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WHO: Kain and OPEN
WHAT: Kain gets some very interesting whiskey to try out
WHEN: Now-ish
WHERE: Gallows dining area
NOTES: Firebreathing!!

It's one of those chilly nights that's better spent inside. Kain has been more or less stuck in the area since getting snowed in. Conditions around the city are improving, but it's still not great to return to the mountains. So, of course, it's time to bust out the strong drinks.

He's brought a few drinks of his own along this evening, including one that he'd picked up at some point during the travels to Nevarra. Labeled Dragongut alongside a drawing of a dragon, it was mysterious when he bought it, and it's just as peculiar now. Apparently it's some sort of whiskey though. He's got to admit, he's interested. So, he pours himself some, drinking it straight without mixing anything else in.

"Ah, that's... strong. Strong, but good..." He suddenly makes a face, eyes widening as he's hit with a weird indigestion sensation. There's no use holding it back for long. He gets up abruptly and backs away, opening his mouth wide as an impressive burst of flames very suddenly blasts out. The whole display only lasts a couple of moments at most, and fortunately doesn't catch anything... but it's definitely not an everyday sight in the gallows at dinner.

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"Just the one, I'm afraid, and I'm in agreement. It seems it was a one of a kind item, truly rare... it's enough to know what it can do, and that I have some ability to control it... to an extent, anyway." Just drink, open his mouth and point it in the right direction, and blast. Simple enough, really.

He nods as he considers the strategy. "I'll certainly take them surprise when I do that. It should work well. Some enemies are bound to be weaker to fire, too... that should come in especially useful against those."

Elros nods.

"I wonder if you could store it in another form of wineskin, or similar - a bottle is a little risky to cart around, especially on a battlefield!"

“It certainly is,” Kain nods in agreement, thinking about the potential for it to smash and spill all of its contents. That could be more danger than it’s worth, too, considering… The fire is all too likely to spread, that way. Potentially. “I have something that would work perfectly. We Wardens travel a lot, and so it’s practically part of the uniform, to have a good wineskin to bring along. I’ll see about transferring some of it to that. Carefully, of course.”

"Just make sure you mark the right wineskin." Elros grins at him wryly.

"Or someone might get a nasty surprise, one day." In the after battle scramble, it would be too easy to grab without looking, after all.

"Yes, that's one surprise I don't want to spring on anyone while settling into camp..." The Wardens need to work on their reputation as it is, he doesn't need to make things any worse. "Still, I think this should work out very well. What a worthwhile purchase this turned out to be."

"A worthwhile one, definitely." Elros grins.

"Almost enough to make a body envious, but then, you don't want too much of this stuff going around either."

"No, we certainly don't need this to become too commonplace… the surprise of it is important, after all. Still, I'll have to see about tracking down the merchant if I return there someday… in the event that I ever do end up wanting more…" What he has should last a long time, though, as long as he's careful about it.

"Best of luck with that!" Elros nods. "If you do, by the way, what sort of cost are we talking?"

"It wasn't too expensive, all things considered… the price of a fine Orlesian wine, perhaps… but not anything excessively over the top." Because, of course, such things can get costly. It's possible to get something decent without going overboard though.