"Mind if I join you?" the deep voice belonged to that of a man. Without waiting for her reply he sat down beside her at the bar. The man was dark skinned and heavily muscled, which he showed off with a vest that covered little of his torso. Besides that, he wore a pair of worn leather trousers and barnacle-encrusted boots. His scalp was bald and shiny, with a black eyepatch over his left eye, and his teeth gleamed white in contrast to his dark complexion when he spoke or smiled.<br/><br/>"Barkeep! Colonche. Make that two, one for me and one for the lady." He slid a pair of foreign-looking gold coins across the counter, which the bartender studied for a moment before accepting them. He searched his selection of liquors and finally produced a small bottle still half full with a deep pink, almost red liquid, which he proceeded to fill a pair of glasses with.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Knowledge Geography DC 10</div><div class="spoiler_body">The coins, minted with the likeness of a serpent on them, are from the Silver Sea, a desert of silvery sand far to the south, one side of which borders the actual sea.<br/></div></div><br/><br/>"The name's Roland. Captain Roland," Shay's new companion introduced himself as he clinked his glass against hers. The drink was sweet and fizzy, and only mildly alcoholic. "It's good to taste home after many days at sea. Even if it costs ten times more what I'd pay at home," he added, only slightly ruefully. "What keeps a lady like yourself without company at this time of night?"