Mara Fenlock
Role: Proprietor of The Broken Span
Location: Stonewake Crossing
Reputation: Keeps the inn standing—and the peace.
Mara Fenlock owns and runs The Broken Span, the only inn at Stonewake Crossing. She is calm, capable, and impossible to fluster, with the practiced confidence of someone who has seen travelers at their worst and survived them.
She keeps meticulous books, a clean common room, and an unspoken rule: no violence inside her walls.
She charges 5 sp per person per night.
Personality
- Even-tempered and observant
- Polite but firm
- Has little patience for bravado
Common Sayings
- “You can drink or you can shout. Not both.”
- “Beds cost silver. Silence costs nothing.”
- “If the river takes you, don’t haunt my rooms.”
What She Knows
- Who stayed the night and left before dawn
- Which travelers paid extra for privacy
- That fear has been passing through faster than coin
Mara doesn’t pry.
But she remembers everything worth remembering.