From: Nils Weinander (niwe@ppvku.ericsson.se)
Date: Fri 07 Jul 1995 - 17:58:12 EEST
People wanted stories, so here's one which is inspired by an
RQ session this spring.
Conversation overheard at a drinking establishment in Pavis:
'No I tell you, it was really some action down at Horngate...
What?, yeah I know the oasis dwellers are meek fools who do
whatever the nomads bully them into, but this was no oasis
people involved.
No, at that pitiful excuse for a bar they have down there the
usual lot was hanging out, but there were some people more too.
At one table sat some dudes, I don't know their names, but everyone
knows they ride with a band of robbers. They were two and with
them was another guy I newer saw before. He was tall and rough
looking, and well armed too.
Down by the back wall sat four women, really scary ones. Someone
said they were earth avengers, warriors all the way from Esrolia.
Two of them were as big as any man and armed with those really
big axes. The other two were smaller but I tell you one of them
looked like a demon, with tattoos and scars and teeth filed into
pointy fangs.
Suddenly all four of them got up and the biggest of them popped
the tall guy over the head so hard I thought his neck was broken.
The two guys who ride with the robbers went for their swords,
but the other three chicks had their axes out and looked like
they would use them, so the guys didn't do nothing when the
women backed out, dragging the knocked out man.
Now the chicks dragged this guy out and roped him up for the night
and the other two guys went for their steeds and took off in
great hurry.
Next morning the chicks put the roped up guy on a pack horse and
rode out, but they didn't get far, for five of the robbers were
waiting for them, charging as soon as they got out on the street.
These robbers are a mean gang. It's whispered down there that
they are Gagarthi. Now I wonder which were the worst, the robbers
of the chicks. First thing the chick with filed teeth cuts the
prisoner's head with a bright sickle and then the fight started.
I can't say what happened blow by blow, it was so over so quick
and they were so many fighting. But I do tell you it's the
ugliest bloodiest fight I ever saw. Those chicks are bloody-handed
murderers all of them. They cut down four of the robbers real
fast. The fifth tried to run but the chick with the teeth ran
him down and hacked him to pieces with the bright sickle and an
axe like a crow's beak.
So the chicks take the robbers' steeds and leave the rest of
their stuff for the oasis people and let them clean up the mess.
Seems the guy they popped on the head was wanted for stealing
something from the earth people, dunno what. One thing's for sure
though, I'll stay well clear of those maniacs.'
This happened in one of our campaigns. The Babeester Gor "ladies"
are our characters. The campaign isn't too seriously intended,
but it's quite fun to indulge in some totally politically
incorrect mayhem now and then. The scene above played out like
a show-down from a spaghetti western teleported to Glorantha.
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