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Seeing you enter, the man ends his tune with a haunting, somber note that resolves from deliberate dissonance to a cathartic tone, before finishing with a light-hwarted rapid flourish.  He stands and greets you, "At last, you've arrived!  I've been expecting you for some time." The man says with an u familiar grsture, which might be some sort of greeting, as he holds aloft his index d8nger and pinky, with the two digits between curled toward his palm, held in place by his thumb, not unlike the horns of a bull, the hand thus held, raised skyward. 🤘 

At this point, it is clear the man wears his pale gray hair in a short pony tail.

 

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"Eh..thieves' quarter"- Gravity murmurs to herself while snorting and sniffing the air of her surrounding as if she could pick up the scent of scoundrels and rascals, some of them might be even familiar to her. She strides forward to move inside the tavern, firmly clasping the pouch of coins and frequently averting her gaze from one dark corner to another.

When the man with graying hair greets the party and expresses the information that he's been waiting for them, she grows more distrustful. "The name's Creep. Pray tell, do you greet every potential customers like this? Ooh, I've been expecting you for sometime. Not for you exactly, it's your coins that interest me most."  The last two sentences are delivered in a mocking tone. "Let us be, we're Heward's people."

"I see my reputation has not preceded me on thus occasion.  I am the proprietor of this establishment.  It is my humble home away from home.  You, my scaly sightseer, have come quite a long when from home, no?  Such things could not escape my notice.  When I got wind of where you had been, I deduced your purpose and predicament. Now, the real question I have for you is this: why should I offer any sympathy or aud to you?"

"You see, we're a group of expert adventurers. We don't want your 'sym- path- ee' since we don't deserve it"- Gravity replies with a cheeky grin when she realizes that her impulsive behavior might affect the overall impression of the party.

"But, we can offer you something that you deserve. Something precious, it can be a person, an item or some sort of service. You, Mr. Heward might not be aware of your desired object yet. Luckily, we have a magical means to find it out. Here!"

The bounty hunter woman will display a single piece of parchment with arcane markings splattered across the surface. It's a spell scroll (Legend Lore) collected from the 'Tomb of Horror' treasure room.

Sam looks at his mage friend and whisper “how long you think this is going to take” 

I'd figure you of all people would have all the time in the world, seeing as you've been dabbling with the forbidden art.  I don't mean to keep you if you have some place to be.  Just most folk who come in here have some sort of reason to.

<4th wall break.  Heward is a literal god. Thos place has portals all over that go like everywhere.  His domains are knowledge and music and good.  He's thoroughly aware thst Sam traveled back in time, which is possible on Oerth, but not on Toril, which he is aware Sam is from.  And now he's here.  So, he's a bit curious about why.  If you just mention Kwalish or the planar craft, that's good enough.   On the other side if the portal I could let you meet up with Kwalish now, or you could join the others in the tavern in Mulmaster in the 1490s DR.  Take your pick>

<btw, he's also Mordenkainen’s cousin.  They hang out.>

Tetrevess says “I’m deeply honored to meet you.  I am Tetrevess, just a student of the arcane, who has joined this group who were on a mission of time travel, acquisition of artifacts, and exploration.  We’re taking some time between adventures, right now, and this seemed like a good place to visit.  My companions can fill you in on more about our mission than I can.   I was looking for a place to settle and do some study, some consulting, and build my magical skills before the next adventures- the last one nearly killed all of us, to be honest”.    

Look at him “you know I’m not from here don’t you, kewlishwas sent me” sam voice is cold when he mentions the name “who are you really friend” asking with internet 

"I've heard the name" confirms the odd man.  "Heard somw folks are looking foe him in Sigil.  Seems the Lady is displeased about something.  But her mind is as much a mystery to me as it is to anyone else.  Not really my affair.  Now when a creature like you says you're working in his employ, I get the sense his instrumentality I'd at work in the selection.  I am well aware rhat you're heart is filled with such darkness that even my melodies cannot disencumber it.  Yet, I am curious to see what he has planned.  I sense you've also brought some potent objects with you.  I do question the wisdom of offering you aide in your work.  But, if you happened to stumble across a portal of mine, well, who would blame me for not stopping you?"

Sam now getting Inpatient goes up too him “I don’t have time to listen to riddles old man now we’re is the portal so I can hit that little *******” 

Sam looks at his mage and shifter companions then looks for a portal "well who wants to go to the future" then looks around for a portal to step though

"Sam, it's really unwise to use a one-way portal let alone stumbling across one with unknown destination."

Gravity aims her index finger accusingly at the elderly male while carefully folding the spell scroll and starts yelling. "You, Mr. Heward! Yes you! You must not share misleading information for the purpose of deviant action. We have credible intelligence about Kwalish's plan, and we're willing to share it. Perhaps, we can even help you with the task of tracking him down."

"Sorry kid, not my portfolio.  But, I respect a good inventor, and that gnome is among the finest the planes have ever seen.  You lot seem like a real mixed bag of nuts.  No offense.  But I'm offering you one shot to get where you're headed.  I don't know where yiu were hoping to find him, but somethings guiding you. I'm sure if it.  You didn't just ratumbke in Herr, despite what you might imagine.  There's only one place on Oerth you could have come and here you are.  Mere chance? Hardly.  Whatever force has led you here will take you where you need to be.  You just gotta let go and let let the clock hands move so fast they make the wind blow as the pages if the calender go flying out the window one by one, till the pages pile up upon the front lawn, and the old familiar things are mostly all gone and that old Sombrero keeps on hovering on."

As the old man's cryptic reply rambles on with all the coherence of an omproce jazz musicians scattered lyrics, one if the portals that line the room starts to glow with a pale blue light.

“I’ve got nothing holding me here.  Was thinking of setting up As a sage somewhere- could be somewhen I suppose.   Any advice for us, before we step through? “. Tetrevess says

Heward allows the question to breathe, lingering in the air as he considers the wizard and the lizard, befire delivering in a soft wrll rehearsed breath his life philosophy: "Be excellent to each other." At this, he resumes his serenade to the near-empty bar, nodding a farewell as he continues his virtuoso solo.  The doorway illuminates brightly at this, beckoning travelers to journey forth.

Tetrevess says “thank you.  Wise words indeed”. And steps through into the unknown.

Gravity follows the party through the portal. She is quite reluctant to leave her homeplanet and promises to return once she has earned enough goldpieces to lead a better life.