I'm sorry! I guess I should give it some sort of response huh? Duh! Silly me! Thank you for bringing it to my attention!
Meanwhile, back at 'The Helmed Lady':
As the Elf, the half-elf and the dwarf (No this is NOT a joke!) sit there having their drinks, chatting & unintentionally (to all appearances at least) listening in on other people's conversations, they start to take notice of the decor of the tavern.
Mounted on the wall above the fireplace is the head of a Minotaur, horns and all. On top of the mantelpiece, rests what appears to be some kind of head made out of metal parts. At various locations mounted on the walls you will see a flail with 5 heads; a long sword with very detailed snakes on the grip & crosspiece; an ordinary, but shiny looking rapier; a large steel shield with the image of a foaming mug of ale, and some other assorted items, but these stand out the most. Also in one corner you see a life size statue. While the pose is different, it obviously represents the 'Helmed Lady' of the statue in the fountain.
The bar tender, is a dwarf, who was very busy until a just a bit ago when she finally came over to your table personally. "G'day Tygryk! I see you've met the ever-quiet Zero and made another acquaintance as well! My name is Kagnin Alemaster and I own this here tavern! Don't make trouble - & that includes molesting the waitresses! - & we'll treat you right as we can! By the way Tygryk, thank ya for running those rascals outta here! She turns directly towards Aldhranhald, "And what might your name be? And everybody always end up asking, so I go ahead and tell you now. The walls and fireplace are all decorated with mementos of special occasions in my son's lives! Their great adventurers you see, and every time they vanquish some great foe or find some great treasure it goes right up there on the wall somewhere! Yes indeed! Gettin quite famous my boys! The Five Kag's! You ever heard of them? - And I'm sorry, what did you say your name is again?"
After the introduction (and whatever RP you three Tygryk, Aldhranhald, and Zero want to do. We'll backtrack to that as well, if desired. In the meantime:) Kagnin goes back to work behind the bar.
Soon everybody in the tavern notices a very tall, muscular man comes striding in. He is wearing a nice chain shirt, though it is somewhat covered under the furs he is wearing. He also has a shiny battle axe tucked in his belt, among some other weapons and a large wooden shield strapped to his back. He simply walks up to the bar, sits down and looking down at the dwarf he orders a drink of Mead.
The dwarf is caught staring up at the north-man, and seems kind of flustered when suddenly she gives a start, "Of course we have Mead! My! What kind of a tavern would we be if didn't have Mead! Certainly! Here you go! ... Now don't mind me, but I must say you are a tall strong one aren't you?! We don't get many around here that quite match up with you. Well, except for Little Jamie of course! But then again he's worked the fields all his life! So we kind of came to expect it out of him. Would there be anything else I could get for you?"
