Corren & Rowan IV

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Missiledine's Archives</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missiledines Archives"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan"><U>Corren & Rowan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan II"><U>Corren & Rowan II</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan III"><U>Corren & Rowan III</U></A>   |   <B>Corren & Rowan IV</B>   |   <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan V"><U>Corren & Rowan V</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan VI"><U>Corren & Rowan VI</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id119.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan VII"><U>Corren & Rowan VII</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan IIX"><U>Corren & Rowan IIX</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id187.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan IIIX"><U>Corren & Rowan IIIX</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id188.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Epilouge"><U>Epilouge</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U><B>Archive Directory</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Corren & Rowan IV</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div>           5th Game Session </div> <div>           Velitrium Campaign: Lendale Faire </div> <div>           PC: Corren </div> <div>           Rowan </div> <bR> <div>           You have just entered room "Missiledine Chat51." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1 has entered the room. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Yo </div> <div>           ElwingFD: hey </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: I think we left off going to bed to get up early inthe morning </div> <div>           Missiledine: Thats right... You will awaken in your respective sleeping rolls, along with the fleas and </div> <div>           lice that torment your miserable bodies... Thus begins another day </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: great. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren goes for breakfast. </div> <div>           Missiledine: The first time a PC says "I take off all my armor and magic items to have a bath..." I'll </div> <div>           reconsider that description </div> <div>           ElwingFD: you mean I can get a bath around here? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Yep, you need one too.. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: right. corren grabs a munchie and a beer and </div> <div>           trots off the the docks. maybe he can bath upstream of them </div> <div>           before we leave' </div> <div>           Missiledine: Any rate, you 'll probably be in plenty of hot </div> <div>           water before too long! </div> <div>           ElwingFD: well, seeings how I dont have any magic items, I </div> <div>           can bathe </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren has DR 3 to hot water. Did I mention </div> <div>           that? </div> <div>           ElwingFD: drumroll </div> <div>           Missiledine: Distant cosmic chuckle... </div> <div>           ElwingFD: can we wash in a stream before going to the </div> <div>           docks? </div> <div>           Missiledine: You can bathe in the river if you want... You'll have lots of company </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren bathes in teh river. </div> <div>           Missiledine: okay </div> <div>           ElwingFD: yeah, I bathe in the teh river also :-) </div> <div>           Missiledine: Nothing will attac.... er, bother you while you </div> <div>           frolic about naked in the early fall morning </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: clothes too. </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I'm not frolicing.....I'm prancing </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: several jokes can be madehere. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Paying a few bucks to use the heated public </div> <div>           baths is a thought </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I'm a druid, I can take it </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren is tough, he will bath in the cold outdoor air. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay then. unless we are atacked by sex </div> <div>           starved Amazons, Corren puts his clothes back on and ambles </div> <div>           to the docks </div> <div>           Missiledine: Sadly, for you, no such luck </div> <div>           Missiledine: Your abulutions are undisturbed </div> <div>           Missiledine: When you are dressed you amble your way </div> <div>           down to the docks. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren is on the lookout for Rolb and Talbon </div> <div>           Missiledine: the area is beginning to bustle with activity. Grain barges are unloading and a variety of </div> <div>           river craft are beginning to move about on the watere </div> <div>           Missiledine: Down towards the quieter end of the docks </div> <div>           (Though called the Grain Docks the area handle all the river </div> <div>           traffic for the town.) You can see Rolb standing looking down at the water, clearly talking to someone </div> <div>           below him </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I'm following Corren </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren beelines for him. not hurrying. </div> <div>           Missiledine: As you get closer you can see two small boats. </div> <div>           Known locally as long boats, they are kind of a cross between a rowboat and a canoe. Plank built but </div> <div>           long and narrow with a prow at each end. They are paddlked or poled </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren has his shield slung but his spear in one </div> <div>           hand using it like a walking staff </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: who is in the boats? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon and another man, one of the ones from </div> <div>           the tavern, are sorting stuff in one of the boats </div> <div>           Missiledine: The boats are about 14 feet long. In each of </div> <div>           them are several packs, bundles of blankets, ropes, </div> <div>           waterskins, etc </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. Corren nods to Rolb and stands ready. </div> <div>           spear tucked butt next to boot. Do they look like they need </div> <div>           help? