[quote=@BytheSpleen]
"Can we begin this night, again, with...hmm..."

Within the folds of her robes, she procures 200 pieces of gold to hand over to the bartender.

"...a few kegs of ale?  I almost fell asleep with so much liveliness around me.  Fairly certain the birds and bees here might get buzzing again if they had another draught bubbling in their guzzards, hm?"
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The bartender smiled. "Certainly. Take a look in the back and see what I got on offer." Once Khadila passed through, Annelie also approached him and gave the password, granting her access as well. They were the last ones to enter the room, and there was tension in the air as the group of people anticipated what would happen next.

"The rest have arrived, it seems. Now then..." The man lifted his hood, and revealed to have visceral burn marks on the left side of his face.

"Once people knew me as Edward Bastillon. You might recognize the name, since I was part of the Dawn Guard," he said, referring to the order of knights who served as bodyguards to the king of the humans, Richard IX, before his untimely demise by the hands of Kaaos and the subsequent disbanding of the order. The order was known for its collection of swords called dawnriders, which were used by its most high-ranking members before they too were lost following the war.

"After a time of observing you, I have chosen to invite you to join us in our fight against the tyranny of Kaaos and end his reign of terror. We have seen him send the people against each other and thrive on it. We have observed as he encourages the mad behaviour he is known for on his peasants. This land can't survive with an insane king like him. But a revolution is possible, and with enough willpower, even impossible things can be made a reality. However, that requires brave hearts willing to achieve a new age in this land. So I ask you: will you join us, and help us bring freedom to Evania? If you have questions, you may ask them."