Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: gujn@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Jeremy Nelson)
Subject: Zia [inn]:  Defending the Inn
Message-ID: <1992Jun25.110243.17961@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1992 11:02:43 GMT

[ All in the Inn... and outside it. ]

Zia looks up at the outburst as people hurriedly clamber up at the
announcement that an angry mob is preparing to burn down the inn...

She stands up and shrugs in the direction of Kadrys and Lancos, then
leaves the inn, along with the little crush of defenders.

Outside the night (is it? :\ umm... it is now =) is split by crazed
cries and the bloody flickering of torches.  The inn is being pelted by
rocks and abuse.  Few of the mob present seem to understand why they are
here... they shout nonsense at the inn.

The appearence of some of the inn's more exotic members brings out cries
of 'Abominations!', and like a bull sighting red the crowd gains new
purpose...

'Kill the witches!'
'Rid the city of the sourcerous scum!  Out with infidels!'
'Destroy the monsters..'

The individual cries are lost in the angry wash of emotion, as the mob,
after hesitating while building courage push forward to the inn waving
torches.  

Torches are thrown at the wooden building, and some undefended buildings
nearby have alreay been lit.  Fires rapidly climbs the walls and cloaks 
the stage of confrontation in red.

Violence breaks out as some of the more vocal 'leaders' are felled by
the inn's defenders, knots of fighting surround them as the protesters
fight back by shear press of numbers.

Zia stands away form the doors, waiting for the mass to meet her.
Waiting to see what else will happen...

ADMIN:  I just thought I'd set the mood a little.
-- 
Jem.  Jeremy Nelson.  gujn@uniwa.uwa.edu.au
I fear two things: 
That I am not one of the most interesting people in the world... and that I am.