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- Subject: [Intro: Higar and the Rat Quest]
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.191600.28121@fuug.fi>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 18:40:41 GMT
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- The dwarf entered the inn, still smelling faintly of grime, mud and the fish
- he ate two weeks back.
-
- He was dressed in a dirty, rusted and punctured suit of chain mail, that
- exposed his dirty jerkin underneath. His plain bowl helmet was set at
- an angle to his head, threatening to drop off and roll on the
- floor. His brown boots were tearing at the seams, exposing his feet with
- toenails that seemed to be lined with soot. A few strands of grass were
- caught between his toes, but the dwarf seemed unaware of them, or at least,
- did not seem to care. The backpack he had strapped on was moth-eaten and a
- fading stone-grey, and bits of tools, ropes,
- hammers and adzes poked out of the top, as if the pack were ready to burst
- any minute. A handaxe and a long dagger were hitched to his left side, and
- the only thing that looked remotely decent on him was a magnificent looking
- crossbow. Strapped to his right side, it was covered with intricate runes,
- shining as if it had just been polished. An
- accompanying rotting quiver of quarrels swung lazily from the
- dwarf's side, the bolts arranged at every conceivable angle.
-
- The dwarf continued his way to the bar, his unkempt and dirty beard
- swinging from side to side like a pendulum which had heard about rhythm
- but couldn't quite come to grips with the idea.
-
- Rowan stared straight at the dwarf, wondering whether to throw him out,
- see what he wanted, or to run to the outhouse and throw up.
-
- The dwarf reached up and pounded the long table of the bar.
- "A mead, bartender!", said the dwarf. "My name is Higar, trapmaker,
- trap remover and crossbowman! To any out there looking for
- someone to bring along on an adventure for riches.."
-
- ".. and retching..", someone muttered.
-
- "..and glory, I be the dwarf." He finished off, waiting for a response
- from the clientele that was not forthcoming.
-
- The dwarf tapped his feet, then coughed. "And by the way, i am also a
- rat exterminator.."
-
- Just then, the town crier rushed in and put a notice up on the board.
- He gave the note one hard pound, then ran out again.
-
- The note read:
-
-
- RAT CATCHERS WANTED:
-
- EXTERMINATE VILE VERMIN!
- 1 SILVER PER LB OF RAT SLAIN!
-
-
- "Aha! Just right up my alley!"
-
- Someone in the inn mumbled
- "I hear there is a giant rat dwelling somewhere in Generica's sewers,
- weighing about 200 lbs. What a great amount of silver that would catch,
- if one could find it... and kill it.."
-
- Higar's eyes lit up, and a devious thought crossed his mind.
- He put down his mug of ale, and gave his best smile, even though his
- teeth looked like a smashed piano keyboard which had too many ebony keys.
-
- "Is there anyone bold and brave enough to journey with me to
- find this giant rat and slay it? Come now, it shall be a simple
- sojourn into the sewers. We shall seek out this beast and bring it back,
- and if we're lucky, we might even meet it's mother!!!"
-
- [ So anyone out there interested? Email me back. The tone of this
- scenario is light-hearted, with lots of puns and Pratchett and Python
- like humor ( hopefully! ). So dig out your Discworld and your Groos,
- read them to get into the proper frame of mind, and prepare to seek out the
- sewers.. =) ]
-
- [ Higar The Horrible ]
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