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Leave My Tavern!-Ferravale Role Play

Who:

Patch- Spy,Bar tender, tavern worker, annoying rat
   
Xander- Owner of Redthorn Tavern, Leader of Mossflower Defenders

Nardo- Master Healer of Ferravale

Jakan- Trouble Making Weasel

Some various spoofs of Tavern Beasts

Head Guard MAKES A  Brief appearance near end..

LOG:

FV:Redthorn Tavern:Main Room

This is the Redthorn Tavern you have just entered. There is many round tables with chairs made of oak wood  and on the side wall some tables with booths are found. In the back is the counter and where the main bar tender serves up drinks, round chairs line the counter here. Behind the counter is different drinks to choose from, even a small few without alcohol in them. A menu is nearby with food choices, but you will not find any bird meat on this menu. A large picture of whom the tavern is named after,  Marek Redthorn,  hangs on the wall for all to see, a  few words of how he saved Mossflower lie under the picture. Also on a wall, in a glass case, is a curious old flagon,slight burn marks on the side.
On the far side is a fighting pit, a couple tables here to place bets on whom will lose or win and a place to watch the fights. The pit is blocked off and one way in and out down a ramp, that's always guarded at all times, and a healer is on duty at all times as well.  There is also a stage where beasts can sing, dance  or maybe even juggle to entertain the crowds. The tavern is larger inside than it seemed to be from the outside. A door leads off to the kitchen and a sign =employees only= .A window on the side looks outside to the village and there is the door that leads back outside.

Patch was having a normal day in the tavern, the snow storm had dumped it's snow and some snow had been cleared, a little anyways, around the more used walkways of Ferravale, like the tavern.The rat was happy to get some of the guests out of the tavern, check supplies and even made a list of new items needed.
   
Xander opens the door and walks in, he has a couple stoats that were willing to help carry stuff inside and walks over to the area behind the main counter."Hey Patch, got a case of October Ale for the tavern, and some sort of sour apply ale, it's different. Also Mack is supposed to be sending cherry spice ale he made."   

Nardo waves and tilts his head "Where is Mack, is he back or still in Halyard?"
   
Jakan walks in and finds a seat by the bar, "I need a strong ale, and what is the special today ?" He arches an eyebrow at the badger and snorts, he glaces at Patch "What's this place called sir?"
   
Patch first gets an ale for Jakan and then replies "De special today is smoked fish and salad.."He makes his way over to Xander and "So ya been where? I mean ok I can excuse a couple days cause of that snow storm, but the days before that no, ya left me ta fend for me self Stripy..how could ya?"   

Xander chuckles"You seem fine Patch, and.."He opens the case and waves a couple bottles.."October Ale and ...a couple new ones."He smiles at Nardo "Mack is fine. opened a cafe in Halyard with Brother Caleb, I think they will do good.I would visit but I can't, have my duties here and Krisha needs me more than ever now"He smiles "She is with dibbun, I am gonna be a father...ummm...again"   

Nardo grins "Congrats, then I already knew and good for Mack, he always wanted a cafe or tavern of his own, the one in Mossflower village another owned, speaking of checking on things maybe you could go there with me and see how they are doing with rebuilding that tavern, they were supposed to rebuild it anyways"   

Jakan gets his ale and rolls his eyes at the chatting, "Who cares about woodlanders and why is a stripedog here anyways?" A long drink from the ale as he looks to the badger for a reply to his question."Also fish? What about wood pidgion, or maybe dove, a right fine dish those"   

Patch folds his arms over his chest as he listens, "Oh great....that means she is moody and likely gonna need help with everything...."He frowns at the weasel and backs away a little, "He's the owner..."He leaves it at that and goes to quickly collect mugs and plates to clean.
   
Xander takes a deep calming breath and exhales before he speaks with Jakan"Not a wise thing to call a badger and we don't have dove or woodpidgion on the menu, you want some sort of bird go to the Black Gull as heard they have it." He manages to keep his temper down as he studies Jakan,"Also the chieftain is Blisa, I am sure she be happy to explain things to ya."
   
Nardo just frowns, well if a fight happens at least he is a healer, but he really rather not have to tend to anything. He pretends to be focus on something else but is listening closely as they talk.   