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb's stuff is by his feet </div> <div>           Missiledine: No, the unoccupied boat has already been </div> <div>           sorted out. This is the last one to do </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon glances up and nods his greeting </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. Corren lends a hand </div> <div>           ElwingFD: does Talbon see me? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Nothing much to do except pass your gear down </div> <div>           to the other boat. Rolb will scramble down in and start placing it </div> <div>           Missiledine: yes </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. Corren does so. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren helps pack. steadying the boat, handing </div> <div>           things, etc. he is not afraid to get wet </div> <div>           Missiledine: You just swam in the river, you are wet </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: precisely </div> <div>           Missiledine: (Rowan, Talbon looked at you when he nodded </div> <div>           his geeting) As Talbon finishes lashing a few things down he straightens up and climbs up onto the </div> <div>           dock </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I nod back to him </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren continues to aid Rolb. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon wipes his hands clean then looks at you </div> <div>           (Rowan) "Have you decided to accept my offer?" </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I will accept, for the want of anything pressing for me at the moment </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: .. </div> <div>           Missiledine: He nods, "Very well. You three shall be in that </div> <div>           boat." He points to the boat Rolb is in. "We will transfer </div> <div>           some of the load to the other one." He tells Rolb to pass some of the food and gear to the other boat. </div> <div>           "That," He points to the other man, a tough, badly scarred fighter in ring mail "Is Yossarian. Yossarian </div> <div>           cannot speak." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren looks up and nods to Yossarian </div> <div>           Missiledine: Sorry, scale armor, not ring </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: i wondered. ring mail is useless even in AD&D </div> <div>           Missiledine: Yossarian nods back, doesn't look like a man </div> <div>           who smiles much either </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren returns to work </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: fm question, how is the coutry between here </div> <div>           adn soche? any threats? or do we travel without armour? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Once the supplies are redistributed, which takes about ten minutes, Talbon says "We will</div> <bR> <div>           be proceding west, with the current for about twenty five miles. I will lead off.. I am looking for a </div> <div>           particular waterway into the Palood. It maytake some time to find it." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. Corren stows his weapons and gets in the </div> <div>           boat, taking up an oar or whatever. </div> <div>           ElwingFD: well, I get in and get ready to shove off </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: I can shove us off , i suppose/ </div> <div>           Missiledine: The south bank of the river is the northern edge of the swamps. It is a pretty wooly area, </div> <div>           not somewher to go completely unprepared. There are humanoids in the swamps, sometimes </div> <div>           Jhensari, raiders out of Khun Dhagra use it, to say nothing of brigands, river pirates, poisonus </div> <div>           snakes........ </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: right. armour it is. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Might want to wait for Rolb to settle down </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren waits.... </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. we left off with Corren waiting for Rolb and Rowen to settle before he shoves them</div> <bR> <div>           off. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Right </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon pushes off from the dock, as he does so he says "Don't trail your hands or feet in </div> <div>           the water, it'll draw the Coohlari or worse, the snappers. </div> <div>           When we get into the swamps watch the overhead branches for snakes. They should be sluggish </div> <div>           now, but you never know..." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: right </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb is seated and as he pushes away from the dock you can hear him grumbling </div> <div>           something about"....snakes...." </div> <div>           ElwingFD: snakes, why did it have to be snakes </div> <div>           Missiledine: lol </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Asps,,, very dangerous. You go first! </div> <div>           Missiledine: The next few minutes are fairly busy as you navigate your way through the other traffic, </div> <div>           then things will settle down </div> <div>           ElwingFD: who you calling an asp :-) </div> <div>           Missiledine: Swamp Vipers are common pests, as are Cobras </div> <div>           ElwingFD: joy </div> <div>           Missiledine: Wood Adders are found in the north..,.. All are very danderous </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren tucks un his breeches. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: I hate danderuff </div> <div>           Missiledine: oops </div> <div>           ElwingFD: dandy> </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: 8-) </div> <div>           Missiledine: Once past the traffic the paddling becomes pretty easy, you are traveling with the current </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren keeps a sharp eye out. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon leads you out into the center of the river, which is about a hundred and fifty yards </div> <div>           wide here </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1 has left the room. </div> <div>           ElwingFD: wow, what an eye he is keeping....so much he left the room </div> <div>           Missiledine: The most dangerous areas are close to the shore... all sorts of hiding places there </div> <div>           Missiledine: great. here we go again </div> <div>           ElwingFD: stay away from the shore </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. paddle paddle </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon and Yossarian stay about a hundred to a hundred and fifty feet ahead of you. </div> <div>           ElwingFD: um. why so far? </div> <div>           Missiledine: You don't know </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: k. