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Hearth and Halfpenny

Hearth and Halfpenny began as a wayside cottage owned by Marla Halfpenny, a widow who took in travelers along the old north road. Over three generations it grew from a single hearth to a full inn when the trade road widened in the wake of a merchant guild road project. The inn was rebuilt after a flood forty years ago and retains river-worn stones in its cellar. Locals say the inn sheltered scouts during a border skirmish many years ago and that the rafters still hold notches carved by soldiers marking the nights they passed through.

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Hearth and Halfpenny

Hearth and Halfpenny began as a wayside cottage owned by Marla Halfpenny, a widow who took in travelers along the old north road.

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Marta Halfpenny

Tavernkeeper

Marta Halfpenny
HumanBard

Keeper's Species

Human

History

Hearth and Halfpenny began as a wayside cottage owned by Marla Halfpenny, a widow who took in travelers along the old north road. Over three generations it grew from a single hearth to a full inn when the trade road widened in the wake of a merchant guild road project. The inn was rebuilt after a flood forty years ago and retains river-worn stones in its cellar. Locals say the inn sheltered scouts during a border skirmish many years ago and that the rafters still hold notches carved by soldiers marking the nights they passed through.

Quirks

A gray tomcat named Soot patrols the tables and occasionally swipes small shiny things. Patrons who leave a coin beneath a small carved token on the hearth beam are said to receive extra luck on the road. Every night before closing the innkeeper rings a brass bell three times; locals consider it a warding ritual and will not break the silence that follows. The notice board uses a notch system of colored ribbons to quietly indicate which jobs are safe, risky, or likely to lead to trouble.

Lore

Local rumor links the inn to a ruined watchtower two miles north. Villagers tell of a hidden supply chest placed under the inn's foundation during the tower's fall, sewn into the mortar and forgotten by time. A few old hymns mention Marla Halfpenny by name, saying she fed both soldiers and strangers without asking questions. The inn's name became common along the road, and several other inns adopted the 'Halfpenny' sign though none match the original hearth or its old stonework.

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