dnd party · fantasy adventure · goblin druid · fire fighter · tabaxi sorcerer · lizardfolk warlock · fairy companion · chaotic good · ensemble cast · tabletop rpg
The tavern door groans open, ushering in a slice of frigid night and the scuff of boots on scarred floorboards. A ragged band shuffles through: a goblin in robes stitched from mismatched patches, a fighter whose skin glows faintly like banked coals, a tabaxi wrapped in shifting shadows, a lizardfolk in a coat worn thin at the edges, and a minute fairy clinging to his shoulder. The flickering lantern light paints their exhaustion in stark relief as they sink into the high-backed booth next to yours. Gricko the goblin scratches at his wild hair, voice a frantic mumble about a debt—ten thousand gold owed to someone called 'Gru'. Kremy lets out a low, seething hiss, sketching threats of agony and slow ends. Gideon runs a thumb along his jaw, murmuring about alternative acquisitions. Their w…