The Red Kettle Roadside Store
Est. 2026 • Human Commoner
The Red Kettle Roadside Store
Mara Venn is a broad-shouldered human widow in her early fifties who runs the store with meticulous practicality. She wears a faded green apron, keeps a brass t...
Shopkeeper
Mara Venn, a Human Commoner (Lvl 1)
Keeper's Species
Human
Shop Inventory
(18)A balanced knife suitable for cutting provisions, defense, or throwing at close range. Each has a plain wooden handle and a serviceable iron blade.
A sturdy walking staff of ash wood, capped with iron. Road travelers often use these as both walking aids and emergency weapons.
A compact hand axe intended for chopping firewood, though it is sharp enough for combat when necessary.
A leather pouch containing twenty smooth clay or stone sling bullets. The shopkeeper keeps several sacks beneath the counter.
A durable canvas backpack with leather straps and several exterior loops for bedrolls, waterskins, and cooking gear.
A corked leather waterskin treated with wax to prevent leaks. The shopkeeper sells them empty or fills them from the rain barrel outside.
A thick beeswax candle wrapped in paper. The shopkeeper recommends carrying at least two on any overnight journey.
A clay oil lamp with a simple wick and shutter. It is less likely to blow out than a candle and can be refilled with lamp oil.
A stoppered ceramic flask of lamp oil, packed in straw to prevent breakage during travel.
A wrapped bundle of hardtack, dried apples, smoked roots, and salted meat. It is filling, durable, and intentionally lacking in flavor.
Fifty feet of hempen rope, coiled and bound with twine. Each coil bears a faded red mark indicating the shop's stock.
A compact sewing kit made for repairing cloaks, packs, tents, and road-worn clothing.
A locally made map covering roughly two days of travel in every direction. It includes inked warnings about washed-out roads and an abandoned tollhouse.
A small iron signal whistle with a piercing tone. The shopkeeper gives one to trusted customers who are traveling after dark.
A weatherproof fire-starting kit in a hinged tin. It has seen frequent use but remains dependable.
Quilted travel clothing reinforced with leather strips at the shoulders, ribs, and forearms. Better than ordinary clothes, but no substitute for proper armor.
A sealed red glass vial containing a sweet-smelling herbal mixture. The shopkeeper purchases these from a licensed traveling apothecary.
A tin of rendered fat, crushed yarrow, and bitter green herbs. It is inexpensive, unpleasant, and surprisingly effective for small cuts and burns.
Lootable Stash
(5)Where The Take Sits
Security Check
On Failure
Estimated haul
150.16 gp
Daily Till
Mara's Locket
Reserve Healing Potions
Road and Debt Ledger
Tollhouse Silver Tokens
Mara Venn
Shop Atmosphere
“Mara Venn is a broad-shouldered human widow in her early fifties who runs the store with meticulous practicality. She wears a faded green apron, keeps a brass tally counter on a cord around her neck, and remembers every customer's face even when she forgets their name. The shop occupies a low, weather-beaten roadside building beneath a leaning sign painted with a red kettle. Its interior smells of lamp oil, dried herbs, flour, leather, and rain-damp wool. Shelves are packed from floor to ceiling with rope, cookware, tools, preserved food, travel gear, and a few weapons intended for emergencies rather than adventurers. A bell made from a horseshoe hangs above the door, while tin cups and loose spoons are arranged behind the counter as a crude alarm. Mara is honest about the quality of her goods, but charges desperate travelers slightly more for scarce supplies. She offers a free cup of weak tea to anyone who brings news about the road ahead. Her nephew Cal sleeps in the adjoining room and helps unload caravans, giving the shop two alert occupants during business hours.”
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