Community Day
Log Info
- Title: Community Day
- Emitter: Cryosanthia
- Characters: Cryosanthia, Ezil, Kaelyn, Merek, Sasha, Seldan, Serraphine, Mel, Shin, Acedia, Iskandar, Nasirri, Svarshan, Kaydin
- Place: A07: Fernwood Pub
- Time: Friday, February 14, 2020, 11:16 AM
- Summary: It's Community Day at the Fernwood Pub, which is offering a special menu of recipes contributed by local citizens. Cryosanthia is one of the servers while others drop in and out. Ezil and Seldan discuss the conundrum of the Flayed Man, and Merek heals some injures Ezil incurred while investigating that. Serraphine hunts Kaelyn down, mistaking her Feather Dragon from to be a demon's, while her riding hyenda Mayra, and Shin's tiger, Mirai, hunt Cryo, Kae, and each other. Grabby children are afoot. Other patrons arrive, socialize, and try the menu. Kaelyn provides a Curry recipe, and discusses firearms with Kaydin, while Svarshan and Cryosanthia discuss her demon problem, and the elder sith gives her something to help out.
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The common room of the Fernwood Pub dominates the inn, spacious and airy because of the high, vaulted ceiling. Ornately carved beams of dark, polished wood form a lattice overhead, supporting the arched roof two storeys above the floor. To the right of the double-door entry is a spiral staircase, winding upwards to a balcony that rings and overlooks the main area. Large windows at this level grant an excellent view of the river to the west and colorful market stalls to the north and east. An air of coziness is salvaged by keeping the pub dimly lit; parchment-shrouded mana lanterns hang at intervals from the base of the balcony, nestled amongst lush, magically propagated ivy and ferns that grow over this false demi-ceiling and the struts that support it.
The bar is sleek and simple, comprised of meticulously polished black lacquer. Tables are set under the darker niches formed by the balcony floor as well as on the balcony itself. A few are deliberately sized to accommodate halflings and gnomes, but the majority are meant for human-sized individuals. A large common table is on the main floor, set before a semi-circular stage situated against the western wall. Beside it, with pipes mounted upon the wall and running up past the balcony and almost to the ceiling, is a refurbished pipe organ made to look like the one lost when the Fernwood was destroyed during the Merkabah Siege.
-=-=-=-=-=-=- Appearing, at some point =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Cryosanthia 0s 6'7" 245 Lb Sith-Makar Female
A dashingly tall, lithe white lizardgirl with tattoos.
Ezil 2m 5'11" 175 Lb Human Male
An armored man with dark skin, and grey-blonde hair.
Kaelyn 3s 5'4" 910 Lb Feather Dragon Female
Tall-ish, extremely curvy 5'4" redhead Elf... (VERY ENERGETIC!)
Merek 12s 5'10" 215 Lb Human Male
A black-haired, dusky male with golden eyes.
Sasha 10m 6'4" 245 Lb Human Female
Huge Blonde Woman
Seldan 7m 5'11" 187 Lb Human Male
Red-blonde Eldanar man wearing Eluna's colors and symbol.
Serraphine 58s 6'5" 210 Lb Hobgoblin Female
Muscular, grey-red skin, and bright yellow eyes.
Mel 2m 5'9" 180 Lb Human Male
A human male of average height and athletic build.
Shin 12m 5'0" 130 Lb Human Male
Short, stocky Xian human with a tiger.
Acedia 27s 3'4" 39 Lb Goblin Female
An ebon-skinned Goblin in leather armor.
Iskandar 14s 6'10" 335 Lb Giantborn Male
Larger than life hero.
Nasirri 11s 5'10" 150 Lb Eaglefolk Female
Fireborn Egalrin, silver robe w/ red trim
Svarshan 5s 6'4" 307 Lb Sith'makar Male
Demons: Another name for spicy BBQ
Kaydin Human Male
A hunter
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A white-scaled sith-makar is setting up. All of the Fernwood Pub's servers are scheduled today, in anticipation of many patrons. There is a specialized menu, Chef has really out-done himself, and the palescale is reviewing what's available. Dragging her finger down the board, she suddenly exclaims, "Cricket Brownies! I haven't had those in ages! Chef! Chef, I want some Cricket Brownies!"
A voice calls back from the kitchen, "Wait till your break Cryo. Customer's first."
The white sith huffs and crosses her arms, leaning her rump against the bar. She brushes at her apron. Well, a few people are filtering in. Launching herself into the fray, she's soon taking names and kicking orders. A couple circles, kitchen and front of house, and meals are distributed.
One patron stands out from the general mix of Alexandrians, a grey Arvec Nar woman, who sports white makeup and a lot of silver piercings. She has a natural glower, "Some toast and water."
"Sure thing." The palescale server slips to the back, returns with some toast, lightly browned, and a glass of water. She sets them on the table. "Here you go. Sure you don't want something else on the menu? There are a lot of neat things. Like... Cricket Brownies."
The ashen Arvec looks at the plate, "this isn't burnt enough. Toast it again." Next the glass, "I said I wanted this cold."
"Well... okay." Cryo picks up the plate, flickers her fingers over the glass. A pale beam leaps from her finger, freezing the water entirely, a coaster of frost spreading around it on the table. She turns tail and heads to the kitchen, her tail waving in the air in her wake.
The All-Friend enters, shutting the door quickly because of the foul weather. His cloak is soaked from the flurries that assault the city, giving a shudder as he is finally out of the wet and cold. Little time is wasted as he seeks a table, looking at the crowded pub, and making an unsure face as he finds a seat for himself at a distant table. His cloak is unclasped and folded, set on the back of a chair while he takes a moment to rub at a shoulder before he rests. Eyes search for a waitress, or the barkeep. "Did I hear cricket brownies?" despite his sore and discomfort, he can't help but laugh.
The barkeep is there, but he doesn't leave the bar. Two servers are on the floor, no, three, as the Fernwood's white-scaled sith server appears with a plate of thoroughly carbonized toast which she delivers to an ashen Arvec woman who power-glowers at her.
Altering course, she's at Ezil's table, "Hello Blessed Follower of the Stars, You did! There are! They're awesome. It's a brownie with the features of Maugrim, the Tyrant! You can bite his face in two, and he's filled with lovely raspberry filling, that gets everywhere. Do you want some?" She's practically on her toes, bouncing eagerly.
"Yeah, that will be fine. Thank you, White-One." Ezil's eyes showing a bit of wear as he sits back in his seat. "A small-beer too if that's all right." his hand already digging for coin as he lets out soft sigh.
"I was imagining something else." The Tsuran giving a soft smile and keeping his left arm still, letting it rest easy on the table as he waits. "Is it going to be busy today?"
"Well, it is made with cricket flour, very crunchy. Small-beer, yes. I'm hoping it will be." Cryo says, settling back on her feet, her tail metronoming, "Is your arm Ok?"
Ezil raises his right hand, being specific not to use his left shoulder. "It's a ghost tale." his musing tone trying to be kept up despite discomfort. "It is sore when I wake, and near when I sleep. It comes and goes, but.... it will get better soon, hopefully." not really explaining the situation.
"Cricket flower..." pondering that as he changes the topic. "Ya know what. I'll try it anyways. Kill that small-beer order. I'll take this mint cocoa. Not in the mood for heavier drink." despite the small-beer being very near water.
The white sith leans in and smiles, showing off her wicked teeth, her eyes glittering. "You'll love it! Sour and Crunchy are comfort food for the lizard brain, take it from one. It's how bugs taste. That's why pretzels are good when you're upset."
Then she's off, zooming for the kitchen and back out with a plate of Cricket Brownies. She grabs a small-beer from the bar. Placing themd down, the brownies do look delectable, a nice medium-brown, sugary and shiny, shaped like Maugrim the Tyrant Dragon. "It's not necessary to yell 'death!' before you chomp, but it's fun."
Ezil is left nodding his head to those words, smirking as the small-beer comes anyways. No comment about it, just a sip. Though before Cryosanthia leaves his table, he hoists the treat, and gives it a waggle at her. "Death." flatly stated as he then takes a bite, chewing, crunching, and chewing some more. It's a lot of chewing, his face shifting from confusion, to indifference, then settling on a half-raised brow as he stares at the treat. "I... have had nothing like it." and he takes another bite.
"Death!" The white sith laughs, watching him eat, the expressions changing on the man's face. Her tongue flickers and she continues to smile, "Glad you like! I loved them as a youngling. Still love them."
It's one of those things. You don't know what to think about it, but after each bite it gets a little better. Ah, acquired taste. That's what Ezil was thinking about. He chews, washing half the treat down with a swig of small-beer. "I do. It's not bad, nudging the plate towards her. "I'll share. I doubt anyone will notice. It's busy." Yes, he can manage one, but a plate?
Cryosanthia eagerly goes for the offered browning, taking one up. She holds it in front of her face, staring at the confectionary Tyrant, "Death!" She cheers, chomping the face. She gets raspberry filling everywhere on her mouth, and it looks like blood. She doesn't seem to be chewing it, but perhaps is poking away with her tongue, then she swallows it. The other half of Maugrim's face soon follows. She grins, and her teeth are scarlet. A viscious visage.
Merek walks into the pub with his black material white plated armor on, looking about. He notices Cryosanthia and Ezil then makes his way to them to wave while he picks up a tyrant to eat, "Yay!" He does notice that arvek and waves, "Hey you!"
Ezil snorts a laugh. "Yes, only you could make a treat look so menacing." motioning to the corner of his mouth. "It squirted. You got a little something" amused and settling in his seat, finishing the other half of his snack.
Catching sight of Merek, Ezil raises a hand, the wrong hand. The subtle jarring of his left arm causes him to twinge, and he slows as he raises his right soon after, then rubbing his shoulder. "Hello, Merek. How are you?"
"Oh, hey Mer-Mer," the grey-skinned Arvec woman says, looking over at him in his armour. She's got a plate of half eaten, burnt toast, which fractures and scatters crumbs with each bite, so her table is a mess. A glass, which is filled with an ice cube and a small amount of water, is also there.
Cryosanthia wipes at her mouth, succeeding in spreading the red to the back of her hand. Her teeth remain coated, bright against the pale hues of her mouth and scales. She bobs her head at Merek, "Hello Merek the Scribe. We have a lot of specials today."
Snow flurries rush in through the door after Seldan as he enters, although he closes it gently behind him in an effort to minimize the cold air that seeps into the warmth of the pub. He wears a white, warm coat and scarf in lieu of his more usual cloak, but his bearing is that of one preoccupied, his mien serious, and he starts towards the bar without really noticing just who is around.
The bartender watches Seldan approach. He sets down a glass. "Your face says you want something strong, what will it be?" Merek looks to Ezil with a smile, "You alright, need healing?" he asks, looking him up while he offers a grin to Cryo, "You look nice, like you just ate people," he teases. He then offers a look to that arvek, "What brings you about?" he asks, while he nods to Twilight, then he waves to Seldan. All these friends make him seem a bit more at ease.
Ezil shakes his head at Merek, laughing as he shows concern. "No, it's... it a kink in my shoulder. It comes and goes, but it's cause will go away soon enough." he doesn't state the hopefully, but he takes up his drink.
"Master Padaryn!" Ezil calls, and raises his cup as he notices the man. "You should try the brownies." smirking, and sipping his drink.
Seldan laughs a little, although the mirth is short and somewhat self-deprecating. "Is it so bad as that? Very well." A smile forms on his lips, although the preoccupation remains. "One of those mint hot cocoas, spiked with Minze, if you have any?" He names a fairly strong Myrrish spirit, but is distracted by the call over to him. "Seldan, please, Ezil. When someone calls Master Padaryn, I cannot but think that my honored father finds himself in Alexandria."
"Uh... just Tyrant Dragons. I better clean my mouth." Cryosanthia says, covering her snout with her hand. She backs up, spins and threads her way into the back.
"Sure thing," The bartender says, taking out a caraft of the hot cocoa, pouring the mug full, then spiking it as requested. He nudges it towards Seldan.
The ash-coloured Arvec Nar goes back to eating her burnt toast, with an occasional glance at Merek.
The door opens and in walks a tall blonde.....wearing clerical robes of Althea. She smiles as she looks about, making her way towards the bar....and she tilts her head. "May I have the savory Kebab....and the sweet sahlab please?" Apparently, Sasha doesn't want to drink...in a pub.
