This area is decorated with suits of armor, elaborate carpet pieces, and tapestries.  There's large, detailed paintings adorning the walls of past rulers.
Main hallway, Inside Palace
person
a visitor
I am a visitor from a town upriver. I sailed my raft to this town to trade. I collect stories to write in my book.
Have you any stories to tell?  I am looking for tales to record for my upcoming book. I am but a maid for the queen. I have never been out adventuring. But it really depends on what type of book you are going to write! Tell me more! Well, I am looking for tales from all walks of life - surely you must have some juicy gossip?  Scuttlebutt from about the castle? Well yes I do. But you must promise not to tell anyone! A week ago I entered the queens bedroom to change her sheets. And I caught the stableboy in there getting dressed! Oh my!  What did you do next? I quickly left the room but I'm sure that he saw me! The next time I saw the queen I'm pretty sure she was scared of me! I think she knows I know! *scribbles furiously*  Royal intrigue!  The tale gets all the more interesting!  Please, go on. As I left the castle the next day to tend to the royal garden. The same stableboy came to me begging me not to tell anyone! And what did you tell him? I told him I would think about it. It's nice to have some leverage in things around here for once. Maybe one day I will blackmail one of them. Im sure he would be executed if the king found out though. Well, I shall be sure to keep you anonymous in my retelling - what would you like me to use as your pen-name? Just say that I'm a little birdy who sees things people dont want me to. But say that this is a tale from another kingdom because if not it will be much too obvious.