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<blockquote data-quote="Kriskrafts" data-source="post: 724293" data-attributes="member: 10674"><p><em>This posting is still by Silver Moon. I've been having computer problems, and for some unknown reason it won't let me log in as me, so I used an account for my wife.</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Chapter 13, “Bar Hopping”, July 4, 1019, 5:00 P.M.</strong> </p><p></p><p>Lannon, Narg and Timothy get directions to the Grumpy Priest Alehouse. It is situated in the northern part of the outer city, not far from the river docks, the cloth manufacturing and trade district, and various smaller churches and shrines. The Ukko cathedral of the outer city is also in that area, although Timothy has never visited it, always going to he inner city cathedral instead. They take one of the wagons and ride to the area, soon finding the building. </p><p></p><p>The Alehouse is 60 by 80 feet in size two stories tall, and made entirely of wood. They enter the building, the first floor of which is all one open room, with the kitchen area in the far back corner. A long L-shaped bar with dozens of bar stools is along the two nearest walls, with a long sign on the wall behind the bar that reads “Grumpy Priest Ale”. Another wall has a staircase heading up to the second floor, and beneath the staircase are over a dozen barrels. It is dinner time, and the building is fairly crowded. All of the patrons appear to be laborers, from either the docks or cloth shops. There appear to be five employees on duty, two female waitresses, a cook of each gender, and a male bartender. </p><p></p><p>Correctly deducing that the bartender is the one in charge, they make their way over to three empty barstools. “Care to try the house brew?” the bartender asks. “Sure,” replies Narg. Three tankards of ale are placed before them. The ale itself tastes rather average, not bad but not great either. Looking at the clientele in the building Lannon mutters to Narg, “About what I’d expect for a working man’s brew.” The bartender asks “How do you like it?” Narg answers “This stuff is as good as I’ve heard.” </p><p></p><p>“So, do you have rooms here?” Narg asks. The bartender answers “Sure do. Cost you a silver a night or an electrum for a month.” The bartender asks Timothy “You staying at the church?” “I’m staying near here,” the cleric answers. The bartender continues “I don’t recall seeing you before. You must be newly assigned. Priests of Ukko are always welcome here, consider the first round for you and your friends on the house.” “Much obliged,” Lannon answers. </p><p></p><p>They order a second round, Narg saying “We should show him the guy.” Lannon says “Probably best to not dump a burned body out of the bag in the middle of a crowded tavern.” “At least not while they’re eating,” Timothy adds. Narg attempts to ask the bartender about a possible missing person who resides there, saying that the priest is worried about a parishioner. The bartender says that everyone staying there was around in the morning. “He may have just been missing for a few hours,” is Narg’s reply. The bartender looks to Timothy and says ‘Buddy, you need to stop worrying, he’s probably just busy. I’m sure the guy will come back to your church soon, there is no reason to harass your parishioners.” </p><p></p><p> “This isn’t working,” Lannon tells Narg. Narg then asks “Look, is there somewhere we can talk that’s a little more private?” The bartender calls on the female cook to come tend bar, and the four of them head upstairs. Narg says “We were trying to be discreet downstairs, but the truth is we are on an official investigation for the Lordholder. We believe that one of your residents has been killed.” “Who?” asks the man. “Him,” states Lannon, removing the body. </p><p></p><p>“Gads! What happened to him?” the man asks. “Killed in a robbery attempt,” Narg states. “Someone tried to rob him?” the bartender asks. “No, he was one of the robbers,” Narg states. “Who was he?” Timothy asks. The man replies “His name was Morris Black. This is terrible!” “Friend of yours?” Lannon inquires. “No, he hasn’t paid me yet for this month,” the bartender answers. Narg hands the man two electrum, and says “Here, that will cover this month plus your time.” “Can we see his room?” asks Lannon. “Sure, you paid for it” the bartender replies.</p><p></p><p>As the room is unlocked the bartender tells them what little he knows about the man, who has lived there for a few months but pretty much keeps to himself. The room is small, 8x10 feet in size, with the only furnishings being a small poorly made bed and rickety chair. There is a large wooden box in the room which is quickly searched. Some cloth and wool clothing has been set on top. Beneath it are three distinctive pewter tankards, one of which the bartender recognizes as the property of a tavern across town. There are a dozen pieces of assorted silverware, a few wooden plates and bowls, and a stack of a sixteen empty belt pouches of various different types of material. About half appear to have had the stings on them cut. They conclude that he was just a standard lowlife. </p><p></p><p>They ask the bartender if he knows of a fighter by the name of Porter. The man replies that the name is unfamiliar