Erinala sates the hunger of visitors to Red Cow Fort with her hot pies and pasties, and slakes their thirst with her fresh ale. Her easy-going manner and readiness to laugh and gossip with anyone make her a firm favorite with regular visitors to Red Cow Fort.
Most call on her as soon as they arrive to arrange food and drink for the night. Erinala encourages her guests to eat together when the weather is good enough for them to sit outside. A crowd often gathers in the summer for her ‘parties.’
Erinala cannot abide violence. She will not serve known troublemakers and always tries to ‘find the other way.’
The Lunar Empire approached Erinala to see if she would become proprietor of an inn here. She willingly took the role, a decision that helped many locals accept the idea. However, her husband, Harlanth the Bald, is uncomfortable Erinala can earn far more coin in looking after Red Cow’s visitors than he earns as a cottar, laboring in other men’s fields. The resentment has simmered over the years, and he opposes the idea of working for his wife in her new inn.
Sureela encourages her to divorce him and remain in Red Cow Fort anyway. She hopes to teach Erinala secrets of the Seven Mothers and initiate her into the Moon.