Reply To: The Taproom

(Shaking the rain off near the doorstep, staggering to a bank near the fireplace.) Oh, well met! Finally a place to rest. I am a weary traveller, back from passing the mountains after scouting the Nimrodel near Lorien. Dear Barliman, one pint of your strongest, please. I saw an ancient statue … doubly … of a lady of supernatural beauty and aura – and I had no ale at that time, I swear …