Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: jrc8575@zeus.tamu.edu (red rover)
Subject: a very strange fellow
Message-ID: <13MAY199203504042@zeus.tamu.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 May 1992 08:50:00 GMT


     the door opened yet again.  a peculiar oinking noise is heard.  
     a young man enters.  he is wearing only leather mail, and a large 
red cape.  on his chest is a large red symbol of an open eye.  a mace
hangs at his belt, but otherwise he appears unarmed.  his boots are 
red as is his belt.  he is shaved nearly bald, but it is beginning to 
grow out, a soft brown.
     at his side, attached to a leesh, is a rather large pig.
     with a capricious laugh he looks at the halfling.
     "Sir.  I don't think it's safe to bring a pig in here," the barmaid 
said.
     "I think it is."
     "Aren't you worried about all these bears and dogs and wolves and such?"
     "No mam."
      A large fighter sitting in the corner growled, "I think you better take
that pig outta here.  My wolf is hungry."
      "Sir, i mean no offense, but you're wolf will not eat thong here."
      "And why not."  the fighter growled.
      "Because this is a doppleganger."

      [ gasps of amazement ]

      "don't worry!  i have tamed this fearsome beast.  he has not 
attempted to kill anyone in over two years.  still, i refuse to release
him, for fear he might revert to his evil ways."

      [ concealed snickers ]

     cal then lead the pig over to a table. it was the table that 
the halfling, the bird man and the cat man sat at.
     "mind if i join you.  my name is cal. i'm from ornia."
     "I'm Stol.  Feel free to rest yourself."
     cal sat down.
     then cal said, "Stol, would mind if i threw you down a chimney?"