The Stocks Inn

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Sabine and Mikael Stockhausen purchased the inn when they moved to the village just over a decade ago.
Sabine was employed by one of the larger moneylenders in Nuln and Mikael was a former trader, they decided they wanted a simpler quieter life for them and their daughter Lottie.

They had enough funds to go pretty much anywhere in the Empire and when they heard about an innkeeper wanting to sell up and retire they leapt at the chance.

The Stocks Inn however is not its original name.
It was since its building over 200 years ago known as The Wicker Man.

For the longest time, the yard in the inn was where criminals were held in stocks until a roadwarden came to take them away to Leicheberg to face trial.
However when the barracks for the Counts men was built in the village proper, criminals were held there instead as they seemed to miraculously escape less frequently. (some say vanish is a better word)
As such the stocks became unused and languished propped up against the wall.

The Stockhausen’s wanted to give the inn a new lease of life, so they changed the name and decided to honour its past, so it became known as the Stocks Inn, something that amused them given their family name.
The stocks now hang above the main door.

Also near the main door is the lucky stein, the regulars give it a quick rub with their thumb on the way in for good fortune.

The Stockhausen’s also have a small pigeon loft, they have pigeons that are trained to fly to Wurtbad and Leicheberg, this allows important messages to be delivered much faster than even horse.


It is the heart of the village and is the reason the village is a thing at all.
Originally it was the only building on the north south road, after a while a smith set up shop near the inn to help the coaches and wagons that stopped there with re-shoeing and repairs and also the selling of items and knife sharpening.

Then after the blacksmith came another building, then another and another.
It was not all that long before Heiligsheld grew into the place we know and love today.

And still the inn is the heart of Heiligsheld.

































Pull up a chair and have a pint of Warm Ale!!











Comments

  1. fanskaven13 March 2026 at 06:24

    This is just AWESOME. I love all the tiny details you have added to the building itself that make a piece of scenery tell a story. Great job Mike

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    1. Mike13 March 2026 at 07:56

      Thank you very much.
      I am taking a break from big buildings for a while I think!!

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  2. Andy McMaster13 March 2026 at 08:46

    That's brilliant. Very well done.

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    1. Mike13 March 2026 at 09:47

      Cheers mucker, my ECW models are due today, so next up, the other blog!!

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  3. FreeXerjin13 March 2026 at 18:12

    It’s really come out brilliant, I like the finial design too, the outhouse ended up in the right place.

    As for the owners anyone with a pair of slacks likes that is a fella I need a drink with.

    Do the birds not fly to Nuln?

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    1. Mike13 March 2026 at 20:16

      Oh aye well thee's welcome 'ere any time for a crafty ale, ahem, assuming you has coin that is?

      Fly to Nuln?
      Don't think I wants any business with Nuln or anywhere that's too full o' folk.

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  4. Shaitan14 March 2026 at 12:35

    That is so cool, Mike. You've added some wonderful details. Love the stocks above the door. Great little back story there too!

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    1. Mike14 March 2026 at 23:11

      Thanks dude. It took a fair while but every hour is a step closer to perfection?

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  5. Suber16 March 2026 at 21:35

    Please hold while I look for a dictionary to find proper words to describe the awesomeness of this beauty. Seriously, top notch work, and the story behind is so delightful. Congratulations, I love every bit of this.

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    1. Mike16 March 2026 at 23:30

      Thank you so much sir, every new building is a slight increase in my ability.
      My final build should be quite good I hope!

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  6. Old Hob18 March 2026 at 20:39

    I've been meaning to comment on how wonderful the Stocks Inn looks (I'm very glad to see you have a proper privy - I don't trust those new fangled water closets with their 'plumbing' and what-not) and how generally brilliant this post is for an entire week! So, belatedly, having finally made it back to the Stocks Inn, it is a sight for sore eyes. Make mine a tankard of your finest ale and a pickled egg, if you'd be so kind mein Herr.

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    1. Mike18 March 2026 at 20:49

      Thank you very much.

      'Plumbing' sounds like witchery to me, or something girly Elves would go in for.


      18 d. for the ale and egg, can I interest you in a room?

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  7. Rob D26 March 2026 at 22:10

    As always a very inspiring job on the Inn on the Mike. Makes me want to do some put together more buildings myself. The attention to detail is really stands out.

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