"You have my thanks." Seldan sets a small stack of coins in front of the bartender, a sum that includes the drink, the spike, and a tip as well, then takes his mug over to Ezil's table. "Her light fall on your path, Seer," he greets Merek formally, but Ezil gets most of his attention. "Does that still trouble you?"
Merek looks then to Ezil and nods a bit, then he takes a star chart while he maneuvers the positions upon it to offer supplication. It takes a bit while he does all that, then eventually he comes back to Ezil and motions while he places a hand upon his shoulder, and begins gesturing with the free hand while he speaks Celestial in an ancient prayer. He then takes a glove while he slaps Ezil on the shoulder with the material as well.
It's like reaaaallllyyyy busy! Kae can tell this because of the noise coming into her room upstairs! She pauses, tilts her head as she climbs her way out of the bed, then peeers back at the bed now.. "Ya know it's a good thing I reinforcd it..." She mutters, the middle is slightly bowed...
Kae stands up on her hind legs, resting her weight on her haunches briefly as she looks into the small mirror she has, before she takes a deeep breath... "Well here goes..." This is like the most packed she's seen anywhere since she got scrambled.... She then winds her way out of the door, and grins "I can make corners easier at lest." before she makes her way down the stairs...
What folks might see is an odd draconic creature, bulking about as big as a small horse... She's long, very lythe, covered in a mix of fur, feathers, and scales... She has belly scutes that are a rich, rust or coral red, this fades into long-ish white fur that glimmers pretty blues and purples toward the tips depending on howl light hits it... Then there's the plumage, of her wings and such, it being primarely that white at the leading edge with the secondary and primary flight feathers being blues and purples, save for the tips of the wings which is more of that coral or rust red... She also has a main of long feathery red hair going between her backswetpt horns to her tail which terminates in a big tapered floof of feathery fur that is also that blue and purple... Her face is long, slender, very aerodinamic, with some whiskers on the upper snoot and two more whiskers coming from her lower jaw, also she has long, pointy ears that move depenndingo n mood...
Kae pauses half way down and makes her way on all fours, before scooting along the wall, looking for a corner where she can get out of the of folk....
Ezil drinks a small-beer, which isn't really like drinking. Mostly. "It's going to be busy today." speaking to Merek as he sips on his drink and eyes the plate of brownies, but as the man clasps his shoulder he blinks. "Don't worry about it, just have another... woah, that feels better!" offering the treat to the man and blinking.
The Tsuran's glance goes to Seldan as he approaches. "It's like I slept on it wrong, and it lingers. Better every day, but it is mostly stiff.... until now." laughing as he tests the arm, jostling it and smirking. "I think I'm good." looking back to Merek. "Thank you."
The bartender sweeps up Seldan's coin, then nods towards the blonde cleric who arrives. He gives the order to the kitchen and soon sets it on the bar top in front of her. The kebabk steams nicely, an appetizing aroma. The Sahlab is also placed, with the traditaional toast, "To a memory."
Cryo emerges from the kitchen, spotting Kae, and immediately moves some tables and benches to better acommodate her. This involves getting the patrons at them to move as well, but it is accomplished. "Kaelyn, over here."
Sasha smiles softly. "To a memory." She says softly to the bartender before she raises the glass and sips at it. "Mmmm...." She sighs out. "If only there were more days like this." She says softly as takes a chomp out of the kebob...then looks over to Ezil. She does tilt her head, but simply watches.....until. "Sentinel....if you needed your shoulder looked at, I would've taken a look at it."
Merek offers a light bow to Ezil, then he nods. "Eluna offers the blessing." He then takes a bit of that treat while he nods, then he looks to Twilight with a shift to place a treat in front of the woman. "My treat!" Jokes! Then he nods to newcomers while he shifts his white-black armor about him.
Both of Seldan's eyebrows go up at this, his hands wrapped around a steaming mug of something. "Seer, I would know what was needful to see to that. The ghost responsible continues to walk Alexandria. If it harmed him in some way, then we must act more swiftly still." He looks down at Ezil meaningfully over the rim of the mug as he raises it to his lips.
Kae blinks at Cry, watches her move the tables around and purses her lips to blow that mane of hair out of her eyes, before she makes her way toward the tables... On the way by she offers a big, goofy, toothy smile and says "Didn't have to do that... But thankies." She says and then sits up on her haunches at the table, where she digs through a few pouches she's rigged to a harness on her self... Where she pulls a towel out and begins wiping her hands/forepaws off, then glances to Cryo.. "Soo I see the menu? Can I get a bunch of those Kebabs, and I wanna try the Sith Makar treat too... I'm thinking I may have the palate for it now?" She says with a grin, "Ooh and the chille too..." Then ummms "And and umm, get yer self a drink or food on me?"
Kae winks one of those slightly glowy blue eyes before her ears perk up, flicking around those horns she has as she rests her muzzle on her hands, her neck bending to accomodate... Then pauses "Ok, soo this is much easier with a shorter neck...." She doesn't change her position, but looks at Cryosanthia now... "HOw do you guys do something like this? Or do you just let yer neck hold yer head up?"
The ash coloured Arvec looks up at Merek, "Oh, Thanks Mer-Mer. Did you want some of it?"
The bartender nods at Sasha, then moves to prepare drinks as a server comes by and drops off some orders. He's swift and efficient, setting them out for pick-up.
Cryo has questions. So many questions, and a couple answers, "Yes, let it hold it up. My neck moves according to what has my attention, I don't think about it. If you don't, it might work better for you? I have to know, did your mind change? With your eyes, nose, ears, all your senses must be different. Did your arms turn into forelegs and your forelegs into wings, or did the forelegs stay forelegs and arms become wings? Does your tail feel different? It's thinner. Oh, uh... I'll get your order." Ezil looks up as he hears Sasha. "I have a tale if you want to listen, Hearthguard." he calls in response, looking back at Seldan, taking a sip of his own weak brew.
"Merek, take a seat." motioning to a chair. "So, Seldan. I was playing cards for coppers the night before last here at the Fernwood. I saw it. I didn't know it was there until I felt the pain in my shoulder, and turned around. It had its hand on me, and it made my joint feel stiff, and sore. I lost my game afterward. One after another my cards were just terrible." admitting he's a pretty terrible Paladin. He bets coppers. "I was the only one who saw it, and everyone at the table thought I was a little mad for being shaken. The others too had experiences."
Sasha looks over towards Ezil and tilts her head. She brought her confections with her. "Saw what?" She says bluntly....she does, however, lay her staff on the bar next to her.
Merek thinks about it, "It's a curse. The wraith would probably be classified as an undead," he says, nodding to Seldan and Ezil. Then he looks to Cryo, "Whisky!" To Twilight, "I am fine, come and listen to the story!"
Serraphine tromps her way inside, all fullplate gleaming and tabard of Serriel cleaned. The Arvek looks to one side, then -- DRAGON! She draws out her sword, the obvious sound of metal being drawn and she points it at Kaelyn.
"AH HAH! I have been looking all over for you! Beast of destruction." She gives a squint and waggles the sword's tip toward the feathery dragon.
Kae blinks at Cryo... She then ummms and gives a bit of a nervous laugh "Soooooo, I honestly have no clue on the change bit. I just kinda felt an odd sensation, kind of a blurring then I was this... Things moved easier and stuff cause I'm lighter? I guess?" She says and hmmms "Anyhoo, I guess my mind has changed some, it would have to for me to be abel to move around like this and be comfortable.." She adds and then hmmms and taps her chin "And yus, everything's kind of different with the senses, but it's hard for me to explain how, just different, and yus the tail does, though, I think the fuzz and feathers helps keep me from whapping things, and yus, it's muuuuch lighter and thinner than the other one..." She adds and nods a bit.. The Cryo runs off to get her food...
Kae taps her chin and then raises her head, her arms crossing ont he table as she taps clawed digits on the table top and stops mid tap... Blink... Blink... Those blue eyes are now pretty much locked on Phi.... Then she face faults and gives Serraphine a deadpan stare.... "Umm, Phi? It's me, Kaelyn, I'm just a bit changed...."
The white sith-makar listens eagerly to the answers, then runs for the food. She returns with Kaelyn's order, a plate full of Kebabs, the Gunpowder Chili, and a plate of Cricket Brownies. There's a drink as well, the Sweet Sahlab, creamy and steaming. She sets them down, and bounces once.
Hearing that Ezil is about to tell a tale, she wriggles her fingers through an arcane gesture and points at him. Something doesn't quite go right, so she repeats the action. This time there is a brief glow to her tattoos. She whispers, "I'm listening in", which Ezil and those nearby clearly hear in the air beside him. Then to Serraphine "Ah, no no! No swords, this is Kaelyn! She's peaceful!"
Merek's friend, the grey skinned arvec woman says, "... all right." She stands and shoves her table closer to Ezil's, expanding the available space for others to gather. Serraphine's entrance draws her attention also.
Seldan listens, nodding slowly. "You spoke of it yesterday, some. I, too, saw him, although he did not touch me, and did no worse than leave the room door open, and perhaps keep me awake longer than I might have wished." He's sipping something a good bit stronger than Ezil's choice, but slowly, and steam curls up from the mug, along with a minty scent.
When Sasha speaks, though, he looks over, and takes a seat, setting his mug on the table. "Yes, the one responsible is undead ... but it is not itself evil. It is..." he pauses, as if searching for words. "It wishes justice. A mercenary of the Frostmantles, subdued and flayed still living. It now walks as a skinless man, and seeks us here in Alexandria, that justice for its cruel death be actively pursued." This tale seems to be at least part of what is eating Seldan, from his heavy tone. Ezil motions to Seldan as he speaks, nodding his head. "I have seen it twice now, and the flayed man is who touched me." adding this to explain what they spoke of earlier. He lets out a sigh and sets his drink aside.
"It has been a slow growing ordeal, and we have found several leads, but the longer we take... the more agitated the spirit seems to become." the Tsuran's tone dropping as he looks about the table once more. "It all started well before my encounters, but slowly the list who have seen it grows. I found Seldan and the others because I went to the Temple of Vardama seeking answers after it found me in the night. The rest is as Seldan states.... a mystery, and a murder."
"AH HAH! You have tried to disguise yourself as Kaelyn! I will not be fooled." She squints, Serraphine's mouth forming more of a grimace than her usual frown in a way that could be a smile considering how she normally looks. She waggles the long sword at the other again, then a glance off toward Ezil, but only brief! Can't look away from the feathered creature that is REARING UP IN FRONT OF HER!
Waggle, waggle.
I mean, Kaelyn wasn't, but that didn't stop Serraphine.
Snuffle, chuff, snuffle-snuffle... At the door there is a rather imposing shape behind it, and at the bottom of the door very loud snuffling as if something is trying to smell inside. Then the shudder-shudder, as if something big is hitting its head lightly against the wood. Clatter-clatter as it tries for the handle.
"Well," Merek muses while he looks between folk, "It does sound like it needs assistance in finding justice." The man also shifts attention to Serraphine, "Please don't draw a weapon in the pub!" Then he waits for his whisky while he nods to folk in thought as well. He then offers a pat to Kae's flank to draw sanctuary upon the woman.
"Best place to start." Sasha says as she takes another bite from her kabob. "Interesting though. A wraith that isn't hostile. "Hmm....Might talk to an inquisitor though. Maybe they'll set it to rest.....
Kae staaarrrrreeeees at Serraphine... Blink... blink.... She then hlds up her bowl of chille.... "Imma eat my chilly... hopefully, you can get your chucklepup under control, she's about to let her self in." Kae says, ears kind of splayed out to the side....
Kae then squints a bit, then now she's flailing "And just how in the world am I disguising my self as Kaelyn!! I -am- Kaelyn! The artificer, I'm one of the changed folk around town, cept someone scrambled me really good and now I'm a fuzzy, feathery dragon thing!" She says and peeers at Phi some more
Kae peers at the door.. "Oooh I soo bet a giant horse-sized chuckle pup is gonna let its self in here any minute now.. aaand..." She blinks a bit and looks down, Kae gets her tail tip well out of view for now.. "Nope not gonna get my tail attacked and chased again...."
"No, no, it really is her. I saw her at her cart." Cryosanthia waves her hands, interposing herself between Sereaphine and Kaelyn, attempting to calm things. "She doesn't have good control of her breath weapon, it might go off."
That thumping on the door is hard to ignore, "Uh... what's going on with the door? What's a Chuckle-pup?"
