(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

The familiar ashen scent of the Smoldering Corpse bar blew past me like a
hot wind when I entered. Not a thing was different: the suspicious patrons
were hunched over their drinks, and more than one table had planars in
cloaks murmuring to one another conducting whatever shady business went
on in here. The thugs had learnt their lesson the last time I had been here,
and I was able to get through unmolested. But the man that approached me
at that moment caught me by surprise, and I almost peppered him with a
barrage of magic missiles.
He had large eyes and a thin frame, and was dressed in plain blue and gray.
There was something odd about him, though perhaps it was because his
face seemed a touch too average and prototypical. He looked around, biting
his lip nervously as if confused and frightened by the rest of the bar patrons,
but he looked incredibly relieved to see me.
"Greetings?" I asked.
He chuckled lightly and rolled his eyes in a 'you wouldn't believe what
happened to me' look that was strangely familiar. "'Bout time, friend! I
thought I might be here all day waiting for you."
"Uh... do I know you?"
"Why, yes." He gave me a peery eye. "At least, I think. I... uh... well... can't
recall everything about you, but..." He frowned in thought, then shrugged.
"...anyway, it's good to see you. I'm Adahn. We're friends, I take it. Excellent!
I could use more friends like you, it seems..." He looked around in confusion.
"Since I don't appear to know anyone in these parts, much less how I got
here."
I took a step back, but only managed to stumble a little. Adahn was only
ever someone I made up, an alias I used only when necessary. I was never
comfortable with it... going under that name was like peeling off your skin
and putting on someone else's, but here it was standing in front of me. In a
realm where belief is made manifest... forge an identity well enough and it
might come back to haunt you. "Where are you from?"
Adahn seemed surprised, and his confusion resurfaced. "I... hmmnnn." He
frowned. "Well, not from around here, I don't believe... or do I? I think I
would have recalled such a place. Don't really right recall where I'm from, or
where I'm bound..."
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