~ Forge
The Fellstone dwarf visibly relaxes a bit, raising a black bushy eyebrow at "Ozgrymm's" offer. His mouth breaks into a grin punctuated with gold teeth. "Well, never could turn down a free drink." He turns to his companions. "Hey boys, this poofy here's buyin' rounds for us all!"
The gang turns from their gallivanting, and gives Forge a hearty cheer. All except the impossibly large one. He just gazes at the dwarven wizard with a baleful eye. Then Forge loses sight of him as the gang of dwarves - at least half a dozen of them - surge toward the bar.
~ Froud
The bartender shakes his head, as if unbelieving. "I might've heard of some work. An acquaintance of mine lost a few of his gnome workers yesterday. Been a rash of murders in the city lately, and a gnome was one of the targets. So a bunch of 'em packed up and left. Babies, the lot of them! The murderer was even caught, I hear." He pauses to push a braid over his shoulder and spit on the ground. "Good riddance, I say. Anyhow. You want work, you show up at the docks tomorrow morning. Look for Nomel Poddlestom. Strange fellow, lives on a big red boat called the Scarlet Hog. It's unnatural I tell you, but he pays well from what I hear and it's good honest work."