Chapter 1: Meeting the Cuckold Moose

The lively tavern paused for a moment as Malethor made his presence known. His ghoulish face and dark demeanor sent chills down the spines of the weaker travelers. The barmaid noticed the goliath slam his finished drink on the table, however she avoided that direction to avoid the Revenant. Though the lot continued back to their drinks and grub, everyone held a stare from the corner of their eyes.

Ebri and Xhava blended well, despite Abranath's shout about the gods in the cleric's direction. The two ladies were the only other females in the tavern besides the barmaid. The corner table discouraged any drunkards' attention, but wandering eyes grew in numbers the later the night becomes.

Neverwinter and Eversprings are one of the few places you can find decent work. Though due to that fact, the amount of mercenaries and people migrating north has increased greatly. The area is known to be magic dense with hidden treasures throughout. Everyone wants their hands in the pot of gold which slows any real treasure hunting down.

The live band has stopped playing shortly after Malethor approached Skeinkaldr. They've began to pack up their bardic instruments with plans to grab some food before heading out. The kitchen at the Cuckold Moose runs late into the night.

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The young vampire barmaid and the half-orc clean-cut mercenary continued along the flat road. The night did not slow their stride, feeling safer with the caravan's supplies already dropped off. Gellbran notices the amber glow coming from the town a short distance ahead; Eversprings. Aimee and him continued to chat, becoming more fairly familiar with each other as they neared the end of their journey to Eversprings.

The moon was climbing higher, sending a crisp light down to the land. The two would arrive at the Cuckold Moose within the hour, assuming they don't get side tracked.

The walking corpse caught a glimpse of Xhava's symbol. The symbol of blood droplets circling a humanoid skull was menacingly familiar. It could only be the Lord of Murder, god of death; Bhaal. Malethor knows the god favours violent and ritual killing, which is one of the reasons he is feared across Faerun. His Bhaalspawn haven't been seen recently, however he instilled terror into the minds of the common folk. It is not a symbol to be flaunting, not that Xhava is parading her Lord's symbol.

Malethor's unsettling presence draws the attention of several mercenaries, the have a look of wariness on their faces. They feel safe across the room, though are staring more than drinking ale at this point. Some of the other tavern patrons have retired to bed and the musicians have left leaving the space feeling larger than before.

The sound of wolves distracts the curious mercenaries from Xhava's, as wolves never wander this close to town. Two of the men stand up gathering some equipment to handle the problem, more so out of instinct to fight than anything else. The barmaid has a look on concern on her face, but Rehmein's concern with Skeinkaldr's tab seems more pressing. Bifney, the barmaid, brings the goliath a mug of water.

"Aye, love, Reh is cutting you off for the night. Might want to pay that tab, before you get into a scrap with him."

Eversprings was a good place to find work because of Neverwinter close by, however the past couple weeks have been particularly slow. Many of the mercenaries in the Cuckold Moose have exceeded their tab. Its never a good sign when you can't find work near a large city like Neverwinter.

Rehmein was overhearing the conversation about gods, as it was an interesting topic.

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Gellbran and Aimee have arrived at the footsteps of Eversprings, their travel was uneventful beyond the small talk. They had traveled a total of 15 days together and have become fairly comfortable with one another. Aimee was planning on heading for the Cuckold Moose to talk with Rehmein about the barmaid job while Gellbran was stopping in Eversprings to find work. The half-orc is currently driving an empty two horse wagon where he must drop it off to collect his reward. He is looking for Delrick who manages the work board.

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