The door to the inn opens, revealing a snowy haired gentleman in the doorway. His bushy beard and mustache accent his sizeable nose. He is decked out in a full-length, many-pocketed, brown leather greatcoat over fine, navy blue clothing and carries a cane topped with a miniature silver toad. A plain leather tri-corn hat tops the ensemble. The spectacles resting on the bridge of his nose glint in the lamp-light of the inn as he walks, with a pronounced limp, over to Brews behind the bar.
[sblock=Knowledge(Local) DC 10]You recognize this man as a professor at Morgrave University. His name is Malentis Reeger. He teaches several classes on the history of magical item creation.[/sblock]
[sblock=Bardic Knowledge DC 15, Knowledge(Arcana) DC 15]You recognize this man as a professor at Morgrave University. His name is Malentis Reeger. He teaches several classes on the history of magical item creation.
He's one of the teachers that students hope they don't get.[/sblock]
He and Brews exchange a few words, and the old man seems flustered at one point, shaking his cane at Brews. The exchange doesn't seem genuinely heated, and Brews seems bemused at worst.
[sblock=Listen DC 15]
"I've got no stories for you, you blasted scrapheap, I was told that this might be the place to hire some ... discreet help."[/sblock]
Brews finally motions a hand around the bar indicating everyone present and then to one of the back rooms. The old man turns around to peer at the patrons of the inn, seemingly surprised.
He takes a few steps away from the bar and clears his throat.
"My my, there are quite a few of you, aren't there. It seems that I've come to the right place then. I've got a job for a few of you ... uh ... adventurers, provided you can be discreet. I'll pay good coin for your ... erm ... services. I'm told it's customary for potential employers to conduct business in a back room. Do hurry it up and don't keep me waiting, I haven't got all bloody day, and I don't particularly want to walk back through this area at night.
With that, he hobbles his way into a back room with a shout of,
"Barkeep! Bring me a hot toddy and a few muffins!"
The Back Room
OOC: Here goes nothing. 
It would also help if I put up a link to the thread, neh?