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((This page is open to anything concerning the Saloon and it's happenings)) Syrita's Siren Saloon Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Belly Up to the Bar Boys! The Syrita Siren Saloon is open to all!! Monthly events will be announced here as well as questions, concerns and even complaints. For com...

One day in Galmair... Q: What is the difference between a Dwarf and a Midget? A: Very little I was reading in Gruem's Sewer Papers that a dwarf got pickpocketed... How could anyone stoop so low? Q: What's the worst thing to ask a Dwarf child? A: What do you want to be when you grow up? AND.... Q: Wh...

(A Note is pinned in all the towns and the Hempy) The Chamber of Commerce is celebrating it's Grand Opening of it's Guildhall at the Galmair Harbour, The Syrita's Siren Saloon, Bernie's Shoppe, Black Wyvern Company and it's various apartments for Chamber members. Festivities will be on the roof wit...

(A Note is pinned in all the towns and the Hempy) The Chamber of Commerce is celebrating it's Grand Opening of it's Guildhall at the Galmair Harbour, The Syrita's Siren Saloon, Bernie's Shoppe, Black Wyvern Company and it's various apartments for Chamber members. Festivities will be on the roof wit...

(A Note is pinned in all the towns and the Hempy) The Chamber of Commerce is celebrating it's Grand Opening of it's Guildhall at the Galmair Harbour, The Syrita's Siren Saloon, Bernie's Shoppe, Black Wyvern Company and it's various apartments for Chamber members. Festivities will be on the roof wit...

(A Note is pinned in all the towns and the Hempy) The Chamber of Commerce is celebrating it's Grand Opening of it's Guildhall at the Galmair Harbour, The Syrita's Siren Saloon, Bernie's Shoppe, Black Wyvern Company and it's various apartments for Chamber members. Festivities will be on the roof wit...

It's now Zhas IG, the month of loyalty.... On their 40th wedding anniversary and during the banquet celebrating it, Tom was asked to give his friends a brief account of the benefits of a marriage of such long duration... "Tell us Tom, just what is it you have learned from all those wonderful ye...

The Hours tick by as the hands stay alert for signs of pursuit. Flying from the setting Sun toward Burgeston, the Sea-Pig would have been difficult to see anyways, but Henry was taking no chances. Twilight beckons and in the distance, lights flicker one by one in the sleepy port town of Burgeston as...

Last Day of Tanos, so let's end with some Ocean humor! Q: Why is the ocean so salty? A: Because the land doesn't wave back. Two dwarves are stranded in the middle of the ocean... Thurm and Burble have been stuck in a lifeboat for weeks. They're out of water and supplies, and they're sure they're doo...

Nearing completion and Grand Opening next month! Friends, the Guildhall is very nearly completed! As soon as the final pieces of the roof and walls are completed, we will start decorating for interested rentals. If you are a Chamber member, you may Rent one of the apartments or get on a list for on...

Happy Monday! IG it's nearing the end of Tanos and there are more newcomers! Times are getting better! Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says, “Dam!” A woman died and found herself standing outside Golden Gates, being greeted by Cherga. She asked her, "Oh, is this p...

I was walking in the woods yesterday and saw a few things.... Did you hear about the cow that cried wolf? It's Fake Moos! A bear, a wolf, and a moose fall into a trapping pit. After a couple days with no food, the moose sees the wolf and bear whispering to each other. The wolf turns to the moose and...

(Present Day - Galmair Harbour at the new Chamber of Commerce Building) As Bernie explained the history of this macabre trophy, Flannery was uncertain and ill at ease, although Bernie didn’t understand why. He offered 10 Gold for their ‘discretion’ which she denied at first, but accepted later. Mal...

(Time Flashback – 20 years ago - Mas, year 74 - Gynk while on Vacation) Bernie continued to vacation in Mas every year in Gynk, gathering any information about “Mr. Honeycut” he could from his underground friends in Gynk. It turns out that this “Mr. Honeycut” had been involved in undercutting merch...

(Time Flashback – 40-20 years ago – Galmair) The first twenty years of correspondence with “Mr Honeycut” went well, as deliveries arrived, coin was made and deals struck. Bernie thought nothing of this as he was dealing with other merchants from Gynk and Salkamar too. Goods and offerings increased,...

