The first (and part of the second) floor of the tavern is a large hall with hordes of tables cramped up and filling almost the whole floor. Large wooden stairs lead to a balcony that goes around the room. Another set of stairs continues to the third floor from there. There are some doors both upstairs and downstairs. There are lots of people seated in the hall, but there's still some room left for you. Bartender is a middle-aged man, who doesn's seem to pay you much attention, probably because of the crowd.
After you are seated and have received your drinks, you're free to take a closer look at the other customers. Most people look a bit shady like (some of) you, but there's also a large amount of "adventurers" enjoying their time. Couple of people seemingly representing higher social classes are seated in different sides of the room, most of them having a chat with somebody.
Rowenstin:
After walking a while, you find yourself in what is probably the trade area, judging from the better-built houses and the amount of people. When you continue walking towards the sea (where the nobles live), you hear a cry of pain from a shady alley nearby. "Help...", it says.
OOC: I've finally accuired a set of 3.5 books. Are you interested in converting to it? I would of course let you make some changes to your characters, if you find something new that you like or dislike. You don't need to own the 3.5 books, you can do fine with the
3.5 SRD.
Vote for it, I'll probably go with the majority.