Wicker Goat

Owners

Lankus Kurrid (veteran)

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Faction: Loyalist (Personal Conviction)
Role: Proprietor of the Wicker Goat / Former Guard
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
NPC Type: Veteran (Retired)

Appearance

Broad and scarred, built like a man who never truly left the battlefield. Hair kept short, beard trimmed practical. Wears sturdy tavern clothes but carries himself like he’s still on duty. Moves with slight stiffness from old injuries—still strong enough to end a fight quickly.

At the Table

  • Gruff but controlled

  • Speaks plainly; wastes no breath

  • Ends arguments before they escalate

  • Uses silence and eye contact as authority

  • Respects effort over status

  • Softens only when speaking of Mira

He works best as firm but fair—the kind of man who keeps peace without needing to prove he can break it.

Overview

Lankus runs the Wicker Goat, favored tavern of guards and dwarven miners. Though retired from patrol, he still keeps order with a watchful eye and commanding presence. The tavern is his new post—where he listens, watches, and measures the town’s shifting tensions.

Hooks / Use

  • Neutral ground between factions

  • Source of guard and miner sentiment

  • Can shut down tavern violence fast

  • Knows when tensions are rising

  • Reliable contact for disciplined parties

Secret

  • Loyalist by conviction; believes order keeps Saltmarsh standing.

  • Quietly tracks faction tensions through tavern talk.

  • Will side with stability over friendship if forced to choose.

  • If unrest spreads, he locks the doors and takes control.

Mira Kurrid

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Faction: Loyalist (Moderate)
Role: Proprietor of the Wicker Goat
Race: Human
Alignment: Neutral Good
NPC Type: Commoner (Skilled) / Expert (Noncombatant)

Appearance

Practical and warm-faced, with steady hands and observant eyes. Simple working clothes, apron dusted with flour, sleeves rolled when needed. Moves efficiently behind the bar or through the kitchen. Calm competence in everything she does.

At the Table

  • Speaks softly but confidently

  • Listens fully before responding

  • Rarely interrupts

  • Defuses tension with tone, not authority

  • Offers advice sparingly—and thoughtfully

  • Redirects gossip without shaming

  • She works best as emotional ballast—steady, perceptive, and quietly influential.

Overview

Mira is the heart of the Wicker Goat. She runs the bar, manages the kitchen and rooms, and keeps staff moving with quiet efficiency. Where Lankus keeps order, Mira keeps harmony.

The Goat thrives because of her.

Hooks / Use

  • Neutral listener for party concerns

  • Source of cross-faction sentiment

  • Early warning for rising tensions

  • Quiet mediator between rival patrons

  • Social bridge to Manistrad or Lankus

Secret

  • Loyalist in principle, but sympathetic to working families.

  • Understands Traditionalist fears better than most Loyalists.

  • Often tempers Lankus’s harsher instincts in private.

  • Sees fractures forming in Saltmarsh before others do.

  • If conflict deepens, she will quietly work to prevent escalation—no matter the cost to pride.