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Its a pleasant day, but it looks like it may rain later </div> <div>           ElwingFD: wait, how could that be if we're controlling the paddling </div> <div>           Missiledine: They are in their boat, you in yours. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Are you closing the gap? </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren jsut watches for snakes </div> <div>           ElwingFD: yes, we will stay about a boatlength behind </div> <div>           Missiledine: Okay, you can catch up. As you close in it seems like Talbon stops talking </div> <div>           Missiledine: Fortunately there have been enough cool nights that the bug population is down sharply, </div> <div>           but there are still a few about </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I will make it a habit of trying to listen if Telbon starts talking </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: in the stern? Rolb? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Other than watching for wildlife and swatting bugs, the next several hour passd quietly </div> <div>           Missiledine: Yes </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: then rolb is nominally in charge of the boat. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Ok </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: i think that is boat protocol or something </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I don't think it works that way </div> <div>           Missiledine: as it gets on to noon, you are all starting to get hungry. Talbon calls that you should make </div> <div>           for the north bank to stretch and eat </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: right. head for shore </div> <div>           ElwingFD: we follow him in </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon picks an area that is fairly clear of underbrush and approaches it cautiously. </div> <div>           Yossarian has a BIG crossbow loaded and ready </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren frees his shield and loosens his axe </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon pauses the boat about thirty feet off shore and looks around before paddling </div> <div>           closer. Yossarian, in the front, jumps out and wades ashore </div> <div>           immediately </div> <div>           Missiledine: he looks around for a moment before waving you in </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren also steps off the boat and wades </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon beaches his boat </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren helps pull Talbon's boat up a bit. assuming that Yoss is pulling guard </div> <div>           Missiledine: After getting out and dragging the boat up on the bank, Talbon pulls out a rucksack with </div> <div>           food and a bottle of wine. Yossarian prowls around for a few </div> <div>           minutes before looking for food in the boat. There is a hamper of bread, cheese etc for you to eat in </div> <div>           your boat. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren looks about a bit also before getting tot he rats </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: ro the rations </div> <div>           Missiledine: talbon says, "We've come about halfway to the waterway. With luck we'll find it before </div> <div>           dark. If its late we'll camp on the north bank and enter </div> <div>           tomorrow." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren digs into the bread and cheese. </div> <div>           ElwingFD: well, let's eat quick then </div> <div>           Missiledine: As you are eating, Rolb grunts and points out into the river. "Look at that." That, is a </div> <div>           Coolhari, about eighteen feet long. "Damn big lizard.!" Rolb says </div> <div>           Missiledine: "I hear they pay good money for their hides." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren looks </div> <div>           Missiledine: Swimming, mostly submerged is a BIG swamp lizard. You haven't seen many bigger </div> <div>           ElwingFD: dont want to see anything bigger </div> <div>           Missiledine: They do get bigger, but not much. It passes without taking any notice of you </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren grins and ribs Rolb a bit. "Maybe you would like to take a little swim?" </div> <div>           Missiledine: Finishing your meals and taking a leak, your ready to travel again </div> <div>           Missiledine: "Nah! But he'd make a fine set of boots! </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren considers his boots. hmmmm.... </div> <div>           Missiledine: "Several set actually." </div> <div>           Missiledine: Unfortunately the Coolhari was traveling in the same direction as you were. So you may </div> <div>           well see him again </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren makes sure his boot knife is snug but accessable. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Packing away the remains of his meal, Talbon says. "All right, lets be off." HE climbs </div> <div>           back into the boat and waits for Yossarian to get in and push off </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Lets go! </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb gets in and waits </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren shoves this time. afterletting Rowen settle </div> <div>           ElwingFD: don't rock the boat! :-) </div> <div>           Missiledine: You resume the quiet paddling much as before, but in the mid afternoon Talbon moves </div> <div>           closer to the south bank </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. Corren watches the tres. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Right </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: trees </div> <div>           Missiledine: Okay. Talbon seems to be looking for something. At several waterways and openings he</div> <bR> <div>           pauses to stare at the land and surroundings before moving </div> <div>           on. </div> <div>           Missiledine: He dosen't say what he's looking for </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: we back water so as not to overshoot </div> <div>           Missiledine: After about the sixth such stop, Rolb says, "iffen ya tell us wat yer lookin fer, mebbe we </div> <div>           could help ye find it, My Lord." