Heroica RPG- Quest #96: Tying up Loose Ends

[Sandy]

"But if you follow in my footsteps you'll end up herding a bunch of sarcastic uppity young sell swords through the streets of Strivvi, and I can tell you, it's quite a chore."

"Father, you're forgetting who's the leader of this troupe now", Ellaria muses. "Alright, we seem to be all set to go!"

[CMP]

"Gonna have to agree with Boomin'ham on this one. Leadin' him is like pushin' a rock around with a stick."

ATramor made sure he had all his daggers on-hand and prepared to follow the party out to Mercutio's Street.

[Zepher]

"Father, you're forgetting who's the leader of this troupe now", Ellaria muses. "Alright, we seem to be all set to go!"

Boomingham only winks in response.

"Gonna have to agree with Boomin'ham on this one. Leadin' him is like pushin' a rock around with a stick."

ATramor made sure he had all his daggers on-hand and prepared to follow the party out to Mercutio's Street.

"But I'm a very handsome rock, so it's well worth it." Boomingham grins.

[Scubacarrot]

Zepher, I'm going to assume it is supposed to be a Greatsword? If it was supposed to be a Longsword let me know. Also I'm having a slight issue so Mercutio's Street will have to wait for tomorrow. Also, starting Wednesday I'll be gone for the event as well. I'll try to organize a way to be able to update on the fly, but will be extremely slow and no promises whatsoever. More details tomorrow.

Sultan starts forging right away, heating the forge up to ludicrous levels with strange powders and a lot of coal and air, so that the heroes and Sultan's Apprentices have to step back. Sultan himself seems unfazed, and works with utmost concentration. Eventually, Sultan comes out with Boomingham's new weapon; a long, slender dark blade with a two handed grip. A dice was rolled to determine it's weapon power. Sultan seems slightly unhappy.

Darksteel Greatsword (WP: 10, Blinded Effect, Greatsword)

"Not my best work, but still Darksteel, well, sometimes the forge works in your favor, sometimes it doesn't, eh?"

The Party:

Atramor Gibbin (CallMePie)

31 year old male human Regulator

Level 31.75 *Immune to Fire, Water, Lightning, Wood, Earth, Wind, Light, Darkness, Poisoned, and Doomed* *Negative Effects Last One Round* *Battle Style: Chaotic*

Power: 51

Defense: 26

Health: 61/61

Gold: 26

Equipment: Pheles Kris (WP: 20, user has a 1/2 chance to generate an Aura, doubling the user's maximum health but drawing all attacks to them, fire, ice, lightning, earth, wind, light, darkness elemental dagger), Robust Shield (SP: 12, shield), Amulet of the Court (Suitable for anyone, negative effects last only one round on the wearer, immune to water, lightning, and wood, accessory), Rat's Hide (Suitable for anyone, SP: 4, backwear), Galactic Armor (Suitable for anyone, SP: 6, +6 max health, immune to fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, and doomed, bodywear), Helmet of Azzurat (Suitable for anyone, SP: 4, immune to poison, headwear)

Inventory: Tiger Claws (WP: 15, double WP against humanoids, darkness elemental, dual strike, daggers), Desert Cloak (Suitable for anyone, immune to fire, backwear), Sylvania's Cowl (Suitable for anyone, grants Animal Talk, headwear), Pickaxe, Shovel, Agni Bomb, Ambrosia, Bomb XX (Deals 30 damage to all enemies and 10 damage to all heroes, all damage ignoring SP/row), Elixir, 3 Grand Potions, Health Core, 2 Mulled Wines, Neutralizer, Phoenix Essence, 2 Smelling Salts, Nostrum, Scroll of Arc Frailty (50/50 chance to inflict the fragile-effect to all enemies for ether equal to the number of enemies) Essence of Ridicule (Revives an Ally, but the ally is weakened, fragile and slowed)

Ellaria Arbour (Sandy) Party Leader

22 years old female human Druid

Level 27.33 *Immune to Sealing, Poisoned and Bleeding**Reinforced**Encouraged**Well fed, each move has a 1 in 6 chance of having double effect.*