Seldan looks up, and a crowd has gathered. "Ware, should you see a skinless man ... but neither would I trouble you unduly." He takes a pull from his hot cocoa. "I am certain it will be resolved swiftly enough, but ..." His eyes go back and forth between Serraphine and Kaelyn. "Is ... there a problem?" Suddenly, he stops, and -eyes- Kaelyn without comment.
Ezil raises a brow, looking up as the bar erupts into a strange engagement. "It's getting lively, and for once it's not Merek." musing as he looks to the man with a smile. With Cryo and Seldan stepping in, he lets them do just that.
"Hearthguard, that might help, but we were told to help it's soul... we should help it find it's justice." sighing again, and looking at his drink. "Telmentar would not want one of her children lost if we could save it. It's why I have been aiding Seldan, and the others. It's something that can't be ignored, but just dispatching it comes with it's own complications." Sasha says, "Yeah. The Vardamen aren't heartless though. They'll likely listen to help it find peace." She then smiles. "the right thing to do isn't always the easiest." She then sips her drink. "So what does it want again?""
Shudder-shudder. Clatter! Clatter-clatter. The Handle on the door is pulling down a bit then clattering back closed. As if the thing on the other side hasn't quite got the premise of the door yet.
Waggle-waggle! Serraphine waggles the sword at Kaelyn still, the Sanctuary seeming to have no effect on her at the moment. The grimace still resolved upon her. And then Cyrosanthia is interposing herself. Though Serraphine is not much shorter than the Sith-makar, she tries to step to the side, to get around the lizard to waggle the sword more readily at Kaelyn.
"Ah hah! I have seen you cavorting with the demon! I know that Kaelyn would not cavort!" Waggle, "With demons!"
Clatter! Thump! And the door flies open and in sidles a creature the size of a warhorse!
Though it's not a horse at all, but instead a Hyena with a golden coat. Chuckle-chuckle... Chuckle! And it sinks down onto its forepaws with its rump up in the air. She waggles it back and forth, eyes locked on Serraphine.
Kae peers at the waggling sword, and at Phi and siiiighs... "I am Kaelyn, the same Kaelyn you knew as a redheaded elf..." She says and peers, then Kae starts mentioning things she's done with Phi, missions they've been on together, times she's terrorized Sandy, including one time Phi was observing from outside as Kae made Sandy just abou tblow a gasket....
Really, things that only Kae might really know...
Kae then blinks and looks at the chille, takes up a wooden spoon scoops some out and tries some... There's a pause and she blinks "Wooow this is spicy..." She's drooling... buuut she has another one.. "Like spiiiicy gunpowder chille.." Just how int he world can she handle it... "It's like my old master used to make, just well not as hot!" She blinks, and well yeah, even more,, even though she's sniffling a bit, and soon she has the bowl done, and then well chucklepupp...
Kae looks from pup to Phi, back and forth, and peeerrrrs....
She reaches out slowly, and taps Cryo's shoulder "You're gonna wanna get behind the table too...." She whispers.
Sasha is simply sitting there, but she does turn her head to see what is going on....
Merek nods a bit, "Eluna prefers us to be sympathetic, especially to magic beings. We need to assist in its mission, at least as best we can, bring them to the law, the one that did it."
Seldan nods in response to Merek. "That is so, and more, I cannot find it within me to lay on another that which I may aid myself. I was among those who first learned of it, and who determined how it died. I would see justice done, and not lay it aside." Mug still in hand, his eyes are on the interaction between Serraphine and Kaelyn, though.
"What? No! I don't cavort with Demons. What is that?" Cryo is utterly distracted by the accusation and the golden dog-thing coming through the door.
Ezil watches as Cryosanthia tries to interject between Kaelyn and Serraphine. "I feel it wanted my help, and the All-Friend doesn't turn down those in need. Alive or dead." he notes to Merek with a nod. "It has gathered an interesting crew to help it." musing as he takes up his drink, and finishes it.
The sword continues to waggle at the feathered dragon, squinting, "I will need to change my drawing of the demon to include the feathery dragon at her side! The one who claims to be Kaelyn!" A further grimace. She has not yet realize that there is a very large chuckle pup, aka: hyena, crouched down behind her and doing the butt wiggle. In fact, if one were to take notice, it seems the waggle of the sword is almost in time with the wiggle of the pupper.
How odd.
POUNCE!
Mayra lets out a cry as she leaps forward toward Serraphine. The horse-sized pupper clearing a table quite easily before crashing down on the Arvek.
"Wha-?" Half-turn, "WAUUGH!" And Serraphine is tackled to the ground, sword clattering but held firm as the beast has landed on her and pinned her down to the floor. "AWAY YE SILLY BEAST!"
Mayra is in the process of lunging her rhuge head down and tasting the Arvek. Clearly the hyena is soon going to take a bite, it must just first taste Arvek with much slobbering licks and headbutts.
Kae blinks and peeers at Mayra... She then taps Cryo on the shoulder and tries to tug the Sith back behind her table and put the table between the Sith and well chucklepups... She also tries to make sure Cryo is -facing- Mayra... Kae then whispers "She chases tails..." As if from prior experience...
Kae then squints at Phi... "I'm soooo nooooot Sandy!" She says and yes she's flailing arms and wings, wait is that a breeze?!?
Kae then sighs, face faults, goes flat in expression and idly noms on a kabob... "Anyhoos, Phi is 'investigating' if Sandy's a demon, she's convinced that she's a demon, or some kind of wierd were creature, or a rainbow dragon..." She adds... Then points out.. "Also the 'rainbow dragon' is scaly, not fuzzy and feathered..." She points out.
Ezil stands, shaking his head at this scenario. "I have some matters to take care of. I'll see you, Merek. Seldan." nodding to the two at the table, and heading towards the door. "They don't pay you enough, White-One!" he calls. "Save me a cocoa, I'll try it tonight." heading to tend his business.
Merek looks to a hyena coming about to that arvek, with a lift of thr brow. He nods to Ezil, "Be well!" he says, then to Cryo and Serraphine he blinks, "I dont think that anyone in this place is doing that!" A smile to Kae!
Cryo is tugged backwards, via her tail. It seems a highly effective way of getting the sith to move. She's still processing the scene, Serraphine and Mayra and the chaos. Mind tail, it chases tail. Ok. She finds herself behind Kaelyn, where there is a lot of feathery dragon obstructing her view.
"Uh... stop? There's free food if you stop?" She makes a futile attempt to assert control.
The ashen Arvec beside Merek, the one he's been calling Twilight, says, "Catch up with you later, Mer-Mer." She follows Ezil as he cuts his way to the door, exiting with him and closing it.
"Wait..." Seldan's hand lowers as Ezil abruptly exits. He sets his mug on the table and rises, saying hastily, "Forgive me." With that and nothing else, he takes himself out the door after Ezil.
"Ack!!" Serraphine lets go of the sword for the moment so she can use both hands to push at the giant pupper snoot. Of course pupper snoot is being very agile and ducking around hands to continue to boop the snoot and -- more importantly -- lick with vigor!!
Chuckle-chuckle-LICKLICKLICK DROOL!
"Ack! ACK! Mayra!" She pushes a bit at the pupper head again. Just enough to make Mayra's head turn away-ish.
Chuckle-chuckle. And then her head was turned and she caught sight of...!
Mayra bounces off and starts to bounce her way around Kaelyn, making chuckling noises and trying to boop Kaelyn in the snoot with her own.
Ears prick up at Serraphine's plight, then they droop as well she's now being circled by a hyuper chucklepup... "Hallo Mayra..." She says and reaches up with a hand/forelimb and attempts to rub Mayra on top of the head, between the ears...
She then gets an impish grin and looks to Phi "Seee? Yer pup remembers me!" She says cheerfully.... ANd yeah she does her best to keep her bulk between Mayra and Cryo, for now...
Kae then siiiiiighs and looks at her plate, and tugs the meat off a skewer... She tosses it to the pup.. "Here ya go Mayra." She says cheerfully....
Cryosanthia ducks her head under Kaelyn's wing, so she can see what's going on. Oh that poor woman! What an assault! She makes no move to intervene physically. She does suggest, "Try the Brownie."
Other pub patrons, meanwhile, are changing to vacated seats to put themselves further from the hyena and Serraphine. So Fernwood becomes very crowded around the edges, with open space between the Arvec and the Feather-Dragon.
The bartender gets himself a drink. A Cocoa... presumably.
Merek looks to the menu, while he nods a bit, looking to whoever is on duty, "Might I have a nice sahlab?" he asks, lifting a brow in thought.
There's a pop up onto her back legs as she snatches the flying meat from the air. This also gave her a good view of what was hidden! HARK! WHAT IS THIS BELOW THE WING?! Chuckle-chuckle.
Mayra lands back down and wiggles herself down close to the ground so she can use Kaelyn's body to hide herself from view. Then a sneaking around with the quietest and slowest of chuckle-pup movements. Careful paws, shifting weight, so delicate, so quiet...
All so Mayra can sneak up behind Cryosanthia, let out a howling chuckle and start to lick at the side of her fase! MAYRA SNEAK ATTACK!
Serraphine slowly gets up to her feet. Dusting off her tabard she reaches down to pick up her sword. Then looking up, looking with a scowl and much grimace. She waggles the sword back at Kaelyn again. "Cavorting! With the rainbow dragon!" Merek has partially disconnected.
And into this happens to walk one Shin and his ever faithful tigress Mirai. The two look at what is going on, and blinks a few times. Mirai looks up at Shin, who looks down at her, then shrugs and they head for the bar first. Looking at the menu, he hums. "Hi. Uh... I'd like the pickaxe pie and a pair of savory kebab with bacon, minus the stick, please?"
Kae blinks is being rubbed on, and circled by Mayra... Blink blink, tail twitch... Lots of floof there... She peeers at Serraphine and oooy.s "You mean Sandy right? The rainbow dragon, is like scaly and crystaline and Sandy... I'm fuzzy, feathery and floofy, and I don't even have all the colors, just some glossy white, blues purples and reds.. no greens, yellows or oranges..." She says.
Kae poofs her cheeks and finally sticks her long pointy tongue out at Phi and blows a kind of whistly raspberry... She then looks around, aha, brownie! She snatches it up and takes a bite of said brownie, blinking "I've never tried cricket flour before!" Says Kae, turned feather dragon now....
Kae beams at Cryo "I like this!!!" She says and umms "No clue if it's the new palate or what, but it's good now!" She then waves to Shin "Oh hallo Shin!" Her voice is similar, just a bit hollow as now Kae's pretty much a small horse-sized feral feather dragon, lots of fur, scales, and feathers... Honestly, as far as dragons go she's very sleek, and often gets petted because, much to her dismay, she's pretty adorable right now...
"That one's yours Cryo!" One of the servers calls. Both of them are behind the bar, on break apparently. The other server helpfully puts a mug of Sahlab out, grinning at the white sith, "There you go, order up!"
"Thanks..." Cryosanthia says dryly, looking over at Merek, at Serraphine and Mayra. Mayra? Where did the hyena go? Ahhhhhhh!
She's being licked! She flails, hands waving to push away, then breaks from her cover.
The white lizard streaks away from Kaelyn, threading quickly away and attempting to stay on mission, over to pick up the mug, and curves around in front of the giant golden hyena, hopefully it won't notice the waving tail stretched out behind her as she darts for Merek's table.
"Get that one too Cryo!" There's laughter from the girls at the bar, responding to Shin's order. "Here's more Cricket Brownies, run over there."
Merek looks to Cryo and offers a nod, while he smiles to the sith-makar, looking to the drink when it arrives. There's a lift of the cup while he takes a drink, then he sighs a bit, "Thank you!" he says.
Mayra cants her head as the Lizard gives a flail of arms and then starts running away. A pause, then AH-HAH lightbulb going off in her eyes. Cryo is playing a game! YES! This must be it!
"Ma-a-a-a-yra-a-a-a. It's not a game." Serraphine calls out.
Mayra DOES NOT CARE! Mayra is bouncing off after the white lizard as it streaks off this way and that, ducking around tables and jumping over others in a lipe to keep after the Sith-makar with ease. Another chuckling cackle as she finally leaps to land in front of Cryo, landing with her rump in the air and down on her forepaws, wiggling about with eyes lucked on the other. PLAY?!
