The Winged Ladle, Inn, Thistle Hold

The Winged Ladle

While the Hold was being built, it was not a pleasant place to live. The ground was trampled and muddy, goblins and Ambrian construction workers were making noise day and night, and without the palisade in place, the beasts of the forest could attack at a whim. For these reasons, and to be able to oversee the site, Lasifor Nightpitch had his house built in the crown of a towering tree – in fact, the only tree not chopped down in order to make room for buildings and streets.

When Nighthome was finished Lasifor left his eagle’s nest, but the tree was left standing and since then a second floor and two annexes has been added to the crown house. Today the inn has sixteen rooms, which often are booked in advance by nobles and dignitaries planning to visit the town. However, if you are lucky, a cancellation has been made and left a few beds available for hire. And surely it can be worth both the high cost and the climb up the stair winding along the trunk, because even if the final statement is a poetic lie there is some truth to the text painted on the sign at the bottom of the stair: “Warmly welcome to the Winged Ladle – the inn that offers heavenly dining, divine drinks and beds as soft as clouds at down to earth prices”.