to him. They ask the bartender not to touch anything in the room, and then leave. They ride the wagon back to the auction house, concluding that this was a dead end. </p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Furynick and Mojo have arrived at the Lusty Harlot, a three story 50x50 foot building located near the docks at the southeastern part of the outer city. They note that it is right down the street from the Full Tankard, the tavern where Narg’s bachelor party was held two months earlier. Mojo comments about being surprised the Full Tankard is still standing. “Hey, we did our best to rectify that,” Furynick replies. </p><p></p><p>They enter the building, seeing that the first floor consists of two rooms, each with a staircase up. One room is empty, but the other is occupied. Inside the room are a dozen tables, two of which have lone men sitting at them drinking. A bar is along each adjacent wall. An man dressed in cloth and leather clothing is tending bar at one, and two middle-aged women wearing loud dresses are talking to patrons at the other. They decide to go get drinks and talk to he man.</p><p></p><p>They each order a whiskey, and Mojo says “We’re looking for Porter. Is he anywhere around?” The man says “You missed him. He was here at lunch time.” “Think he’ll be back soon?” Mojo asks. “Nah, he just comes here around once a week,” the man answers. </p><p></p><p>The man goes to get drinks for another patron, and Mojo asks “What do you think we should do?” Furynick replies “Stay here for the next week until he comes back.” The bartender returns and refills their glasses. “I guess we’ll be going,” Mojo says. “Sure you don’t want to sample some of the other offerings of the house?” the man asks. Furynick gestures to the women, and says “Those two seem a bit old.” The man replies “Yeah, but they have some mighty nice looking daughters upstairs.” </p><p></p><p>Furynick decides to stay, with Mojo insisting that they head back with the information instead. “We’re not here for any of that!” Mojo yells. “Says you,” Furynick tells his roommate. “We don’t have time for that now, come back here later when we’re not working,” is Mojo’s reply. Furynick reluctantly joins his comrade, and they head back towards the auction house. Furynick pays the bartender for the remainder of the bottle of whiskey, which he takes with him.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Cassie has completed the drawing, which Serita brings to the Lordholder’s castle and shows to Melito. He does not recognize the gnome, and suggests that she maybe check with the Sorcerer’s Guild in the morning. Serita then finds Kindor and joins him for a late supper. Kindor has Colonel Tenbar deliver a message back to the party that Serita has been delayed, and not to wait up for her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kriskrafts, post: 724293, member: 10674"] [I]This posting is still by Silver Moon. I've been having computer problems, and for some unknown reason it won't let me log in as me, so I used an account for my wife.[/I] [B]Chapter 13, “Bar Hopping”, July 4, 1019, 5:00 P.M.[/B] Lannon, Narg and Timothy get directions to the Grumpy Priest Alehouse. It is situated in the northern part of the outer city, not far from the river docks, the cloth manufacturing and trade district, and various smaller churches and shrines. The Ukko cathedral of the outer city is also in that area, although Timothy has never visited it, always going to he inner city cathedral instead. They take one of the wagons and ride to the area, soon finding the building. The Alehouse is 60 by 80 feet in size two stories tall, and made entirely of wood. They enter the building, the first floor of which is all one open room, with the kitchen area in the far back corner. A long L-shaped bar with dozens of bar stools is along the two nearest walls, with a long sign on the wall behind the bar that reads “Grumpy Priest Ale”. Another wall has a staircase heading up to the second floor, and beneath the staircase are over a dozen barrels. It is dinner time, and the building is fairly crowded. All of the patrons appear to be laborers, from either the docks or cloth shops. There appear to be five employees on duty, two female waitresses, a cook of each gender, and a male bartender. Correctly deducing that the bartender is the one in charge, they make their way over to three empty barstools. “Care to try the house brew?” the bartender asks. “Sure,” replies Narg. Three tankards of ale are placed before them. The ale itself tastes rather average, not bad but not great either. Looking at the clientele in the building Lannon mutters to Narg, “About what I’d expect for a working man’s brew.” The bartender asks “How do you like it?” Narg answers “This stuff is as good as I’ve heard.” “So, do you have rooms here?” Narg asks. The bartender answers “Sure do. Cost you a silver a night or an electrum for a month.” The bartender asks Timothy “You staying at the church?” “I’m staying near here,” the cleric answers. The bartender continues “I don’t recall seeing you before. You must be newly assigned. Priests of Ukko are always welcome here, consider the first round for you and your friends on the house.” “Much obliged,” Lannon answers. They order a second round, Narg saying “We should show him the guy.” Lannon says “Probably best to not dump a burned body out of the bag in the middle of a crowded tavern.” “At least not while they’re eating,” Timothy adds. Narg attempts to ask the bartender about a possible missing person who resides there, saying that the priest is worried about a parishioner. The bartender says that everyone staying there was around in the morning. “He may have just been missing for a few hours,” is Narg’s reply. The bartender looks to Timothy and says ‘Buddy, you need to stop worrying, he’s probably just busy. I’m sure the guy will come back to your church soon, there is no reason to harass your parishioners.” “This isn’t working,” Lannon tells Narg. Narg then asks “Look, is there somewhere we can talk that’s a little more private?” The bartender calls on the female cook to come tend bar, and the four of them head upstairs. Narg says “We were trying to be discreet downstairs, but the truth is we are on an official investigation for the Lordholder. We believe that one of your residents has been killed.” “Who?” asks the man. “Him,” states Lannon, removing the body. “Gads! What happened to him?” the man asks. “Killed in a robbery attempt,” Narg states. “Someone tried to rob him?” the bartender asks. “No, he was one of the robbers,” Narg states. “Who was he?” Timothy asks. The man replies “His name was Morris Black. This is terrible!” “Friend of yours?” Lannon inquires. “No, he hasn’t paid me yet for this month,” the bartender answers. Narg hands the man two electrum, and says “Here, that will cover this month plus your time.” “Can we see his room?” asks Lannon. “Sure, you paid for it” the bartender replies. As the room is unlocked the bartender tells them what little he knows about the man, who has lived there for a few months but pretty much keeps to himself. The room is small, 8x10 feet in size, with the only furnishings being a small poorly made bed and rickety chair. There is a large wooden box in the room which is quickly searched. Some cloth and wool clothing has been set on top. Beneath it are three distinctive pewter tankards, one of which the bartender recognizes as the property of a tavern across town. There are a dozen pieces of assorted silverware, a few wooden plates and bowls, and a stack of a sixteen empty belt pouches of various different types of material. About half appear to have had the stings on them cut. They conclude that he was just a standard lowlife. They ask the bartender if he knows of a fighter by the name of Porter. The man replies that the name is unfamiliar to him. They ask the bartender not to touch anything in the room, and then leave. They ride the wagon back to the auction house, concluding that this was a dead end. Meanwhile, Furynick and Mojo have arrived at the Lusty Harlot, a three story 50x50 foot building located near the docks at the southeastern part of the outer city. They note that it is right down the street from the Full Tankard, the tavern where Narg’s bachelor party was held two months earlier. Mojo comments about being surprised the Full Tankard is still standing. “Hey, we did our best to rectify that,” Furynick replies. They enter the building, seeing that the first floor consists of two rooms, each with a staircase up. One room is empty, but the other is occupied. Inside the room are a dozen tables, two of which have lone men sitting at them drinking. A bar is along each adjacent wall. An man dressed in cloth and leather clothing is tending bar at one, and two middle-aged women wearing loud dresses are talking to patrons at the other. They decide to go get drinks and talk to he man. They each order a whiskey, and Mojo says “We’re looking for Porter. Is he anywhere around?” The man says “You missed him. He was here at lunch time.” “Think he’ll be back soon?” Mojo asks. “Nah, he just comes here around once a week,” the man answers. The man goes to get drinks for another patron, and Mojo asks “What do you think we should do?” Furynick replies “Stay here for the next week until he comes back.” The bartender returns and refills their glasses. “I guess we’ll be going,” Mojo says. “Sure you don’t want to sample some of the other offerings of the house?” the man asks. Furynick gestures to the women, and says “Those two seem a bit old.” The man replies “Yeah, but they have some mighty nice looking daughters upstairs.” Furynick decides to stay, with Mojo insisting that they head back with the information instead. “We’re not here for any of that!” Mojo yells. “Says you,” Furynick tells his roommate. “We don’t have time for that now, come back here later when we’re not working,” is Mojo’s reply. Furynick reluctantly joins his comrade, and they head back towards the auction house. Furynick pays the bartender for the remainder of the bottle of whiskey, which he takes with him. Meanwhile, Cassie has completed the drawing, which Serita brings to the Lordholder’s castle and shows to Melito. He does not recognize the gnome, and suggests that she maybe check with the Sorcerer’s Guild in the morning. Serita then finds Kindor and joins him for a late supper. Kindor has Colonel Tenbar deliver a message back to the party that Serita has been delayed, and not to wait up for her. [/QUOTE]
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