Half-Mast

Squalid tavern in Tarbean's Dockside with scarred bar, stools, dim lighting, and a rough crowd including children.

Half-Mast is introduced in The Name of the Wind as a squalid, dimly lit tavern nestled in Tarbean's seedy Dockside district, characterized by its scarred bar, rickety stools, and a rough crowd that includes even children amid the pervasive poverty. Serving as a gritty backdrop for Kvothe's impoverished life on the streets, it embodies the desperation of Tarbean's underbelly where survival hinges on cunning and chance. Though only prominently featured in the first book, Half-Mast lingers as a symbol of Kvothe's darkest days, with no significant evolution or reappearance in subsequent volumes of the series.