The High Street

"uh...Good! Downhill!" the merchant peers through the rain in the direction that Elowin is pointing. The boar, apparently named Muffin, huffs out a labored breath, which comes out as steam as the temperature is dropping. "You have my gratitude...ah, the gratitude of Ardavan the Trader, merchant of fine merchandise, purveyor of exotic decorations, dealer in the rarest of..." Muffin snorts again, and Ardavan cuts himself off. "Well, I thank you. Well met, and fare well! May we all find someplace dry soon!" At his urging, Muffin trots off in that direction, Ardavan waving back at you until you lose sight of him in the downpour.

As the spring shower grows heavier, Eozindra and Elysia lead the party through the dark streets to the Lucky Copper Inn. With his short legs, Findal is the slowest member of the party, lifting his robes to keep the hem clear of muddy puddles even as his cloak is getting soaked. "I'm so glad that you could tell which way we're going - I can hardly see in all this rain. It's only now starting to look familiar! Yeees...yes, yes, I know where we are now! The Lucky Copper should be just ahead!" Moments after that, the shape of a stone tower looms out of the rain; two wooden wings have been constructed leading off from the base of the tower. One wing is extended with a large stable, and the other has shuttered windows, suggesting rooms for the inn's guests. Within the stable is a side entrance lit by a lantern, but Findal leads you around the guest wing to the base of the stone tower and the front door. A large orange disc hung from a horizontal pole above the door swings in the rising wind. Warm, welcoming light streams from the lantern by the door and firelight shines through a little stained glass panel in the door, making the colored glass glow gold and green. It'll be good to get out of the rain.

ishi checks in front of the group for ambushes and traps using Danger Sense.

"As long as the runner I hired at the gate did his job faithfully, there will already be rooms waiting for us." Findal laughs at his little joke, but then realizes how on edge everyone else is, and that his jest isn't landing like a joke at all. "That is...I sent ahead for rooms, like I always do: it's called a 'reservation?' I don't believe in leaving important things like lodging until the last minute. We just need to check in." But he looks thoughtful. "But Morik makes a good point; if Tykus isn't inside waiting for us, I'll have to ask if he came by earlier, and someone should wait to meet him if he hasn't."

There is nothing untoward about the Lucky Copper Inn, and no traps or hazards to set off Ishi's danger sense. Elysia and Eozindra have eaten here a couple of times - the cook here is pretty good. But as Eozindra scans the rainy streets behind her, she thinks she sees a flicker of movement where none should be...up on the rooftop of a building across the street. It may just have been a cat; whatever it was, it's gone now.

Findal Dinfizzle Findazzle opens the door and ushers everyone inside the Lucky Copper Inn.