Drina

Business is quite slow right now at Heldren's only tavern, the Silver Stoat. It stands right on the town square across from the town hall.

A fixture of village life, the tavern fills up with patrons in the evening as they gather to share gossip, hear news, and reward themselves for a hard day’s work. Anything that’s worth knowing in Heldren gets talked about here, and if asked where he got a particularly juicy bit of gossip or information, a villager will likely say, “I heard it from the Stoat.”

Husband and wife Menander (male human) and Kale Garimos (female human) run the Silver Stoat as if it were their family kitchen—there’s always a seat at the table or a space by the hearth for a guest, or a warm bowl of Menander’s hearty stew for an empty belly. Menander works in the kitchen, cooking up his famous venison flank steak and numble pie. Kale tends bar, serving up the tavern’s signature brew, Three Devil Ale, which she brews in-house using imported Chelish hops. Heldren doesn’t get many visitors, so there is no true inn in the village, but travelers are welcome to a spot on the floor of the Stoat next to the fireplace for a night, as long as they’re up early and on their way. Those who linger risk a rude awakening from Menander’s wet mop in their faces.

Drina, what is your "general intention" while here? Also, will you be eating a meal and having a drink?

Tenzei

There are no gates whatsoever to this town. Two roads from the cardinal directions quarter the town, but Tenzei comes in from the north. He passes several homes when he accosts somebody to whom he can pose his query. They look at Tenzei and his grim wares and points down the street ... past a town square and statue, and Tenzei is directed to a building with a downward-facing bow. Tenzei is not familiar with the symbol, but if that is what the man points to....

As Tenzei approaches the town square, he sees a building to his right on the northwest corner with a sign that says, "General Store," but it looks like they are just closing for the day. To your left on the northeast corner is a sign that says "Town Hall."

You pass through the Town Square. The most notable feature of Heldren’s town square is the large statue of a beautiful woman right in the center of the town.

You pass the Town Square. To your right on the southwestern corner is a picture of some type of white weasel-like creature, and the sounds from it inform you that is the obvious village pub. To your left is a simple, two-story house on the corner, obviously the home of someone prominent. Next to that building is the one with the sign of a downwards-facing bow with arrow. Something about the simplicity of this larger building tells you it is likely either the town guard (bow-and-arrow) or some type of spiritual or religious space.

What do you do?