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren says little or nothing </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon ignores the remark </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren looks at Rolb and shrugs. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren is more concerned with unpleasant wildlife </div> <div>           Missiledine: Finally, in late afternoon Talbon stops at an opening for a very long time. He finally takes </div> <div>           a tattered parchment from a bone case in his belt pouch and </div> <div>           studies it, comparing the parchment with the area in front of him </div> <div>           Missiledine: At last he put the parchment away and nods. "This is it." He looks up at the sky. "Maybe </div> <div>           two hours till sunset. We'll camp now." He turns the boat </div> <div>           towards the north bank </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: follow. </div> <div>           Missiledine: The north bank is familiar to you Corren, its maybe four miles to the village of Soche and </div> <div>           eight miles from home </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren jumps out, wades to shore and helps beach teh boats. Corren also mentions that </div> <div>           Soche is four miles away. and eight to his folks. </div> <div>           Missiledine: The area is cultivated fields, though no one lives in the immediate area. The harvest is </div> <div>           already in, so the area is empty now </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: does corren know whose land this is? </div> <div>           Missiledine: This area would be the Baron's lands, though the peasants work it </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Pull up the boats from shore so they won;t float away </div> <div>           Missiledine: As long as you don't tear down any of the field stone walls or cut the few fruit trees found </div> <div>           here about, no one will care about you camping here </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb will gather some firewood </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: right. set about camp. start a fire. </div> <div>           Missiledine: It takes about a half hour to unpack and get things set up. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb will take over the cooking, unless someone else volunteers </div> <div>           ElwingFD: no cooking skill :-) </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Rolb has the honors, we watch </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon dosen't do much of anything. He moves away from the bustle, sits down on a </div> <div>           small boulder, opens up the parchment and studies it </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: make a comfortable place to sleep, see to equipment, </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: set up enough firewood </div> <div>           Missiledine: When the food is ready, in about another half hour, Talbon puts the parchment away and </div> <div>           joins you to eat. He dosen't say much, little more than </div> <div>           Yossarian </div> <div>           Missiledine: "Tomorrow the real difficulties begin." Talbon says as the meal draws to a close. "We </div> <div>           must be very, very careful." </div> <div>           Missiledine: It seems a pointlesws caution </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: We should set up watch. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon does not seem bent on taking one, but Yossarian holds up three fingers </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren says, "I will take middle" </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb looks at Rowan </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: nodding to Yoss </div> <div>           Missiledine: "Do ya want a watch? Or shall I take it?" He asks </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Coren sees to his equipment </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I'll take first </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb grunts his gratitude and settles down in the gathering dark with a blanket, a flask </div> <div>           and a pipe. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: after looking over his equipment, Corren gets some sack time. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Once it is too dark to read by, Talbon puts away the parchment and wraps up in a cloak </div> <div>           and blanket </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rowna: The night is full of noises, you can hear grunting and splashing coming from the </div> <div>           river and across in the Palood </div> <div>           ElwingFD: how far are we from the river? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Maybe fifty feet </div> <div>           Missiledine: Close enough to see the boats, dimly, in the firelight </div> <div>           ElwingFD: and it's mostly open land here> </div> <div>           ElwingFD: ? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Along the river bank its wooded and overgrown, but beyond that there are open fields, </div> <div>           mostly stubble now, lined with field stone walls </div> <div>           ElwingFD: but we're a distance from anything wooded? </div> <div>           Missiledine: No, maybe twenty feet or so from the belt of trees along the river </div> <div>           Missiledine: The Palood is heavily treed as well, its across the river </div> <div>           ElwingFD: ok, well that's the area I should probably keep an eye on </div> <div>           Missiledine: The Lendalefoot river is thinning oiut here, starting to be absorbed into the swamp. Its </div> <div>           down to about 75 yards across and maybe fifteen to twenty feet </div> <div>           deep </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: that is pretty big </div> <div>           Missiledine: There is little current now, and the water is thick with silt and decaying plant matter. The </div> <div>           air is thick with the smell of decay </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: <... something is in the air.....