KUHL FUNERAL HOME

• Location: Public Services Ring, Morningstar
• Address: SE Public Services Ring Road 2
• Surroundings: Adjacent to the Saw's End

Founded in September 2626 by Maris Kuhl, this modest parlor was Morningstar’s first and only dedicated funeral home. Embracing the Beta Age’s soil-burial rites, Kuhl Funeral Home crafts coffins made of tropical hardwoods, prepares bodies with gentle botanical tinctures, and off-loads each procession to Mistfall Rest Cemetery via a black Hoo-drawn hearse — honoring the ex-soldiers and pioneers who gave their lives under the perpetual mist of the Atrana foothills.

• Construction Material: Locally milled tropical hardwoods, river-stone plinths, and salvaged shuttle-canopy glass for windows
• Floors: 1 main floor + small loft storage
• Design Purpose: Blend frontier pragmatism with solemn grace — heavy timber frames echo mountain lodges, while smooth stone floors and soft-glass clerestories impart quiet dignity

Main Floor

• Reception & Condolence Alcove: Simple desk, condolence scroll ledger, low bench seating
• Viewing Chambers (2): Curtain-draped niches lit by oil lamps and incense burners; seating for up to six mourners each
• Coffin Workshop: Corner nook with hand-planed coffin panels; wall-mounted carving tools
• Body-Prep Suite: Wash basin, herbal-tincture stations, and stasis-mat hookups scavenged from Arrival Bay
• Public Loo: A unisex restroom, featuring the AuroraSan System.

Loft Storage

• Stock: Spare coffin lids, folded shrouds, bundles of Mirel Leaf incense

Exterior Yard (rear)

• Hoo Stable: Two-stall wood shelter with feed troughs and rain-catch drums for hoofed hearse steed
• Cart Port: Lean-to housing the black coffin cart, harness racks, and basic tool chest

Inside, the scent of fresh-sawn tropical hardwood mingles with faint Mirel Leaf incense and cool mountain mist wafting through open glass panes. Afternoon light slants through dusty beams, illuminating the warm grain of timber pillars and the quiet solemnity of the viewing chambers. Outside, the Hoo-cart’s lantern glimmer contrasts the evergreen gloom, signaling the next procession toward Mistfall Rest.

• Maris Kuhl (Owner/Mortician): Coordinates all services, designs coffin motifs, and liaises with Mistfall Rest caretakers
• Body Preparer & Cart Driver/Hoo Handler (1): Clean, dress, and lay out remains; manage tincture infusions,cares for Hoo, guides the hearse along foggy trails
• Coffin Carpenter (1): Constructs and engraves tropical hardwood coffins with family emblems
• Cleaning Bot (1): Nightly sweeps floors, sanitizes prep suite, replenishes oil lamps

• Public Access: By appointment; walk-ins taken for urgent services 07:00–19:00

Service Schedule:

• 07:00–11:00: Body preparation & coffin crafting
• 11:00–15:00: Private viewings and farewell rites
• 15:00–18:00: Funeral processions to Mistfall Rest Cemetery

• Locked Doors: Front and rear entries secure after hours; keys held by Maris
• Regular Patrols: Foot patrols of the local Guarding Troopers Unit sweep Frontier Avenue twice daily, verifying no illicit activity
• Stable Gate: Padlocked at dusk; meeting point for procession escorts
• Owner’s Sidearm: Maris carries a Windstrike Rifle, stored in an office safe for emergencies

Legal interactions

• Meet with Silas to schedule a service, select coffin style, and customize engravings or floral arrangements.
• Pay respects in one of the candle-lit laying-out rooms, offering condolences and sharing memories.
• Buy urns, keepsake tokens, or burial plot markers from the mezzanine display.
• Coordinate hearse departure times, route approvals, and grave-site preparations at Mistfall Rest.
• Sit for a private session with the mortician to discuss estate matters, last wills, or coping strategies.

Illegal interactions

• Exhume a coffin under cover of fog to retrieve hidden contraband
• Sabotage the Cart Driver’s Hoo mounts to delay a rival’s ceremony
• Forge death certificates to hide a VIP disappearance

Kuhl Funeral Home suits scenes of quiet tension or darker intrigue:

• A body arrives with unexplained burn scars — was it murder?
• A grieving family slips Silas a secret cargo hidden in the coffin …

• Beta Age
• Free State of Settlers
• Morningstar
• Mistfall Rest Cemetery
• ExoHuman Funeral Rites in the Beta Age