Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
From: patchman@encore.WPI.EDU (Peter Bruce Harper)
Subject: [L] Brycur Searches the Bodies
Message-ID: <1992Jul16.194544.8315@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1992 19:45:44 GMT

Brycur, feeling fairly satisfied after killing the last of the bandits that
jumped the party, returns to searching them.  He finds nothing of particular
interest, each bandit is carrying a long sword and a long bow and is wearing
studded leather armor, nothing of any use to Brycur (Admin: Yes, I CAN wear 
armor but I choose not to - it's that character preference thing).

He collects what money they had, about 600 gold pieces, and debates about 
wether he should keep it for himself or if he should divide it up amongst 
the party.  He quickly decides that he would be better of splitting it, 
hoping that any future (and hopefully larger ;-)) treasure will also be split
equally.

After having decided that he sits down in the clearing and begins to 
examine the note which he found on the leader's body.  

'Derek the Black, where have I heard that name before?' Brycur strains to 
remember where he knows that name from.  After only a few seconds he 
recalls his run with Derek the Black (or as Brycur prefers, Derek the
Yellow).

It was about four years ago.  Brycur and his brother John had just arrived
in Specifica (pick one - I don't care which!) and were hoping to find some
temporary employment so they could enlarge their funds a bit.

Well, they got work under Derek the Black, loading and unloading furs onto
ships that journey to and from Specifica.  Derek had a habit of treating his
help like slaves, often even worse than that.  

One day one of the other workers on the dock accidently tripped and lost
two furs in the river (or Ocean - depending on which Specifica).  Derek
was so furious that he ties the man to a pole and began to whip him
brutally.  It became obvious that Derek was going to whip the man to death,
and that no one had any intention of stopping him.  Brycur and John took
matters into their own hands.  They grab Derek's arms and through him into
the river (ocean).  Derek swore that he would get revenge on Brycur and John
for humiliating him.

About six monthes ago Derek appeared in Generica, Brycur had not seen him in
two and a half years and had all but forgotten about him.  Derek attempted to
set up a business in the Low City Bazaar, coincidentally, it was the same
type
of business that Brycur ran.  Derek soon realized that he wasn't going to 
put Brycur out of business in any legitimate way so he resorted to other
methods . . . 

Sabotage.  Thus the rotten oranges which Captain received on his journey.
But Brycur had no proof that Derek was responsible for the many 'unfortunate'
coincidences that kept occurring to Brycur's business.  

Brycur's business was nearly going under when he was finally able to prove
that Derek was responsible.  Brycur was walking through Low City on his way
home one night and he decided to check his warehouse.  When he approached
the front door he noticed that it was slightly ajar, and there was a loud
ruccus coming from inside the warehouse.  Brycur was able to sneak inside
and he saw Derek inside with some of his cronies, destroying Brycur's stock.

Brycur nearly lost his temper, drew his sword, and ran out into the group to 
kill them all, but he had a better idea.  He snuck around in the dark and
subdued the men one-by-one, some by dropping crates on their heads, others
by beating the sh*t out of them.  Eventually Derek was left alone.

Brycur walked out into the open, right in front of Derek, with his sword 
drawn and ready at his side.  Derek looked horrified, he new he had no chance
against Brycur without his goons there to defend him.  He began to wimper
and cry and beg Brycur to forgive him.  Brycur was not swayed by Derek's
sudden change of heart, however.  He knocked Derek unconscious with the
butt of his sword.  Brycur then proceeded to turn Derek over to the City
Guard (Watch - what exactly is the name?), amidst many vocal curses, and
certainly many more silent ones.

So Derek attempted to extract final revenge against Brycur by sending him to 
an early grave.  But he had once again failed.  If Derek had one shred of
common sense he would be long gone from Generica when Brycur returned with 
his powerful and diverse (and now vengeful) new friends.

-Brycur the Merchant


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