"Haha! You are not wrong there my friend!" 

Morthos sips his sweet Kafe.

The next match has been announced. This one will prove to be interesting...

All competitors level-9 and up. The match will begin in about 24 hours:

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Taking another sip of his drink he looks to Morthos. "So tell me. What have you been up to?" he enquires. 

Grabbing the cutlery from the table he then begins to dig into his steak as he listens to Morthos. 

Hans makes his way back to the Glory and sits down heavily at the bar. Placing one gold at the table he motions to the barkeep Strongest drink you have please for the free victory drink as well as strongest I can get with this here gold please. He then looks around at everyone that is currently inside the bar seeing that he could not remember the last few times of being in here.

Mazara is not too far behind Hans and finds a seat next to the monk. "By the gods, that was a lengthy venture wouldn't ya say?" He asks, clapping a hand on Hans shoulder for a friendly shake. "I'll have the same as him! Gonna need some extra special liquid courage for tonight." He admits while settling in to his seat. "Can't believe one guy could cause so much trouble." He admits, shaking his head. "Not to fault'im. It was a good strategy. Though he got a little cocky at the end there." His look of amusement soon turns to confusion as he glances over to an untended stein. 

"... Was that always there?"

"To be honest I hoped I was up to much more... After the Drow attack I helped clean up some of the loose ends and then dated an amazing women. Which since then not much has happened so I have remained within the confines of my room for a bit longer than I'd like. Until now. I'm very bored....."

Gorbals brow furrows. "Aye, I had heard of the attack. Through tales of the drunken and weary." he says looking at a cauterized scar in his hand. "I would have been at the heart of it if I knew in good time. Instead... I was seeking my own path." he grins kindly to Morthos.

Taking another sip of his beer he raises an eyebrow. "So... Sate that boredom. Hell I'll even join ya." he says with a wink. 

"Well, I wouldn't know what to do... If I did id be doing it by now."

Morthos puts his mug aside. 

"What would you suggest?"

As Hans feels the hand on his shoulder, he stops looking around the bar and focuses on his former teammate. Ah yes, he was quite difficult to pin down. If I remember correctly, you like using shields? He then rifles through his bag and starts pulling out a shield that does not seem to fit him whatsoever. If you do not wish to have it then I could probably find a way to trade in some items to get something that will more benefit myself.

"Mn. At times, yah. Decided I'd give the pike a whirl last for a bit." He admits off-handedly as he stares suspiciously at a nearby cup. "Hm? Oh! Yes. Yes, indeed! I mean, shoot -- you know what I mean." He chuckles and holds out a hand to take up and examine the shield. "Will need to... adjusted, but yes. This will do nicely." Mazara smile of joy turns into a sly one as he looks to Hans. After some fiddling around the ysgardian bloodied man holds out his prized longbow. "Here. One good turns deserve another... not to mention, it could be a way in with a certain Archer we both know, eh?" Mazara winks at the monk, then goes back to looking at the mystery drink at his side.

"... Eh, I'll just pay them back." He says as takes it up for a swig. Though once he starts he can't help but down the rest of it. "Mmn… Oddly minty after taste.. btut I think I like that. Hey Bar--" With a loud *POP!*, Mazara explodes into many motes of light that float up to the ceiling and disappears into nothing. 

Hans will startle at the loud pop ( Acrobatics to keep balance on the stool 23 ) Afterwards he will then look around and try to find Ash to see if they might have a use of the bow that he just received.

Ashiera walks in spotting Marz and Hans. "By the gods that was an aggravating fight." 

"Oh Hans i picked up something that you might like." As she pulls out the Cloak of Protection.

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... With a loud *POP!*, Mazara explodes into many motes of light that float up to the ceiling and disappears into nothing. 

(Perfectly normal. Nothing out of the ordinary here.)

(Well great. Orileo, who’s the new guy, or are you quitting/this is just flavor?)

(@Bobo: Hah! No new guy this time. That was flavor regarding his mysterious level up/pick up of Pact of the Chain.. Pact. He sort of got tricked into taking a potion of Plane Shift to... I forgot the elven layer right below Ysgard, but went there for a bit. Its part of a dumb and elaborate background thing involving a bet and marriage. Maybe he'll tell the full story if any care to look into it.) 

@BDaddLy (the acrobatics check was from getting startled from the pop lol)

Hans looks at Ash "Indeed that was a tough fight and I also have something for you, which I received from our fellow teammate right before he dissapeared" he says holding out the longbow he just received 

Deceit comes back into the glory. Shes spent some times at the docks helping with any repairs or work left open from fallen workers and honest folk. When she arrives she has a few crusty salt lines obviously from sitting on the pier too long. Shes also barefooted with wet and sandy feet. She walks up to the bar and orders a meal and a light ale more for flavor. (Who is working the bar at this time?)

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(... but went there for a bit. Its part of a ... elaborate background thing ...) 

 (I followed. Mazara's gone to see his spooky dad again.)

(It feels like ages since my last fight.)

Gorbal scratches the back of his head. "Is there a bounty board or something nearby?" he takes a large gulp of his herbalised beer  

"Any odd goings on? Or shall we hit the mountains? There's always something going on there." he says to Morthos as he reminisces.