• Location: Public Services Ring, Morningstar
• Address: SE Frontier Avenue 3
• 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
• Restroom: Simple composting loo with privacy curtain

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 pine mingles with faint Mirel Leaf incense and cool mountain mist wafting through open glass panes. Soft, ambient flute music—drawn from local cartridge players—drifts across polished stone floors. 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 Preparers (2): Clean, dress, and lay out remains; manage tincture infusions

Coffin Carpenter (1): Constructs and engraves pine coffins with family emblems

Cart Driver/Hoo Handler (1): Cares for Hoo, guides the hearse along foggy trails

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 and the Cart Driver

Guarding Trooper Patrols: Foot patrols 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 modified flare pistol, stored in an office safe for emergencies