Jordi continues in a quiet voice, "Should I ask if there are any paying jobs available? Or for more information about the Traveler's staff? I have no idea if the secret guild is friendly or not..."

Peter leans over. "Are you in a guild? Allies in a strange world would be useful."

The Dwarf next to you give's you a startled look, "Guild?  It is a strange word.  We have our families, our clans and our territory.  You seem a decent Human, and if your friend is a druid, then you will have a network of allies once accepted into a circle."

As you talk, the family brings huge platters of mixed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, potatoes and squash, followed by baked ham and pheasants and a large pitcher of beer.

OoC

Continuity check.  I'm confused. Magnus went to talk to the dwarves alone in another room. Or at least no one else said that they were coming. So the others were in the main room when Jordi started recognizing symbols. 

They were talking amongst themselves. Not sure who Peter would be talking to, but maybe the elves or poss. Halfling proprietors.

Also, I jumped the gun saying Magnus already ate.  So when food comes out he definitely would cut conversation short.  I don't realize we would make so much out of a Tavern visit. 

(Clearly, I got confused about where everyone was as well; I'll wait for DM clarification and roll with it. Happy to be in either room)

Since no one said anything different, I assumed everyone just followed Magnus.  If you want to circulate, just let me know.  There are several tables of Halflings (Stouts), a table of Wood Elves, and a table of High Elves.  The Dwarves took a different room.

Here is a the tavern

OOC

Curiosity killed the cat.  Looked room killed the Rogue.  Damn that is tempting.

Insight check on if the Dwarves want to openly speculate on Elyakim druidic portentousness: 19

Whichever room he is in, Jordi will attempt to use available materials (utensils? chairs? dust bunnies?) to create a message that says, "New in town, looking for work and equipment" in the symbolic language he seems to intuitively understand.

As the meals start to arrive, Magnus becomes distracted and lets the open inquiry with Dwarves fall. 

"Elyakim..." as Magnus stares off at the steaming dishes, "I will catch up with you later."  His stomach growls loudly as Magnus moves off to sit with Peter to eat.  

Magnusm

Elyakim himself might be nervous, but looking at his eyes you can tell that the young(ish) Dwarf has maybe had a little to much to drink.  

"Not going to do much talking to the moon from underground," one of the others says with a snide remark.  

"Enough of that," Ironhand scolds, "Elya is smart and has shown himself able to speak with the denizens of the deep in a way others cannot."

Jordi

Peter asks Magnus, "What were you talking about with that woman up there? Is she going to help us get home?"

Magnus responds, "I know a language that is only understood by Druids.  I don't know how I know, but I do.  It came with other abilities.  Chris, the guy that stayed back at the Library, took an arrow to the face.  He was dead.  Bleeding out.  I brought him back to life by touching him and mumblings some words.  I know it sounds crazy, but it is true. 

Anyway, I was asking her for help understanding what is happening to me and she said to come back in two days.  Maybe she can explain it better.  I'm not just feeling connected to nature and animals.  It feels like there is a beast inside me that is trying to claw it's way out.  And it is always hungry...".  At that, Magnus tucks back into his food ravenous.  

Peter nods thoughtfully at Magnus's words. "Back at the library, I felt like my head was going to explode. All of this," he waves his hand around, "is impossible, but here we are. It was too much, my thoughts were chaos. Everyone seemed to be accepting it so easily. I mean I saw things in that office that shouldn't be possible, but here we are. Honestly, I became angry. And the anger grew inside me. Why am I here? Who brought me? Why can't anyone explain what is happening? Why me, God, why me? In the middle of that, I had an epiphany. Like what if the anger, the stress, what if it was the point? Maybe I'm here? Maybe this is a stress or coma dream while I'm lying by the road at home? I knew I had to take the fear and stress and use it. I dunno. I sound like a lunatic. The food in this hallucination is good, though." He smiles at Magnus.

Magnus responds, "If you believe what the Druid told us, we were snatched away moments before our death.  Our plane was going down supposedly.  I don't remember it.  I think it is funnier to think there is a guy in my old body running is running around Reagan National thinking he has magical powers.  If I get back, I'll be back in my body locked up in the loony bin.

I don't know.  I honestly stopped thinking about it.  These new abilities are not like superpowers or something.  It is changing the way I think.  Like it doesn't surprise me I can talk to the giant dog.  I'm pretty sure If I tried hard enough I could talk to plants too.  And not like that one time somebody slipped mushrooms in the hookah.

I'm going to help everyone piece together this...  Magnus looks around to see if anyone else is paying attention

 Thing... because I think it is cool as shit.  But I might just stay here and use it.  Sure beats my Organic Chemistry exam at the end of the quarter."

The Dwarves seem to be engrossed in their own conversation, though the Mitchie (Doris' husband) seems to be seeking peeks at the party.

Magnus says, "I'm tired. And full.  I think I'll head back to the Library and get some sleep. I'll be back in two days to talk more with the Arch-Druid.  But we have some time to kill before the solstice. Anyone coming with me?"

He heads outside, casts Speak with Animals, and calls out, "Silent walker like winter breeze over ice lake under the whole moon, I hope you got the meal I sent.".

Jordi says, "Erm, I'm gonna stick around a while and listen to the local gossip.  I'll catch up with the rest of you later..."

Magnus hits the road with whomever is in tow.

Peter tells Jordi (and Bridger?) good night and leaves with Magnus.