Power: 42

Defense: 3x2

Health: 43/43

Ether: 39/39

Gold: 78

Equipment: Ignis Fatuum (WP:12, Permanently poisoned for 15, fire- and lighting-elemental staff), Black Bandana (Power +3, pirate lingo; headwear), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:3, Max Ether +5, protects from sealing; bodywear), Sterile Gloves (immunity to poisoned and bleeding, handwear)

Inventory:

Weapons Sylvania's Crossbow (WP:10, wood-elemental crossbow), Pan Flute (WP: 7, instrument), Wizard's Staff (WP:1, fire-, wind-, water- and earth-elemental staff),

Artefacts: Tricorne (SP:3, headwear), Ranger's Quiver (WP: +1 to bows and crossbows. Suitable for rangers, beast warriors, infiltrators, and winged warriors), Spirit Robe (Renders wearer invisible to the enemy for the first three rounds of battle so they do not take free hits; backwear)

Spell Items: Scroll of Inspiration (Inspired for rest of battle, 10 ether, 50/50 chance) Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Weakening, Serenade of Water (Causes Water damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Battle Song) Scroll of Arc Frailty (50/50 chance to inflict the fragile-effect to all enemies for ether equal to the number of enemies)(Borrowed), Ruby

Consumables: 3 Potions, 2 Grand Potions, 4 Health Cores, 6 Tonics, 6 Grand Tonics, Ether Core, Elixir, 2 Remedies, 2 Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 2 Phoenix Essences, 1 Mead, 2 Smelling Salts, 1 Nostrum, 2 Soma, Ambrosia Deadly Venom, 2 Smoke Bombs, Flash Bomb, 3 Fire Bombs, Ice Bomb, 2 Lightning Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bombs, 1 Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned-, poisoned-, asleep-, blinded-, sealed- and confused-effects to all opponents when used), Silver Anvil Voucher

Tools: Bedroll, Pickaxe, Telescope, Magic Compass, Magnifying Glass

Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher)

Level 30.75 Paladin *Immune to Darkness-, Fire-elemental; Immune to Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Pierces SP From Front Row* *SP Ignored From Back Row*

Power: 49

Power Bonus: 5

Defense: 10

Health: 53/53

Ether: 29/29

Gold: 0

Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 14; Darkness-, Fire-elemental; inflicts Bleeding (-5) and Poisoned (-10); great sword) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; Immune to Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness; Immune to Darkness-, Fire-elemental; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves, Mopag Helm (SP: 3; headwear), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle)*Pseudo's Blessing (+4 Power; not an artifact)*

Inventory: Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Light-, Ice-elemental; inflicts Stunned; great sword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, Inflicts Sleeping Effect), Sabre (WP:6, Longsword), Darksteel Greatsword (WP: 10, Blinded Effect, Greatsword)

• Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear) Cloak of Blood Magick (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic weaken the enemy, bodywear suitable for Mages, Necromancers, Chi Monks)

• Garnet, Sapphire, Amethyst

• Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing,

• Mulled Wine, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Admantite Shard (1/4 of a piece of Adamantite), 4x Mead, x2 Nostrum, Ambrosia, Smelling Salts, Hair of the Dog, Smoke Bomb

• Bedroll

Nyx (played by Pandora)

19 years old Female Human Battle Mage *Natural Respite* *Immune to Fire, Darkness, Earth, Wind, Poisoned, Confused, Hexed, Sealed, Asleep, Fast Asleep**Intoxicated, every attack has a 1 in 6 chance of having an unexpected result*

Level: 30.75

Power: 46

Defense: 8

Health: 41/41

Ether: 42/42

Gold: 292

Equipment: Zee Standard (Staff, WP: 15 Ice, Light and Darkness Elemental, Necromancers Raise Enemies with 2 extra levels), Robe of the Archmagi (SP:4, Max. Ether +5, protects from sealed-effect), Mirage Cloak (Immunity to Fire-, Darkness-, Earth- and Wind-elements and confused- asleep- and hexed-effects), High Heels (+1 Power), Helmet of Azzurat (SP:4, immune to poisoned, headwear).[/color]

