Open Door Inn, [IC]

[Darkxarth]

[ic=Zation M'sklyn] "Yes, thank you," he replies to the maid, taking a bite, "it is quite delicious."  A strange man taking notes sits at the bar near Zation.  His pet (was that a weasel?) looks over at Zation.  He changes his face to resemble that of the weasel's owner, and sticks out his tongue at it.  He then turns back to his food, quickly shifting back to his previous form.[/ic]

[Wensleydale]

[ic=Another Liriss]A tall creature alike to Garuheech enters the inn - another Liriss. She wanders up to the bar and speaks fluently in Formerian - "A drink - something... strong."

She looks to the side and notices Garuheech, but doesn't say anything except for admiring his scale pattern for a moment. [/ic]

[Xathan]

[ic]Thaed serves the Liriss a mug of Vanilia Blood[/ic]

[ooc]Rather busy ATM, so drinks and food are being automatically served by Thaed - you don't need to wait for me to post. Anyone wanting "something strong" gets a Vanilla Blood, which is unnaturally strong but goes down very smoothly.[/ooc]

[Darkxarth]

[ic=Zation M'sklyn]Noticing the influx of Lizardoids, Zation decides to have some fun.  He shifts until he resmebles a mix of both recently arrived Lizards.  He continues to eat his meal, taking slow sips of his drink.  He looks over to the newest arrival and says,  "I recommend Vanilla Blood.  It's delicioussss." he puts a hiss on the last sound, extending his tongue to vibrate outside his lips like a snake's.[/ic]

[Wensleydale]

[ic]The Liriss downs it in one gulp, hissing slightly as it settles.

"What's that, creature? And what ARE you, anyway?"
[/ic]

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

[ic=Daann]An adolescent female wearing a fur cloak hauls herself through the door.  She stops to catch her breath for a moment, then shakes the snow of her cloak.  She looks around for a fire, noting that this mountain lodge has more people in it than she would expect.  And few of them were dressed for a snowstorm.  Becoming suspicous but not wanting to go back out into a storm, she takes a seat in a far corner and watches.[/ic]

[Darkxarth]

[ic=Zation M'sklyn] "Who me?" he says, shifting into a handsome Human male, "I am Zation M'sklyn, an Umady Taer.  You might call me a 'Changling'."  He extends his hand towards the Lizard, asking, "and who, and what, are you?"

Zation immediately notices the entrance of the female, and makes a mental note to introduce himself soon.[/ic]

[Raelifin]

[ic=Garuheech]At the sound of the conversation behind him, Garuheech looks up from his slouch and watches the two sleepily. The changling's last question causes Garuheech's brow to furrow.
"Who are you, warmblood, to ask such a question inside the empire? Even a fool would know his place."[/ic]

[Wensleydale]

[ic]"Indeed. A warmblood such as you should not ask such questions within the domain of Emperor Sharach."
It dusts an infitesmal speck of dust from its scales, and continues.

"What, pray, is a CHANGELING?"[/ic]

[Xathan]

[ic=Zalaex]
Zalaex looks up from behind the bar, catching part of the convesation.

Liriss, eh? I haven't seen any of them in a while...what in the Nine makes them think they are in part of the Empire? They musta wandered through a portal by accident, or something. They aren't even on the right plane anymore.

I'll let it slide for now. Could be a fight, and those are always good for buisness.[/ic]

[ooc]I'm still working out the details of where the ODI is located, but it's not in the Jade Stage, unless ElDo said so and I wasn't paying attention. It's not, for the moment, in any existing world. However, people often end up in this city by random portals, without realizing they've left their native world.[/ooc]

[Darkxarth]

[ic=Zation M'sklyn] "Whoa there boys," Zation says, raising his hands, "no offense meant.  I was just curious, I've never seen one of your kind before.  And exactly what Empire are you talking about?  I didn't think we were in any sort of empire.  I think you gentlemen might be a little lost."  He then turns to the second, as yet unnamed Lizard and says, "I am a Changling, or Umady Taer, actually.  This is what makes us special," he says, as he shifts into a 6'6" Half-Orc.  "We have the ability to change size and shape," he shifts back into his original Human form.

Although he is attempting to defuse the two angry Lizards, he also begins drawing power from within himself, preparing to defend himself in case things get rough.[/ic]

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

[ic=Daann]Daann glances up at the sounds of conversation.  She notices that the one creature can change its form, but that is not so unusual to her.  The two scaly beings are a bit more of interest, and she wonders whether they have some relation to dragons, the way they look.[/ic]

[Darkxarth]

[ic=Zation M'skyln]Noticing the lady looking his way, he spares her a wink before going back to his Lizard "friends".[/ic]

[Ghost]

[ic=Volixis Ehrjak ] Volixis overhears the conversation, and begins to further think about the nature of how the wall-borne relics got there. Stealing occasional glances at the others, he finally notices that some of them are lizardfolk, scaled like his Kobold self. [/ic]

[spoiler= ooc ] Oh man, there should be an NPC - one of the regulars, if not a server - named Callahan. [/spoiler]

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

[ooc]

Oh man, there should be an NPC - one of the regulars, if not a server - named Callahan.

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon[/ooc]