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The Hearth of Hollowoak

The Hearth of Hollowoak began as a single-room waystation carved into an old oak's stump over four centuries ago. Merris Oakmantle's family took over the site two hundred years back, expanding the inn while preserving the oak-beam architecture. Over the centuries, the tavern became a crossroads for travelers, soldiers, and scholars. Wars, treaties, and a few quiet miracles have passed through its door. The row of brass hooks beside the hearth holds mementos from the inn's most famous nights — a ruined pennant, a duke’s broken signet, and a child's carved whistle returned decades later.

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The Hearth of Hollowoak

The Hearth of Hollowoak began as a single-room waystation carved into an old oak's stump over four centuries ago.

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Merris Oakmantle

Tavernkeeper

Merris Oakmantle
HumanBard (College of Lore)

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Hearth of Hollowoak began as a single-room waystation carved into an old oak's stump over four centuries ago. Merris Oakmantle's family took over the site two hundred years back, expanding the inn while preserving the oak-beam architecture. Over the centuries, the tavern became a crossroads for travelers, soldiers, and scholars. Wars, treaties, and a few quiet miracles have passed through its door. The row of brass hooks beside the hearth holds mementos from the inn's most famous nights — a ruined pennant, a duke’s broken signet, and a child's carved whistle returned decades later.

Quirks

The hearth embers are kept in a brass brazier carved with tiny runes that hum faintly when arguments rise. Patrons often leave small trinkets in the hearth as offerings; Merris catalogues these and occasionally returns them with a story or a favor.

Lore

Locals tell of a night when the inn's hearth flared a cold blue light and a shadow-lord was briefly compelled to tell the truth. From that night came the brass brazier's faint hum; some claim it holds a sliver of a star fallen in the age of heroes. The sealed cellar vault is said to be sealed by a triad of wards: one crafted by a reclusive archon, one by a human enchanter who founded the inn's line, and one by a nameless forest spirit. Scholars argue what was sealed within — a treaty, a map, or the last instruction of a guardian spirit. The truth changes with who pays to remember it.

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