Inventory: Book of a Thousand Creatures (WP:15, each roll has a 1/6 chance to summon a creature to aid the hero), Lullaby Wand (WP:6 Sleep effect), Healing Staff (WP: 5), Darksteel Dagger WP: 13, blinded effect)

* Sandman's Parasol (Immune to Asleep and Fast Asleep effects), Monkey Bar (all minions, pets, summons etc are Hastened), Chef’s Apron (Bodywear, Immunity to Fire and Poisons), Phoenix Dress (Max. Ether +5, full ether restored upon revival, immunity to Fire and Lightning, suitable only to female mages, clerics, chi monks, minstrels and necromancers; bodywear), Desert Cloak (Immunity to Fire-, Earth- and Wind-elemental damage; backwear), Water Canteen (Carries 3 portions of water; essential in deserts to avoid dehydration; accessory). Bolero Of Fire (Cause Fire damage equal to the minstrel's level to all enemies per round for as long as the song is sung. Costs 10 ether per round. Minstrel Song)

*Ruby (Fire), Diamond (Light), Amethyst (Darkness), Topaz (Lightning), Sapphire (Wind), Emerald (Wood), Garnet (Earth), Aquamarine (Water), Opal (Ice).Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Arc Sealing, Scroll of Blindness. 3 Meads, 2 Nostrums, Smelling Salts, Ambrosia, 4 Deadly Venoms, 4 Phoenix Essences, 3 Cosmic Essences (Revives a knocked out ally with full health and ether and gives them the blessed-effect), Potion, 4 Tonics, 2 Grand Tonics, Ether Core. Fire Bomb, Smoke Bomb, , Skadi Bomb (100 Ice Elemental damage to all opponents), 2 Chaotic Bombs (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Rudra Bomb 'X2' (Deals 100 lightning damage to all enemies and ignores SP), Pumpkin Bomb (Causes stunned, poisoned, asleep, blinded, sealed and confused to all enemies). 2 Bedrolls, 5 Bones.

Skrall (Waterbrick Down)

81 year old Male Ogre Hunter

Level 36 *Favors Demons and Humanoid enemies* *Immune to Fragile, Blinded, and Confused* *Gains 3x experience*

Power Bonus: +2 WP

Defense: 8

Health: 50/50

Gold: 53

Equipment: Hunter's Crossbow (WP:12/24 vs. Beasts, fire, ice, wind, and darkness-elemental), Hunter's Quiver (Bows and Crossbows +2WP, allows Hunters to favor two types of enemies, back wear), Tricorne (SP: 3, head wear), Heavy Armor (SP: 5, wearer is immune to fragile, blind, and confused effects, body wear), Medal of Glory (Wearer gains 3x experience from fights, accessory)

Inventory: Composite Bow (WP:12, ignores SP, light, lightning, water, wood, and earth-elemental; bow), Oversized Greatsword (WP: 16 - Double damage on targets that are clearly smaller than the hero, greatsword) Wooden Shield (SP:5), Lucky Doubloon (Grants "Special Guard"), Darksteel Armour, SP:6, Max. Health +3; bodywear, 8 Smoke Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, Fire Bomb, 5 Water Bombs, Lightning Bomb, Minimizing Dust, 4 Bone, 6 Venoms, 1 Deadly Venoms, Potion, 1 Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence, 5 Phoenix Incenses, 3 Meads, 1 Nostrums, 1 Remedy, Blind Fury, Wolfgang Insignia, Black Goo.

The heroes prepare to leave, a lot of gold lighter, but better equipped. Sultan stops them one last time.

"Thank you for your business, I do appreciate it, I do. Not everyday sellswords with a boatload of gold walk into your shop. That means you're no common sellswords. But that ain't a problem of mine, lucky me. I'll guess I'll see you tomorrow then, at Macros' party thing. Just make sure you don't use that steel on him, you hear me?"

