As you each make your way back upstairs, you pass Gai as he lets you move through once again. Olisandra follows you all back upstairs, exchanges a few words with Gai, and slides into a secluded booth in the corner of the room. The tavern seems to have quieted down a bit while you were downstairs, but some familiar sights are still around. The dwarf playing dragonchess against an elf is looking quite nervous indeed, and his companions are all snarkily joking about how he's bound to lose soon. The half-orc and the genasi seem to have settled their competitive spirits and are chatting with one another. The drunken elf who had attempted to flirt with Gai is slumped over the bar, somehow able to sleep while perched upon a stool while a small bit of his drool pools on the counter. At least someone was kind enough to cover his shoulders with a blanket. Lucinda is still behind the bar, and is currently settling a tab with some halflings who were drinking earlier.

Sitting at one of the central tables is a new addition to the evening's guests; a group of 4 humans are sitting in a circle playing some sort of card game, and the occasional clinking of coins can be heard amongst the occasional outbursts of good and bad luck the players seem to be experiencing.