~Wayfarers Inn~
In the dangerous and relentless lands of Myr, adventurers of all ages have been fighting for decades to restore balance and pacify the wilderness. Mages, Rogues, Warriors have been exploring the vast reaches of the Vale of Shadows or fought the fearless Goblins in Goblin Hills. Yet, being drunk of their former victories, they all seem to underestimate the force of mother nature. They had to unite against the strong treants, earthshaking elementals or the seemingly undefeatable wisps.
Many years Heartwood, the last refuge of mother nature, hasn't been challenged due to the brute force they had to experience. But recently, something changed. Many adventurers united in their strive to pacify the Heartwoods, they fought together, side by side, to learn the secrets of the nature. And they were successful! Some managed to get deep enough into the wild to tell tales about giant earthshaking stonemen, causing the earth to shatter and making even the bravest hearts fearful.
Those tales were told rather often in the recent days around the fireplaces of the Wayfarers Inn. Adventurers boasting about what they learned in the wilds while enjoying some homemade Nightshade Berry Juice. Even some jars were destroyed in the demonstrations. Yet, they always paid it. Seems like the Heartwood is rather a gold mine.
Wayfarers Inn has been found to give adventurers a place to calm down, enjoy theirselves and find company in their missions into Heartwood. It's located just in the south of Heartwood, just next to the pave road and a dirt road, that leads right into Heartwood. It was meant to give shelter to those who fought bravely against mother nature - or those who are just about to do it. Freshly seasoned regional roasted direwolf meat was by far the favorite meal for those adventurers. Admittedly, the mandrake root soup might have been tasty, but didn't fill up the stomach for a whole day. But with the freshly harvested wild onions, garnished with some locally harvested raspberries, it became a good alternative or addition to the meat.
But many adventurers didn't only want to eat or drink, but rather have a good nights sleep in a reasonable bed, after a whole day of fighting and exploring. Thus, the Wayfarers Inn developed and gave adventurers the possibility to stay the night in their personal room just next to the tavern, warmed with a treant-wood-heated fireplace:
Due to its proximity to Heartwood, it was also often used for trade, for example by Ryze, an adventurer that has explored Heartwood and tried to sell his findings afterwards.
The cozy appartment became popular, just as the tavern itself. The handmade garlic bread was made on the Workbench every day by the kitchen staff from scratch, whilst the sproutling-fired-fireplace gave it a unique Heartwood-taste:
Wayfarers Inn has understood that it's all about the adventurers and giving them a warm welcoming feeling. Thus, the main tavern room was heated by four different fireplaces, allowing the adventurers to warm up and gain new energy for their future adventures. Additionally, there had to be entertainment: It could be a Bard, singing about the most renown adventurers of the land or dancers, raising the morale of all the Wayfarers just in between those fireplaces:
Who wouldn't like to sit in this tavern?
