It didn't take long for the sun to disappear behind leaving the countryside and be covered in shadow. After some time the Old Trail curved along the woods, rising sharply as it did so. From the top of that hill Rona was caught her first glimpse of her destination.<br/><br/>Clearwater was as well as she could make out in the early moonlight a fairly large town. The warm glow in parts of the city spoke of well lit streets though enclaves of shadowy alleyways sat between them. Outside of the city's walls a tenebrous cluster of buildings huddled near the gate leading to Widow's Road; a result of the town growing beyond its borders. From her place upon the hill Rona could also see the glow of torches from those few travelers still hurrying towards the town perhaps fearing attacks by bandits or monsters in the night.<br/><br/>As she approached the exterior buildings the few beggars and drunks leaning sleepily against them paid no mind to the curiously robed woman. Many strange figures were known to frequent Clearwater and the city had as much a reputation for decadent and failing rulers as it did for seedy merchants and ruffians. The outer ward before the gate was in poor condition with many structures leaning at angles which made one wonder how more had not collapsed entirely. These buildings were dark and looked to be a confusing jumble of shops hugging the road with some housing beyond them. Besides the moon there were two light sources in view. One was the ramshackle inn sitting just beyond the shadowy shops while the other was the gate which stood firmly closed and guarded by the Clearwater Watch.<br/><br/>The name of the inn couldn't be read from the road but the sound of arguing could be heard even from where Rona stood; perhaps a rivalry brought to its head by the booze. Meanwhile the guards at the gate seemed to be busy arguing with a merchant who appeared to be refusing to stay the night outside of the city walls.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Random Encounter Roll Result: 2 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=127009)</div></div>