Three patrons crowd the smithing shop. An angry, broad-shouldered middle-aged man reeks of ale; a young adult woman in a weather-stained server's dress grips a tray; and a lean young adult man with a split eyebrow stands between them, hands raised.
Bram Veller
You spill my drink, cheat me of silver, and now you hide behind this fool? Move!
Mira Doss
I did no such thing. You were served twice, and you paid once. Leave before you break something.
Tomas Reed
She told you the truth. Take your temper back to the inn, Veller.
The drunk's face knots. He lunges for the waitress, but the lean man catches his arm. Their boots scrape across the floor, driving both toward a rack of delicate tools and the open forge.
Tomas Reed
Back up! I cannot hold him and keep us clear of your work at once!
Bram Veller
Let go of me, you bastard!
✓ Quest Accepted
Get the waitress out of immediate danger
“I shout at the drunk while walking toward him. “VELLER YOU DRUNK, DUMBASS MOTHERFUCKER!!! GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY STORE OR I WILL BE TEARING YOUR LIMBS OFF OF YOU AND THEN PROCEED TO BEAT YOU WITH THEM!””
SUCCESS (Good Persuasion, rolled +2)
Harold Kroft
Veller, you drunken dumbass! Get out of my store, or I will tear your limbs off and beat you with them!
Harold strides toward Bram Veller, voice cracking through the shop like a hammer on an anvil. The drunk's anger falters as the threat fills the narrow space.
Bram Veller
All right! Gods below, all right! I am leaving!
Bram wrenches free of the woman's defender and backs toward the door, palms raised. The woman's defender releases him at once, keeping his body between the drunk and the waitress.
Tomas Reed
You heard him. Out, Bram. Do not make him repeat himself.
Bram stumbles into the street and disappears past the rain-darkened window. The forge settles back into its steady roar, while the waitress lowers her tray with a shaking breath.
Quest Complete
Get the waitress out of immediate danger