The cork board is filled with various announcements, notices, and job postings written on parchment and pinned to the board. It’s made of rough wood and looks worn and weathered from years of use. Behind the cork board you hear strange scratching noises coming from the closet.
As you examine the cork board, you notice a wide variety of postings, ranging from requests for adventurers to clear out monster-infested dungeons to advertisements for local merchants and entertainers. Some of the postings catch your eye, such as a call for brave warriors to defend a nearby village from a bandit raid and a notice from a wizard seeking rare components for a powerful spell. A torn wanted poster catches your eye:
As you approach the closet, the strange scratching noises stop. The closet door appears to be made of wood and is set into the wall. Only a few feet tall, it has a simple brass knob which you can try opening here.
The door suddenly springs open, nearly knocking you down! A strange creature stares menacingly at you, its piercing eyes glowing in the dim light. Its sleek fur is long and brown. It’s wearing some sort of collar.
You dive at the creature, hoping to use your strength to grapple it into submission. Alarmingly, the creature dodges your attempt and escapes into the inn, taking flight! You give chase to the flying feline beast, but it remains out of reach, circling the dragon skull above. You grab an empty mug from a nearby table and chuck it at the creature, narrowly missing its head! It lets out an eerie shriek, then dives towards you, slipping between your legs and back into the closet, the door slamming behind it!
