From alt.pub.dragons-inn Sun Oct 9 10:03:51 1994 Xref: netcom.com alt.pub.dragons-inn:7789 Path: netcom.com!csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!ub!csn!col.hp.com!srgenprp!news.dtc.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!foxmore From: foxmore@lvld.hp.com (Foxmore de' Foghat) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Re: [CIA] - Jones - A decision point Date: 7 Oct 1994 05:51:17 GMT Organization: Starship Artifact Lines: 25 Distribution: world Message-ID: <372nkl$ing@hpscit.sc.hp.com> References: <36pjml$j7g@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> <36rdci$6pj@hpscit.sc.hp.com> <3714el$3al1@lamar.ColoState.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: hpsmpk.lvld.hp.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1.4] # In his surge of gluttony, Bigal (the Not-Food alien) may have failed to # notice that the others in the merc group (including Foxmore) have moved # well 'up-wind' of the carnage. Maybe a mile or two? (closer? ;) In a crystalled chamber, the heads of the existing religion are gathered to determine their next ploy against these dangerous fools who are even now drawing closer to the capital seeking to plant seeds of insurrection and death. "Your Eminence, in summary, the report received from our agent at the Dragon's Inn was correct, the mercenary band left per schedule; and according to council plans, the outlands Goblin Horde was easily pulled in to attack this small but deadly invading force. They are indeed a dangerous foe and they did great damage upon our unknowing allies. It is recommended that missionary support of food and arms be quickly dispatched to the Goblin homeland ere the hapless survivors fall victim to some worst fate. The pontif smiles in a benign manner and sadly agrees before gesturing the prolate away. Maybe the next step of the plan would have a bit more impact on the intruders...being less physical and more magical *and* spiritual in nature. "Tonight we shall see how they fair." he thinks to himself.