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J. Alexander's Four Lands Part 2, redux


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Lucien Montrose

Lucien looks thoughtful for a moment in regards to Angelo's question. "Hmm, I can't say that there was much banditry per se on my journey here. There were several roving bands of orcs and goblins, but it was their migration season. The Brotherhood troop I rode with felt that they were out in heavier numbers than usual, though. The Unclaimed Lands are always a journey that requires diligence and care, but once I arrived in the lands in the Light, things were much safer."
 

Angelo Human Mage

"I have never traveled so far north myself. Ah, here is the inn where I've been staying, not exactly a palace, but cozy enough." Once the others are settled in, Angelo will lead them to the tavern and a much needed drink.
 

Drinks

As the newly assembled group sits drinking ale in a moderate tavern the air is one of warriness with people eyeing your small party. Round after Round is delivered as the three of you converse.

Everyone roll a spot check?
 




Spot Checks

For Angelo and Tetsu and Lucien

As you are sitting quitely around the table speaking in hushed tones, a noticeable shift in clientel begins to occur. The intial clientel of early eveing workers and small shop keepers is giving way to a more martial crowd. A look at the clock shows it to be close to 10 pm.

For Lucien
[sblock]A glace at one of the soliders as they are entering shows them to be a mixture of roayal and noble troops from their surcoats. Several in fact are wearing a golden lion on a crimson field[/sblock]
 


Drinks

The shift in crowd soon leads to overworked and slightly harried barmaids and as well as a busy bar. Ironically no money is seen to exchange hands during all these transactions but a glace at one of the barboys shows him placing marks on a chalk board. As the trio continues their conversation in hushed tones the smell of roasting pork begins to fill the common room. With this infusion of smell, the air noticeable lightens as smoke is now being released from the room froma set of cleverly recessed windows and fans that act like an exhaust system. The main and back doors are also opened and light curtains drawn over them to allow the crisp night air to come in. As the doors are repositoined, those who care to observe notice that ten of the men, five for each door, the more martial amoung you notice that this is the number of a squad, get up and go to each of the doors. Two actually go outside and stand while the other three pull up a table directly in front of the door so that anyone entering would have to step to either side in order to enter the room proper. Additonal tables are rearranged so as to force any woould be attackters to divide orhave to jump over tables in order to reach the now inner area of tables. This inner area now contains 9 tables. Three 6 tops, 2 eight tops and four 4 tables. The party now occupies one of the four tops located along the outer edge closed to the bar.

As the room cools off and get to a comfortable level, the group takes begins to shed their cloaks reveling surcoats of rich silk surcoats over chainmain underneath. Some of the surcoats posses coats of arms upon them suck as A golden lion rampart on a rich crmison silk field, a silver sleeping lion on a royal blue field, A black horse on a crimsion field, and a silver moon transfixed by a golden sword on a black field are the more promient ones. As on moves from the center to the outer ring of men the quality or arms and armour lessen as do the surcoats which go from silk to cotton. A total count now revels close to 60 men now in the tavern brining it almost to capacity.
 

Into the Woods

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