Chapter 1: The First Hunt

As you all pas through this darkness, you move through what seems like a sheet of blackness. On the other side, the first things you notice are bright lights and loud music. Looking around, you see what appears to be a bustling tavern. Patrons move about, occasionally greeting you, some looking more suspicious than others. The tavern is two layers, the bottom is an open space that seems typical of a tavern, the upper level is a series of balconies over looking the bottom. There are three bartenders serving up drinks, two humans females and a half-orc male.

@brunhilde As you approach the bar and begin talking, the bartender looks at you suspiciously. Director? she asks, as she hands you a tea.

@Lena Passing through a dark passage into this certainly rings magical to you, although you’ve never experienced anything quite like it before. You assume this takes some tremendous power, though.

@Brunhilde. There is no director here. We have a manager, want me to get her?

@Krenq. All of the various sounds and smells cloud you senses and you're not able to perceive any more than what you have. Other than than the placement of the tent and the odd number of residents, nothing seems off about this place.

The bartender looks Krenq up and down then winks at him before going to get the manager. A few moments later, a small gnome hops up on the bar. Yes, yes. I heard you're looking for me. I am the manager, the magnificent Gloria Proudmind! How can I be of service?

Well, my dear. This is the tent of the world famous Proudmind Traveling Circus! And to leave, you merely exit the way you came in. Although I wouldn't recommend it, it's a raging storm out there. As she says that, she fires multi-colored lights out of her hands.

as Gloria speaks, her eyes light up.

Everything she seems to be telling you is true, but you get the sense she's not telling you everything. You can discern that the only thing she might be hiding is something minor, not anything major.