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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sanzuo" data-source="post: 4857312" data-attributes="member: 66180"><img src="http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/24/coachandhorses.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /> The Coach and Horses InnAbout two days travel from Altdorf, the party approached the Coach and Horses Inn just as it was getting dark.  They were thankful for a sheltered place for the night as sleeping out in the wilderness was not a good idea.  On their way in they were nearly flattened by a coach traveling as fast as possible out of the courtyard.  They saw at a glance that the coach belonged to the Four Seasons Company – the most prosperous coaching company in the region. Inside the courtyard to the inn the party noticed another coach, this one belonging to Ratchett Lines of Altodorf – another company.  It looks like they might be able to catch a ride to Altdorf after all.  Inside the bar room of the inn they were greeted by a mostly pleasant atmosphere.  Gusav the landlord greeted them warmly and immediately sat them at a table, seeing to their needs.  Around the bar area the party noticed several other patrons around them.  There was a foppish looking gentleman at the bar wearing fine Bretonnian clothing and trying not to be seen observing the party.  There were the two coachmen belonging to the coach outside sitting at their own table getting quite drunk and rowdy.  There was what looked like a young scholar deeply engrossed in a book sitting by himself in the corner.  Finally there was a beautiful young woman dressed in noble's clothing sitting with her attendants - her maidservant and her female bodyguard.  Klaus the physician immediately took an interest in the noble maiden and began making suggestive gestures with his mouth in her direction.  The noblewoman was extremely offended by Klaus, however her shy maidservant was rather taken by him and took interest.  Lau the elf noticed this and – not to be outdone – stood up on the party's table and began going into a rousing tale of one of his more recent adventures.  He captured the entire bar room's attention and delivered an impressive account of his bravery and heroism.  He then met with some of the coachmen to arrange for a ride in the morning before moving to the maidservant's side and began putting the moves on her.  Klaus was not happy about Lau stealing his thunder.  Meanwhile, the foppish gentleman who had been watching the group since they entered invited himself to join Klaus and Hargin at their table.  He introduced himself as Phillipe Descartes and asked if either of the two fancied a game of chance.  Being the expert gambler of the party, Lau overheard Phillipe's proposal and brought himself and Jenna the maidservant over to the table. A game of cards was played.  Phillipe wasn't doing well and Klaus was having a bit of beginner's luck.  Suddenly the game turned in Phillipe's favor.  Hargin, who had opted out of the game, happened to notice Phillipe deftly slipping a card out of his sleeve and adding it to his hand.  Hargin called Phillipe out, to which Phillipe denied vehemently.  After an argument, Phillipe attempted to leave the table, however was blocked in by Hargin.  Phillipe seemed to sigh in defeat when he suddenly produced a pistol and aimed it at the dwarf's head. Hargin quickly deflected the barrel with his hand and the shot deflect off of his breastplate and into the wall.  Lau (now quite drunk) unsheathed his rapier and made a few sloppy swipes from across the table as the maidservant ran screaming.  <s>Klaus merely scooped up his winnings and kept his head down.</s> (I guess Lau went for the cash while Klaus stared at the ceiling or something.)  Phillipe slipped from the dwarf's grasp and made a run for the stairway.  Confused and bewildered, Gustav the landlord appeared with a blunderbuss and aimed the weapon at the general bar area.  Hargin rushed Phillipe as Gustav fired the blunderbuss at the both of them.  The blast deflected off of Hargin's armor and ripped Phillipe's arm to shreds.  Gustav was knocked senseless after firing the weapon – clearly inexperienced with it.  Klaus rushed from the table with his mace to support his friend Hargin, who was now grappling with Phillipe.  Phillipe escaped from Hargin once again, pulled out his longsword and attempted to back away from the group while parrying their blows.  Klaus landed a solid hit with his mace, shattering Phillipe's elbow and causing him to drop his sword.  Phillipe fell down and surrendered to them.  The group apologized to the other patrons for the disturbance and took Phillipe outside where they deliberated what to do about him.  Eventually they stripped him of all his belongings including his clothes.  Then, Phillipe screamed and pleaded for his life while Hargin axed him to pieces and disposed of them in the woods.  Back in the inn, Lau resumed macking on the maidservant.  Everyone else eventually decided it was late and retired for the night.  Hargin cleaned and sharpened his axe and Klaus brooded about Lau who had his way with the maidservant right there in the common room.</blockquote>

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