In a tavern that never quite sleeps, stories are paid for in blood, teeth, frost, and memory.
The Tales of Early gathers whispered confessions, curses, and half-truths spoken across a scarred oak bar. Each night, travelers arrive carrying something they cannot keep. Each night, the barkeeper listens, wipes the bar clean, and lets the mirror behind him decide what is remembered.
These are not heroic legends.
They are the stories that stain the floorboards.
A blacksmith whose oath froze his hands.
A grave-digger whose nails turned black from digging too deep.
An orchard that fed on marrow instead of rain.
A bell that swallowed children.
A lantern that burned its bearer from the inside out.
Between each tale, the tavern shifts. Keepsakes are nailed into the wood. The mirror shimmers, scratches, breathes, and records. Somewhere beyond the glass, a quiet guild listens, counting stories not for comfort, but for control.
Dark, visceral, and steeped in old-world dread, The Tales of Early blends rustic fantasy and folk horror into a single, living place where no story leaves unchanged.
Pull up a chair.
Pay your price.
Just don't fall asleep.
