Okay I swore I was going to wait a few days to insert myself in this conversation but dammit I'm just a meddling DM I guess. :)<br/><br/>I'm going to propose that Bubbles gives Spooky a shot at playing for the crowds in her tavern, and that this gives her tavern a really unique appeal. Nobody else has music like that, and the beer is of course incredible. It would become a gathering spot for a sort of younger, more radical crowd (kind of a Paris in the 1920s sort of vibe, just, more uh, vicious). This would eventually draw in the other members who became regulars (Louis shows up with some of the younger militia guys, Ailwin comes to find some of the few people worth listening to other than Li, Geran wants to see if this half-orc bard really knows her stuff, Iliana comes to hear tales of the sea from the travelers that stop by etc), and the bar starts to be known as a place to go to find people who are willing to think creatively when it comes to solving problems.<br/><br/>This way the group doesn't necessarily have to be a known group to start with, just good friends who know they can rely on each other.<br/><br/>Just um. Throwing it out there. Feel free to disagree of course. :)