Again?

     Tal Goreans. I regret to inform you, although probably not to the displeasure of many of you, that, once again, I write this editorial posthumously. Yes, I have managed to get myself assassinated! This time by an honest to goodness assassin! (I think) I did, in all the excitement and high drama of the moment, forget to ask for his Guild card. I am flattered that someone would actually pay to have my head on display over their hearth.

     It was a relatively typical evening in the tavern, just sitting about the place enjoying friends, paga and slaves, (Yes, life is good! err, it was good) when in wandered a customer I had not seen before. With visions of copper tarsk bits dancing in my head, I sent a paga slut scurrying to his feet to serve him. I settled in again to watch the tavern, but, soon distracted by the sweetly scented charms of kimber's wiggling slaveflesh, I failed to see the following warning:

* Xxxx_Xxxxx walks in the room.. he scans the room seeing who he is after... he moves to DeathKnight_ with drawing his sword as the hilt shines off the fire as white light.. the blade shines as it is swung stopping just short of his throat..... he looks to DeathKnight_.. IF YOU ever threaten another one of my SIsters... I will remove your head from your shoulders... in one motoin he sheaths his sword and leaves....

     After reviewing the log, checking, of course, to see if the "kill" was valid, (uh huh) I see that I should have been watching this Kil`Jaeden, aka DeathKnight_ character a bit closer! (Oh damn! I mentioned his name! *tries frantically, yet fruitlessly to backspace and delete* Need a new keyboard, it's not working. *shrugs*) Seems the young apprentice had already been out and about making new friends.

     After the slavegirl finally managed to get to DeathKnight_'s (sheesh!) feet, he ordered blackwine and settled in to watch the girl serve. In retrospect, I am pleased that the girl brought him the Folgers, instead of my more expensive imported blackwine, considering that he had the audacity to leave without paying! Tavern owners, next time you see Kil`Jaeden, or his evil twin DeathKnight_, (Oops!) be sure to collect payment in advance....

     When the girl finally got the cup of Folgers to DeathKnight_, (Grr) I immediately noticed something was awry, as he commented on the drink thusly:

* DeathKnight_ takes the cup and drinks

<DeathKnight_> aaahhhhhh that is good

     Now anyone who has ever had Folgers coffee knows it is NOT good! He is obviously not a drinker of fine coffees, so, I started to watch him closely at this point...

* DeathKnight_ stands and stretches

(I guess the Folgers made him lethargic)

* arianna{S-S} glides into the tavern, golden hair framing slender shoulders and heart-shaped face....she sinks to her knees on the warm furs, kneeling up prettily

* anjileah scoots back so He doesnt step on her

(an excellent idea)

<arianna{S-S}> greetings Master Danath <s> Master Strummer <s>

* DeathKnight_ removes his hood to show a black dagger on his fore head

(I look closely... looks like a recently used potato peeler, applied with doublestick tape, but he says it's a dagger, so I guess it is)

<bahni{STRUM}> greetings, ari :)

<DeathKnight_> Danath i have come for you

(Hmm... I don't recall calling for a taxi, but I guess it's here)

<Danath> Take me then :)

(I decide it might be fun to get out, go for a ride, see the sights of Ko-ro-ba, or whatever, since he is paying)

* DeathKnight_ slits danath`s throat with a smal knife

(I know immediately what I am being assaulted with, having browsed through book #28, Gamer of Gor. I am reminded of the adventure Crudrush of the Black Caste had, when he managed to get the jump on, and single handedly overcome the tiny, yet supposedly dangerous hamsterlike Cosian smal: The smal knife, commonly kept on a chain about the neck of latterday assassins, is used to extricate the testicles of the Cosian smal, which are then eaten, much like the ritual of a real warrior, eating a sleen's heart. Imported from X-acto(tm))

* Danath waits

<Danath> Ooooo

(I look about for a tab of toilet paper to staunch the wound)

<arianna{S-S}> greetings Master DeathKnight_

(Our slaves greet everyone, even gamers!)

* anjileah scrambles away from the Masters

(another fine idea)

* kimber{D} blinks

(Probably to clear an old piece of smal scrotum from her eye)

* Strummer smiles

(My good friend is also amused at the proceedings it seems)

<arianna{S-S}> kimberrrrrrrrrrrrrr :)

* anjileah hides behind Master Strummer

(She is full of excellent ideas tonight, the best one was to substitute Folgers for my rare blackwine beans)

* DeathKnight_ then takes out an axe and cuts off his head and leaves with it

(Well I'll be damned! He forgot to pay for that too!)

* Danath bleeds allll over the place

(Just to make it all legal like, and valid)

* Danath laughs

(Yes... I am amused)

<arianna{S-S}> greetings anjileah <s>

(She still hasn't noticed her owner is dead!)

*** DeathKnight_ ([email protected]) has left #Sword&Shield&127

(Ooops, did I forget to X out his IP address? So sorry! Maybe the next tavern he visits will make him pay for his Folgers in advance *making a mental note to get that new keyboard*)

     I will continue the log briefly just to show all the gamers, just how seriously we Goreans in the tavern take you, and your fun and games...

<anjileah> oh pooh..now a girl supposes she will have to clean it up...she gets all the crappy jobs around here

* kimber{D} checks for her Master's head..finding it still there...heaves a sigh of relief

* arianna{S-S} pauses in her greetings and blinks, her little blonde brain stumped

<Strummer> Hmmm...

* Strummer looks over at Danath

<Strummer> you look well, for a dead Man, my friend

* anjileah giggles

* Strummer grins

<Strummer> Hmmm...

* arianna{S-S} offers a sport strip band-aid....it has antibiotics on it <g>

<Danath> Well damn!

* anjileah peeks around Master Strummer's waist

* anjileah giggles to ari

<Strummer> an Aussie...one of the Morarth crowd?

<arianna{S-S}> bahni :)))

* bahni{STRUM} smiles brightly at ari

* Strummer smiles softly at arianna

* anjileah notes proudly that you cant keep a good Master down

<Danath> Not sure :)

<kimber{D}> well..at least He didn't have a soul-sucking sword, Master :)

* Danath shrugs... At least :)

     I was shortly thereafter informed by DeathKnight_ that I was dead, and that it was a valid kill. It is unfortunate that he didn't stay long enough to see that arianna saved my life with a sport strip band-aid, complete with antibiotics to stop any infection that might be caused by an unsanitary axe blade! Oh well. I ask your favor, my Gorean friends: If you happen to see this IP, ([email protected]) wander into your channel, give him the boot for me, with a big, capital "D" on the toe :) My thanks.

I wish you well, Goreans

Danath