Oh Yes, Oh Yes the Bathroom Emergency!
Thanks for posting that little ditty for all of us to remember!

Even though I was only a part of the party for a few minutes I'd just like to say That I'm having tons of fun already! I missed u guys sooo much!

This game has already started out quite interestingly...of course with Jeans little run in with the fearful dwarf and all...yes yes definatley an eppy of Oz!

Actually it all reminds me of this one episode of Buffy where....NOT! Hahaha I had you going there didn't I! Hehehe I can be silly too.

So Yes, yes all around good fun. Hopefull when It's time for installment #2 I won't be as...indisposed!

~Rona

O Little Town of Whitley Bay
Why Must our Players all be Gay?
There's Brandi, Jess, John and Brett
Is Karen there?, O yes, you bet.
O she was there and then she left
The rest of us were all bereft
We understood for we could see
She had a bathroom emergency...........

O Little Town of Whitley Bay
We'll burn you down another day.......

Boy, what a start to a new game. Put them in a small seaside town, give them a good job, a roof over their heads, food in their stomachs, and what do they do? They kill innocent townsfolk and run off into the night! Wow! Some people just aren't happy with the quiet life, THANK THE GODS!!!!!!!!!

Let me tell you a little story......

Imagine, if you would, a quiet little town in the northern part of the country, nestled along the eastern coastline. Here there lives man, elf, half-elf and halfling. They make a living from crafts, fishing, a little farming and whatever passing trade should stop at the small Inn, The Gilded Gryphon. Life is pretty much idyllic. Occasionally a trouble maker arrives, and such was the case when Jean, a clumsy thief, was found staggering around late one night. He was drunk, loud and overly boastful. Needless to say he very quickly became aquainted with the local jail! Quiet the town may be, unable to take care of itself, not a chance.

The town guard is a well trained outfit, never short of recruits. Indeed all young persons are required to serve a term in the guard and it is here we find Aanastrianna of Mornbrook, Sumara of the Well, clerics both, Rona, a fighter in training, and a Bard who shall be named later.

Sometimes fate has a habit of throwing these strange bedfellows together and such was the night of the Dwarven Massacre. (A little overstated, perhaps, but tales grow taller on down the line) Jean had just been released from jail, so naturally he headed to the pub for a pint. Whilst there six Dwarves wandered in from the Northern mines, passing through on the way to somewhere else. Drink, dwarves, a challenge and a mallett or six and pretty soon there was a full scale bar fight. Of course, the town guard was dispatched to quell the riot, but it was here that things got out of hand. Whilst attempting to fight their way to the Dwarves, our party used their cudgels to clear a path. They used them with such enthusiasm that two of the townsfolk never rose again!

We shall not dwell on what happened to Jean that night, it was too much like an episode of Oz. (Nuff said) Everything was a little confused, but the Dwarves were subdued, the pub quietened and back to the barracks they went. (The Dwarves were sent to jail, after the local priesthood had patched up there considerable wounds!)

The next day Jean, very stupidly, attempted to rob the Captain of the Guard! Nessdless to say, he was caught, but managed to escape and hide in a pile of garbage. That night, when our "heroes" came back on duty they were sent out to hunt him down. Surprisingly, they did, and they managed to capture and manacle him. This is when greed began to rear it's beautiful head. They wanted the reward! 10gp for the capture of the thief. However, as town guard, they could not claim the reward!
Sumara decided to use her Alter Self spell to claim the reward. A good enough plan, except as they arrived back at the barracks they overheard a conversation about the bar fight and the investigation into who had killed the townsfolk. They knew they were in trouble, so the left quickly and went to Sumara's temple in the woods. Here Jean awoke and overheard them talking and decided a little blackmail, and an interesting offer was in order.

He had a map, a treasure map. "Join me or I will tell the truth", was the offer. It was quickly accepted and our little band set off on the beginnings of a quest.

Stay tuned for more next week, til then, an orc a day keeps your sword arm strong.

AvS