forum The Purple Cauldron Tavern

Started May 02, 2019 by @GameMaster group

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"OOOH!! Eris, I've found your twin!" Brie said, pointing to the snake. "Hello, apologies on behalf of her. You too are of the Sarnkind?" Eris slithered over to the other snake man.

Hinata raised an eyebrow. She remembered hearing about Silencer.

(I have found a way for Hinata to be in both the Soul Labyrinth and the Tavern at the same time)

"You mean a Naga, if so, I suppose." The snake said, smiling with sharp teeth. The man with the leg braces limped over, smacking the Naga's tail lightly with his crutch. "You were supposed to wait for me." He said, his tone light but turning darker as he turned to the narrator. "I swear to your mother if you keep leaving us I'm going to make you the unluckiest man alive."

"Bar fights are tolerated but not encouraged." The barkeep poured herself a glass of glowing liquid. "However…I do love some drama."

Cassio had emptied his glass long ago, the Iwothnocpr thrumming through his veins comfortingly familiar and achingly nostalgic at the same time. He listened to the conversations still, but after the man with the skeletal steeds left he hadn't felt the threatening aura of danger return, he was fine with tuning out again.
Relaxing into the chair and wondering if his brother had managed to get himself into too much trouble recently, Cassio decided that this would most definitely be a place he would make an effort to return to. Lazily he stretched, yawning as he convinced himself to get up and face his dreary existence in the outside realms. "Thank you for your hospitality, ma'am. I shall be sure to recommend this place to others looking for a strong drink and interesting interactions."

Baasarn had stood up, his tail unwrapping from the chair it had been curled around, using it to push the piece of fashioned wood back to its place against the table. As Tonakee sudden returned to speaking to him, he only gave a bow to her, tail flicking in response. It was time he himself took his leave. There was work elsewhere that needed to be looked into, and so the draconic humanoid also walked out without another word, disappearing down the path as he went.

"Rufus…I told you to try and keep your temper…you know how humans get…"
Two males were making their way down another path. They were dark in skin-tone, both having pairs of wolf-like ears atop their heads, tails trailing behind them. They were both seemingly quite tall, though currently at the moment the male on the left was currently walking with a limp, one arm hanging limply against his side.
"And YOU know those fucking bastards don't know when to leave well enough alone. Should've just let me rip him a new throat, would've shut him up."
The male on the right's ears twitched a bit, but remained mostly laid back against his head, "I didn't…because you know what Sonja would do to us if we became too brash among humans."
At the mention of the name 'Sonja', the left instantly shut his mouth, though a low growl still continued to come from him. The pair grew silent, except for the soft growls. The pair of males entered the tavern, taking seats far away from the rest of patrons. The right's ears seemed to perk forward again. His nose twitched ever so slightly as the new scents flooded his own senses. The male on the left turned his head, starting to lick at his shoulder a bit, which revealed a jagged gash, the wound's bleeding had slowed down, but it still seemed to ooze.

The barkeep sighed and stirred her drink with her pinky. “I have an errand to attend to. Anyone want to join? Action, fun, class. It’s going to be quite the trip and I could really use some helpers.”

“I’d like to go with you but it’s unfortunate that I’ve got to go…” The Silencer stood up from his stool. “I’m sorry, but I’m sure we can talk another time…” he said to Hinata.
He placed some golden and platinum coins on the counter and left the tavern, still cloaked and not revealing his face for anyone to see.

“Hm, anyone else. Any trained assassins? That would be useful.” The barkeep started pouring herself another drink but stopped and took a swig from the bottle instead.

Hinata sighed.
"I'd be willing to go, but I'm no assassin."

"You could say I am a trained assassin. I am an angel trained to kill after all." Calix said to them.

The man on crutches smiled, standing up from the barstool. "I'm a sniper , so I'd be willing to come. Nagi would have to come too, he's pretty much my defence."

"I'm semi-omnipotent, worked for a few thousand years serving the She, and could kill a man with discarded fingernails. Yes, I am an assassin." Eris said politely.

“Well I just need three people that can kill. Fight amongst yourselves over who goes.”

"I mean, if you need to get some aggression out this is the perfect mission for you." Her clothes flickered and changed into a red fit-and-flare dress accentuated with delicate gold jewelry and red heels. Her golden hair changed into a pinned up quaff. "Or if you like the fifties because that's where we're headed."

"Uh… humans? Brie, it isn't wise for me to go to any humanian era, just-" Brie shushed him. "Go on! It'll be fun! You probably won't die. And besides, what would your boyfriends think if they knew you were wimping out on an adventure like this?!" she asked.

The barkeeper smiled at Brie. "She gets it. We'll be under the hunter radar so don't worry about humans trying to murder everything."

"Well, when you both put it like that… I would enjoy a vacation from saving the universe." Eris said. "That's my sneaky serpentine sidekick! Now go on and murder the shit out of something." Brie said encouragingly.

Calix looks around a bit more. "I'll be back soon." He said then walked out, though he came back quite soon with a girl whose hair was a black and eyes were a gray color they both sat down.

“Hey newbie, I wish we had some time to talk but some of us are about to head out.”

They bit nodded. "Have fun." Calix said

"So, shall we go then? Also can Brie come? She's my emotional support human." Eris said.

"Of course." The Barkeep snapped and they flickered out of the tavern.

Eris and Brie reappeared, the snake man bleeding out orange-gold blood onto the floor from his shoulder. "Get some bandages." Brie ordered.

The spot where Barkeep usually stood started to glow absently. After a minute she piped back into existence covered in fairy dust. “I hate fairy travel. It’s so not worth the mess,” she said kicking the glowy powder under the bar. “I’m back after some recovery. I really hope someone has a story for me.”

Hinata had disappeared. She had gone back home with mutters of a new job.

“Kids these days and their disappearing powers.” Barkeeper sighed. “How is it that not a single person wants to get blackout drunk? You guys used to love bar fights.”

The door to the bar opened quietly, and a man stepped in. He wrapped his dark half length cloak around him, yellow eye shining. Bandages covered his right eye. He looked around, settling into a seat in the back.

“All you adventurers are so shy.” Barkeep walked around the bar up to the newcomer. “Hey buddy. You look like you need a drink.”