<div class="floatright">(https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7673/26911334061_6664baacfa_b.jpg)</div>Sir Pallam Rem (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1350847)<br/><sub>Paladin; HP: 104/104</sub><br/><br/>The paladin listened to the gnomess attentively.  When he thought that she was going to say her name, he leaned forward, squinted his eyes, and strained to catch it.  But she said it so quickly, and so matter-of-factly, that he was unable to decipher such a quantity of syllables.  He leaned back in his chair, a bit disappointed, but happy altogether that his surname was just Rem.  Though her reputation preceded her, he was a bit uncertain about being in the company of someone who could make so much about nothing.<br/><br/>Next, obviously, came the Captain's introduction, which seemed to be as descriptive as his own.  This pleased Pallam.  Myra's introduction, and that of her small dragon, had been so long that he had become uncertain as to whether his own introduction had been adequate at all.  Like an upstaged singer, he began to fret.  So, perhaps Pallam wasn't so much pleased by the Captain's short, yet affable introduction, but rather relieved that they shared yet another trait.  Altogether, the paladin was also rather surprised to learn that members of the city watch got to retire.  He didn't know a paladin of Iomedae who ever retired.  Ex-communication seemed like the closest thing to retirement.  But even then, like the Captain, an ex-communicated paladin found work somewhere.<br/><br/>As to the halfling, the paladin had to say that he had not ever heard of the well-known pirate who shared her name.  He hadn't ever dealt with pirates before, and so had no need to learn about them.  The paladin also did not know when Tessa's introduction ended.  It stopped only to start again several times, and when it finally reached its conclusion, the paladin waited to see if she had something more to add for a few moments before finally taking a long sip of his coffee.  He didn't mind.  Tessa was pretty, bubbly, and warm, and the paladin couldn't help but smile at her.<br/><br/>Taking a deep breath, he finally said,  "By the gods, what a strange assortment of characters."