Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: HADCRJAM@admin.uh.edu (MILLER, JIMMY A.)
Subject: Colin [low city, Kron]: Singing Swords
Message-ID: <1992Jun23.020241.28896@menudo.uh.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1992 02:02:41 GMT



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   No sooner has Colin drawn steel to meet the challenge of the Wasters (though
he doesn't know who they are, really), Kron chrges forward with a bellowing
war cry.  Caught by surprise by this move, he hastens to join Kron in battle,
along with one or two others.

   With dagger and katana, Colin engages the right-hand monster (was it called
Slythe? he wonders to himself)  "For the Lady of the Forest!" he shouts as he
thrusts forward.  With reptilian speed, Slythe sidesteps the blow and counter-
attacks.
   Blue sparks fly from the Rangers bracers as he deflects the blow.  Then, with
a slashing, spinning attack style he places three cuts into the greenish skin.
With a howl, the monster tries to press his attack home, but is unable to
pierce the half-elf's guard of spinning blades.
  Out of the corner of his eye, Colin notes that Azzar and Thk have entered the
fray, but cannot spare the time to even shout an encouragement to them, so
swift is his foe.  Nevertheless, his unorthodox style continues to confound the
monster, and with his next attack he, smashes the pommel of his katana into
the scaly jaw.
   The creature staggers back, but before he can attempt to press his advantage,
the hackles on his neck rise, and he hears the baying of orc-hounds.  Stepping
back, Colin searches for this new threat, and spies a *thing* crawling out
from under a sewer grate.  Without thinking, he hurls his dagger into its
chest.  The thing falls back against a building, pawing feebly at the pro-
truding handle.
  With practiced precision, Colin switches the katana into his left hand.  With
the right he draws the longword which has heretofore remained sheathed at his
left hip.  It's formerly dark gem now pours forth from the hilts a blazing
white light.
  Standing in the center of the formerly dark alleyway, Colin shouts "Azzar!
Thk!  To me!  We have a lot of work to do this night!  Let us do it together!"

  The hounds grow closer...

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Colin Silvertree                       

semper fi,

Jammer Jim Miller
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