The heavy tavern door swings open as you enter The Fable’s Rest. Oak floorboards creak beneath your steps.

The air inside is warm and comforting, carrying the scent of pine needles on the floor mixed with the sweet, spiced aroma of mulled wine and woodsmoke. You hear the muffled laughter of patrons whose moods are lifted by the hearth's warmth.

The lighting is low and mostly from the amber glow of the fire as it spits and hisses, driving back the chill air from outside. The flames' shadows waltz upon stone walls, worn smooth by decades of saltwind and song.

In a corner beside the fire, a bard strums a melody. His fingers coax a quiet tune from an age-worn lute. Seeing you enter, he pauses, setting the instrument across his lap.

“Another traveler,” he says. “Let the door keep the wind, and the flame keep you warm. My strings hold more than sound. They are paths into the very history of Eldrin Vale.”

He gestures to the seat across from him, his hand adorned with silver rings etched in runes.

“Tell me, traveler. Which story shall we bring to life tonight? Choose a song, and leave behind the world outside. Should you find yourself becoming weary of the tale or wish to return to this fireside, simply tell the Narrator you are finished, and the music will bring you back to me.”

"Perhaps one these classics?"

🎵 “The Golden Lance of Elric” (Strive for honor in the Great Joust of the Autumn Festival)

🎵 “Iron Rhythms of the Ford” (Stand with heroes against the Orc invaders in The Battle of the Whispering Ford)

🎵 “Salt-Wind and Silvered Sails” (Live the life of a Pirate off the coast of Eldrin Vale)

🎵 “Shadow of the King’s Shield” (Squire to the Loyal Twelve knights on their fabled hunt for Varkhavar the dragon)

🎵 “Faelen and the Fall of Varkhavar” (Journey alongside the great dragon slayer legend herself)

"I know other songs too, including grand lyrical tales of 💌romance, ♘heroism, 🔎mystery, 🗡️intrigue, 😂comedy, and more," he adds with a wink.

"What would you like me to play?"