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The Roaring Boar

The Roaring Boar opened twenty years ago after the river market fell into crime. Founded by Bram Grey, a former city watchman turned brawler, it began as a place for laborers and hunters to drink without pretense. Over the years it survived two city riots, a short-lived arson attempt, and a scandal involving a corrupt magistrate. The tavern evolved into the city's unofficial fight house and meeting place for sailors, mercenaries, and smuggling crews. Bram kept the law at arm's length by paying off a few watch captains and by making the Boar indispensable as a center for gossip and favors.

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Tavern

The Roaring Boar

The Roaring Boar opened twenty years ago after the river market fell into crime.

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Bram Grey

Tavernkeeper

Bram Grey
HumanFighter

Keeper's Species

Human

History

The Roaring Boar opened twenty years ago after the river market fell into crime. Founded by Bram Grey, a former city watchman turned brawler, it began as a place for laborers and hunters to drink without pretense. Over the years it survived two city riots, a short-lived arson attempt, and a scandal involving a corrupt magistrate. The tavern evolved into the city's unofficial fight house and meeting place for sailors, mercenaries, and smuggling crews. Bram kept the law at arm's length by paying off a few watch captains and by making the Boar indispensable as a center for gossip and favors.

Quirks

At closing, the tavern rings a small brass bell and everyone tosses a coin into the wooden boar's head above the hearth. The amount and location of coins predict whether the night ends in songs, fights, or a secretive backroom deal. The tavern's bouncer keeps a discrete ledger of who started fights and who paid their fines; regulars call it the 'Boar's Bill'. Performers who win the crowd twice in a week are granted free rooms for a month.

Lore

Locals say the tavern keeps a bit of old luck in the form of a wooden boar's head nailed above the hearth. Hunters would leave a coin for the boar to bless their hunts. Some say the boar's luck is why the tavern survived its enemies. Others whisper that the boar head points toward a hidden vault when danger is near. Whatever the truth, the Roaring Boar is tied to the city's undercurrent of trade, favors, and the occasional righteous brawl.

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