Path: netcom.com!netcomsv!decwrl!uunet!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!by763 From: by763@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael G. Mantel) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Tumbluk enters the Inn Date: 12 Oct 1993 19:29:31 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA) Lines: 26 Message-ID: <29f0ir$ruv@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu Tumbluk opens the door to Dragon's Inn and walks in, followed by Jawbwop. Immediately, you notice two very strange things about this merchant: 1) His waist and upper legs are covered with pouches vials and bottles, and 2) There is a tiny dragon perched on his shoulder that seems to be whispering to him. Tumbluk looks at everybody in the inn for a few seconds, and then walks straight to the bar. He then says gruffly to Littlefair "Your finest elven wine please, and a little ale for my friend here," patting Zopqet on the head. "Hoi, oi can toik for moiself." "Nothing for me," Jawbwop says, plinking a platinum coin onto the bar. "Very well," says Littlefair, and puts two mugs full of liquid on the bar. Tumbluk says to Zopqet "Go find that magenta fungus," and then puts his red amulet around the faerie dragon's neck. Zopqet flies around the inn, all the while looking at the tiny light in the amulet. In a few minutes a small boy walks into the inn and says to Tumbluk "Mr. Tumbluk of Alpha, I have an important message for you," and hands Tumbluk a scroll... -- My name is Michael Mantel. My e-mail address is by763@cleveland.freenet.edu That's all you need to know.