Serraphine waggles the sword again, then finally sheathes it, "Of course you're not the rainbow dragon! I saw you /CAVORTING/ with the demon rainbow dragon." She gives a thin-lipped expression and snakes a hand out, stealing part of Kaelyn's brownie. Munch-munch-munch-munch. Pause.
"Naht 's goo 'sss Acleese's."
Kae peeerrrrs at Phi "Since when?" She says and squints curiously, blue glowy eyes getting really narrow... "I have soooo not hung out with Sandy since I turned into this, she's in jail!" she says and waggles her arms..
Then one of her brownies are stolen and she blinks and peers againat Phi "Yer like gaming me aren't you." She sadds eears droping a bit as she puffs her cheeks out....
Mel has come to the Fernwood to sample the goods he's heard about. And it's definitely pretty busy here. He looks around, though he doesn't see any familiar faces. But that's probably because he's been living under a rock lately. The longtime residents might recall he'd spent some time as cook in the Ox Strength Tavern, but he's been steering clear of that place also.
Looking over as he spots the feathered dragon. Then the voice. And Shin just stares a bit. He orders a nice stiff drink as well. "Kaelyn? Is that you?" He asks.
Cryosanthia halts in front of the hyena, "Uh....good boy? Girl? Sit!" She does not want to play, but the way she's wiggling from side to side, trying to escape the hyena, she is unfortunately looking like a tempting toy.
"Cryo! more orders! Here." The girls at the bar aren't helping.
Mayra part-bounces one way, then back the other, watching Cryosanthia and guessing which way she'll be going but still playing along with. Until the Sith-makar is called to for additional orders! THE CHANCE! Mayra bounces forward to try and boop her in the snoot with her own. She follows that up with yet more licking and chuckling.
Serraphine continues to eat the brownie, finishing it off before waving her sword again at the feathery dragon that is Kaelyn. Another squint at her, SQUINT, waggle of sword. "I saw you cavorting! You were talking with the demon!" And she snatches another brownie off Kaelyn's plate, chomp-munch-munch-munch.
Floof dragon to the rescue!!! Kae finishes her food, leaving Phi some brownies. Mostly Kae finishes the kabobs, and her drink, letting Phi have brownies... "I soo wasn't cavorting with anyone!" she says and sticks her long pointy tongue out as she looks over her shoulder... Kae then makes her way to the bar and looks at allll the food... This should be interesting...
"Soo while, Cryo is dealing with giant chuckle pups..." She says cheerfully, she noses under a platter, balancing that on her head with forehead and backswept horns, picks up a platter in each of her hands and blinks... "OOh okie I know these tables." She says cheerfully and yes, floof dragon is now delivering food!!!
The hyena definitely has Mirai's attention. The large tiger humphs as she walks over. Then bats at the hyena's back side. Yep. Interruption. And gives a rather loud growl as if trying to make her stop bothering Cryo.
Shin meanwhile shakes his head and calls to the tiger, "Mirai! Behave! The hyena's harmless!"
Floof dragon to the rescue!!! Kae finishes her food, leaving Phi some brownies. Mostly Kae finishes the kabobs, and her drink, letting Phi have brownies... "I soo wasn't cavorting with anyone!" she says and sticks her long pointy tongue out as she looks over her shoulder... Kae then makes her way to the bar and looks at allll the food... This should be interesting...
"Soo while, Cryo is dealing with giant chuckle pups..." She says cheerfully, she noses under a platter, balancing that on her head with forehead and backswept horns, picks up a platter in each of her hands and blinks... "OOh okie I know these tables." She says cheerfully and yes, floof dragon is now delivering food!!!
On her way by folks asing if she is she and all, Kae says "Yup, I'm Kaelyn..." She says and soon has well the first of the platters delivered... Wait? How's she familiar with being a waitress.... Of course if one realizes she lives in one of the rooms it might make sense...
Kae soon has everything delivered, and if she gets any tips,s he puts it in Cryo's tip jar....
Cryosanthia is licked! So much. Snoot-booped and then tongued over her eyes. "Ack!" She has eyelids, except she forgot to blink, and now her eye-scales are smeared. Attempting to fend off Mayra and get around her, she's gotten herself into Mirai now, bumping into the side of the tiger.
"What? Huh?" She's feeling around, fur everywhere! She laughing, because somehow those two have found sensitive spots on her otherwise thick hide, and she isn't used to being tickled at all, "No. Stop! Stop...hee.. stop. Ahh... heehee."
Mel has, luckily, slipped in without attracting too much attention. The hijinks are in full swing, it seems, but Mel's studioualy ignoring them. It'd just encourage it. He'll order the kebabs, he's not sure about the chili. Normally it's OK, if hot, but with the gunpowder shortage lately, he suspects they may have substituted ingredients.
Merek looks amused while he watches the people, then he takes another drink while he seems content in that.
The fact that it is Kaelyn has Shin shaking his head and sipping at his drink. "Okay... so why are you a dragon instead of... well... like you were?" He says towards Kaelyn.
Mayra dances a bit to the side, away from Mirai, not seeming to notice it much but also seeming to have a better grasp on the situation. It only helped wedge Cryosanthia in between them and get more licks and nudges. With another chuckle from the hyena the size of a warhorse.
Chuckle-chuckle-Cackle! BOOP! LICK-LICK-LICK-LICK!
Serraphine stares after Kaelyn and gives her a raspberry in return, that might've also had cricket-brownie mixed in with the noise. A bit of it splattering across the table before she took another bite and started to munch away on it.
Cryo is like gonna have nightmares about this.
Kae has finished delivering stuff that Cryo was called for, and she's peering at the poor Sith, stuck between a hyper'yehna, and a Tiger. She stares, blinking, then looks to Phi "Aaaanyhoooo... I dun cavort with Sandy, I sometimes visit her shot for clothes, and stuff... That is sooo not cavorting..." She says and her ears prick, then flatten back, and well, Kae ends up going back to the bar...
She grabs Mel's order and delivers it, offering a cheerful toothy smile, ears pricked forward now... Kae being well, a small 'ish' feather dragon of a sorts... Long, super sleek, really built well for flying, kind of grounded because she doesn't know how... and well, brightly fured and plumed, in whits, blues, purples and a little bit of red too...
Kae then looks back at Cryo and the situation she's in... She stares a bit, and now glances toward Shin... And she looks back at Phi... "Sooo whatcha gonna do about Mayra going a bit bonkers... agaaaain?" She says, grinning a bit. As other patrons can attest, the chili _is_ the reason for the gunpowder shortage.
Cryo goes down! In an effort to avoid stepping on Mirai, while avoiding the relentless tongue-assault, the white-scaled sith loses her footing and trips herself. Tail and legs in the air, she vanishes between Mayra and Mirai. There are swishy, hissy noises, but the lizard is out of sight.
Well... Mirai didn't like being ignored. And instead crouches. Waiting for it... then pounces! Yes, medium sized tiger attempting to pounce a warhorse sized hyena. Brave tiger, right?
Shin just looks over as he gets his order, moving over that way. "The fact that Mirai's trying to pounce is a bit unbelievable. She only ever played like tht with my lady when she was younger and myself." He shakes his head, looking at the others. "So... what is going on at the moment? Why is Kaelyn now well... a feathered dragon, I guess?"
Pounce! DUCK! Mayra crouches, though it was mostly to get at Cryo more than to avoid the Tiger. In fact she didn't even realize the tiger was pouncing. Which is probably how she ended up with a tiger on her back. Chuckle-chuckle?
Pause.
Head-tilt. She stared down at Cryo. Confused as to why it felt like there was something with four paws that landed on her back.
Head-tilt the other way, then cra-a-a-ane of neck around to look back at what was on her. Chuckle-chuckle-chuckle? Cackle-chuckle!
Mel nods as Kaelyn delivers his order, studiously ignoring her strange form. It must make it hard to navigate between tables. He points her over to where Cryo has fallen. "You may need to rescue her," he says, and will taste his kebab thoughtfully. "Pretty good," he observes to himself.
Kae tilts her head, ears prick, then droop.. "Eeef, ok well, I guess I'll just see how well I can hold up." She mutters to her self...
Kae then moves, on all fours for expedience sake toward Cryo and chuckle pup and well Tiger, where she tries to extricate the Sith Makar...
(( Feathers are sooo gonna fly..)) she mutters in draconic, her mouth now quite suitable for the langauge and finding it rather easy to speak it, more so than normal..
"C'mon Cryo..." She says, now there's a joke for you, a feather dragon, a tiger, and a giant Hyena went into a bar one day....
While the hyena is distracted, Cryo takes the opportunity to feel around and grab a table leg, then pull herself underneath it. She licks her eyes clean, then can be heard spitting. Mayra's drool is not to her taste.
Kaelyn is there! With a quick scurry, the sith-makar snakes out and uses the Feather Dragon as cover. She launches herself along the floor, arms outstretched and bodysurfing on her armour aiming between the legs, of people and tables, for the kitchen door. "I'm on break!" She tells the bartender as she slides on by.
Mel finishes his meal, leaves his coins on the counter, and will scoot off. "Thanks," he calls, and departs, leaving the chaos behind.
Mirai looks at the hyena, looks over the hyena shoulder at Cryo. Then back to the hyena. Gives off some sort of growl-purr bit, then gives a 'mreow' over towards Shin.
Shin looks up. Stares at what's going on. Then he looks to Kaelyn and Serraphine before he looks to Mirai. "Fix it yourself, Mirai." For Shin, the best thing to do so long as no blood or fur or whatever else flying is to kinda-sorta let it happen. Yep. Good one.
So much for peaceful day in the pub! nope nope nope. Cryo's run off after Kae tried to help, now Kae's getting one of her horns nomed on playfully... She's of course kind of pounced over flat, wings partially splayed and has this really, annoyed cat-like expression on...
And now Mirai is getting in on it, again and then chuckle-pup is distracted by kitty and starts trying to play with Kitty..
Kae sloowly glances over her shoulder and gets up to all fours before trying to get out of the furball, so to speak...
Then Kae's tail is tromped on. Her eyes get really big her mouth opens and well a short blast of purple and blue crackling 'fire' exits her mouth, hits the fire place and stokes the fire quite nicely, there's even some brightly colored rainbow esque kind of halos coming from the point of impact briefly...
Others who've seen Kae like this simply look at her briefly, and then there's some applause....
A kid who's been in the pub comes racing over to Kae after Kae trudges away from the giant 'furball' and grabs her lower whiskers and pulllls! Kae's eyes all but bug out of her head as her head goes down, and nnow her cheeks are being gripped by the child and pulled as the kid calls out "Agaiiin! Agaaaain! Do it agaaaaiin!"
Cryosanthia stays in her refuge, in the kitchen where she can get some cricket brownies and some Sahlab, and properly wash her face off. She can be seen peeking through the bar window, checking the chaos. The explosion in the fireplace draws an appreciative, "oooooo."
Merek looks to the fireplace, then back to the people, while he finishes that drink of his with a nice nod, "A wonderful drink, it's nice." He smiles a bit, then leans back to nap.
Shin shakes his head as the furball starts up. Then he looks to Kaelyn. He blinks a few times before he starts to sip his drink. Yep. More drink. Definitely a good thing!
Kae is standing there, on all fours, tail now curled out of the way of the playing furry aminals as her face is getting tugged on and then she's getting petted, Kae just stands, stark still, wings slightly unfurled and has this perfect cat-like glowery-look.... Masssive, fuzz-dragon deadpan at this point
Theeen one of those whiskers of hers is pulled again and she winces, closing one eye, as her ears back. "Eeef, Ummm, please? those hurt..." She says to the kid and tries her best smile..
The child looks at her with biig eyes. "She talks! She talks!" Kae huffs a smokey sigh... The smoke is pretty colors too, and as the child is picked up by their parents, Kae nods and offers the best smile she can, before starting to use her hands/forepaws to rub at her face, as she stumps back to her table on her hind legs...
Seldan re-enters after a good bit of time has passed, a dusting of snow near-invisible on the shoulders of the white coat he wears against the chill and the ginger-blonde mop of hair he has not bothered to protect. It does not seem to trouble him, though, and when he enters again, he looks around this time, as if looking for someone.
The white sith-makar seems to be making the most of her break, unwilling to emerge from the sanctuary of the kitchen. Kaelyn's plight, nearly pulled her out, but it seems the feathery dragon has things sorted out, and the youngling has been reclaimed.
