Stonehill Inn

In the center of town stands a large, newly built roadhouse of lime mortar and sandstone. The common room is filled with locals nursing mugs of ale or wine, all of them eyeing you with curiosity.

Location

The modest inn is located close to the center of town. It is one of the largest buildings in the village.

Atmosphere

The villagers of Malginess, from miners to farmers, enjoy relaxing in the common room, which has become a good place to hear local gossip and stories. The inn is kept neat and clean, and is a generally pleasant place to visit.

The inn features an Oaken bar with large barrels that line the walls. It feels homely, with a scent that blends savory cooking spices and the sweetness of baklava. The owner's giant dog is a staple here, with its one albino eye. It can usually be found gnawing on a troll bone. The security level is middling - while there isn't much of anyone around to stop conflict, this location doesn't tend to attract poor behavior. The inn's wealth is about average, so prices are what one would commonly expect.

Services

The Stonehill Inn is owned by Toblen Stonehill, who operates it alongside his wife Trilena Stonehill and with help from his son Pip Stonehill. Toblen has a modest level of influence in the region.

The inn provides six rooms for rent on the upper floor, plus alcoholic beverages and food. A bed is five silver pieces a night, and prices are fairly standard for food, ale, and cider, with meals coming to about 1 silver piece. A barmaid called Elsa serves drinks at the bar.

Menu

Ale - 1cp/mug

Common Wine - 4 cp/bottle

Fine Wine - 1sp/bottle

Alagash Snow – 3cp/glass This wine hails from the north. Wizard vintners infuse cold magic into the grapes from which it is derived. Always cold, this milky white liquid frosts any glass it is poured into.

Special Effect

Drinking a glass of Alagash Snow grants resistance to fire damage for 1d4 hours.

Faelyn’s Finest – 3cp/glass A mixture of citrus and melon spirits, enhanced with ginger root and tart berries, this drink has a fresh flavor that will make your cares melt away. A favorite of noble ladies and handmaids, Faelyn keeps this recipe a secret. Many courtiers have tried to persuade her to divulge the ingredients so they could serve it at court and be the talk of the gentry.

Special Effect

When you drink a glass of Faelyn’s Finest, you must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, you take a -2 penalty to your Charisma and Intelligence scores for the next 1d2 hours.

Lean Lamb Merguez - 1cp Mildly spicy, halal homemade sausages braised in harissa sauce, spicy peppers, and served with salad.

Stuffed Mini Eggplants - 1cp Walnut and red pepper stuffed mini eggplants on a bed of arugula. Dressed with pomegranate and sheep feta. Comes with one piece of Malgian bread.

Special Roast – 3cp Spit roasted lamb, snake, or Desert Roc.

7 Vegetable Couscous - 2cp Malgian Semolina. Traditional vegetables including turnip, zucchini, carrots, cabbage, and homemade vegetable bouillon with Malgian spices.

Staff

Elsa, the barmaid, is known to be a bit of a gossip. She has an easy-going personality, wears red-dyed linen clothing as well as a signature plumed cap. She is short and stout, and has a gentle face with sparkling, joyful eyes.

Rumors

Narth, an old farmer

“Sister Garaele, who oversees the Shrine of Luck, recently left town for a few days, then returned wounded and exhausted.”

Elsa, a gossipy barmaid

“Daran Edermath, the orchard keeper, is a former adventurer.”

Lanar, a miner

“Orc raiders have been seen on the east end of Triboar Trail. The townmaster is looking for someone to run them off.”

Trilena, the innkeeper’s wife

“Thel Dendrar, a local stonecarver, stood up to the Redbrands a tenday ago when they came by his shop and leered at his wife. The ruffians murdered him. Several townsfolk saw it happen. The Redbrands grabbed his body, and now his wife, daughter, and son have gone missing too.”

Pip, Toblen’s young son

“Qelline Alderleaf’s son Carp said he found a secret tunnel in the woods, but Redbrands almost caught him.”

Freda, a weaver

“The Redbrands hassle every business in town, except for the Malginess Miner’s Exchange. They don’t want trouble with Halia Thornton, who runs it.”

Architecture

Newly built, the inn is a large, two-story building is made of lime mortar and sandstone.

Type

Inn

Parent Location

Malginess

Owner

Toblen Stonehill