[CMP]

"Thank you for your business, I do appreciate it, I do. Not everyday sellswords with a boatload of gold walk into your shop. That means you're no common sellswords. But that ain't a problem of mine, lucky me. I'll guess I'll see you tomorrow then, at Macros' party thing. Just make sure you don't use that steel on him, you hear me?"

"Don't worry about it, mate. We ain't here to topple an entire city's government by killin' all the nobles who disagree with us."

"Well, not this time, anyway."

[Zepher]

"And we happen to support Macros. Thank you for your services." Boomingham nods to the man. "Elpis, I'm ready to be herded."

[Scubacarrot]

The heroes go off to Mercutio's street. Eventually they find the 'street' that must be it.

The heroes spot Purple and the others, and head towards them.

"There you are, you found it, good, good. This is it. The Lion's Share Tavern and Gentleman's club. A popular drinking establishment among the rich. And Zoë's place of holding, if my information is correct. And it better be."

The building Purple was talking about was a large three story building.

"We can't just barge in and hope for the best, not only will they slit Zoë's throat faster than Patricia shouts for her spear, half of the richest captains in the city are probably in there right now. We'll need to come up with a plan. It may be best to split up, or maybe we ought to stick together, whatever seems best to you. I screwed up here, with Roman dead and Zoë in there, you heroes should be the one to lead us here. Us three, we are at your command for whatever. But whatever you may want done, keep our strenghts in mind."

Alright guys, it's up to you to formulate a plan of dealing with the situation at hand! One hint: interacting with others may be beneficial.

[Waterbrick Down]

OoC: What a set.

"Yep an' in broad daylight, might be a bit of a trick as well. If some of ya finer folks want to figure out what's goin' on a the fountain, I'm gonna check on somethin'." Skrall spotted a Kobold in the alley and saddle up to the smaller creature. "More where that came from?" The ogre indicated the bottle.

Edited May 6, 2014 by Waterbrick Down

[Zepher]

"A gentlemen's club? Is walking right in not an option, Purple? It seems like they'd welcome our business. Might be worth it to scope it out a little."

Boomingham makes his way over to the folks standing by the fountain, making sure to walk over what appears to be a piece of wood inlaid in the street (perhaps a trap door of some sort?). He gives the Captain a smart salute.

"Howdy there, Gwyar." Boomingham glances at what appears to be a body in the water. "What've we got here?"

[CMP]

Atramor approached the market stall, taking a look around as McCafferey's beady eyes slid around the area.

"Hey, mate. Can I assume ya've got somethin' for sale here?"

He blinked, glancing at McCafferey perched on his shoulder, shuffling her wings quietly.

"And I don't s'pose ya' know who that poor bastard was?" the regulator jammed his thumb over his shoulder at the body in the fountain.

Edited May 7, 2014 by CallMePie

[Sandy]

Ellaria's jaw drops as she watches everyone split up to their own directions.

"Hey, what happened to hatching up a plan...? Oh, it's useless with these fellows," she grumbles. She then decides to do some inquiry of her own. "Nyx, come with me. We must put our womanly charms to use."

Ellaria pulls Nyx with her and approached the guards at the tavern's doors, putting on her naive wench charade.

"Hey there, handsomes. We heard there's a party going on inside. Is there any way a couple of lonely girl such as us can get in? The gentlemen inside could surely use some entertainment and the two of us can entertain our buttocks off." Ellaria tries not to look at Nyx's expression.

[Scubacarrot]

Skrall heads into the alley, he bumps into the kobold that had made that place it's dwelling. Skrall notices that the kobold has only one arm. He responds:

"Drink? Cheap drink from Jackson. Nice and drunk. Small, so need not as much as ogre, hah. Ask Jackson for more."

The 'trapdoor' turns out to be a wooden grate. Purple explains:

"Metal would get stolen, so the grates are all wood. This would lead to a sewage tunnel."

"It's Captain Gwyar for you, civilian. Hmrpf. Woman, dead, multiple wounds from a sword. I'm waiting for this detective prick to finish his investigation. This is not your concern. Hurry back to your Daymaster."