Seeing Seldan enter, she gives a wave in his direction, and keeps watch to see if Mayra and Mirai have settled down enough she can risk appearing again.
Shin shakes his head, "I'm glad I didn't end up with that one. Mirai gets enough..." He pauses and looks over at the furball, "Mirai! No biting!" He calls at the tigress, which earns a pause and a huff before the playing continues.
Shin looks to Kaelyn, "Are you fine after that?"
Kae blinks and looks to Shin, before she perks her ears and shrugs... "Yuuus, I'm fine... " She says and starts trying to smooth some bent feathers out, and ends up with a loose one... She looks around curiously, sees the little one and puts the feather in their hand, much to the delight of the kiddy....
Kae then glances around curiously and hmms "Where'd Cryo go to I wonder..." She mutters.
Kae then notices Seldan! "Oh hallo Seldan!" She says, offering a very toothy smile... Kae is pretty much wholly phsyically completely unrecognizeable, her voice is very similar though, if a little hollow because of well, really long neck...
Kae then looks back to Shin.. "Soo like getting my face and whiskers yanked on, oh and my tail stepped on was the worst bits..." She says and shrugs, wings rising and falling...
There are a great many things for Seldan to see in here, many of them unusual. Many are faces that he knows, but he hasn't spotted Cryosanthia hiding in the kitchen yet, so busy is he openly and frankly -staring- at Kaelyn, utterly baffled and more than a little wary. "Greetings," he replies, carefully.
The coast seems clear. Plus the bartender is giving her a look. "Fine." Cryo slips out of the kitchen and with a careful eye on the tiger and hyena, distributes the drinks that were piling up at the bar. She circulates on a winding path around the tables, dropping off mugs and cups. On the way back she passes Seldan, "Everything Ok?"
She hovers beside Seldan, asking Kaelyn, "I can get you some ice for your tail. It, well, should work fine."
Shin looks over at Seldan. "Hello. Seldan, right?" He looks to Kaelyn, "I imagine it's like getting your cheeks pulled by old grandmothers when younger." He says, then shakes his head, "At least far as that. Tail stepped on, I've got nothing there."
Kae peers and looks to Seldan and the look he's giving her... She pauses... then oooohs, and her ears perk, ans wel as her wings partly unfurl as she sits upright on her haunches and all. She's soooo totally rearing up, at least to get her self on a more well bipedal thing... "Soo yeah, like I'm Kaelyn? Someone thought it was lots of fun to keep trying to dispell things and I started changing, soooo now this is me!" She says and then gives a cheerful smile...
For those that don't know, Kae is a 'small' feather dragon now, really sleek, she has red coral/rust red belly scoots, bright white fur that shimmers kind of like those hologram stickers, and beeg feathered wings... that have white feathers on them, that terminate in blue and then purple feathers for her secondary and primary flight feathers and all. Down her spine is a long rust/coral red mane, she's got a long slender muzzle, to booot, very sleek for a dragon, backswept horns, long pointy ears that perk and move around, oh and her extra long tail terminates in a spade-ish shaped floof of fur and feathers. Oh and she has more feathers at the base of her tail and a bit of a feathered crest too behind the horns.......
Kae then blinks... "Umm where'd the chuckle pup go..." She mutters.....
As the commotion goes on, a gnome stumbles past one of the tables. She rubs at her eyes as she ...sort of moves. Rubs them, stares at an empty space between the tables. Then, rubs them again. "...damnable...beer faeries," she's heard to mutter. The words might barely be discernable--vague, slurred.
Sudden understanding and more than a hint of fascination dawn on Seldan, who's still standing not far from the doors. "I see. Er, hello again." Only then does he look around at the others greeting him. "Yes, quite all right," he tells Cryosanthia, but turns his attention to Shin. "Yes, we have met before, have we not? The tigress is yours?" A thing he is not likely to soon forget, even in his bemusement at the animal farm to which the Fernwood is currently playing host.
The door swings open with a crash!, letting in a few snow flurries and a wee Gobbo in leather and armor is framed in the door way. She's staring at her hands though, and sheepishly closes the door. She then stares at length, both at the crowd and it's size. A few moments later, she is by Seldan's side, tugging at his arm and peering up. "What... is going on here? Did this place become a stable or uh... do they have a different menu now?"
The tiger meanwhile has started to sneak around as well. Amazing how well a white tiger in brown leather can hide, right? Shin is looking around, and sighs. "I suppose we should try to stop this... Mirai! Come on, girl! Your meal's here!" That at least has the tiger moving over towards Shin, sitting down to a plate of kebabs as the man looks satisfied. "Did you have fun, girl?"
That gets a growl and a huff from the overgrown tigress. Who looks slightly annoyed perhaps.
The white-scaled sith-makar standing beside Seldan curls her tail away from the recently arrived goblin. She crouches down, so she's a little less looming, and smoothes her hands down the front of her 'Fernwood Pub' apron.
"Hi!" Her tone is light and cheery, "Welcome to Fernwood. Tonight, one night only, we have a very special menu. For drinks, we have the Mint Hot Cocoa, a very special recipe from from Rothaide Bracegirdle, and the Sweet Sahlab, which is hot milk and orchid root powder, with vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon, from the househould of Merchan Tangisir. Our meal options include Gunpowder Chili, Duin-Style Savory Pickaxe Pie, and Savour Kebab. As a desert option, there's only one, because it's the best: Chompable Cricket-Flour Brownies. These are excellent! There are the usual alcoholic drinks at the bar... and I suppose you could get something else if you asked Chef nicely. Feel free to sit anywhere, I'm Cryosanthia, your server for tonight."
Seldan looks down, his smile immediately brightening. "Acedia, it is good to see you. I ... cannot say, but I enjoyed the mint cocoa, and the barkeep was kind enough to add something to it. I cannot say for the rest, though. I trust you are doing well?" He hasn't been here long, either, judging by the dusting of snow in hair and on the shoulders of the coat he wears. He leans down to murmurs something meant for only the gobber's ears.
Shin looks around the pub from his spot, looking mainly for the chuckle-puppy so she doesn't steal Mirai's food, but otherwise mostly just enjoying his meal. Good meals, after all, and watching the crowd can be fun, too!
Kae is still swiveling her head around, looking for Mayra, "Eef, where'd the chuckle pup go." She mutters, then the feather-dragon notices Acedia... "Ooh, Hi Acedia!" She says cheerfully, giving a big toothy smile as her ears flick and perk forward... She then turns, switching from standing at a bipedal stance to a quadropedal mode of movement, before she makes her way to her table and looks around still... She then wipes her hands and sits back up on her haunches, now slightly leaning on the table as she looks now back at Seldan.
"SOoo yeaaaah, anyhoos, I got reaallly scrambled and stuff, and evidently I'm some kind of wierd, feathery and fluffy dragon." She says and gives a sheepish grin "I even have wings' That much is obvious. "And a breath weapon! I don't really know how well to use either though!"
The Gobbo squeaks as Cryo loooooms in, and she backs up into Seldan's leg. She blinks a few times as Cryosanthia rattles off the specials, Acedia's expression brightening at the mention of Gunpowder Chili and Savoury Kebab. "Can I have a couple of Kebabs shoved into the chili?", she wonders of the Sith-makar.
Her ears rise up as Seldan speaks, and then whispers to her, the Gobbo giggling at what he whispers. She pats at his arm. "I'm sure the Chili is okay, but it's spicy. Not real gunpowder, mind you. That'd be pretty gritty." Acedia staaares at the dragon and squeaks as it speaks and then leans against the table. She bumps into Seldan's leg once more. "It can talk!"
"Then practice," Seldan advises Kaelyn quietly. "Wings are trickier than one would expect, I have found. The egalrin may be able to aid you in their mastery, although ... you are something of a different matter." He studies the feathered dragon intently, even as he reaches down to pick Acedia up as he would a child, assuming the gobber permits such. "It is as much a matter of understanding the wind as muscle." He shakes his head down at Accedia, with a smile. "You and Malik. Malik might enjoy such a dish, but I shall decline."
"Sure thing!" Cryo rises up like a pillar of scales and spins for the kitchen. Her tail curls through the air behind her, sweeping by in a flash. She's in the back, then out again with the requested bowl of Chili and some the Kebabs on the side. "You really should try the Kebabs first before dipping them. They are chocolate-covered coils of bacon sprinkled with a variety of spice and savory topics, first created by an Egalrin Chef in an Oruch Restaurant. Also, the chef assures me there is real Gunpowder in the Chili, but not enough to make it bang!"
Not quite sure where Seldan is going to set the goblin woman down, Cryo ends up trailing him with the tray of food. Iskandar steps into the pub and peels off his sodden cloak, which he leaves hanging by the door. He turns to pan his gaze over the interior. But he stops at the sign, one eyebrow quirking up. "Some special occasion?" he wonders aloud, glancing around for someone who looks like they are serving.
Kae peers now at Seldana nd gives a tight lipped smile, her ears pricking up "Much easier than controlling hands and 4 legs.... Seriously, my brain kept on fumbling arms and forelegs... Now it's just well what I ahve, I got 2 arms/forelegs, 2 legs/backlegs, and 2 wings, which well, I can control pretty well, but if I don't really think abbout it they stay out of my way!"
Kae then ooohs "Aaaand evidently, I has a breath weapon... I don't have the foggiest clue how to control it or even make it work when I want to." She adds, and shrugs again... "Least I think it's one..." She taps her chin then wings rise and lower in a nother shrug, before she looks to Acedia now, those biiig blue slitted eyes studying her.. then Kae grins "Aaanyhoo, I'm Kaelyn, I guess re-introductions are in order?"
"I believe it is a special day worthy of celebration," comes the answer to Iskandar, a warm chirr accompanying the words. Quietly steaming jettle in hand, Nasirri slips in behind, wings held tightly as she closes the door. "And a welcome excuse to sample so many different dishes from across the land. Alas, all I could bring to the gathering is simple tea."
Acedia makes a little gasp of surprise as she's lifted up, but seems content to allow Seldan to get away with it. It appears she appreciates the view. "Well, it is your loss, Seldan and my gain. More for me, yes?" She laughs and then blinks as Cryo speeds off. The Gobbo stares at Iskandar as he makes his way into the Pub, offering the Giantborn a wave.
"Uh. Uhhhhh. Breath weapon? Please no hiccups...", she says to Kaelyn. "Wait... you're all the way a dragon now... uhm... you know you've never given me that list of people I'm s'posed to go and talk to?"
Seldan is not one to deny Acedia her food, and so he sets the gobber down at a nearby table to enjoy her chili, then politely takes the other chair. "Yes, you may have all you wish. If I might have another of those mint cocoas, with a spike of Minze?" He refers to a fairly potent Myrrish spirit.
That done, he looks up at Kaelyn. "I know of places where one might experiment in peace, and in safety. I am certain that managing many limbs is complicated, and yet will you find that getting one's hands and forelegs confused is one thing, and being slammed into a stone wall by a gust of wind quite another."
Cryo follows Seldan now that he's selected a table. She places her tray, then sets the table. In front of Acedia is placed the Chili, the Kebab's, along with some cutlery and a napkin. A glass of water is included. "Let me know if you'd like anything else!"
There are at least three servers on the floor, a sith, a human, and possibly a half-elf. Difficult to tell in the latter case, as a tight beanie-style cap hides the ears. The human, passing Iskandar with a tray full of empty dishes, points a the white sith and tells him, "She'll get your order. Have a seat anywhere."
"Huh, what?" The sith looks around, server senses tingling.
Shin hums as he finishes, then glances outside. He seems to be judging the time before he sighs, "My apologies, I must go. Thank you for the meal. Mirai, come." At least they finished their meal, but well. Time flies, and it's time to go!
Iskandar steps smoothly to one side to let Shin and his giant tiger pass by. Without missing a beat he nods to the human. "My thanks!" Most everyday utterances tend to end in an exclamation mark for him. "I'll have the kebob!" he flashes a grateful smile at the Sith. Then he makes his way to the bar, gesturing at an open spot. "And some wine!" he adds as he registers a hint of movement behind the bar.
Kae looks around curiously then grins at Acedia... "Oooh, well so far, I havn't had hickups, buuut if I get a really bad sneeze or if someone heavy enough stomps my tail I'll jet it out!" She says cheerfully, biiig toothy grin...
