"I'll have the eggs and cabbage and cider," Chikra says, handing over the coin. "And a room as well." She keeps her eye on the elderly dwarven woman, trying to see if the argument with the elves is a friendly one or one that might actually come to blows. Perception: 14 Insight: 0

With a silent groan at the unfairness harshness of rock, Vor will do a few stretches, looking around carefully for anything of interest.  He will continue his journey, en guarde as he travels, Looking for good vantage points to scope out the lay of the land ahead, as well as behind.  He will make a cold breakfast as he travels, but will keep an eye out for any recognizable fruits that might 'wander' across his path. 

Nature   10    Survival   12

"Thank you" Newa says to the innkeep, "When you get a moment I will also have the boiled egg and beetroot platter" she replies and gives the innkeep another silver.  She holds up 2 additional silvers... "Anything going on in these parts travelers should be aware of?"

Krusk will tell the bartender, “I will take the stewed cod and cabbage meal,” while handing over 13 cp. “And I’ll have a room as well.” He also will ask the bartender, “Anything going on around here that’s unusual?”

"The stewed cod. Good choice." The Innkeeper says to Hallanann. "It's fresh river cod. I'm sure you'll like it. ... and a cot by the fire for tonight."

The sound of conversation and laughter fills the room.  There is a sign that reads "sing for a mug of ale." near a small cobbled together stage.  

"The stewed cod you you as well miss? Good." the innkeeper says to Lia.  "and a cot by the fire.  We'll put another log on for you before you retire. Oh, and nice boots!"

"Eggs and cabbage, very nice.  I was afraid you were going to say cod stew.  We're running low on that.  It's been very popular," the innkeeper says to Chikra. "and a cot, yes."

The old dwaven woman seems that she may have had too much ale, and looks like she might actually take a swing at the band of elves that are rousing her.

"Boiled egg and beetroot, no trouble at all."  the innkeeper says, "and a cot for you as well I assume."

"Oh the stewed cod.  We are running a bit short, but I'm sure we can scrape another plate together." the innkeeper says to Krusk. "a cot for you as well?"

"Something odd did happen just yesterday.  Normally we just have the town folk, and maybe some researchers interested in the ruins near Lapo, but yesterday we had the wild evil lady drop in.  She was beautiful, but that's where her appeal ended.  She gave my waiter quite a fright.  He feared for his life, so I gave him the day off today, which is why I'm doing tables.  Your food should be up shortly!"

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With a silent groan at the unfairness harshness of rock, Vor will do a few stretches, looking around carefully for anything of interest.  He will continue his journey, en guarde as he travels, Looking for good vantage points to scope out the lay of the land ahead, as well as behind.  He will make a cold breakfast as he travels, but will keep an eye out for any recognizable fruits that might 'wander' across his path. 

Nature   9    Survival   15

 Vor locates a fresh water spring as he treks around the other side of the mountain.  As he is moving along, making his way along the side of the steep mountain, his foot slips.  Dexterity saving throw 20 vs DC 15.  He manages to keep from tumbling down the side of the mountain, but the noise from the rocks has caught the attention of a brown bear about 100 feet away.  The bear stands on its hind legs and looks right at Vor.

"I appreciate your hospitality," Hallanann says to the innkeeper. "Can you tell us anything more about the lady that stopped in here? Do you know which direction she went? Was she carrying anything odd or unusual with her? Did she have any companions?"

"What did this lady do to scare your staff?"  Lia asks as well, giving the innkeep a warm smile.  Turning to the others she adds, as she bites her lower lip in thought.  "Do you think this is the lady with our friend's item?"  She is a bit circumspect in her wording, not wishing to give too much away with unknown people in the inn.

Thinking to himself ‘Holy hair balls of Klacitania! What is this place, Bearsville?’  Hoping the old wives tales about the poor eyesight of bears is true, Vor makes like a rock, one that’s very comfortable where it’s at.  Motionless except for his eyes, he’ll scan the area.  Is the slope fairly clear of vegetation, is it treed, if so how densely? Is there any terrain features near that would give him an advantage if the bear charges?

Newa, still not 100% caught up on the happenings of this group prior to her joining so she is listening very attentively to what the party and the barkeep discuss.  Being alone on the trail for so long Newa wants to fit in and help out best she can so so now she figures just staying alert and taking in any information she can will be helpful in the long run.  Of course while listening she tries to pay attention to everything happening in the place, always expecting something to go wrong, but that is just based on her past experiences.

“If you don’t feel comfortable with the group yet,” Krusk tells Newa, “Just know that it’s normal. I wasn’t that talkative when I first joined the group. It’s always fine if at first you don’t fit in.”

Newa gives a reassuring nod and says... "Thanks new friend, let me buy next round."

Krusk smiles at her. “I wonder who this person the bartender is talking about. I would keep an eye out for anything.” He still is being perceptive around the bar. Perception: 9

The Innkeeper comes back with your food and drink.  "She was wearing some kind of metal armor, and she had the most beautiful clasp affixed to her cape.  I'm not sure where she went after here.  She looked like she could be some kind of magic user.  She was quite intimidating.  She told my waiter, David, that her beer had too much head, and then proceeded to throw it at him and demand another.  Not only that she threatened to cut his... cut an appendage off if he didn't do it right away."

(This might be a good time to summarize for your new friends what you know)

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Thinking to himself ‘Holy hair balls of Klacitania! What is this place, Bearsville?’  Hoping the old wives tales about the poor eyesight of bears is true, Vor makes like a rock, one that’s very comfortable where it’s at.  Motionless except for his eyes, he’ll scan the area.  Is the slope fairly clear of vegetation, is it treed, if so how densely? Is there any terrain features near that would give him an advantage if the bear charges?

This section of the mountain has suffered a land slide recently, so it is pretty exposed all the way down to a small river below.   The bear goes back to fishing at the river, but every time he hears noise on the cliff he stands back up and looks toward you.  After several hours, the bear has caught and eaten five fish and lumbers off into the forest.  You continue traversing the mountain and come to a cave.  It looks like it was once a natural cave, but it has been exploited for mining.  It's getting dark now.

Vor will investigate the adit carefully for signs of recent critters, two-legged or other wise.

Investigation   11

He will light a candle and explore the place, very carefully, sword in hand just in case. 

What sort of odors can he smell?  Dry dust?  Stinky, wet fur?  Burnt things?

"Sounds like we are on the right path then."  Lia says with a nod.  Turning to the group.  "This lady seems like the wizard we fought in the strange dome."  Glancing to the new person.  "This all started with us going to visit an old friend, whose tower was on fire when we arrived.  We got him out, having to fight several fire zombies in the process.  What we found was that a clasp was stolen from him, a clasp that is quite powerful." She takes a sip of her ale.  "We headed to the Academy to see if we could learn more about the clasp, but the entire Academy was under a force dome when we arrived.  We found a way into the dome, and found a world that was barely holding itself together.  After several fights with shadows, we came across this female wizard, who sent us all running with magic she had at her command."  Lia shudders slightly here, as she takes an even bigger drink of her ale.  "Regardless, she is quite powerful.  She escaped, and we were able to work with those in the Academy to get the fabric of reality to stabalize."  She sighs.  "We did learn of a possible destination the wizard was going to, and are on the road now seeking that same place."

"Quite an adventure you guys have had so far," Newa says, "but yes based on your story of past events and what I have heard about this lady it does seem more than likely this is the person we are looking for."

“We need to find out who this lady is and what she is doing here before someone gets hurt.” Krusk tells the group.

"Is she still in town, that you know of? Or did she move on?" Hallanann asks the innkeeper.