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Post by Matt4 on May 13, 2023 14:00:04 GMT -8
"I do actually!" - Poppy says, taking her tambourine from her pack and giving it a shake. - "Although my genra is probably more akin to folk music."
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Post by Daos on May 13, 2023 20:12:53 GMT -8
The party continues on, discussing the finer points of music and coffee along the Fey Eye. They encounter little of note; various travelers, pilgrims and caravans between gardens. But nothing hostile or particularly interesting bothers them.
When the sun begins to set, they come across a small coral growing settlement called Faerie Way. It is a small community, maybe 100 people, but it has a town square called the Commons which includes a single inn. It's nothing fancy, but it beats sleeping on the side of the road.
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Post by Matt4 on May 14, 2023 1:26:08 GMT -8
"Thankfully we made it here without any trouble." - Poppy comments, before heading to the inn.
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Post by Daos on May 14, 2023 12:10:19 GMT -8
Stepping into the inn, the party finds it's a simple and humble place with only one story and perhaps half a dozen rooms, total. There's a small cafe in the common room where a halfling is serving coffee to a couple of visitors. The innkeeper himself is an elderly dwarf who scowls upon seeing the party. "Great, more youngins," he mutters to himself.
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 14, 2023 12:20:44 GMT -8
April feels a little awkward at being called a "youngin," but quickly moves on and asks the innkeep, "How much for a room for the five of us? ...five rooms, that is," she corrects.
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 14, 2023 13:57:30 GMT -8
"What is wrong with..."youngins?" Kalinda asks. She didn't really consider herself that young, but compared to the innkeep she guesses she probably is pretty young.
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Post by Daos on May 14, 2023 17:20:03 GMT -8
"Twenty five blue shards," the old dwarf says. Then to Kalinda adds, "Nothing, nothing at all." But after a pregnant pause, he then adds, "Except of course, your generation's bad attitudes, disrespect towards your elders, your loud music and weird tattoos."
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Post by Matt4 on May 15, 2023 0:54:58 GMT -8
Poppy shrugs at the dwarf comment, takes Starbuck by the hand and goes to the common room: "Coffee! Shall we give it a try?" - she aks to her companion.
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Post by Daos on May 15, 2023 16:32:37 GMT -8
When Poppy turns to Starbuck, she finds the halfling is gone. Looking around, she spots her already sitting at a barstool at the cafe, somehow having practically teleported over there. "One coffee, please," she says to the barista. "Start a tab."
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Post by HorizonsDream on May 15, 2023 18:57:23 GMT -8
"Twenty-five?" Kalinda asks in surprise. "Why so much?" She asks. "How much is it for one room?" She shakes her head a bit. "Amd tattoos? Nome of us have tattoos? Did you meet someone with a tattoo?"
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Post by Daos on May 15, 2023 19:51:30 GMT -8
"One room is five blue shards," the dwarf answers. He looks over the group and frowns. "And maybe not, but we had a youngin' in here a week ago with a tattoo. Some kind of leaf. Figured it was the 'hot new thing' for your generation."
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Post by Matt4 on May 15, 2023 23:34:53 GMT -8
Poppy smiles watching Starbuck ordering a coffee, but as she's about to join her she hears what the innkeeper said about a guy with a tattoo: "Uh, was it a dwarf? Did he say or do something unusual?"
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Post by Daos on May 16, 2023 0:05:41 GMT -8
"Aye, a dwarf. Red beard, but head shaved. And a real bad attitude," the innkeeper grumbles. "No respect for his elders."
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Post by GravityEmblem on May 16, 2023 4:10:38 GMT -8
Suddenly alert, April says, “That man is a wanted criminal—a thief and a murderer. I’ve been tasked with bringing him to justice. Do you know where he went?”
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Post by Matt4 on May 16, 2023 12:43:31 GMT -8
"It was a week ago, it was probably when he arrived in Salt Whale. Did he leave something here? Or said something of note of what he was going to do once he reached Salt Whale?"
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