Kae looks to Seldan "Soo stuff I know I can do, I can run really really fast on all fours, I'm probably sure I can fly, buut I has no clue how, I have a breath weapon, but duno how potent it is..." She then umms "Ooh I got a good sniffer, ears are pretty good and eyes are kinda telescopic!!!" She says happily and well she's waggling her arms/forelimbs some. Yes this is definately Kae...
She then oohs "Another thing! I was experimenting, I can do a really nifty roar, and cna do rumbly type noises in my throat and chest..." She says and shrugs slowly.... "And evidently Ic an be pretty loud, I got yelled at realllly early this morning while trying it out in the stables!"
Acedia makes a happy sound, and settles into the seat. Everything but a fork is ignored, and she immediately fishes out the savoury kebabs out, munching on them with relish. "Thank you!", she says sweetly to Cryosanthia. "And to you as well, Seldan!" She nods and then stares at Kaelyn. Blinks slowly before starting to slide out of the chair...
"You're welcome, please enjoy!" Cryo makes a small quick bow to Acedia. Her turns her head, catching the giantborn's order and is gone in a flash to fill it.
The hint of movement behind the bar turns into a bartender who first puts down a mug, looks Iskandar over, takes the mug back and puts down a full bottle of wine. He chuckles, "Why make you ask twice, right?"
The white-sith re-appears, with a whole slew of kebabs spread on a turkey platter, with several dipping sauces in small bowls around the edge. She indicates them quickly in order, "Hot, Sweet, Sweet and Sour, Honey Mustard, Gunpowder, Terryakky. Enjoy!"
Seldan is right there in the chair across from Acedia, though, and although he listens to Kaelyn, he catches the movement from the corner of his eye, and looks over at Acedia. "Testing such a theory would harm the place itself and others within it, Acedia," he warns, momentarily distracted by the turkey platter of kebabs, and its destination. "There is but one way to learn, and that is to try it for yourself."
Kae suddnely ooohs! She snaps her fingers, it is loud enough to be kind of like a gunshot... Only maybe not as loud, but it's loud... "Heeey Cryo!!! I got a recipe for your chef, and you might could add it to the menu!!!" She says cheerfully.... "Spicy Curry!!!" She says and yeah her long feather-ended tail is all but wagging, buut really the wost that happense is it might brush against sonmething really lightly and she doesn't like just smash anything with the appendage!!!
Kae umms "Save my place?" She says and motions to the seat, before she races up stairs, and yeah she's moving on all fours, probably a bit faster than a normal biped can run...
It doesn't take her long, before she returns with a rolled up paper which she hands to the bartender, or Cryo, or someone who can do it. "Make this!!!" She says happily.... It's basically a simple yellow curry, she often has it doen, and even a while back bought ingredients which she tries to keep restocked.... "I used to get this LOOOTs when I lived in the southern desert, it's a bit of a middle class/poor person delicacy, but it has enough flavor and spice to be really robust...." She says happily..
Her tail is lashing kind of metronome-ish.... "Aaaand, I'd like a biiig bowl of this stuff!!! Too!!!"
The Gobbo freezes in place, dangling her feet off the chair. She pouts at length and slowly climbs back into seat. Looking glumly at Seldan for a few moments, she begins fishing the kebabs out of the chili and munching on them. "Fiiiiiine.", she says afterwards. She peers at Kaelyn and her recipe. Obviously interested but keeping silent as she begins to tackle the chili with gusto.
Only fools would take Kaelyn's place. So of course there are a couple sitting there when she returns.
Cryo is closer, so she takes the scroll and nods, heading into the kitchen. "Hey Chef, check this out..."
Etan casts the door open, stepping quickly inside and shutting it with a manly giggle. It's actually pretty girl, just coming from a man. "It's cold. It's getting colder." giving himself a shake as he crosses towards the bar once free of the powdery puffs of ice. An eye roams the new menu, chewing on his bottom lip. The moment he can order, it's quick and simple. "I'll have the mint cocoa thing. It sounds warm, and warm is needed." flashing a smile through his beard, and leaning against the counter to wait.
Iskandar takes the wine with a broad grin. He takes a sip and smacks his lips softly. Then he takes a kabob skewer in each hand and begins eating with gusto. "Delicious!" he says around bites. "A rare treat!"
With Acedia tackling her own food, Seldan quietly rises and excuses himself from the table, waving goodbye to thoess he knows here before venturing out into the night and the snow flurries.
"One cocoa, there you go." The bartender is quick with the drinks, putting one in front of the man with the girlish giggle.
The white sith is returns to the front of the house. The bartender taps the bar, leaning towards her. His voice is low, "Cryo, the other two are complaining you're getting all the tips because you're doing all the work. Stay in back and help Chef for a bit. Do some dishes if he runs out of things."
"... okay, sure." She vanishes through the door to the kitchen again, tail just slipping through as it swings shut.
Kae is happy! There's going to be spicy curry here in a bit! "Yaaaay!" She says and waves her arms in the air... This would probably not be an issue, eccept, currently, Kae is a small (relatively) feathered dragon... She's maybe the size, overall of a small horse, even if she's very long and slender... With exception of coral-red belly scutes, she's covered in white, nearly incandecent fur, that kind of shines like a holographic sticker. She has a feathered cres tbehind long back swept horns, a thin, streamlined and kind of delecate muzzle, BIIIIG feathery wings, the leading edges are white-feathered, with blue secondary flight feathers leading into light purple primary flight feathers... The crest is pretty much the same, as is the furry/feathery tuft at the end of a very long tail...
Soo add all that together, and Kae's really just making a serious spectical of her self..
Specially as she hums to her self "Imma get cuuurrryyyy..." over and over again, sing songing as she makes a big tight lipped smile and tilt sher head left and right now....
Etan takes his drink, nodding to the bartender and setting a coin on the counter. "Smells wonderful. Never had much chocolate." he muses, taking his prize and looking back out across the bar. "It's busy here tonight." making his way through the crowd of people, carrying his precious cargo delicately towards the nearest free seat, and setting it nicely upon the table.
Iskandar nods at Etan. "I think it's the menu. There must be a guest chef back there!" he waves with one skewer towards the door leading to the kitchen. The skewer in his other hand is by now bare, the kabobs eaten. He sets it down and takes up his wine once again. "I hope he becomes a regular!"
Acedia watches Seldan leave with a slight sigh, and eyes the crowd for a time, quietly eating her chili. Kaelyn's talk of curry has the Gobbo's interest for a short time. Once she gets to the bottom of the bowl, she pauses.. and then proceeds to lick the bowl clean. Only then is the napkin used. She hops up and off the chair, making her way to the door and off into the gently falling snow.
Etan sips his drink, catching the froth and milk in his mustache hearing Iskandar's words. He looks that way, nodding his head and wiping his face with the sleeve of his shirt. "It's good! I'll have to leave a tip." smiling at the large fellow, and giving a thankful nod. "What all have you tried?" calling to the giant, shifting to look at him better, catching sight of Kaelyn with a puzzled glance.
Iskandar holds up the nearly-empty skewer. "So far?...just the kabob. Every kind of kabob! Spicy, sweet, savory. Each one better than the last!" He casts his gaze around the pub. "But in truth, I haven't heard anyone complain, about any item on the menu."
Etan nods his head, standing and movie towards Iskandar, motioning across from where he sits. He takes a long pull of that hot and sweet drink before he speaks again. "May I join you?" seeming to want a bit of company. "I am not here long, but a quick chat is better than none."
Kae looks between Etan and Iskandar curiously, and she well, she watches, ears perked.... She hmmms and rests her elbows on the table and her long, muzzle in her hands while she studies two large folk curiously, slightly glowy blew eyes moving from one to the other....
Iskandar carries his wine and the last bits of kabob over. "Yes, that is a fine idea. My name is Iskandar!" he says. He raises his jug of wine, holding it slightly towards Etan as he offers, "Have you ever mixed cocoa with wine?"
Etan holds out his half-empty cup. "No, but I'm willing to try." his smile growing as he looks up to Iskandar with nod. "It was good now. We shall see if it is with a bite!" yes, this seems to be a great idea in the Mourner's mind.
Iskandar fills the cup and then leans back in his chair, glancing around the pub again. "It seems to have quieted down, somewhat..." His gaze falls upon Kaelyn. It's only in a city like Alexandria, in a tavern frequented by adventurers, that her strange appearance doesn't draw double takes or spit takes. "I wasn't planning to be here for long either!" he admits, returning his attention to Etan.
Etan tries that new mix, taking a sip, but turning it in to a swig. "Pah!" his noise a coming with a hard swallow, and a slap on the table's top. "That's not bad!" his smile broad as he too looks to Kaelyn too, and then about the bar. "It's getting late, but... more for us." he muses, sitting back in his seat. "Adventurer?"
Iskandar grind broadly. "Yes! Although I like to think of myself more as a hero. What good is a life of adventure, if it comes with no glory! If your name isn't remembered by those you help, if stories aren't told of your bravery and your triumphs?"
Kae looks from person to person curiously, then looks down as her big bowl of curry is delivered. A toothy smile is given to the waitress and Kae quickly pays it before carrying bowl and her flagon of mint chocolate drink toward where Iskandar and Etan sit.. "mind if I join you?" her voice might be familiar to those who've talked to her in the past, if a bit hollow. Her shape? Well she's a small ish feathered dragon.... Or at least appears to be, even with wings, horns, lots of fur, floof, and feathers...
Etan eyes Iskander, setting his tankard on the table. "There are many kinds of heroes. The champion, the martyr. The fighter, and sometimes even the skulk. Not all battles are waged for glory... but a name? No matter what kind of hero, people will remember you." his smile still upon his lips, but something is different in how he regards the man. "What is the worst evil?"
Iskandar blinks. He furrows his brow in concentration. Then he seems to relax. "The answer is probably something profound and wise," he admits. "But I tend to not think in such terms. Villainy is meant to be met with heroism, with might." He clenches a fist. "It doesn't have to be rated and understood. It's all evil, all a way to earn honor and glory."
Iskandar also gestures at an empty place at the table for Kae.
"That's the wise answer. Part of it anyways." Etan says with smirk taking up his weathered features, sipping his drink once more as he is soon grasping it once more. "One evil is not greater than another, it is all just... evil. You might be a hero. heroes have names. What is yours?"
"That's the wise answer. Part of it anyways." Etan says with smirk taking up his weathered features, sipping his drink once more as he is soon grasping it once more. "One evil is not greater than another, it is all just... evil. You might be a hero, Iskandar." his free hand offered. "Etan, Mourner." finally giving his name.
Kae tilts her head, and stumps up to the seat, sitting her stuff on the table and sitting on her haunches, which puts her forelimbs/hands/paws in a good spot to sit there... "Hallooo!" she says with a cheerful, if very toothy smile, her ears perking then slicking back along that neck of hers....
Iskandar returns the smile and the pushes back from the table. Not coincidentally, he's also finished the last of his skewer.'He tilts the wine jug towards himself so that he can look inside to check the contents. "Still some left," he confides to Etan and Kae before pushing it to slide to the center of the table. "I'm afraid I must be off as well. Well-met, both of you!"
Kae blinsk and wavies at Iskander, and looks over to Etan now... "Sooo it's like really quiet." She says, ears flickering around some as she looks around... "Where'd everyone goooo!" She calls out, and flails her arms, her wings kind of getting ino n everything too
Etan nods as he takes up the bit of wine Iskandar left, looking to Kaelyn with a smirk. "It is, but that's not always bad. So.... what's with you?" eyeing the dragonoid with feathers with a bit of interest. "It's also let, maybe home?"
There is an incredible crash. Outside in the street, the wheels have fallen off the Muck cart on it's nightly rounds. Traffic is obstructed. Help is called for, several pub patrons leave to assist.
Some time later...
Kae had been busy! Like really busy! She'd run around ate a ton and whatnot, and now she's flopped down in a corner, with tables in front of her, and somehow has rolled on her back, while still sleeping.... Her mouth is slightly open, and while she does have a few of those big razor fangs, her mouth just isn't completely filled with them, it's more liek a big omnivor's set of chompers she's got... And some how her head's kindaa propped up, both of her horns kind of keeping it up like some wierd pillow with her neck at an odd angle, it is very long her wings are slightly splayed, her tail, wow it's like really long, is slowly swaying the tip back and forth as her back leg's toes twitch every now and then...
