(YBA) Kalath in Wicht's Tomb Again

[Wicht]

The inside is indeed just as seedy as the outside suggests. There is a thick layer of grime on the floor and the lamps on the wall release a steady cloud of acrid smoke, covering the cieling and walls (and nearly everything else) with a black layer of soot. Over everything there is the smell of vomit, blood and acrid sweat, hardly a pleassant combination.

There is a scuffle of some sort taking place in the far end of the room, but no one is paying it much mind. There are tables and chairs scattered throughout the room and less than half of them are occupied. In the middle of the room is a bar, tended by a large ogre with a broken tusk, an eye-patch and a hook for a hand. He is pretending to polish a glass but the cloth he is using is so grimy as to leave the reason a matter for speculation. There are stairs going up to the second floor on the far left side of the long room.

 

[graydoom]

Kalath walks up to the bar. "What've you got to drink here? Some beer or ale? And are there rooms for rent here?"

 

[Wicht]

"No vacancies" rumbles the bartender as he places a filthy glass full of something brownish in front of Kalath.

 

[graydoom]

"Damn. Ah well." Kalath takes an experimental sip of the liquid in front of him, and then tries to find an empty table to sit and nurse his drink at. He plans to listen to the surrounding talk for a bit, and see if anyone mentions anything of interest, such as the name Glengary. He also looks around to see if anyone is wearing a necklace.

 

[Wicht]

There seem to be a shortage of females in the place, but one orc is wearing an iron collar and a goblin has a rat head tied to a leather cord hanging from his neck.

A lot of talk in the room seems to be grumbling about a recent garbage problem and vieled threats against whoever caused the problems. There is also talk of demons, devils, dragons, gold, undead, and war. It seems like a lot of the "people" in the room are mercenaries of one sort or another.

 

[graydoom]

Kalath waits around for a bit, hoping that Glengary will drop by or be mentioned.

 

[Wicht]

There is no mention of Glengary though Kalath does hear the bartender mention the management a time or two. At one point, the bartender mentions the management as he rents a room to an incoming ogre. The ogre heads on up the stairs to the second floor.

 

[graydoom]

Kalath makes his way up to the bartender.

"So, still no vacancies?"

 

[Wicht]

"No! No vacancies, we is filled up."

Even as he says this, another man, slightly sorter than Kalath, but well armed, walks up and plopping his money on the counter, says, "one room."

"Sure thing." says the bartender and hands him a key.

 

[graydoom]

"Yes, I see that you are so full that you still have rooms open for the taking."

Kalath places a similar amount of money on the counter as the last guy did, and, keeping his hand on the money, says, "So, how about "one room" for me?"