From: dshaffer@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Donald A Shaffer) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Re: The Shrouded One's table . . . Message-ID: Date: 29 Sep 92 17:54:33 GMT References: <1992Sep28.204726.5485@CS.ORST.EDU> <92273.102218IO20776@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> > Farnhams face became somber after Kryalla had finished her tale. >"the legend of the dark one is told on many worlds. Wherever her hand rests >evil is sowed. You have courage to face such a powerful enemy!" His features >brightened as he turned toward the Thri-keen " the shrouded one has mistaken >me for having elvish blood but this is not the case. My heritage is strickly >gnomish and we are reputed to leave a horribly bitter aftertast." Farnham >laughs openly showing his trust for the Thri-keen. Turning back to kryalla > he said " would there be any monetary gain involved.... that is fighting the >dark one? you know a little treasure,loot, booty ect.?" "Treasure is not ipmportanyt. IT is ethe wthril fof the challenge that iz impokrtant." said Chip'. "Youze is a Nome? Nefver Tried that before. I will ataker ytoyur wrod on how youzw taste." Seeing no immediate danger about, chip takes his gytha and puts it next to it's twin in a spot on the back of his harness. If anyone looked closely they might just see the red and blue flash on both weapons when they came together. He then took out a block of crystaline substance and started to carve it with a small chisel and hammer. From whats already done, it looks like a mostly finished chatka. ****************************************************************************** ADMIN: for those who don't know, the gytha and chatka are traditional weapons of the thri-kreen. The Chatka are the wedges in his harness, and the gythka are the polearms he carries. ****************************************************************************** If it doesnt bite you * Chip'Chirip eat it * Champion of the great Mother If it does bite you, kill * Queen of Thri-kreen it, then eat it. * AKA Don. Shaffer -Thri-Kreen saying * dshaffer@andromeda.rutgers.edu rough translation *