Old City Pub
You find yourself in a pub in the center of the city. The pub is an old establishment, having existed for centuries, and the wear is evident in the wooden walls and stools that you sit on. The bar is full tonight, It's a Friday, the 14th of March. Over the din, you can hear the sound of a lute, as a man plays to the crowd on a small stage in the corner of the pub.
The weather has finally started to warm, it was a cold winter, the tail end of February was particularly brutal, and the weather only recently broke, making it ok to go outside without a heavy coat. This is yet another reason for the people of the pub to celebrate, as many of the patrons are quite drunk already, and it is but dusk.
As you sit and enjoy your beverage or food of choice, the pub door swings open. A man, clad in heavy armor, bearing the symbol of the House Skrym, walks in and posts a notice on the door. Without a word or glance, the man walks back out, leaving many to speculate, but few to actually look at the notice, as they are having far too much fun with their drunken revelry.
Now is time for intro's and stuff.
Edit:
SpoilerI finally got my ass into gear and loaded up the drawn map of the city. http://i.imgur.com/jm9Mg.jpg