The elf girl was glad to be getting off the ship. Not that the voyage had been bad, in fact she thanked the captain for his excellent sailing skills, but being in cramped quarters with a bunch of unwashed humans was not exactly her idea of a good time. At that thought the idea of a warm bath followed by a meal of fresh food popped into her into mind. A good inn would be her first stop she decided.<br/><br/>Vanestria took in the sights as the dhow approached and pulled her hooded cloak tightly around her lithe body. In the chaotic atmosphere she felt it would be unwise to advertise the fact that a traveling elven female had arrived alone for anyone that was watching the new arrivals.<br/><br/>Stepping nimbly down the gangway Vanestria approached the clerk and greeted him with a smile, "Good morning gentlesir. I am Vanestria, an elven historian from Waterdeep via Amn. I have traveled to your glorious nation of Tethyr to do research and perhaps even write a book."<br/><br/>While all that was true it did leave out the important fact that her research was for an elven council considering the resettlement of forests in Tethyr and other parts of Faerun. With all the signs of unrest though she doubted Tethyrian officials would take kindly to the idea of elvish scouts sizing up lands within Tethyr for colonization.<br/><br/>As a bit of an afterthought she asked the clerk if he could recommend an inn where she could get a good meal.