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From: dementia@cheshire.oxy.edu (Daniel Steven Reinker)
Subject: [blade] Meshtak makes peace with his Gods 
Message-ID: <1993May5.013218.27116@cheshire.oxy.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 May 1993 01:32:18 GMT

Meshtak dropped the prone body of Arcadio. He was hearing voices
emerging from the temple of Joyla, and decided he might as well go
in. He was aware of Joyla the All-bringer as a human goddess, but she
closely matched the Dragan God Antakantus From-Which-All-Comes, and
Meshtak felt a little comfort being by Her temple. Perhaps the two
were related. Meshtak had long abandoned Antakantus, when he left
the plains. Antakantus was a God of contentment, and Meshtak did
not pursue contentment. He didn't know what he was after, or what
God he worshipped now. Perhaps no God, perhaps some God of Adventure
and Chaos. Whatever, he entered the temple.
     The place was crowded with refuges, most huddled on benches. A long
line of people stretched from the request circles, where followers of
Joyla made special requests of her. 
     A man walked up. "Refuge or requester?" he asked briskly.
     Meshtak lifted his cloak. "Refuge, I guess." he said. "At least
until the rain stops."
     The man gaped. "What form of creature are you?" he asked. "Demon?"
     "Draga. I come in peace." Meshtak lifted his hands to show he
held no weapons. Indeed, he didn't; he had dropped his shiftsword back
in the sewers. Meshtak felt a little distressed to realzie this; that
sword had helped him out of a lot of scrapes. He would have to go
back and look for it before he went after Hendrix.
     "All right. The temple of Joyla is open to all refugees right now.
Human...or draga. If you wish to make a request, you may stand in line.
Joyla always listens, though She rarely delivers." The man walked off
to help a family straggling in.
     Meshtak could see that the priests were struggling to cover the
windows with heavy planks of wood. "Aw, what the grot." he said. "Might
as well be useful." He walked over, and started to assist them.

Meshtak the Draga
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