RPG on the Portal.

We were sitting at a table in a quiet tavern when a barbarian stumbled in, clearly very drunk. He was followed by two skeletons and a dozen Elven Guardians, who quickly subdued the skeletons. Then, a strange man with gray skin appeared (I could have sworn he was an intelligent undead zombie), but he didn't show any aggression. He just asked the barbarian something, and when he didn't get an answer, he sat down at a free table.
As I watched him, Givi said to me, "Okay, let's take Verdan to his room." But wait! Don't you think this barbarian is acting the same way Verdan was when he was poisoned? Damn, I have to take him to the druid again! Sage, watch Verdan; here's some sleeping potion. I'll take the barbarian to the druid. Oh, damn! He's heavy!
"Okay," I replied to Givi, settling Verdan down again. He had noticed a bottle of wine on the next table and seemed to want to grab it.
Givi and the barbarian left. Then, a Mage-Elementalist approached me and Verdan. He introduced himself as Magnus from the Silver Cities and offered us help with our adventure. He was accompanied by another man, who didn't say a word.
"We'd be glad to accept your help," I said to Magnus. "But how did you find out about the amulet, and where do we need to hurry to?" I asked him.