...one hass not had them ssince..." the words are slow, warm. Considering. Svarshan stands just inside the doorway. For a moment, one can see the dark sky outside--gray and black, with no moon, no stars. He wears a comfortable wrap, in the Am'sheri style, adapted for the cold. That is, one has added a top, and woolen cape. Scarf. And fuzzy hat.
His breath frosts in the cold. At the sight of the...he pauses, head tilted to the side. "Ssa. Kaelyn?" he asks.
Things appear to have calmed down enough, and the other two servers have collected enough tips, that Cryo is wanted in the front of the pub again. She exits the kitchen, wiping her hands off on a towel and looks around. "Wow, really cleared out."
She glances over at the feathery dragon, sprawled and asleep. With no immediate orders, she perches on the bar. She waves at Svarshan, "It's her, I think she's asleep."
A big hind paw twitches, claws partially extending then retracing and she turns slightly, rolling kind of on her side, all those feathers kind of make for a comfy sleeping spot! She's still of course sprawled completely unceremoniously. At least she doesn't snore! That could easily be ear splitting!!!
Blink. Slow blink. "Ssa." Voice loooow, and quiiiiieet, as one would use tip-toeing past the hatching grounds. So warned, Svarshan tip-toes past. Quietly. SNEAKILY. Survival skills, learned, and fast--with the egg-tenders on the other side, bearing fearsome gazes.
And teeth.
He does his best, at least.
"Peasse to you. One did not--you sserve at the. Fernwood, sspeaker?" he asks.
"Oh! My manners! Peace upon your nest!" Cryosanthia hops off the bar and dips into a bow towards Svarshan. "This one's mind slipped. It has been a long day. Yes, I serve here. It's a good place to watch people and here stories. There's a special menu tonight, do you want me to get good things?"
There's a smell! It's the smell of curry, considering how long it takes to make, the stewed veggies and meats and of course spices, loots of spices, and such can now be made out to add to everything else! Kae twitches again and those nostrils flare a bit....
She's slooowly starting to come awake, when the kid from earlier comes roaring down the stares, and seeing the dragon napping goes running for Kae....
The warrior opens his muzzle. Pauses. Starts to say something. Pauses, again. "Whatever the sspeaker would. Ssuggest," Svarshan says then, when he can find words. Smoke curls faintly, there, a trace of ash.
"One iss only in the Ssity for. A time. ...did you resseive the. Notes?" he asks her, voice light. The coal eyes are serious, however. He looks instead then, towards one of the tables, and takes a seat--takes the time to turn a chair around. To make room for the tail.
The running kid makes him pause--he moves the chair a few feet over, to the /other/ side, and out of the kid's running path. He'd had seven, once upon a time! Until they chose caste, that is: the love-sorrow of every sith parent.
"This one di..." Cryosanthia replies, cut short by the kid zooming by. Have human younglings no sense of self preservation? Wait till adulthood before tilting at dragons! She reacts fast, launching off the bar with a kick, flying, her tail 'swimming' in the air to give her some extra distance. She lands in a roll, then reaches out to snatch at grabby before he nabs waggly draggy whisker danglies.
Kae is alllmost awake, seeing the Kid coming running toward her.. "Buh..." And of course there's a bit of smoke coming out of her mouth, then well juust before Kae could have her face glomped by happy grabby kid. Cryosanthia comes to her rescue with some crazy acrobatics!!
Naturally the kid is flailing whilst calling out "I wanna pet the pretty dwaggie!" Kae then blinks tiredly and stares at the child... She then looks up, seeing his father... Then she gets an impish grin, rolls upright, gets to all four feet moves closer and pats the kid on the head with her tail? " Now the dwaggie is petting the young knigh..." She says flatly, still with that goofy tired grin... The kid of course grabs her tail and yanks..
Kae blinks and sighs, looking up at the father, and now the Mother who's coming down stairs and quickly taking the child up them again, saying "I'm sorry, so sorry for the trouble." Not to Kae, though, but to Cryo?
Kae blinks at that and tilts her head to the side, then shrugs... "Well I guess, like several folks have said, technically I'm a bit of a 'monster' at this point..."
The brow ridges go up, up. Svarshan looks towards where the leap had /started/, and then landing. Quiet, quiet after that.
Then a sudden, hard thump of the tail. Applause that, from a softskin. From a scaled, applause and a salute, respect of some kind. He shifts his look, turning to watch the trio--to see what might happen.
The mother's appearance raises eyeridges, and a smaller, more modest thump of the tail.
"It's all right," Cryosanthia says, rising to her feet and carefully smiling. Her non-frightening smile where her mouth is closed, "You've got quite the adventurer on your hands, it's understandable. Let me get you a reward, for after the lesson."
She slips over to the bar, snagging a plate with a brownie on it, and delivers it to the mother. As she does she straightens a little, and thumps her tail, a sort of audible salute. Following which, she adjusts her clothes.
"All right there Miss Monster? Would you like a drink to clear your head?" Cryo grins at Kaelyn.
Kae gives a kind of a flat tired look at Cryo, Kae's completely harmless and she smirks.. "Was kind of fun patting the kid on the head instead of getting whiskers pulled or my ears, or my face... or getting my neck climbed up on.. Or tail yanked relentlessly by half a dozen kids while one of their parents are warning me not to do anything to them, and just laughs as I'm used as a jungle gym..." She says and tilts her head...
Kae then grins "And yus, a drink is good, ooh and my curry smells done too!" She gives the bartender a hopeful smile and then looks between Svarshan and Cryo... "You guys have to have some too!" She adds with a big grin.. "And as far as drink... Ummmm some of that minty chocolate stoofs..." She adds and moves to the bar, where she sits on her haunches, near Svarshan...
A pause and Kae says "Soo I guess my greeting should be, instead of hello, Peace unto your nest?" She asks and grins toothily...
"Peasse on your nesst," Svarshan returns, smoke curling about his muzzle. He looks towards the mother and child with a sort of warm contentment, a tail thump at the interactions.
Then, back to Kaelyn. "One can. Imagine ssuch blessings," he returns, voice solemn and serious. Then, to Cryo he pauses again. Words. Words difficult.
Instead, he reaches down to the sidebelt, and produces a pouch. Looks at it bemusedly a while, before holding it up. "For the. Food. Four of the browniess. Five? One hass not had them for ssome. Time."
"That would be appropriate, though with your current throat..." The white-scaled sith swishes her tail. She clears hers, stretches her neck.
"Peace on your nest." <draconic>
"Oh, no no Svarshan, let me!" Cryo runs into the back kitchen. She's gone a few minutes. When she returns, she has both a plate of the brownies, and a box. Also, a bowl of Kae's curry, another of the Gunpowder Chili, and a small platter with the Kabobs, "You have to try all of these, and this, for your younglings with new caste! These brownies, for you."
Kae grins a bit at Svarshan and all the food put out in front of him "The Chille's pretty good, but that Curry? It's a recipe I used to hunt after while living in Vandelheim." She says cheerfully... "When I found it at the inns or a street vendor, I'd get it as often as I could... "She adds and Kae beams a bit, looks tot he bartender while Cryo isn't paying attention "Get her her absolute fave drink." She says and points with a clawed digit toward a busy Cryo.... "And a bowl of that Curry, on my tab..." She says cheerfully.
"One..." the warrior starts to say, and then there's food. FOOD. Svarshan stares at it, again at a loss for words. Struggles with them.
Instead, leans forward. The chili first. He takes a bite, and goes quiet. AGAIN.
"...perfect," he says, as its fire hits his senses, as its flavor explodes with gobber-force, along the back of his throat. He looks at the bowl with something like fascination. As it settles, he glances at Kaelyn, then, and then back at the bowl. At the curry.
...some sort of expression settles over his features. "Perfect."
And then he takes a brownie, and lifts it. Crumbles it over the fire-and-gunpowder chili, like some would cornbread. If this, you know, crumbles Maugrimfase, just a little, and casts the Dragon of Evil into the fiery pits of chili, well.
Added side benefit.
"One cannot wait, to try the. Curry," he says warmly, as he watches the crumble. He lifts the bowl, in salute. "And thank. You both."
The bartender nods to Kaelyn, pouring something that appears to be creamy and alcoholic. He asks through the window for a curry, ironically as Cryo is heading back there as well. She soon returns with a tray that holds a bowl almost as large as it, with a regular bowl of curry in her other hand. She sets the small bowl in front of the bartender. The other, the larger one, which might be a family salad bowl filled with curry, is set before Kaelyn.
"These are yours." The bartender pushes the bowl and drink towards Cryo, who gives him a curious look. "Her treat."
"Oh! Thank you very much Kaelyn, this one is grateful."
And... oh no!
"Sunblade, you forgot to say 'Death to Maugrim' when you bite his face! It's the best part." She demonstrates, getting a brownie, "Death!" >Crunch< Raspberry filling is scarlet on her snout now.
Kae doesn't quite understand that bit but she grins a bit as he tilts her head and watches the other two, then the scent of curry... Kae looks around, gets a very large wooden spoon out and fishes a potatoe with som chicken in that orange yellow sauce...
She takes a bite and sighs happily "Soo glad I brought that recipe back with me." She says and lookt between the two Sith "So what's this Death to Maurgim thing?" She asks, ears pricking forward now as she looks at them both curiously.
The eyes squinch in laughter; a hissing, almost coughing sound. Svarshan straightens himself against the table. "Ssa, ssa. Sso one did. ...sssa," he says, sounding more serious, then.
He looks at the pouch in his claws, and then partial smile, holds it out. Gives it a light shake. "Take it. Anyway. You may find a usse for it in any. Casse. Perhapss if you go out this evening."
To Kaelyn, "Maugrim iss your name for the. God of Evil. The brownie ressembless his fase--one takess great pleassure in. Biting it in. Two. One alsso looks forward to. Trying the curry. ...Valadhiem. ...your friend. Kisaiya is also. From there?" he asks.
"Well... ok." Cryosanthia reluctantly takes the pouch, to refuse too often would be rude also. "This one is much appreciative, for all you have done. I did recieve the notes, they worry."
She tucks the pouch away in her armour, then finishes the other half of her brownie, crunching merrily. Next, a spoonful of the curry. The flavours are a wonderful mix. "Mmm! Nice."
As she tucks it away, Cryo realizes the pouch pouch contains a coin or two--and something else. Two hard objects that are round, but give in the middle.
Kae nods rapidly "I met Kisa when Kisa was very very young... I was well pretty much allready an adult and all... Elves have an incredibly long life span, takes us 100 years to evene considered mature... Me? Well I'm a goof ball through and through, sooooo, I had fun getting into mischief with Kisa and keeping her out of the worst bits of mischief, when I wasn't out galavanting around in an airship." She says, then tilts her head.
"Speaking of airship... Think I could learn how to fly and try out flying under my own power?"
"Ssa. One thought you might like. To sshare words with the warrior. Over them," Svarshan says to the speaker, sounding bemused. "Ssomeplasse quiet. With fewer neighborss and their. Earrs." The tail flicks, and he looks to Kaelyn, then. Thoughtful, quiet. Warm, yet...
"...ssa. If the magic iss ssolid enough to give you that. Ability. Thiss one..." he starts to say when he can find thoughts enough, but conversation, at least, the words in his head break down.
He stares at the table for just-too-long a time, enough to hover on awkwardness. Then, suddenly, looks to the curry. Looks to Cryo. "Could thiss one get thiss in a bread bowl, that one might take it. Home?" Then, to them both, "It iss perhapss. Late."
Cryo reaches back into her armour and takes out the pouch Svarshan gave, and quickly looks inside, they're two rings, and look mostly identical. Slipping her finger into one, Cryo feels a buzzing settles about the mind, then floats into place, like a shield. A charcoal mark is on each one: one says C, the other says E. She's still left with a feeling that perhaps all the messengers and notes that were supposed to get to her, didn't. Closing it again, it's tucked away again, while she attempts to remember what she was thinking before her head got filled with orders and tables.
"Well, it's entirely possible. I've seen a lot of people flying, and there are lots of lizards back home that do, and dragons, obviously. There must be some way." She answers Kaelyn, speculating.
She looks over at Svarshan, her qaze questionning, her voice is bewildered, at first, "This one would... Oh! I get it."
"And a bread bowl, yes. This one shall fetch." It's only a moment for her to get a nice one and return with it. She transfers the curry in with a fresh spoon. A couple small boxes for the more solid far, and she places them all in a thin sack. "Careful with these, they tear easily."
