<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/U4u39eo.png)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Tinalia von Grazen</strong></span><br/>HP: 15/15 AC: 16 SP: 2/2<br/>Slots: 3/3 1st<br/><hr/><br/>She would simply be in the way as far as unloading wagons was concerned. She loaded them at the cave as she was the only one there, but there were others here who could unload. So instead, she made her way to the inn. She was a stranger, so she passed her dagger off to someone else-probably Rat, she could trust him to keep track of it. No visible weapons, or jewelry. And luckily, she had come with Sildar, the pair of them looked good together. Enough to pass off suspicions, at least.<br/><br/>She strode in with confidence. A visitor should not show hesitation-hesitation was a sign that one planned something foul. She pulled down the hood of her cloak as she approached the bar, giving a courteous smile to the bartender. "A drink to shake off the dust of the road, please." Once cup was in hand, she offered a toast to Sildar, her voice loud enough so all could hear but not quite a shout. "In the name of Helm and Bahamut, may the wicked be punished." Helm was the protector, the ever watchful guardian, and Bahamut, the platinum dragon, had a secondary duty as a deity of justice. Besides...as she had to pick one, Bahamut was her deity, while she was not truly a dragon, she owed her existence to at least one of the good ones and it felt right to thank the patron of them all.<br/><br/>"My companion here has told me of the troubles Phandelin has had. We have had some ourselves, our caravan to Barthen's provisions was assaulted as well. We were hired to bring a caravan of goods here, but the one who hired us, Gundren, was taken. Myself and my other companions have heard he was taken to a place called Cragmaw...Castle? Cave? One of those. The goblin we learned this from was too busy shouting all manner of obscenities to repeat himself." She said as she took a drink. "I do not know if it is anywhere close to here, but if it is, then all I seek is directions." It was worth it to get everything on the table all at once. If they flatly rejected, she could simply walk away without feeling she had invested too much. And if she had offended, she at least gave the impression of a well meaning, bumbling outsider, not a hostile stranger.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Note</div><div class="spoiler_body">Tinalia has Rustic Hospitality as her background feature, so hopefully, giving praise to some deities that a few of them probably worship as well allows her to fit in a little easier.</div></div>