There is a sudden flurry of activity emanating from outside the inn. The commotion is quite loud, and it resolves itself quickly. A herald enters the inn, looking around at the inhabitants. He seems to take particular notice of the party members, who are better dressed and equipped than the others in the room.

"Take heed, ye petty beings. Behold the might and glory of Prince Nuskahm of Jasmal," he announces in a loud, clear voice that explains how he got the position of herald.

A young man dressed in immediately identifiable rich garments and jewellery enters the inn, accompanied by servants and guards, and others whose purpose is not clear. He looks around as the herald approaches and whispers to him. He looks straight at the party members. He then raises his hand and points out each member of the party, and says, "You may remain here, for I wish a word with you, mighty ones. Everyone else in the room can leave. The staff may remain to aid my retinue."

The guards quickly usher the commoners out the door. Even the more prosperous types in the room do not pause to complain, indicating that the Prince might be feared as well as respected.

You manage to get a better look as he sits. The guards are wearing full armour that covers every bit of them, and there is something odd about them that you have trouble discerning. He is accompanied by a small group of women. They move with incredible grace, and are not armed, which is clear since they are not wearing many clothes. Their features are hard to make out, though, as each is veiled.

A lean man with black lenses over his eyes and an upturned U for a mouth, clad in a garment of grey silk and a cloak that is mottled like a moth’s wings. He carries a long silver wand that he slaps on his thigh as he walks.

The herald goes and speaks quietly to the barman, and there is an immediate response, as food and drink start to appear and be served, first to the Prince, then to the others in order of rank. The man in the grey silk with the strange features directs the order in which people are served.