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The Root & Rag

The Root & Rag began as a smuggler's den carved into a hollowed root after a great storm split the nearby forest. For decades it served loggers and displaced folk until Marta Bramble took over eight years ago, cleaned the place, fixed the supports and turned it into a profitable hub. She kept its shady clientele and secret trade routes, but banned outright murder and fire—balance that kept the tavern intact and profitable.

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The Root & Rag

The Root & Rag began as a smuggler's den carved into a hollowed root after a great storm split the nearby forest.

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Marta 'Knuckles' Bramble

Tavernkeeper

Marta 'Knuckles' Bramble
Half-ElfRogue

Keeper's Species

Half-Elf

History

The Root & Rag began as a smuggler's den carved into a hollowed root after a great storm split the nearby forest. For decades it served loggers and displaced folk until Marta Bramble took over eight years ago, cleaned the place, fixed the supports and turned it into a profitable hub. She kept its shady clientele and secret trade routes, but banned outright murder and fire—balance that kept the tavern intact and profitable.

Quirks

The tavern's lanterns give off a faint, sap-like scent. Coins placed on the ledger table by unknown hands are often moved overnight; customers sometimes wake with a trinket tucked under their pillow if they pass out in the alcoves.

Lore

Locals whisper that the giant root housing the tavern is part of an ancient, slowly wandering tree known as the Sleepwood Matron. Some nights, the tavern floor hums with deep, distant creaks as if the root shifts. A mason's marking near the hearth matches symbols used by a defunct smugglers' guild, implying the tavern once belonged to a larger network that trafficked curios and messages beneath the forest floor.

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