Eswin Elf-Hater

Eswin Elf-Hater is the Elven bartender of the Dragon's Kneecap Tavern in the Guildrow district of the Blackmarket.

## Quotes

* **When Asked 'Who are you?'** - 'I am Eswin Elf-Hater, before you ask, I am aware of the Irony, but my 'kin' as some put it, are cowards, I lead an elven regiment into unknown lands and we were set upon by giant-wolves and an orcish warparty, the Bastards ran away, but not me, I was not born to run, I killed three wolves, one tore me ear off but I fought on. The Orcish Chieftain was impressed enough to let me live, I lived with the clan for a few years before I began leading parties of Orcs to Elven lands, those cowards got what they deserved... this world has no place for cowardess, A world as harsh as this will find a way to stomp out all cowardess until only strength remains...'
* **When Asked 'Who runs the Blackmarket'** (Introduction) - The Blackmarket gets new leaders more often than I get new customers, currently we have BLACKMARKET LEADER NAME
	+ (if leader is weird) he is disturbed
	+ (if leader is nice) he seems like a coward
	+ (if leader is nasty) he is a strong one
	+ (if leader is a merchant) he seeks wealth
	+ (if leader is stupid) he is a fool
* **When Asked 'Who runs the Blackmarket'** (Cont.) -
	+ (If leader is a Goblin) He isn't human, not that I care as long as he isn't an elf, though goblins are a cowardly race.
	+ (If leader is a necromancer) He likes to play around with the dead, many are scared of him but not me, I think it's good that these cowards are on edge.
	+ (If leader is a King Hater) He believes himself to be the true king of the realm, under his law you shouldn't even be in here.
	+ (If leader is a Bandit King) He is a Bandit King, a lot of power and strength, which I can respect.
	+ (If leader is a Bandit Warlord) He is a Warlord, a man of strength, which I can respect.
	+ (If leader is extravagant) He is known for his extravagance, I don't like him though
	+ (If leader is a pyromaniac) He is a lover of fire... though most are scared of fire I admire his passion.
	+ (If leader is a servant of the Horde) He is a sub-servant to Phenor the Bandit Overlord... just a puppet really.
	+ (if leader has personality type 8) BLAH BLAH BLAH
* **When Asked 'Who runs the Blackmarket' (If you own the Blackmarket)** - Well, it's you? Is this a trick question?
* **When Asked 'Tell me about the Blackmarket'** - The Blackmarket, it's a place where strength reigns supreme, a crown is not held by ancestry, but by strength, weakness is snuffed out here at the drop of a hat, it was really the only option for me, in my homeland they cannot stand the sight of blood... and here we are in a market that is so often soaked in blood it aught to be called the Red Market.
* **When Asked 'Tell me about this tavern'** - This tavern, Well, it's a place I sell ale, all I could do to get by... decent enough I suppose, it's called the Dragon's Kneecap after a tavern I used to visit in the past, too many goblins and barbarians in there for my liking though.
* **When Asked 'Tell me about Blackrow'** - Blackrow, They should raze the place to the ground, there is darkness in everything, and some good too, but blackrow is all darkness... a place of pure evil.
* **When Asked 'Tell me about Guildrow'** - Guildrow is one of the nicest parts of the Blackmarket, and the only part that is tax free, the guilds hold a great deal of power here and keep the Blackmarket running no matter who rules.
* **When Asked 'Tell me about the Slums'** - The slums are terrible, I feel bad for all who have to suffer its existence
* **When Asked 'Where do you get your drinks?'** - There's a small brewery in town, we get it from there.
* **When Asked 'What is Icewraith Brew?'** - It's a special mix of ingredients, pure glacier water, the juice of a fermented apple, bear with me here but trolls toe juice and honestly it sounds terrible but the juice is nicer tasting than the finest fruit it's as though the gods themselves put the greatest taste in the most unexpected and unlike places, then finally some pear juice.
* **When Asked 'Why are you drinks the most expensive in the market?'** - Because my place is the best in the market, this ain't Blackrow with a a bunch of demons and evil folk in it's crowd, and this isn't the pitside with all those drunk brawlers, it's a nice spot in the most upmarket place in the Blackmarket, yeah we have brawls here but it's monitored.

## Century Festival

During the Blackmarket's Century Festival Eswin's a lot nicer, when you enter the tavern you are met with 'The Tavern's owner welcomes you 'Hail friend, happy century to you!'

If you approach Eswin to talk he will greet you again with 'Hail friend, a great century it was!'

He will also have an additional 11th dialogue option 'Tell me about the Century Festival' where his response is 'The Century festival is where we celebrate another century of the Blackmarket surviving and thriving, everyone from all districts come together and celebrate, it's a happy time for all.'

## Brawling

When watching a brawl in the Dragon's Kneecap there is a 1 in 25 chance Eswin will be one of the fighters, he spawns with 260 Battlescore and 120 Health and typically will win the fight unless the randomly generated opponent is strong enough.

## Ceremonies

During any Royal Ceremonies you launch, if you own the Blackmarket there is a 1 in 3 chance Eswin will arrive as one of your guests. He typically brings a small gift of some form but never anything big.

## References

* A random local in Guildrow says 'If you want to see something interesting go check out the tavern owner in the Dragon's Kneecap... trust me'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'You know, old Eswin talks about how all elves are cowards, but he certainly isn't and he's one of them... bit of a hole in his theory'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Listen to Eswin talk about his hatred of elves enough and you'll hate them too'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Catch the scars on old Eswin's face, Giant wolves he says, I reckon he just can't shave proper'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Let the people drink, that's what Eswin says'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Saw Eswin chase an elf out of the bar before, was like one of them Jester jokes'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Eswin's a good one, he seems hostile but he's just had a rough past'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Have you spoken to Eswin yet, fascinating stories he tells of his old days as an elven captain'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Never met an Elf-Hating elf before, Eswin's an interesting fellow'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'I'm surprised they allow brawls here, Eswin's not like the rest of these Guildrowers though, he would do better in the fighter's district I reckon.'
* A random patron in the Dragon's Kneecap says 'Don't like Eswin, he's too angry, he should go and fight and get it off his chest, maybe he'd feel better'