As the group talks to the barmaid, a small, thin elf enters the tavern and quickly approaches the bar. He steps in between Paskell and Samad to place a folded parchment on the bar top. The elf then turns and runs out of the establishment before anyone can engage him. On the folded parchment, an odd seal is seen in purple wax.
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Flerg shifts uncomfortably and then wobbly stands to walk over to the bar. He places to hands on either side of the parchment to steady himself while he stares at the missive. He looks up at the group with a plea for help and furrows his brow, then his face twists in concentration as he musters the courage to pick up the letter.
With shaking hands, he breaks the seal and opens the parchment, leaving it on the bar top. Odd and foreign characters are crudely scrawled over the parchment. As you observe the writing, the characters begin to swirl and ribbons of purple smoke shoot from the parchment!
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Multiple unnatural ribbons swirl violently around the tavern, knocking over chairs and dishes. The patrons begin screaming and running in all directions. The entrance door and windows all slam shut before anyone can run for safety. Most of the ribbons fly up the stairs and doors can be heard closing, followed by scuffles and desperate screaming from the rooms above.
Two of the ribbons stay on the tavern floor and begin to circle every quicker to form a dark disk that resembles some sort of magical portal. Out of this portal two pairs of large, decaying paws reach out and lift huge decrepit dog-like creatures from the unknown.
One of the patrons run for the door, only to be immediately mauled by the two beasts, leaving his body ripped to bloody shreds on the floor.
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ROLL FOR INITIATIVE!
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