Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: veachm@kepler.ME.ORST.EDU ( Michael Veach)
Subject: Cutter's 1st tale
Message-ID: <1992May15.032711.9487@talon.ucs.orst.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 May 1992 03:27:11 GMT

"Lady Simuel, I appoligise for my Stoic behavior. It 
is just that the ether moves quickly in a most disconcerting pattern 
in this room. I have been also been long from the civilized world, 
as I have been on the Crusades in the southern reaches."


Noticing Lord Ceazar (sp? I'll check next time) and not wanting to 
interupt him, cutter waits for an opening. " Ah master troubleshooter 
perhaps you could aid me with my problem. Normaly I would not speak of 
my problems, but as being asked By the lady, as your trade marks you 
as a reputable man, and if you vouch for your friend I will relate my 
tale." After recieving signs of agreement cutter embarks on his story.


"As you may or may not have noticed, hopefully many have not noticed, 
I am an Arrendish church knight. Specifically of the order of the 
Silver Serpant." At which time Cutter brushes aside his oilskin cloak 
to reveal the teltale serpentine sigla on his brestplate and scabbard. 
He just as quickly recovers all markings with the cloak. (Note this is 
a tan albiet a dark tan cloak, but not a black one. As such the bleach 
spell only served to remove some of the road dust. Thanks dude!) 
Continuing on "of the chapter house of Rak-Torr. Also If you are 
into religious histories you may rember that this is one of the few 
branches of the great church that allow their knight to train in all 
modes of combat, physical and magikal (sik). Allow, now there's a 
funny way to put it. When The dark time fell upon the land and the 
parent church crawled back within its walled fortresses, the Arrend 
Prelates forced our order to seek out the ways of the uncharted path. 
Now, after serving the church faithfully in crusades that I now see
only as ways to increase the flow of gold into some rich vicars' 
pockets, I find myself returning to an order that has been declaired 
heritical for its use of demonic powers. Powers they once blessed 
when the needed them." Cutter pauses to take annother sip of wine.