The Sauce of the Common Folk
A warm, savory table sauce built for eggs, stews, roasted meat, and the kind of meals that keep a room alive.
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Relic record
Before banners, crowns, and tower wars, Aethoria was held together by kitchens. Hearthkeeper belongs to the taverns below the White Keep, where bread was torn by hand and arguments ended when the sauce reached the table.
It is the first flame in the Age of Kings: friendly enough for the common folk, steady enough to outlast a cold night, and just sharp enough to remind a lord that he is not the only person in the room.
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