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I'm at a bit of a crunch time for something I've been working on. Quite by accident I seem to have created a central location that a number of my characters will be meeting and/or living. This is an inn that is not far from the gate leading into the inner keep and Duke's palace. So far I've been hedging on naming it simply calling it 'the inn' but this has to come to an end shortly. I've kicked it around on the MK Guild IRC some but there's been no suggestion for a name that seems to have a ring to it. So I'm tossing it up here to see if something more creative can be found. Once named, or even before I suppose, the inn will be available for others to be staying at or eating within. I'm not trying to diminish the Deaf Mule's place in the Keep but there must certainly be room for two such establishments in a fine city such as Metamor.
Description of the building
The main features of this inn are as follows. It is a very large building, 122' x 60' with an equally large stable behind it. Its first floor has stone walls with the second and third floors being half timber construction and its roof is slate tiles. The inn has 72 rooms that are for rent. About half of these are rented on a monthly basis to people who live and work in the Keep. The others are rented to travelers. Along with the guest rooms there are two large common sleeping rooms on the second floor for teamsters and other travelers needing just a place to roll out a blanket to sleep. There is also a pair of common sleeping areas in the attic for the serving staff. Another unique feature and one you wouldn't find in many if any medieval inns, is that the guest rooms that are in the central part of the building each have a hearth in them. The common room on the first floor has two hearths in it, one large the other small (somewhat like the owners) and it is this feature that is shown on the inn's sign. The common area has several large tables and a few booths along one wall. See the floor plan links below for details (some rooms are labeled for characters already staying there).
First Floor of the Inn
Second Floor of the Inn
Third Floor of the Inn
Exterior view of the Inn
Background to the inn and its owners
The inn is owned by Darion (AR) and Jami (TG) Goquen whose family has been innkeepers at Metamor for generations. Both were at the battle of Three Gates and made a last stand in their first inn. Darion's life was saved by being changed into a child and by his wife, Jami, being changed into a man who defended him. Their livelihood, the inn, was little more then a ruined shell by the end of the battle however. Darion, who had found a large sum of money on a Lutin commander he had killed, pledged to build a new inn that could also serve as a strong hold should the Keep's wall ever be breached again. Thus the current inn came into being and the Duke has allowed him to keep a secret store of weapons in the inn's cellar.
Darion is an energetic youth who is seldom seen without a smile. As with all children he seems to have boundless energy but he applies this to his work as an innkeeper. Jami is a large man who could easily be mistaken for a lumberjack. A sizable thick beard covering the upper part of his chest and his voice is a rich baritone. Jami is usually found at the bar in the common room where he directs the servants in their duties and makes sure those who have too much ale cause no problems.
Names that have been suggested so far are:
Companion Hearth Inn
Pair of Hearths Inn
Loving Hearths Inn
Jolly Hearth Inn
So, with all that information, does anyone have some suggestions for a name?
