Smoke presses low beneath the Rusty Tankard's beams. Stale ale and unwashed bodies thicken the air as Mariella Moonstone steps inside.
Near the hearth, a burly, red-faced drunkard pins a tavern servant against a support beam, one hand locked around her wrist.
Oswin Holt
Another round, girl. Put it on the house, or I start breaking things.
Behind the scarred counter, the barkeep grips an iron ladle until his knuckles pale. His eyes flick from the servant to the room, measuring his courage.
Oswin Holt
Name's Oswin Holt, and I have drank here longer than you've drawn breath. Fill the cup!
The servant twists against his grip. A clay cup trembles on the nearest table, and every conversation in the tavern dies.
The Barkeep
Oswin, release her. Now. Before this becomes a matter for the reeve.
Oswin turns his flushed face toward Mariella Moonstone, tightening his hold as the hearthfire throws his shadow across her path.
✓ Quest Accepted
Free the tavern servant from Oswin Holt
“I slip around oswin and caress his shoulder "how about you come with me to the back for a very special drink?"”
SUCCESS (Legendary Stealth, rolled -2)
Mariella Moonstone slips around Oswin Holt, her hand settling lightly on his shoulder as she guides his attention away from the servant.
Mariella Moonstone
How about you come with me to the back for a very special drink?
The offer catches him. Oswin releases the servant's wrist and turns after Mariella Moonstone, leaving the beam behind him.
Oswin Holt
A special drink, is it? You speak like someone who knows what a man deserves.
The servant draws her freed hand to her chest and retreats toward the counter. Behind Oswin, the clay cup slips from the table and breaks across the rushes, a sharp price for the quiet maneuver.
The Barkeep
That is the first kindness shown in this room tonight. But Oswin has been drinking since noon. What exactly are you offering him?
Oswin Holt watches my hand instead of the servant.
Oswin Holt
No tricks in the back room. Tell me what makes this drink special, and I might listen.
Get Oswin Holt out of the tavern
Quest Complete
Free the tavern servant from Oswin Holt