Jakan listens carefully and chuckles "A..stripedog owns a tavern in a vermin village?" He chuckles more as he pulls out flint and uses it to light a pipe, he takes a deep long breath and then blows smoke into the badger's face and just grins.He leans back into his chair"De chieftain must be real insane or stupid as a rock"   

Patch eyes widen as he starts to come back out of the kitchens, he quickly gets to where he can watch, but also be safe.Also maybe half the tavern is watching the badger and weasel now, one rat gasps as the weasel calls the chieftain something.   

Xander coughs as the smoke goes into his face and snarls at Jakan, a fist is made and then undone as he snorts "I ..suggest..sir weasel, you learn some manners.Wot is your name?...I am Xander Winters..owner of the Redthorn Tavern..in Ferravale and I rather not put up with a jerk right now, but I would be ever so happy to have you leave"   

Nardo sighs, he scoots over his half full ale and just nibbles his roll,he swallows a bite and nods "You know badgers don't like called certain names and it's best to not anger one"   

Jakan smirks as he oddly seems to enjoy this"Jakan..so you own this tavern, how...nice. I will let you know, no one tells me what to do and those who do usually learn to regret it fairly"He again blows a puff of smoke at him "Rather quickly"   

Patch frowns and looks around, where is that Head Guard when she is needed? He sighs and mutters something before he looks at the weasel "Leave the tavern and come back later or not at all be good idea"   

Xander snorts and is having more trouble controlling his urge to slap Jakan. He grins a little "Oh, but this is my tavern, so I can do wot I please in my own tavern.Now..I will ask nicely, leave...or I can have you tossed out, your choice. Or you can stay and be quiet, there is some here that likely love to repeat some things you have said"   

Nardo gets some salted peanuts and relaxes for now, he has seen beast argue in a tavern, he has seen fights, and it's usually unclear how things will go.   

Jakan smirks as he stands, downs his ale and looks at Xander, another deep inhale and blows the smoke into the badger's face"Make me..stripedog, hmmms...de chieftain of this place is insane in the head to let a stripdog have ownership of a tavern and what chieftain lets a badger make the rules for a tavern in a vermin village.....no dove, no woodpidgion...I say we let her know, hmmms.."   

Patch speaks up "Chieftain Blisa is the one who made the rule on no bird meat in the tavern or sold in the village, all she gonna do is confirm it to be true."He frowns and now all the tavern, wait no not...oh never mind now all the tavern is so quiet one could hear a pin drop as they look at the badger and weasel.Patch frowns deeply and shakes his head, this may end badly.   

Xander coughs and a deep growl forms in his throat as he stares the weasel down, standing to full height,"OUT OF MY TAVERN!" He bellows and likely echos a little since it's quiet.Fists are at each side of him, he opens and shuts his fists willing himself to not attack.   

Nardo watches closely, some beasts even move a little way from the door, "Wise probably"He says quietly and seems to debate on leaving also,but he stays for now.   

Jakan stands and seems to only chuckle, he still smokes his pipe and grins, "Ahhhh...de ..stripdog looks a little upset."He smirks and emptys the pipe onto the counter and lets it sort of sparks a faint flame a little as he chuckles.
   
Patch quickly gets some water before the counter top catches on fire and dumps the mug of water onto it and sighs in relief as it seems to go out rather quickly and frowns "Great, it's gonna leave a mark now..just wonderful..."He mutters clearly annoyed.   

Xander has lost the calm he had, he goes to grab the weasel by the collar of his tunic and goes to lift him up and carry him if that works well to toss him out the door into the snow!   

Nardo frowns as it seemed the weasel just tried to start a fire, he watches to see what happens, as does others.   

Jakan is not surprised, the badger does manage to grab him and carry him to the door, but the weasel also is not cringing in fear, it fact he has a dagger he does to stab the badger with somewhere between the bar and getting to the door.The dagger is not aimed anywhere vital thank goodness.   

Patch smiles "Yeah kick him out......"He stops as he catches a glint of.."Stripy he has a dagger!"   

Xander growls, he is already peeved as he catches the warning and manages to avoid a stab somewhere even somewhat vital, it goes sink into his upper arm as he growls and fights that urge to lose control.His grip toghtens on the weasel, and he finishes his way to the door, a couple stoats open it as Xander tosses the weasel towards the street and snorts,he storms back inside and sits down, he gets the dagger out and stabs it into a bar stool and growls as blood drips to the floor, that may need a stich or two, but should be fine...right?   