(Time Flashback – 60-40 years ago - Galmair and then Gynk during Mas) Years passed quickly as Bernie honed his skills, traded and helped with public projects such as the Dark Hole Tunnel. Every Mas, he continued to vacation in Gynk, preferring it’s seedy underside to the sickly innocence of his hom...

(Time Flashback – 75-60 years ago – Galmair) Bernie was washed up on the shores of Galmair, having bought a small boat and saved most of his fortune, he made a life for himself at the new town. The dwarves, generally reserved at outsiders, seemed to accept him as a fellow miner and he took to it ea...

(Time Flashback – 83 years ago – Mainland between Pennymill and Gynk) As a young Halfling, Bernie felt proud when his father, Dusty asked him to go with him on his first trade caravan, delivering the finest produce and fruits the Bottoms Clan could provide. Sure, the trade routes to Salkamar and Al...

There and Here again: A Halflings Holiday ~By Bernie Bottoms, Year 75 ((Closed RP between Bernie, Flannery and Malchus. The name of the ‘Victim” has been changed to prevent “Metagaming” Enjoy the story! Thanks!)) (Present Day - Galmair Harbour at the new Chamber of Commerce Building) Late in the ev...

Tanos, the month of Floods... Q: What did the beaver find after his home was destroyed by a flood? A: Not a dam thing. Did you know that the ocean isn't always salty? Sometimes it's peppery. Depends on the season. Q: Why do you have to act quickly during a flood? A: Because it's an emergent sea!! Af...

New Member -

We'd like to welcome Margret to the Chamber!! Margret is a Halfling female who cooks for the Don in the kitchens, like a good smoke and is a very friendly and charming girl. She's an apprentice Farmer and Cook and I know she'll be a great asset to us all!

Welcome!!
~ BB

Darn it!! ~ Yes!! After months of experimentation, testing, and more than 500 Golds invested in materials, we are now finally able to offer Tailoring repair services! We can darn them! We have several sets of Clothes and Leather Armors in stock including the highly valued "Assassin's Armor of ...

It's the month of Tanos IG, the Month of Floods, which we dedicate to the Goddess Tanora as the snows melt in the mountains, swelling the rivers and creeks and rejuvenating farmlands... Q: What does a cyclone, flood, fire and a woman have in common? A: Sooner or later one of them will get your house...

It's Valentine's Day here in RL, so I won't bore you with those...until Siros....hehe... Q: Why are mountains such terrible storytellers? A: Because they always have cliffhangers! As a young adventurer I visited the Nameless Mountains and I heard of a long and beautiful hike at the end of which I co...

Happiness is knowing it's another year until Mas! ;) Two men were walking home at night, fresh from saving Cadomyr from Mas and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty sha...

Magic is an unending source of humor... My best friend sent me a note by messenger saying, "An evil mage turned me into a tiny harp! I don't know what to do!" I ran all the way to his house just to find out he's just a big lyre! 3 men and a mage are on top of a tower with no way down. The ...

Happy New Year IG, year 75!! The month of Magic!! Q: Why did the mages show up to the battle unarmed? A: Their weapons were at a staff meeting. A man goes to see a mage and says: "Can you lift a curse that a priest put on me years ago?" "Maybe," says the mage, "Can you remem...

Henry steered the the Sea-Pig out to open sea, despite the dangers. "Keep a weather eye!!" He yelled to the topman. With a course west by southwest, Mr. Phipps steered the vessel through the waves, slow rollers as the waves approached the shore, but gently subsiding to low ebbs as the Sea-...

It's the end of the year!! How about a montage of the year's funniest jokes? Two rangers are out hunting for food by walking through Elstree Forest, and discover a large Well in the ground. One Ranger was curious as to how deep the Well was, and threw a small stone into it turning his head to listen...

Mas is coming.... Q: What was the name of the Knight no one expected on the Battlefield? A: Sir Prise During the height of hostilities between Runewick and Cadomyr, their hated enemy, a reporter asked a councilman of Runewick what would they do if Galmair joined in an attack with Cadomyr against Run...