"Welcome to Clubs and Sanwiches, mate, I'm Letouche. The dead person? It's some rich woman, judging by her clothes. Maybe it's a girl from the bar down the street, don't know. Gwyar won't tell me anything, and in fact would rather have I move while they do their business, but I'm under official merchant's protection from Macros, so they can't do jack without angering him, hah."

"I dunno, "

Ellaria gets stopped by Purple.

"Ellaria, it's not getting in that is the problem, the less shabby of you should probably be able to get in through the front door, it's just a problem getting to Zoe, and getting her out."

Edited May 8, 2014 by Scubacarrot

[Waterbrick Down]

Skrall heads into the alley, he bumps into the kobold that had made that place it's dwelling. Skrall notices that the kobold has only one arm. He responds:

"Drink? Cheap drink from Jackson. Nice and drunk. Small, so need not as much as ogre, hah. Ask Jackson for more."

"Mind pointin' me to good ol' Jackson?" Skrall flipped a Gold Coin to the Kobold.

[Sandy]

Ellaria gets stopped by Purple.

"Ellaria, it's not getting in that is the problem, the less shabby of you should probably be able to get in through the front door, it's just a problem getting to Zoe, and getting her out."

Ellaria sighs. "It wasn't my intention to try to get into the building - I heard you loud and clear that we could get in any time. I was trying to see if I could weasel me and Nyx in as escorts or something like that. If we get hired to that position, we could move a little more freely inside and do some reconnaisance. But if that sounds like a bad idea to you, we'll just have to find another approach."

Ellaria taps her lips in contemplation, then looks up. "Any way some of us could get up on that balcony, Purple?"

[CMP]

"Welcome to Clubs and Sanwiches, mate, I'm Letouche. The dead person? It's some rich woman, judging by her clothes. Maybe it's a girl from the bar down the street, don't know. Gwyar won't tell me anything, and in fact would rather have I move while they do their business, but I'm under official merchant's protection from Macros, so they can't do jack without angering him, hah."

"Merchant's protection? Hah, must be useful. I get the idea ya' don't care for the captain or his men. Where I come from, the law does more harm than good if you're a trader."

[Scubacarrot]

"Mind pointin' me to good ol' Jackson?" Skrall flipped a Gold Coin to the Kobold.

"He at Yoren's Square, most time."

Ellaria sighs. "It wasn't my intention to try to get into the building - I heard you loud and clear that we could get in any time. I was trying to see if I could weasel me and Nyx in as escorts or something like that. If we get hired to that position, we could move a little more freely inside and do some reconnaisance. But if that sounds like a bad idea to you, we'll just have to find another approach."

Ellaria taps her lips in contemplation, then looks up. "Any way some of us could get up on that balcony, Purple?"

"I doubt we have time for sollicitations and job interviews and all that, and I think it'd be below you, to be frank. On the balcony? Some of you may be able to climb up the drainage pipe... But everyone will see, and the guards will take offense. We'd need some kind of major distraction to make that work."

"Merchant's protection? Hah, must be useful. I get the idea ya' don't care for the captain or his men. Where I come from, the law does more harm than good if you're a trader."

"Well, they're not that bad, usually, to be completely honest with you, but I still have to make money, so I'm staying here, in a few moments, those guys themselves will want a sandwich or two, speaking of which, you planning on buying anything, friend?"

[CMP]

"Well, they're not that bad, usually, to be completely honest with you, but I still have to make money, so I'm staying here, in a few moments, those guys themselves will want a sandwich or two, speaking of which, you planning on buying anything, friend?"

"Aye? Well, tell ya' what, mate. I can't stand 'em. That captain in particular's been harrassin' me ever since I got here. Guess he don't like foreigners..." He shot a glance over his shoulder and lowered his voice. "Can ya' help me out? I've got 25 gold on me. It's yours if ya' let me slip somethin' into their sandwiches for me. Nothin' dangerous, just somethin' to get 'em off my tail and give me a bit of a laugh."

