Wenric

 is the halfling owner of Byroden's Bliss, a tavern and inn in Byroden.

Appearance
Wenric is an old halfling man, described as "musty" with a "grizzled" face.

Personality
Wenric, in the eyes of Byroden's children, tends to mutter and grumble. He is generous towards his family, giving up two rooms in his inn for his relatives.

Background
When Wenric's tavern and inn, Byroden's Bliss, was first constructed, it had three guest rooms and space for at least six horses. However, the rooms were eventually reduced to just one as Wenric's family joined him.

Around 780 PD, Wenric's father, a farmer, broke his shoulder. His short-term stay with his son turned into a permanent one.

Three years later, Wenric's cousin from Drynna and her daughter Iselle came to stay, and also never left, reducing the space for guests to a single room. As she grew up, Iselle became Wenric's apprentice, as he was childless.

Kith & Kin
Around 795 PD, Wenric's establishment was described as a place "that thrived on foolhardy wanderers", with space for only one guest and one horse; the rest of the stable served as storage. The tavern was furnished with "raggedy wooden chairs" and lit by candlelight. Iselle worked as Wenric's apprentice and he considered her too old, at fourteen, to play with the other children.

Two days prior to Syldor Vessar's arrival in Byroden, Vax'ildan overheard Wenric talking about a boggle living near the Gladepools, which inspired the nine-year-old and his sister to go looking for it.

On the day Syldor arrived, he made his way to Byroden's Bliss. Word of the stranger spread among the children, and they (Duncan, Feena, Tym, Vax'ildan, and Vex'ahlia) gathered in the inn's stable to spy on him. Iselle left the shutters open for them. After some time spent observing the stranger, and a brief moment where they saw Elaina enter, Wenric closed the shutters on the children.

Wenric and Iselle survived Thordak's attack on Byroden. He tried to send word to Elaina's children in Syngorn about their mother's death, but the message never arrived.

By around 802 PD, Byroden's Bliss was still partially standing. Its "raggedy" façade had survived, but the rest of the building had been replaced with "a new, temporary structure".

Iselle
Iselle is Wenric's niece and apprentice. She and her mother have lived at Byroden's Bliss since she was an infant.

Abilities
Wenric is implied to be a spellcaster.