<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><em><strong><span class="bbc_u">The Delian Tomb</span></strong></em></span></span></div><br/><div align="center">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d6/e5/ed/d6e5ed4656c2745f70f00077909fecd1.jpg)</div><br/>The Kingdom of Carrowynn has fallen. King Artur Greymantle has been murdered, and Crownhall is now ruled by the vengeful dead. The noble houses rose up in bloody civil war, to pick over the corpse of the once-great nation, yet little was gained while much was lost. Many smaller baronies bore the brunt of the bloodshed in the Dukes' feuding, and now find themselves with little more than few battle weary bodies with which to guard their holdings.<br/><br/>Elsin Keep is the seat of one such barony. Once a proud bastion of civilization amongst the lawless frontiers of Carrowynn, it now struggles to maintain law within its own walls, never mind the roads outside. Yet the people who reside in the surrounding village carry on much the same, too busy eking out the survival of the moment to pay the vagaries of the future much mind. And when the day's work is done, much like anywhere else, the townsfolk retire to the local tavern, a ramshackle affair known as the<em>Laden Mule</em>...<br/><br/><hr/><br/>It was early evening, and the<em>Laden Mule</em>was a little emptier than usual. A cold wind had been blowing off the moors all day, keeping many folks inside. Still, for those willing to brave the elements there was warm food and a mug of ale waiting. Merrick, a stout man with thinning grey hair, quietly minded the bar, though he kept a keen eye out for any patron whose tankard might run dry.<br/><br/>The tables were rough wood, and the chairs complained under the weight of the average patron, but it was still the best inn in town, on account of being the only inn in town. Apart from the howling wind and the chatting of the patrons, though, the place was quiet; Merrick was a bit too tight-fisted to hire any regular entertainers.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, the inn had its fair share of customers tonight, a few of whom were more notable than most...