History

The Hearth and Hollow was built twenty-two years ago by two traveling siblings who wanted a safe stop for merchants and wayfarers. They raised the inn from the bones of an old watch tower foundation, reusing its stones to build the hearth that still keeps the common room warm. Over the years the inn has served as a waypoint for caravans, a place where soldiers rest between contracts, and a modest center of local gossip. The founding siblings retired to a cottage by the river but sold the inn to the current proprietor after a winter when a band of road bandits pressed too close to town. The inn has a reputation for even-handed hospitality and for keeping secrets when the coin is right.

Quirks

A small iron bell near the bar is rung three times when a guest leaves valuables for safekeeping. The inn's resident cat, Button, insists on sleeping on any map that touches a table. Patrons who fall asleep by the hearth often wake with a single pressed flower tucked into their cloak. The innkeeper keeps a stack of 'favored favor notes' that can be redeemed for small errands. Singing is encouraged, but the inn enforces a 'no-solo-swearing' rule: anyone who uses a curse word on stage is expected to buy a round of drinks for the room.

Lore

Local storytellers say the stones under the hearth remember the watchtower's last sentry. Old maps show a forgotten beacon near this road that was decommissioned when the kingdom pushed its borders south. Folk who know the tale claim the inn's cellar intersects a narrow, collapsed guard passage that may lead to a forgotten patrol chamber. Some believe the inn's notice board once hung in the watchtower and recorded the names of men who once kept watch over the road. The inn's tapestry depicts a stylized tower whose eyes are said to follow guests, but most attribute that to a clever weaving trick.

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