> </div> <div>           Missiledine: The river is still used for trade, though you haven't seen much traffic today. Tomorrow the </div> <div>           barges will be loaded with goods from the faire, today all has </div> <div>           been quiet </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rowan: You have been sitting there for some time, listening and watching.... The fire is </div> <div>           dying out. There is wood available, do you rebuild it? </div> <div>           ElwingFD: yes </div> <div>           Missiledine: as the flames brighten, you hear a 'splooosh' and a thump and one of the boats seem to </div> <div>           shudder a bit </div> <div>           ElwingFD: hmmm, who's next to me </div> <div>           Missiledine: Corren </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I wake him </div> <div>           Missiledine: otherside is Yossarian </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: gee, that was inevitable... :-P </div> <div>           ElwingFD: youre next up on watch anyway I think </div> <div>           Missiledine: Corren: Rowan shakes you awake </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren rolls upright. he grabs boer spear and shield </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: boar </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I tell him what I heard and tell him I needed backup </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb is now awake, so is Yossarian and Talbon </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: "grab a light. lets see." </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren readies shield and spear </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren goes first. with the light behind him to preserve night vision </div> <div>           Missiledine: Everyone will get up and follow. Rolb has drwan his sword. Yossarian has his Crossbow. </div> <div>           Talbon has no weapons out </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I have my staff </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corern is on point </div> <div>           Missiledine: As you approach the water's edge you can see the mud and clay between the two boats </div> <div>           has been disturbed, the grass is wet </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren probes ahead a bit with his spear. and kneels to inspect the mud. tracks? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Yossarian and Talbon move down along the outside of the boats, next to their boat. Rolb </div> <div>           takes the other side </div> <div>           Missiledine: Maybe, but your not good enough to be sure </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: well, does it look like big clawed feet </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: ? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Just a deep, shapeless impression... could be a coohli, or a bear or a man or a.....] </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: Corren checks the boats. any damage? </div> <div>           Missiledine: No, seem unharmed </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren keeps his spear leveled toward the river. approaches cautiosly </div> <div>           Missiledine: Rolb is looking out across the water, peering into the dark "I thought I heard sommit..." </div> <div>           ElwingFD: Talbon, did you find something? </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: corren prods the water. </div> <div>           Missiledine: "No." He says shortly and walks back to the fire </div> <div>           Missiledine: Its still wet </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: had to be sure. return to camp </div> <div>           Missiledine: Yossarian follows Talbon </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: how much wood do we have? </div> <div>           Missiledine: a fair bit, if the fire is kept small it'll last all night </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: k. </div> <div>           ElwingFD: how far into my watch are we </div> <div>           Missiledine: You have an hour left </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: well, corren snoozes </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon, Yossarian and Rolb go back to their beds </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I keep an eye in the direction of the boats, how much woodland is there around the boats </div> <div>           that someone or something could hide in? </div> <div>           Missiledine: In the dark it wouldn't be hard. Tough in daylight though </div> <div>           ElwingFD: do we have a torch? </div> <div>           Missiledine: Plenty of firebrands in the fire </div> <div>           Missiledine: No actual torches handy, maybe in the boat </div> <div>           ElwingFD: I wanted to shed some light towards that area, in case something comes out </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: chucka brand. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Talbon has brought lanterns, etc. But they are still packed in the boats </div> <div>           ElwingFD: dont think I'll venture near the boats alone </div> <div>           Missiledine: awwwwww shucks! </div> <div>           ElwingFD: it's like the little boy asking if there are any monsters under the bed, and something says </div> <div>           no. </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: ZZzzzz..... </div> <div>           Missiledine: :-) </div> <div>           Missiledine: Well, the next hour will pass pretty quietly.... We will open again with Corren's death </div> <div>           scene...eh, watch </div> <div>           Missiledine: Ty, you said Fridays are a bit crowded? Is there a better night? </div> <div>           ElwingFD: it will be tough to play consistantly other than tuesdays....I might be resigned to only once a </div> <div>           week </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: right. I can drag out a death scene for some time "Alas... I am slain! Oh! What errant </div> <div>           misfortune afflicts this lonely wanderer...." </div> <div>           ElwingFD: ha </div> <div>           Missiledine: "Tis not as wide as a church door...nor deep as a well... but tis enough? Ask for me </div> <div>           tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man!" </div> <div>           ElwingFD: that's pretty good </div> <div>           Missiledine: All right, I'll talk to you this week and see what we can work out.... Shakespear, Romeo & </div> <div>           Juliet, Death scene of Mercutio.... Benefits of a Classical </div> <div>           Education </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1: okay, then. its a night </div> <div>           DukeJrsub1 has left the room. </div> <div>           Missiledine: Good night </div> <div>           ElwingFD: tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creep in this petty pace from day to day to the last </div> <div>           sylable </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U>Back to Archives</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>