Taranis nods when Ms. Longstrider sends them to the dining room, and follows the servant.  He takes note of each of the others present, trying to figure out how much use or liability they will be on a dangerous quest; the half-orc seems competent enough, if uncouth and limited as such tend to be, and a cleric is always useful to have along.  He doesn't recall ever having heard of the Serpent's Tower, but he is no scholar so that signifies nothing.<br/><br/>"What sort of place is this tower?  Where is it?"