Trobridge Inn
An independent inn owned and operated by the Mercantylers' Guild at a ford of the Farin River. The inn, a traditional layover for Salt Route caravans, is fortified much like a manor and has its own village, croplands, and pasture. It exists on the sufferance of the surrounding Chelni tribesmen, who could destroy the inn any time they wished but prefer to use it as a trading post where civilized goods can be obtained. The Chelni gather near Trobridge Inn in the early spring, holding a noisy and rambunctious moot while engaging in trade.
The inn was built in 646 by the Mercantylers' Guild under a special charter from the Mangai. It is currently operated by a freemaster innkeeper who splits his profits with the Mercantylers' Guild. As the name suggests, there was once a bridge here, but it was washed away in 717. Plans to build a new bridge are awaiting the accumulation of sufficient capital from a stiff toll of 3d per person or animal that is charged to all travelers.
The adjacent village is a rendezvous for outlaws and riffraff from all over Hârn. One such is Kurson of Ondailis, a brigand with ambition to ascend to the nobility. Kurson has a manor adjacent to the inn and is the real power at Trobridge. He has roughly 20 armed retainers in his employ and has offered both Tharda and Kaldor his "fief" in return for a knighthood. The days of the inn's independence may be numbered, as both states covet it as an outpost.
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