Kae headtilts... She then oooohs "I has an idea.... I have a clay pot up in my room! Have someone get it, fill it the rest of the way with the Curry and then Svarshan should take it home in the pot and share it with his family." She says happily, and those wings partially unfirl as her arms go wide and well, yes waggle, it's a windy one, cause wings...
Kae also looks to Svarshan "Well it's just an idea, if'n I could fly and all there's a few things I could do to helps folks!" She then peeers at Cryo and oohs "Well I was too late with my idea!"
Normally Kaydin doesnt like pubs. Too much booze makes people either too friendly or too violent. This time he came to the pub and smiles as he sees Cryosanthia. "Heyas." He says with a smile as he looks to Svarshan and grins. "Kill any interesting demons Master Svarshan?" He asks curiously of the sith.
"With thanks, sspeaker," Svarshan returns as he accepts the bread bowl. Bowls? He tucks these into the boxes, and underneath an arm. Looks to Kaelyn. Thoughtful, troubled. "If the magic holds. One hass heard of ssome artifissers grafting wingss onto their. Armor. I--" he starts to say, and then looks to Kaydin. "Peasse to you," he says and then.
Then, a flicker of something. Tarien, maybe. "You sshould. Try the chili," he suggests, solemnly. Then, "Peasse to your nessts. One hass been glad to. Sshare words."
"Hello," Cryosanthia makes a small bow towards Kaydin, "We still have some of today's specials left, if you're interested."
"I'm certain you could put something together, Kaelyn, that would let you fly, if you weren't able to do it on your own. Perhaps an Egalrin can explain how feathered wings work?"
Kae ooohs "Maybe!!!" She says cheerfully... "Anyhoow, it's just a theory and stuff!" She then turns and notices Kaydin... Kae offers a cheerful wave and, wierd coming from a creature such as sh eis maybe... "Anyhoos, one can hope..." a pause "I think it'd be worth while to try and figure it out!"
"You are aware most Artificers are cursed for a reason. They pervert the natural world." He says calmly as he studies kaelyn. He then looks to Cryosanthia and nods. "I could use one of the specials." He says as he smiles. "I made some money recently. I escort people through the woods." Kaydin says calmly.
The white-scaled sith-makar heads into the kitchen. When she returns, she has a bowl and a plate. She explains them as she sets them down in front of Kaydin. "This, is Gunpowder Chili, and while the goblins have kept the origins hidden, the Arvek, oruch and gobbers often collaborate. This one has heard tell of a great chili contest, where they see who can make the hottest and strongest. The origins of this recipe were a shared war-camp, and Chef was lucky to get the secret. This here, is Duin-Style Savory Pickaxe Pie. It's half dessert, half meal, and the recipe is courtesy of Gastroud Chainbrew, and they're designed to be easy to hold, pickaxe in one hand, this meal in the other. The recipe was made over 300 years ago for Gastround's son, and today, his husband crafts a new batch each day. Sadly, Gastroud lost his father in 1017. Please enjoy!"
"It's good you've been helping people through the woods. I've trodden my own trail days over I think." She adds, once she's finished explaining the meal.
Kae peers at Kaydin and her cheeks poof out some. "Uhhuh, you do know, most artificers now a days aren't cursed, we do have a thing hanging over us in that folks really don't trust us, and it's very hard earned... But not cursed.. That's a whooole different animal.." She says a and shrugs "Aaanyhow my problem isn't a curse, a strong dispel magic or remove curse type spell would fix it in a jiffy, oooh noooo, instead? I got this reoccuring morphing lingering enchantment set on me, that is held in place by these littl, thorns, for lack of a better term, which are slightly out of phase and move around through my aura and body rapidly, so as it's hard to isolate them and remove them, and if you don't get all of em at the same time, they regenerate and make things worse." She says and then adds "oh yeah and if you try and meddle with it too much, you change into other things... hence why now I'm a feathered dragon." She says and shrugs, big feathery wings going up and down some...
Kae then eats more of the curry and siiiighs happily. "Soo tasty." She says and another spoon is shoveled into her maw...
"The forests gives many gifts. It shouldnt be exploited." Kaydin says calmly as he begins to eat the chili. "How are things in the Mictlin? Normally I am not allowed there because I am not dragonborn but I do offer aid to their hunters." He says softly. "I can navigate any forest." He says with a smile. He then looks to Kaelyn. "Science and magic are things that can give one the powers of the gods...It makes sense that people dont trust artificers." He says softly. He eats quietly for the most part.
"Mictlan is well. Many younglings have new Caste and they are greatly excited. There are some concerns, with the winter they have tightened the grove. Some Alexandrians came too frequently to sight-see, and it upset the Egg-Watchers. Well, enervated the hatchlings, which upset the Egg-Watchers. So the Warriors protect more." Cryosanthia explains as she eats her curry. Spoonful and swallow, no chewing. She takes a sip of her creamy drink. "Food aid to the hunters is appreciated."
Kae ooohs "I've not been able to much food aid stuff of late for Mict... I can't now that right now I can't shoot a bow." She says and grins a bit... "Maybe a crossbow?" She says and looks to Cryo "You could mebbe answer my question, think I could shoot a regular bow like this?" She asks...
She then ummmms... "Ooh, I guess I can try and lay in ambush and use claws and teeth to bring one down, I got enough of them, but I'm afraid my plumage and coloration is kind of like a dead, bright giveaway..." She adds and taps her chin lightly, Hmmmmmmmm.....
Finally Kae shrugs "I could allways use a pistol..."
"Pistols only have one shot. And when fired, Any prey within the area flees." Kaydin explains as he watches the feathered woman. "I could teach you how to use a bow?" He offers to the woman. "I know how to survive in the wilderness...my mother raised me so that I could be comfortable in the woods." He says as he watches the women. "I stay on the outskirts of the mictlin. I dont want to aggrevate the egg watchers." He says softly.
Cryosanthia leans on the bar and looks Kaelyn over carefully. She tilts her head, "From what I've seen, you are beyond bows and crossbows. Those paws do not look to have the right fingers. As for a pistol, again, it would be too small in your hand. You could not reload it, nor pull the trigger, this one thinks. A cannon now, perhaps, would be suited to your size. I saw a goblin at their market the other day, Deaf Ned, he might have something you could use."
She nods to Kaydin, "I'm curious about bows, though I think Kaelyn is more in need. I have ways of taking small game at a distance. And yes, best not to upset the Egg-Watchers. They are long of teeth and short on patience."
Kae ooohs and looks at Kaydin "I know very well how to use a bow, the problem with bows is..." She holds her left hand up, it's got claws, there's a flex, and now those claws extend, and are pretty much full on talons.. "MY hands probably aren't too conducive to strings.." She then ooohs "And I can still use my pistols, it's just odd feeling..." She says and rubs at her neck.. She then tugs one off her harness, She demonstraits it's not loaded and holds it in her hand. "It's like holding a mini hideaway pistol right now."S he says and looks at it curiously....
She also is using just the clawed tip of her finger to rest on the trigger.... "Anyhoos, Yeah I can, I think I won't be as proficient in its use..." Then the mention of more than one shot. "I can reload and fire almost as fast as a person can shoot a bow..." She says and shrugs.. "Loots of practice with these."
Kaydin finishes the chili and pie and he pats his stomach. He then pulls out his coin purse and leaves a good tip as well as paying for the meal. "If you want to talk or desire training with a bow, just seek me out, most at wilderness pointe knows how to find me." He says to cryosanthia. He then turns to Kaelyn. "I wish you luck in your hunting attempts." He says with a bow.
Cryosanthia takes up the coins, nodding as the hunter heads out, "This one shall, safe travels. Peace on your Nest."
"It does look tiny in your paw. You could hide a bunch in your feathers."
Kae tilts her head and shrugs, putting it back in the holster on her harness and tying it down... "Anyhoos, I dunno how long Imma be this way, sooo I gotta adapt.. And I promised Mikilos that I'd start working on artifice to hopefully remove this sludge infection in folks." She says and hmmms.... "Might need a smaller set of steady hands at some point."
"There are a lot of goblin artificers that have moved in, new ones, that weren't part of Gobbertown. Perhaps you could hire an assistant from them? Removing the sludge from people would be greatly appreciated." Cryosanthia says, her curry nearly finished. She places her hands at her back, above her tail and arches to stretch. "This one has been running much today, and there are many priorities. I wish I could help you with your issue, did I hear, Acedia needed names? She has small hands, are they steady? Oh, now I'm rambling."
Kae puffs her cheeks out again and sighs, smoke leaving her nostrils, it's kind of pretty, all different colors "Yeah, but gobbos wanna make stuff that go caboom, and gnomes want wackyness and cogs.." She says and rubs the back of her neck again, lots of rubbing, long neck... "Aaanyhooos, Imma go back to my workshop and grab sleps...." She then umms "Heey, I'm over near the artificers area, if'n ever you wanna visit, swing by." She says cheerfully, and oohs and hands a list of names to Cryo "If you see Acedia... I got another coppy, if I see her." she adds and beams...
Cryo takes the list. She folds it up and tucks it inside her armour. "I will try to drop by. I'll give this to her if I see her. Good luck with the workshop. I'm going to lie down in the staff room. Today was good, thanks for coming Kaelyn."
And here's the funny thing, Kae actually lives up stairs, here in the pub... She grins waves a hand and stats making her way, on all fours naturally, straight up the stairs, around the corner...
There's a thump a gack, a child's voice calling out "Dwaggie!" Another ack, followed by angry aduld sounds, and kae saying "Soo not my fault!" She says and well yeah, more thumping as she's running to the more permanent rooms and this is followed bya thump of a heavy door... Kae's soo having nightmares about that little boy.
The palescale looks over at the bartender and both nod. He comes out from behind the bar and locks the door. She gathers up the remaining plates and glasses scattered about the pub and takes them into the back. As he turns out the lights, she's filling the sink. Someone else can deal with them in the morning. He exits and heads home, while she goes into the back staff room, finds a bed and flops down.
Fernwood Pub Community Day Celebration Menu
For today only, the following items are available in addition to our standard menu. We hope you enjoy them! These recipes come from residents of Alexandria. Each has its own story.
Bracegirdle's Mint Hot Cocoa
The recipe for this hot cocoa came from Rothaide Bracegirdle, on the birth of her first child. Rothaide had prepared mint in her garden every year for thirty years, in hope. In the winter, when young Emma was born, a druid nearby the village caused mint to spring, and Rothaide made this recipe.
Gunpowder Chili
The goblinoids have kept the origins of gunpowder chili hidden, although it looks like someone finally spilled the beans! Arvek, oruch, and gobbers often work together, though their societies are very different, which can cause conflict. Gunpowder chili was first made at a shared camp--with each culture providing some of the ingredients and know-how. Somehow, the Pub scraped together enough ingredients for just this one day!
Duin-style, Savory Pickaxe Pie
A traditional khazadi pie, this recipe is provided by one Gastroud Chainbrew. The pie consists of hearty mushrooms and savory flavors; items which may be grown, and blossum, underground. These pies serve half as dessert, halve as meal. They're easy to hold in one hand, and work a pickaxe in the other. Gastround's father crafted this recipe for his son, on his first day of work, nearly three hundred years ago. Today, his husband crafts a new batch each day. Gastroud lost his father in 1017.
Sweet Sahlab
A sweet, warm drink crafted from hot milk and pure orchid root powder, sahlab possesses a flavorful taste and thickness. This drink comes with a dash of vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon and is topped with bits of banana and strawberry. The recipe, and ingredients, come from the household of Merchant Tangisir at the Veyshanti embassy in Alexandria. The recipe is dedicated, "to a Memory."
Savory Kebab, with Bacon
First created by an Egalrin journeyman chef working in an Oruch-specialized restaurant, the 'dish' is chocolate-covered coils of bacon sprinkled with a variety of spicy and/or savory toppings. Hailed as 'the finest example of meat on a stick in all of Ea' by a possibly drunk Khazadi food critic, the dish has nonetheless spread far and wide throughout both Egalrin and Oruch cookery. If this dish is anything to go by, the egalrin chef is one to watch!
Chompable Cricket-flour Brownies
A favorite of tiny sith-makar children, this delectable brownie comes fashioned with the features of Maugrim, the Tyrant Dragon. You can bite his face in two. Inside the brownie is a rasberry filling, which spills suggestively and lovingly outwards once chomped.
Interesting things
The Rings of Mind Shielding: https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items/rings/ring-of-mind-shielding/