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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 1543154" data-attributes="member: 4441">*Pharos, as you stand waiting, Sarwen comes out to meet you, holding a small book.*"Pharos, I needed to tell you something.  There's going to be a last-minute change to your roster.  It looks like Aeron was able to wrangle something a bit more to his liking at the White Swan, however he didn't leave you in the lurch.  A friend of his, another radience genasi, came into town and he recommended her highly.  Her name is Azure Rentlon and she's a bard and magician.  Do you know of the musical magic some of them can do?  She's quite capable of it, I tested her myself, and she's going to be useful.  So I signed her, replacing Aeron," Sarwen says briskly.  The decision was fast, but then again, lightning-fast decisions are a lightning genasi's specialty.  *As you brush Goldfire, he leans into the strokes, occasionaly butting his nose gently against your chest in appreciation.*~~~*As night falls over Willow Grove, the street lamps are lit, and the bars go into full swing.  The Saddlebag Saloon seems to be filled to capacity with many of the laborers and horse drivers that make up Willow Grove, and loud fiddle-and-drum music throbs through the night.  Ale is flowing freely here, and there's catch-all stew and trencher bread all for a couple copper.  Anyone seeking food, drink, dancing, and perhaps even a friendly companion has no trouble finding it here.**The White Swan is a bit more subdued, having an elegant harp player weaving her music with Aeron's magic in an elaborate dance of color and light.  Sweet white wine is the drink of choice here, and roasted phesant with fresh vegetables the dish of the evening.  There's one inn that caters to adventurers, called The Yellow Dog, and is branded with the Adventurer's Guild seal on the door.**The Yellow Dog has a lively crowd, but it's not nearly as likely to end up in five or six brawls like the Saddlebag Saloon is.  Because it is favored by adventurers, those that fight and guard for a living, the innkeeper makes a point of cultivating a pleasent atmosphere, rather than a charged one.  There's three groups of adventurers there tonight, the Company of the Black Fletcher (a group of Black Pine elves that guard those traveling to and from their lands), the White Raven Fellowship (a mixed group of gnomes, elves, and a human that specialize in hunting dangerous animals preying on farms and villages), and Quick Axe Brotherhood (five dwarves and a half-orc that do a lot of hunting down and eliminating orc and goblin tribes).  The ale here is fairly light and refreshing, and the stew's content is much less questionable than that at the Saddlebag Saloon.  Besides, those that are in the Adventurer's Guild can get a discount on their room and board here.**For those just wishing a quiet meal and a bed, they can pay Sarwen a silver for the use of one of the cell-like rooms the Guild keeps ready for the purpose.  You can get a mug of decent ale or a glass of red wine, a good pidgeon pie, and vegetable soup in relative quiet, if you're willing to put up with questions from Sarwen's young daughter*</blockquote>

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