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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8587591" data-attributes="member: 2012">By the time Caerth's companion's have stirred, the fire in the inn's common room has been reduced to warm coals. Aries and Quinn both slumber by the fireplace. The villagers were given rooms with comfy beds and clean linen thanks to Aureus. Most of them sleep much longer than the half-orc druid's friends.Aureus comes down from her room looking well rested. Phar comes down a few minutes later followed by the young girl and her brother. They both hug Aureus and treat her like a favored aunt. Nicholaus is the next to find his way into the common room. He'd been the last of the villagers to accept one of the rooms for which Aureus had paid.The four other villagers come down from a good night's rest, although by the time everyone has recovered from the night's attack, it is already past noon. They gather around a table that has been cleared, cleaned, and set up with more water from the well in mugs and some meager foodstuffs.The noise of people wakes Aries and Quinn.Aries looks ragged. His limps to the table and his shoulder still looks disjointed. He drinks a cup of water and chews on some stale bread that looks like it close to becoming moldy. Quinn stretches and is relieved to be off the floor. The little girl brings him a big cup full of water. She smiles at him and then dashes outside to play."Penelope, wait," her brother yells at her. "Don't run off!""You best go keep an eye on her, William," Nicholaus suggests.The boy nods and heads outside to watch his sister."There is little to worry about during the day," Ivoron says as he comes out of the back. "Except for the heat, although today looks to be a mild one."The two children are soon out near where Angus is sleeping. The little girl's laughter startles the Harqualian centaur awake. Penelope runs around him while her brother watches. She pulls on the centaur's front leg. "Get up! Sleep time is over! Time to play!"Maur comes down soon after the two children have left the inn to find some fun. His booming voice carries all the way to the stables and startles the horses. Maur's voice (and the girl's laughter) also shocks someone else awake and an annoyed voice is soon croaking out in anger. There is also the squealing of a pig."Who is making all that racket!"Ivoron chuckles and heads towards the door. "It seems you've woken up Mazz.""So sorry," Aureus apologizes and then she glares at Maur."It's okay. He should have been up by now, but it was such a cool morning that I let him sleep longer."Angus makes his way to the inn with the two children. Angus is soon confronted with the tight doorway into the inn."Ivoron!"The doorman disappears outside and you can soo hear him and Old Mazz arguing over the time of day, chores to be done. "We have guests, Mazz.""Nonsense," Mazz barks back. "No one has been here in months. Stop being lazy.""They arrived late last night after you'd gone to sleep," Ivoron insists. "Some villagers from Carnell and a group of adventurers.""Nonsense! Nonsense!"They continue to argue as Maur tries to gather everyone together. The two children quickly head into the inn while Angus tries to negotiate his way through the doorway.Penelope rushes to stand behind Aureus away from the door. She looks concerned but Aureus pats her on the head to ease her worries. "It's all right."Two of the villagers accept Maur's help. Nicholaus insists he's fine. Everyone else packs into Maur's circle, although it is a tight fits with Angus taking up much of the circle.While Aries doesn't object, his face betrays a hint of guilt in accepting Muar's magical healing. He is soon sighing in relief as his shoulder shifts back into place and his leg knits together. "Thank you.""Ooh, much better," Aureus says as she stretches. Her tail wags inadvertently.The villagers looks at Maur with some bemusement and the idea of the old bread and handfuls of nuts on the table sating their hunger.The villagers are startled by the appearance of the food, but they quickly thank Maur and offer short prayers to Moradin for the meal. They also say a general prayer to the North Gods. Penelope is soon stuffing her face, and she smirks at Maur."Leave some for the others," William insists to his sister. He takes only what he needs and nods to Maur."What is all this, now," a creaky old voice says from the doorway. "Ivoron, why is their a horse in my inn?""That is centaur, Mazz," Ivoron says with a huge grin on his face.The man is pushing a wheeled contraption through the doorway with a very old man sitting in a leathered seat. The man is no taller than the shortest halfling you've ever seen. He skin is rough, almost rocky. He wears a eyepatch over his left eye and his other eye seems a bit vacant. His right arm is amputated just below his elbow and left leg is also gone below the knee. He is very simple clothes and his one good foot has a brown sandal on it. His features are gaunt and his skin is mottled.A very large potbellied pig comes into the inn and is soon snuffling at everyone's feet and squealing uncontrollably when the smell of food reaches its nostrils. It tries to knock the table over."Stuffles, stop that!" Mazz orders the pig. "go to your corner."Maur instantly recognizes that <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/v-3-5-campaign-guide-crow-god-pbp-game.469555/page-6#post-8587567" target="_blank">Old Mazz</a> is a deep gnome, although he hasn't seen one up close since his childhood. Many among his people believe that the deep gnomes of the Underearth are extinct or only exist as slaves to the morlocks of the deepest parts of Kulan's underdark. To see one alive and living on the surface is unfathomable to his mind."So, you were telling the truth, eh?" Mazz says to Ivoron. "Still, you should have gotten me up sooner. Get me close, so I can see them."Ivoron wheels Mazz towards the table with the villagers, first, and then towards the circle of adventurers who have just been healed by Maur. Penelope is soon fascinated by the venerable gnome's chair and peers at the intricate wheels."Yes, yes, I see. Definitely adventurers... not bandits," he says with a dry chuckle. "Welcome to the Hillwall Inn. I hope Ivoron has been taking good care of you all."He tries to look at Maur with his milky eye. He squints and then reaches out with his good arm to run his hand across the champion's face, feeling his features. "A dwarf! It has been ages since a dwarf has come to my inn! How wonderful!"OOC: I'm certain that gets everyone up to full hp. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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