Nardo hurries over and looks at the dagger and then Xander's wound carefully as he goes to wipe it a little and hold pressure, he nods to a rat maid "Get my pouch...that's a good lass."He is handed the pouch and finds what he needs, needle and thread to make those stitches "This..will hurt..I am sorry I have no numbing oils"Well least he gave a warning as 2-3 stitches will be fairly quick, long as nothing else needs done before that.
   
Jakan used just a normal dagger, this time so a few stitches...some herbs and a bandage that wound will be fine and heal in a few days. He rolls a little and stands as he dusts off, he looks to the tavern and glares "Oh one doesn't get rid of me that easily .'He foes to find a room at the inn, it's not like he plans to leave this village anytime soon.   

Patch frowns "Stripy? Your..your bleeding all over de floor and..ummm..."He sighs as the dagger is now in the stool, "Ok..ya know what I hated that stool anyways...we can make it into fire wood right?..right..."   

Xander tenses in pain and growls, he closes his good eye and just tries to relax, gets threw the pain of the stitches and nods to Patch as he talks with gritted teeth "Do..wot..ever..Patch..care not"He growls again and manages to hold still for Nardo.   

Nardo is glad it was a simple blade and nothing worse, he finds the right herbs and makes a paste he applies to the wound, and then a bandage "Your lucky he didn't poison that blade, seen that in a tavern fight before..in the Black Gull this fox stabled a ferret in the toe..the ferret punched the fox out and just sat back down to drink his ale...suddenly he started foaming and fell over..dead...de fox used a strong poison...so yeah it can happen, then again Black Gull is a lot rougher than this place"   

Patch says, "Can you not talk of poisons, good grief..that weasel is insane he could of set the tavern a blaze, he could of ..done a lot"   

Xander frowns "I am..ouch that hurt Nardo"He snorts "I am fine...and I can let Blisa know. I have a feeling this Jakan will be back"   

Nardo shakes his head "Sorry sir. as I said no numbing oils for sewing"He looks to the blood on the floor and shakes his head as he gets a rag to clean it up, a frown to the stroll with the dagger stuck in it, "Well..seen worse, trust me" He looks to Xander "Just let me check on the wound every couple days..or that Angela can look at it, should be fine...wasn't too deep, your lucky."   

Patch nods "I can tell de head guard..."   

"Tell me what?" A voice says behind the rat, which causes Patch to spin around and clutch his chest, ears flat.."Besides almost dying of a heart attack!" But he takes the Head Guard aside and updates her on what just happen.   

Xander looks over and just frowns, he sighs as he looks at the bandaged arm"It could of been worse your right Naro,I am just glad it wasn't."He shakes his head and goes to get an ale, some soup and smoked fish, and a roll and sits beside Naro and has dinner" I will keep an eye out for the weasel on the way to the Abbey, told Krisha I was gonna stay in Ferrvale couple days, might tell her a couple extra days to make sure all is good here . Long as she knows where I am it will be fine"   

Nardo glaces over at Patch and back to Xander "I suppose, you can mention the wound when back, as said it should heal ok, a stab wound in the arm..I mean it could of been the chest,then been a lot worse"   

Patch returns and sits down "Head Guard is updated, so chief will be updated..probably gonna want to talk to ya Stripy."   

Xander nods, he finishes his meal "Blisa can chat tomorrow, I need some rest and I know Naro...again could of been worse, wasn't...and I will let Krisha know when get back to the abbey, if I tell her now she will worry and want to travel and she shouldn't travel while with child, for sure not in winter"
   
Nardo nods "Well I will be around."He finishes his ale and heads to the door, and yes he will likely be careful as well, lucky the infirm is not too far away and he has his room off the infirm hall.   

Patch sighs, he nods to Xander "Get some sleep Stripy..and by de way congrats on the gonna have another dibbun, that's good news and I do hope Krisha is doing well" oh...he does care at times.
   
Xander nods "Thanks Patch"A smile forms and he heads on to the room he has above the tavern, rest will be good.
   
Patch waves and sighs at the stool, he rolls his eyes and decides the stool is a lost cause and just has another beast chop the stool up, they can even keep the dagger and ya..firewood for the fireplace of the tavern.He then remembers the Sour Apple ale and the October ale, he hmms at the Cherry spice and samples it, "Hmmm...not bad.."He puts the ale away and then gets back to tending to the tavern, never a quiet day in Ferravale.

Last edited by oz (2020-01-13 05:26:08 AM)

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