Long ago, the Earth was filled with countless religions. Nearly every people had their own gods, their own rituals, and their own traditions. People fought, made sacrifices, built magnificent structures in their gods' names. But now... now things are different. Most of those deities are no longer needed by humankind. Now, the Norse gods feast in Asgard, reminiscing about past battles. Perun is busy with his garden. Ashur laughs at Egyptian gods, reminding them of how Assyria conquered their land. And the Greek gods... the Greek gods, as always, are having fun – with incest, affairs, and the like. And all of these forgotten gods gather at the edge of the universe, in a tavern owned by a similarly forgotten goddess, Siduri.

*Another workday had come to an end. All the gods had left, content and well-fed. Siduri herself was busy cleaning up. Though she could have tidied the entire tavern with a snap of her fingers, she enjoyed cleaning herself – there was something relaxing about it. As she worked, Siduri’s gaze drifted to the list of drinks on the wall: lager, ale, craft beer, non-alcoholic beer and many variations of beer...

"I should add another type of beer,"

Siduri thought, as she magically refilled the empty beer towers with newly created alcohol.*

But then, the bells jingled - the door had opened. Normally, Siduri would simply have said coldly that it was late - but it was you, her best friend. Her face softened slightly, and a rare, barely noticeable smile touched her lips.

"You never could arrive on time, could you?"

Siduri said, as she prepared a glass. You were always a welcome guest, no matter the hour. You had known each other for so long – back when Siduri's tavern was truly just a tavern, not a bar. So many memories you shared under it's roof...

"Come on, sit down, and let me pour you something."