A small group of Kobolds is a strange sight in the tavern, but they are in good spirits. Indeed, the unlikely band (for that is what their battered instruments mark them as) chitter and chirp to one another in Draconic near ceaselessly. The reaction from the other patrons is immediate, they hurry out of their seats and drop copper pieces in a little can set out in front of the kobolds. When the clatter of coin hitting tin has died away, so too has the music, and they happily tuck away their spoils. It becomes clear that they are being paid not to play.

Strychnine is well-known for her ability to brew deadly poisons and potent magical potions. She visits A Trip Away Inn about once a month, though it’s rare for her to set foot inside the tavern. Instead, the potion maker can usually be found camped in the outhouse during her visits, alchemical flasks perched on the edge of the wash basin and crucibles simmering over portable flames in the corner.  It’s not the most dignified set-up, but with the convenient bag of devouring to dispose of the more volatile waste products, the outhouse serves as a perfect temporary laboratory.

Noble Elf Lord Léanin Eiriander loves a fine drink but mainly sees to his gambling obsession. He is constantly in debt, but is convinced that the next scheme is all it takes to get him back on his feet again.

Lord Léanin is drinking the finest wine at the tavern and gambling unseemly amounts of coin with no real regard for how much he loses or gains. Lord Léanin is casual with his money and friendly to everyone in the tavern.