City
Cosy
Modest prices
Copper Hearth Stands
the dwarfhouse with the fight-platform
Thick stone walls and a low, smoke-darkened ceiling fold you in like a wool cloak. Five stout round tables fill the room, each scarred by tankards and axe-butts; behind the bar, a polished oak counter gleams, and a raised oak platform takes up one corner — flattened leather straps, blood-worn rope, and a ring of scorched straw marking the fighting circle. The scent is roasted root vegetables, warm barley, and waxed leather. Lantern light pools in golden circles; the chatter is friendly, sometimes loud, full of clipped Dwarvish jokes and the clink of coin. The crowd is mostly city craftsmen, a few wandering sellswords and an old miner who never leaves his chair. Folks here settle arguments with a fist or a wager rather than law papers; the keeper settles debts with a nod and a plate of stew. Even on slow nights the place feels lived-in: a family portrait of long-dead hold-foremen hangs crooked, and a battered shield above the hearth bears five shallow dents made in celebration — or in apology.
A hammered copper ring suspended from an iron bracket; the metal is burnished bright where hands have touched it for years. No lettering, only a small carved mallet and a single rune for 'safety' at the ring's center.
Bromli Ironwink
Dwarf
Manner
Quirk
Stats
Copper Knock
5 spA warming spiced brew finished with a splash of smoky spirit; it steadies the hands and hardens nerve — drinkers gain advantage on the first Strength (Athletics) or Constitution saving throw they make within the hour after drinking.
Modest (5e lifestyle: about 1 gp a day)
Mara Quickspoon · cook
A one-eyed halfling who runs the kitchen with brisk efficiency and an arsenal of spice jars under her apron.
Garr Stonehand · bouncer
A broad-shouldered human ex-gladiator who stands by the platform and breaks up fights with minimal fuss (and maximal efficiency).
Old Harn the Taper
A retired miner who remembers the Hollow Forge and mutters about a guardian waking below Stonebridge; he wants a final expedition to reclaim an old family hammer.
Selbin Kettlewick
A ledger-keeper for local brokers who comes each week to settle accounts; he has been watching the inn's books closely and carries a small slate with names.
Rook of the Red Band
A scarred sellsword who bets on arena fights and is quietly trying to buy Bromli's favor to get a 'private match' for a dangerous patron.
1
Old Harn claims the Hollow Forge beneath Stonebridge holds a rusted family hammer called Ironbrow; he says the way to it is through a collapsed kiln shaft under the southern cistern.
2
Selbin Kettlewick whispers that a broker named Marrek Halden has a secret ledger listing the Copper Hearth Stands as collateral and that Halden sent a 'collector' to town this week.
3
Rook of the Red Band says a travelling noble, Lady Jex Mire, is seeking fighters for a private bout where the prize is a carved starglass shard said to grant a single truth-seeing vision.
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