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
villager
families
My family is my reason for being. My kids and my wife are all I have. This village is all we know in this crazy world.
Greetings! Things are well.  My family is safe and fed and we have a roof over our heads! How are you on this fine day? Always good to hear of someone doing well in these times. I do grow weary of this simple life sometimes. So much grandeur and mystery to behold even in our own back yard. I see this bulky unwieldy adventurers come and go, pockets overflowing with coin. Sometimes i feel as though i have the grit to join their ranks, but as of yet i am only a champion among the barmaids. HA! HA! Ah, but it is a noble calling! You bring a great many folk pleasure and, I dare say, relief.  As for me, all I know is this village and am a family man now.  The days for wild adventures are behind me but my children are adventure enough now! Ahh, once an adventurer yourself? Please do regail me of your experiences in the mystical forest? I have heard many wonders abound in those woods. There is little mystical about them.  People talk of dryads and fairies in there but all you'll find is mist and fireflies.  Still, fairy stories are good to tell the children, are they not? When I was younger I sought adventure but the greatest adventure that I have found is when I settled down. Ironic, no? Ha! There is no scarier beast than a lady scorned i hear. I wish to set out into the wood and poke around a bit. Your sons, are they up for a little adventure? My sons are a little young for adventure.  I am sure that they will seek them out in time, though.  Be sure to take a stout staff with you .. you never know what might try to poke you back while you are out there.  As I said, there is little mystical that I found but there is still some wildlife in those woods! Thank you for your kindly advice. At the very least i may return with some pelts and make a little coin.  Pelts and meat are always in demand.  Do I smell fresh bread? There's a fragrance that will make a mans mouth water and his belly rumble! Aye. Thats Helga's own recipe. Care for a loaf? We can split it. Always helps me catch my alance again when i've got too much ale in me. That sounds grand, friend! I have always said that breaking bread is one of the most important things for family and community! Indeed. Tell me friend. Do you know why the Guards bar us from the forest? If theres nothing but fireflies mucking about in there, why all the precaution?