From Dusk till Dawn
From the band of adventurers, the Dramatis Personae
Prologue
The Swan Song tavern was a nice place to be, Duula thought as she raised her mug, at least better than out adventuring. Various peoples of varying ages milled around, no matter what species they were, they were all accepted. The Minotaur brushed a hand against her greying coat, and was gently surprised to find a band there. She began to think where she'd gotten it, and like a flash remembered the village of Col Fen. She let out a laugh, hearty for one who was normally reserved, and all activity ceased as they looked at her. The laugh subsided into a chuckle before stopping completely, leading into silence, broken minutes later by children running towards the great fire pit in the middle of the room
"Miss Duula got a story!" a young Halfling lad yelled, followed by a general clamour to get comfortable while they listened to her story. Duula let out a heavy sigh as she crossed to the oak bench from the back of the room, sitting down and crossing her arms
"Do I not get a please?" she asked the silent crowd, then the barmaid, a jovial Halfling named Shaena piped up from a stool across the fireplace
"Please Duula?" she asked, followed by the children on the benches. The Minotaur let out a sigh and placed her hands on her knees
"Thank you my little friends." She said "I'll tell you the tale of how I got this band you see here, shall I?" the children and Shaena let out another please and she began to recount the story "It all started a very long time ago…"