A Cimmerian, a Stygian, and a dancer of Zamboula all walk into a bar...
I'm looking to build a modest database of uncanny events, peculiar characters, ominous foreshadowings, humorous situations, illict affairs and anything else that might happen in your typical Hyborian tavern. I'll start:
1) The Noble of Ophir. Location: Anywhere outside of Ophir.
Joktan, an Ophiran(sp?) noble, has recently fallen out of favor with the Queen of Ophir, and consequently fled the realm. He is now searching for a way to regain the Queen's favor and acceptance back into the court.
He arrives at the tavern the same night as the party with a small group of followers, namely two bodyguards (soldiers), a priest (scholar) and his mistress, a young and exotic beauty from a location of your choosing (noble).
The party could encounter Joktan in a number of ways:
1: His mistress, young and bored, may try to seduce one of the male members of the group in the hopes that he will whisk her away from the tiresome noble.
2: If the party is in possession of some item of power, or some piece of artwork or jewelry that may interest the Queen, he will attempt to acquire (read: steal) it from the party, using his bodyguards or his lovely mistress to do the dirty work.
3: Joktan has a weakness for gambling. A gambler in the party could encounter him at the table and either become indebted to him or even earn some easy coin off the out-of-luck noble.
I'm looking to build a modest database of uncanny events, peculiar characters, ominous foreshadowings, humorous situations, illict affairs and anything else that might happen in your typical Hyborian tavern. I'll start:
1) The Noble of Ophir. Location: Anywhere outside of Ophir.
Joktan, an Ophiran(sp?) noble, has recently fallen out of favor with the Queen of Ophir, and consequently fled the realm. He is now searching for a way to regain the Queen's favor and acceptance back into the court.
He arrives at the tavern the same night as the party with a small group of followers, namely two bodyguards (soldiers), a priest (scholar) and his mistress, a young and exotic beauty from a location of your choosing (noble).
The party could encounter Joktan in a number of ways:
1: His mistress, young and bored, may try to seduce one of the male members of the group in the hopes that he will whisk her away from the tiresome noble.
2: If the party is in possession of some item of power, or some piece of artwork or jewelry that may interest the Queen, he will attempt to acquire (read: steal) it from the party, using his bodyguards or his lovely mistress to do the dirty work.
3: Joktan has a weakness for gambling. A gambler in the party could encounter him at the table and either become indebted to him or even earn some easy coin off the out-of-luck noble.
