From: tkelly@unix2.tcd.ie (Mithrandir) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: New thread: The Blue Ring Message-ID: Date: 27 May 92 17:46:33 GMT It was a warm night in Generica,when a man walked into the inn. This man was small,about five feet six inches.He was old,bald on top but with wisps of grey hair falling from the sides.His beard was long and white,and his staff was merely a crutch to lean on.As he walked in,people who deigned to notice him saw that he limped,and they were not surprised to see him collapse into a seat,exhausted and muttering to himself.He looked very weary and pale,almost sickly, Quietly he sat for over an hour without moving.Then,finding the strength to speak,he spoke in short gasps of breath, "I .. seek aid",he whispered,"I need someone to help me..." His voice was filled with sorrow. Then it grew stern when he saw that no-one was listening, "Is there no-one out there who will help an old man about to die ?",he shouted. The inn fell into an embarassed and concerned silence. "I need heroes to aid me in one final thing before I die",he said in a broken voice,"I need someone to find for me The Fabled Blue Ring,which even now is in this very city.Please,I can pay any who seek payment for what they do,but that Ring MUST be found.Is there any here who would help me ?" He waited for an answer ... [ADMIN: I intend running this thread as something totally new.If there's anyone interested,e-mail me as to who you are,for my own reference,and don't hesitate to talk to the Old Man in the Inn.] -- ]]>>>Mithrandir<<<[[ ]]>>tkelly@unix2.tcd.ie<<[[ "In the uttermost West I was Olorin,In the South I am Incanus, among the elves I am Mithrandir,in the North I am Gandalf. To the East,I go not"-rough Tolkien quote from Gandalf.