Jhod started when Guy put his hand on his shoulder.  "Sorry, do I know-" He was caught by surprise at first, but recovered quickly as he listened to the other two banter and caught on to what they were doing. "You know I get jumpy when you sneak up on me like that, Guy," he tried to pass it off smoothly. To Priam he added, "And Priam, you could do with a little more moderation, both in your appetite and your... choice of apparel," with a reddening cheek and turning his gaze away from her exposed skin. Turning back to the guards he finished, "As you can see gentlemen, my group was delayed by the temptations of Rostlandic delicacies, but here we all are now. Would you be so kind as to let us pass?"<br/><br/>The guards looked a bit skeptical at this convenient turn of events, but they also looked like they weren't paid to conduct exhaustive background checks either, and frankly they didn't want to risk trouble turning away authentic adventurers and then getting complained about to their officer.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><em>Roll a Bluff check! For checks like this, you can roll the primary check with either Priam or Guy, and have the other one roll to </em><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">aid another</div><div class="spoiler_body">You can help someone achieve success on a skill check by making the same kind of skill check in a cooperative effort. If you roll a 10 or higher on your check, the character you're helping gets a +2 bonus on his or her check. (You can't take 10 on a skill check to aid another.)</div></div><em>. Jhod also aids Priam/Guy for another +2 to the check.</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/>At 2021-12-17 21:51:14, Guy (uid: 86019) rolls: 1d20a+8 Result: 25, +2 from Jhod = 27 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=158002)<br/><br/>"Alright, you may go in. Keep your hands to yourself and don't cause no trouble, got it?" The guards stepped aside to let the newly formed group pass, their eyes following Priam's shapely behind all the way in.<br/><br/>Inside the city hall, various adventuring groups were waiting in line to receive the charters. Like all bureaucratic processes, the work proceeded at a snail's pace, so there was time for introductions and idle chatter while they waited their turn.<br/><br/>"Thank you for your kind assistance back there," Jhod began. "I know you were just bluffing the guards, but perhaps fate has ordained this party to be something more real? I am Jhod Kavken, a cleric of Erastil, and I can offer Old Deadeye's divine magic in the service of the group. I had a vision in my dreams, calling me to an abandoned temple to Erastil that stands somewhere in the Fey Lands, to restore it to its rightful glory. And what brings you two here to brave the dangers of the untamed wild?"