Tales from the Whitebox, Session 10

 In which the party...

• Head to the "Not Hostel" Inn in their debauchery following their "victory" over the black dragon.
• Thumb goes to learn rumors about the black dragon, which yields no information
• Lap tries to ask out Millie Hnuk, the dwarven inn owner - who soundly rejects his advances.
• Party learns from Millie that there are 8 rats causing problems for her customers, and she requests to put an end to the trouble, for free room and board.
• The party heads into the packed common room, which is filled to the brim with vagabonds and travelers in double sided bunks.
• Are led to a hole in the wall to the side of the room from within which chittering sounds emerge.
• Thumb lays out a plan - placing a pile of rations in front of the hole to attract the rats as the party climbs some bunks to shoot them down. 
• As they wait, Thorfinn polishes his bow as Murder proclaims he is the best bowman in the group, much to Thorfinn's annoyance.
• The rats emerge and the party battles them from a distance, the rats unable to reach them - until some of the rats knock down the bunks with Thorfinn and Murder, laying them prone.
• Thumb stays up, motioning for Lap to stay up as well, but Lap shakes his head with disgust and jumps down to defend his prone comrades while they ready themselves.
• The rest of the rats are cleaned up, Thumb staying up and missing all his shots, while the party on the ground manages to kill the rest with blades.
• At the end of the battle, Lap is disappointed in Thumb, telling him he shouldn't have stayed up as his opinion of him drops. 
• Thorfinn also has his opinion drop of Thumb, not due to his actions but since he wasn't even able to hit one of the rats, with Thorfinn having contempt for the thief.
• Murder, however, has more respect as his opinion on Thumb rises, noting Thumb did the right thing by protecting himself, as every man - or elf - must think themselves the most valuable person on the team.
• The party rests up in the Not Hostel Inn for the next few days with paid room and board - even despite Lap's mild protests given the heartbreak from Millie - as they plan their next steps.

Current Levels: Thumb 4, Lap 1, Thorfinn 3, Murder F1/M1