The tale begins when a hulking man half clothed in the furs of a Smilodon opened the saloon like doors and barged his way into the Shit Faced Tavern drawing the eye of many of the patrons within, at least the ones not preoccupied by the bard music and the Tavern whores. The man was huge, about seven feet tall in height, with long blonde hair and an equally blonde and long braided beard. The man was muscular, in fact he was positively ripped. His body was lined with painted tattoos of serpents and dragons and on his back was a positively massive great sword. The man moved with purpose wasting no time in approaching the counter and talking to the Tavern owner. 

"Welcome to to the Shit Faced Tavern where we hope you'll spend a little time, buy a little beer, and get shit faced drunk. Can I interest you in some food or drink? We also have women who'll keep you company tonight for a few extra coins," said the Bartender in his Teutonic accent in an amiable but straight foreword manner.  

"I will have some pork, and a large jug of mead, and then we will exchange words, for I have need of information," the barbarian replied before sitting down in front of the Tavern owner and plopping a bag of gold on the table. 

"You heard the man," the Tavern owner said to a tavern wench nearby, "pork and mead." He then turned to the barbarian, "so you need information? What kind of information?" 

"I'm looking for a man named Maximillian, an elven mage with the blood of many hundreds on his hands. He is a sadist and worshiper of the mad god Loki. He often walks the earth dressed like a Jester spreading horror, misery, and death wherever he walks. I am a mercenary by the name of Hrothgar, and a very powerful man has paid me to bring him his head," the barbarian responded.

The Tavern owner went bone white and started trembling before he regained his composure, "... I'll tell you what I know, but it'll cost you."

Hrothgar pulled out an even bigger bag of coin and plopped it on the table, "tell me everything."

(OOC: Not a very good first post but I haven't done this in a while.)