The mess room is filled with simple brown wooden tables. They are rough, their edges sharp and not sanded. They are crooked and wobbly. Simple matching wooden chairs are around the tables. The walls are dark, but there are holes for windows. The air smells like freshly baked bread.
Mess Hall, Inside Temple
person
villager
I live in a very old village on the bad side of the country. The villagers are nice where I live but we get a bad reputation. The forest behind my village is known to have magical creatures in it. I know the villagers are not allowed in the forest but we want to explore and find something new.
I more enjoy the ale myself. Ale in the morning?! You must be quite the tough fellow.  I live in a village on the bad side of the country it is required. You must be from the Forbidden Land, then. I understand now that you might need a drink or two for that. A rough place, with magical creatures in the forest. Oh my, it must be quite scary for you. I wouldn't survive a day in those lands. I would imagine you just may not be used to it perhaps? Not at all. I enjoy my coddled life in the heart of the market square.  Not a risk taker I see? Sometimes that is the best way to get ahead. Perhaps so, look there! I see a delicious glass of fine ale.  See there you go, might put some hair on your chest yet! Watch me gulp this in one take. I am not so weak as you might think!