Strange Ports
Slowly you work your way through the streets and alleys of this strange new town. The air is still and motionless, despite the fact that you are within a few dozen yards of the ocean. While tiny outcroppings of sound and light appear hear and there, the town seems almost as dead as a cemetery. Just as you are beginning to think the town abandoned you hear the sound of squeaking hinges coming from another alleyway. With caution in mind, you make your way around to where you suspect the noise came from, but to no avail; still no signs of life. Then, suddenly, a doorway opens into the alley. Light, barely visible, a tell-tale flickering, shines out into the darkness. A lone figure steps into the alley...
"Do I look like I'm afraid?! I fear no man or beast!"
His comments pointed back into the doorway, which almost as quickly slams shut, nearly sending the figure to his feet. He mumbles a few barely audible profanities and proceeds to stumble off into the night. The encroaching fog all but swallows the stranger after a few yards. A brief scan reveals a sign hanging above the doorway but a lack of lighting, and the fog, make it nearly impossible to make out.