Group RP Castles and Comedy (RP Thread)

@Fchicken77 @Barandofl @Jupjami

Welcome to the small town of Appleby's, where you can order either the apples or the bys. Jokes aside, the town is small and in the center of a plains area near a river. It's not that large a town, but not too small either, which says absolutely nothing about it. Its main produce is oranges.
The three of you run into each other just outside a small tavern. You can hear a constant stream of chatter throughout the tiny crack in the door. A sign says "All weapons must be left outside." There's a weapon rack, not unsimilar to an umbrella rack. You also find yourself standing next to each other, and none of you know the others. What do you do?

 

Within the tavern, several dozen other humanoids milled about. A single extremely frazzled-looking bartender tried desperately to keep up with orders. A loud chatter blocks out anything you would want to hear from a distance - in fact, getting close is the only way you can hear something. A singular bathroom door is closed near the back.
At several tables, you see several different people. A few in particular catch your eye. A swashbuckler rogue peers over a map at a table not too far away, frantically writing and rewriting things. A frantic cleric frantically discusses things with a ranger. A studious old lady muses over a book of monsters, while a knight stands upright not too far away, looking around with a suspicious glimmer in their eye.
What do you do?

 

@Jupjami
"Oh, hello there," the old woman says when she notices his approach. "Are you looking for a seat, or would you wish to talk?" As soon as she finishes the sentence, she drops her head back into the book, almost as if she already knew his answer.

 

(Ah, sorry! They haven't put their stats down yet, I think...?)
(And yes, please make a perception check. Would you prefer to roll your own dice or should I?)

 

@Fchicken77
The knight looked over at Farrah, seemingly surprised - and a little wary - that she came over to them. "Good day. What brings you here?"

 

@Jupjami
"Ah yes. I find them quite fascinating," the elderly woman responded, a gleam in her eye. "Of course, they are dangerous and a good many of them are evil, but as to why they are evil... that is the current topic of my research."

@Barandofl
(Perception check rolled a 2 (+2) which makes it a 4. F.)
The only things he picked up from their tones and gestures were that the cleric seemed exceedingly distraught and the ranger was trying to calm them down.

 

@Jupjami
@enderpearl
"For example, take kobolds," the old lady continued. "Compared to things like the gibbering mouther and driders, not all of them are evil - most of them simply are forced to server stronger, more destructive beings."

 

@Jupjami
The old lady smiled at him from over her book. "Perhaps there's a reason they acted like that?"

@Fchicken77 (what for?)
"Well, I'm not from around here either. I was trying to get some help for my own village. Heard this town attracted all sorts of adventurers." The dragonborn shrugged.

@Barandofl
"Oh, hello there," the ranger said. From here, Eleran could tell both of them were half-elves. "We're in quite the predicament. A local temple of ours was..."
"Completely and utterly taken over!" the cleric cried, quietly enough that he wouldn't draw attention to himself. "Someone has taken control of it - and one or two of us are still trapped in there!"
"Elirus and I came here looking for help, but..." The ranger looked around. "We... haven't really talked to anyone yet..."

 

(oop, yeah. @Fchicken77 do you want me to roll or roll by yourself?)
@Jupjami
"Fair enough," the old lady shrugged. returning to her book.