Layne

Co-proprietor of the Green Mug in Greenrest with her husband Innard. Brews her own beers and tends bar, though she's also a force to be reckoned with in the kitchen herself.

Description
Human (?) woman of middling age.

Background
Somehow, she and Innard met, fell in love, started in inn, and also an inn rivalry. She has also been known to come up with "breakfast experiments," new twists on breakfast dishes that she offers to inn patrons. Sometimes the breakfast experiments are good. Sometimes they are tubers with goat intestine.

"With You It's Never Good Enough" (1x6)
Layne made her first named appearance making delicious porridge, eggs, and bacon.

"Let Your Waves Crash Down on Me" (1x7)
The first beer battle. Layne, a born competitor, was eager to see what Zeno's latest brew tasted like and if it could outdo her own house beer. It was the Green Mug's Emerald Dragon Ale versus Zeno's doppelbock, and ultimately after consulting taste-testers throughout the inn, Zeno's beer won. Layne was briefly sad, but still thrilled to have good beer and comped Zeno's room for the night as his winnings. A breakfast experiment was served. Zeno suggested bacon bits and Felegum suggested re-branding them as bacon Felegums. Layne seemed intrigued.

"Sometimes I Think of Letting Go and Never Looking Back" (1x13)
This time, Zeno offered a taste test of his baneberry wine to Layne. Unfortunately, the wine was still a little young, though Layne hoped that two years in the cellar would put it right. In other exciting developments, Zeno sold his recipe for the famed doppelbock to Layne and Innard, since it was quite popular in town.

"Got a Sunset in My Veins" (1x14)
Layne taught Set how to make energy cubes while the rest of the group visited Francis. Later, some of the party snuck downstairs and found boysenberry danishes that Layne had set out for hungry guests to snack on overnight.

"I Used to be Love Drunk But Now I'm Hungover" (1x37)
Layne challenged Zeno to the second beer battle. This time, the stakes were higher. It was the Green Mug (and Grug from the Inn and the Out) versus the party, and more specifically Layne's breakfast beer versus Zeno's Scotch ale. Layne had excellent aim at Pebble Mug. Ultimately, the party ended up winning and the night ended with Layne and Grug pulling out a massive awning that covered the street between their two dueling inns, making for revelry and a night of beautiful lights.

"These are Hard Times for Dreamers" (1x38)
Set, having directed various persons to send him letters at either the Green Mug or the Axe of Fire, checked in with Layne to see if any messages had come in for him. Nothing.

Innard
husbando in chief

Grug
Rival innkeeper but also dear friend