[Scubacarrot]

"Aye? Well, tell ya' what, mate. I can't stand 'em. That captain in particular's been harrassin' me ever since I got here. Guess he don't like foreigners..." He shot a glance over his shoulder and lowered his voice. "Can ya' help me out? I've got 25 gold on me. It's yours if ya' let me slip somethin' into their sandwiches for me. Nothin' dangerous, just somethin' to get 'em off my tail and give me a bit of a laugh."

"Wow, wow, hold on man, that's completely illegal, I can't do that, they will trace it back to me.. Drugging the soldiers, are you crazy? No I will not do that, you better make myself scarce before I call Gwyar over."

[CMP]

"Wow, wow, hold on man, that's completely illegal, I can't do that, they will trace it back to me.. Drugging the soldiers, are you crazy? No I will not do that, you better make myself scarce before I call Gwyar over."

"Alright mate, relax. I wanted a joke, not a scandal."

Atramor shook his head as if stricken and wandered off, grumbling internally. What kind of self respecting merchant was sympathetic to the guards...he walked around to the other side of the fountain anyway, ensuring the statue in the middle blocked him from the merchant's field of view, glancing at the guards and making sure they were occupied, then looking over at the man he'd encountered the previous night, his voice still low.

"Got anything?" he asked ambiguously and quietly.

[Waterbrick Down]

"He at Yoren's Square, most time."

"Thanks I'll have to look him up." Skrall nodded in departure and continued down the alley to see if there were either any back entrances to the building or any windows facing the alley with corresponding windows in the building next door.

[Zepher]

"It's Captain Gwyar for you, civilian. Hmrpf. Woman, dead, multiple wounds from a sword. I'm waiting for this detective prick to finish his investigation. This is not your concern. Hurry back to your Daymaster."

Boomingham chuckles and excuses himself graciously, taking a few paces over towards the bearded man in red. He looks vaguely familiar to Boomingham.

"Touchy chap, isn't he," says Boomingham, pointing over his shoulder to the Captain of the Guard. "But they all seem to be that way. You don't recognize the woman, do you?"

Edited May 13, 2014 by Zepher

[Pandora]

"I doubt we have time for sollicitations and job interviews and all that, and I think it'd be below you, to be frank. On the balcony? Some of you may be able to climb up the drainage pipe... But everyone will see, and the guards will take offense. We'd need some kind of major distraction to make that work."

Nyx visibly relaxes as Purple stops her and Ellaria.

"Thank hell for that. The last guy who slapped my big behind without my permission lost an arm. Anyway, distractions I can do. Ellaria, what do you think about using our womanly charms in a different way - we could 'happen upon' the dead body and scream very loudly and make a big scene? Or I could just sneak behind those wooden barrels and planks and start a fire? I once did an impromptu stage show back in Eubric, with magic and stuff... maybe we could draw people out of the club and Atramor can sneak in? What do you think Ellaria, Purple?"

[Scubacarrot]

Skrall does not find what he is looking for, he finds a wall instead, unclimable, too. Not that way, it seems.

"Not right now."

Distracted, the man turns to Boomingham. "That's my boss. The Captain that you're talking about, not the woman, ehhehe. No, I don't recognize her, I'm afraid, yes. My job is to examine the body, find clues. It's difficult, all that's clear is that a large sword was used to, eh, cut her up. Say, you wouldn't allow me to measure your swords, see if any cuts match your type of swords, you've got a couple."

"Screaming loudly, in Strivvi it is not gonna raise any eyebrows. A fire? Maybe. But they will probably try dousing it right away with the water from the fountain, dead body or no... They'll still all be running around here, and anyone climbing up will be in full view."

[Waterbrick Down]

Skrall decides to check on the other side of the building.

[Zepher]

Boomingham laughs. "How exactly do you check for that? I'd say that's flimsy evidence, chap. What, do you wedge the sword into each slash and see if maybe it could have made it? Seems to me that swords don't match their cuts that way what with the hacks and slashes, but I'm not the expert." Boomingham hands over his swords one at a time (Scupperer, his new sword, and then the Frozen Saber), waiting to receive each one back before handing over the next. He keeps talking as he does so. "So, chap, I'm not from around here but I hear that the Lion Share Tavern is quite a sight. Ever been there yourself?"