Spike

Elanthian Tales
© Violetskye's, 1998, 1999

Spike's First Appearance

Contributed by Lord Khazaan Colquhoun

[Town Square, NW]
This corner of the square is lively and hectic. You pass a cross-section of the Landing's population. Several elven loggers loiter around the door of the Raging Thrak Inn, while the rowdy cheers of patrons and voices raised in songs of many sorts, from snatches of heroic ballads to blushingly bawdy tunes, beckon you to enter.
You also see a grey cat, the Khait disk, a giant rat, a badly damaged steel strongbox, a sturdy iron strongbox, a scratched brass box and a sturdy wooden chest.
Also here: Brodon, Brestonj, Blizzrd, Lord Prestius, Keithicus, Blythrid, Delira, Joav, Arrianna, Terzl, Annaveila, Tovur, Starsongg, Mattor, Lady Khait, Elros, Oceaniania, Calys, Khomm
Obvious paths: north, south, east, southeast.

Joav says, "It's a power rat."

Terzl says, "wow"

The air calms down around Mattor.

Mattor swings a broadsword at a giant rat!
AS: +48 vs DS: +1133 with AvD: +36 + d100 roll: +93 = -956
A clean miss.

A giant rat searches around a moment.

Khomm gestures at a giant rat.
A silvery luminescence surrounds a giant rat.

Annaveila just tried to kiss the rat!

A giant rat tries to bite Mattor!
AS: +1000 vs DS: -1 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +82 = +1118
... and hits for 427 points of damage!
Right hip pulped, severing the leg
Mattor screams and falls to the ground grasping his mangled right leg!

* Mattor just bit the dust!

* Mattor drops dead at your feet!

Arrianna gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Tovur asks, "someones familiar??"

Arrianna gestures at a giant rat.
A giant rat blurs before you.

Joav exclaims, "Damn!"

Blizzrd laughs!
Brestonj just went south.

Keithicus recites:

"Do not attack the rat... You can't hit it anyway..."

Prestius chuckles.

Emircol just arrived.
Elros sighs.
Khait says, "umm"

Emircol just went south.
Terzl just went south.

Blythrid exclaims, "Wow!!!"

(Khazaan)
You exclaim, "Wow, now thats a rat !"

Leslianna just went southeast.

Blizzrd says, "Wow rat"

Annaveila just went north.

Kythe just arrived.
Starsongg drops a badly damaged steel strongbox.

Danbro just arrived, dragging the body of Jaboshk behind him.

Elros asks, "now you see why not?"

Khomm gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Kythe just went south.

Blizzrd says, "Good going"

Aeocus just arrived.

Lord Karhl just arrived.

Virten just arrived.
Lord Basam's group just arrived.
Aeocus just went south.
Lord Keiserii's group just arrived.

Keithicus applauds.

Lord Karhl just went south.
Virten just went north.
Skarblood just arrived.

A giant rat sniffs at the air.

The grey cat sits down.

Danbro grabs Jaboshk's body and drags it north with him.

Lord Karhl just arrived.
Boldsmehr just arrived.
Boldsmehr just went southeast.

A giant rat sniffs at the air.

Basam's group entered the inn.

Khomm says, "Poor rat is being harassed"

A giant rat searches around a moment.

Blizzrd shows a giant rat his leather armor.

Telsire just arrived.
Skarblood just went south.
Oceaniania just went south.
Lord Basam's group just arrived.

Keithicus says, "Well done Mr. Rat..."

Milbon just arrived.

Khomm gestures at a giant rat.
A silvery luminescence surrounds a giant rat.

Kythe just arrived.
Lord Basam's group just went southeast.
Telsire just went north.
Kythe entered the inn.
Starsongg picks up a scratched brass box.
Urael just arrived.

Calys exclaims, "ack!"

Raydiant just arrived.
Emircol just arrived.
Crypto just arrived.

Brodon swings a scimitar at a giant rat!
AS: +0 vs DS: +1143 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +52 = -1061
A clean miss.

A giant rat sniffs at the air.

Matti gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Milbon just went north.
Emircol entered the inn.

Khomm gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Blythrid says, "t mess with the rat, as of 1000"

Matti gestures at a giant rat.
A dim aura surrounds a giant rat.

You hear the ghostly voice of Mattor say, "Somebody please drag me to sc"

Starsongg drops a scratched brass box.
Starsongg picks up a sturdy wooden chest.
Lord Basam's group just arrived.

Calys waves to the giant rat.

Arrianna gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Vaskar just arrived.
Vaskar just went south.

Prestius says, "You shouldn't just attack without doing a lottle research"

Jahnathan just arrived.
Lord Basam's group just went north.
Terzl just arrived.

Matti thumps Brodon!

Crypto swings a closed fist at a giant rat!
AS: +0 vs DS: +1143 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +92 = -1026
A clean miss.

Lord Jaeger just arrived.

Urael swings a closed fist at a giant rat!
AS: +0 vs DS: +1143 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +82 = -1036
A clean miss.

Starsongg drops a sturdy wooden chest.

Blizzrd says, "Hey Rat, look at my armor"

Jahnathan just went south. Lord Simmer just arrived.
Lord Khalim's group just arrived.

Khomm says, "don't attack the rat please"

Arrianna gestures at a giant rat.
A bright luminescence surrounds a giant rat.

Raydiant drops a feras rapier.

Starsongg shrugs.

Brodon says, "cool"
Blizzrd taps some ratskin leather armor.

Throgard just arrived.

Marigold says, "rat"

Lord Khalim's group just went east.
Jannia just arrived.

Matti thumps Crypto!
The blow catches him square in the solar plexus! He doubles over, gasping for air.

Virten just arrived.
Twigs just arrived.
Starsongg just went north.
Throgard just went north.

A giant rat just went southeast dragging Mattor behind it.

Galing just arrived.
Throgard just arrived.

Elros sighs.

Blizzrd just went southeast.
Cronoblade just arrived.
Lord Prestius just went southeast.
Crypto picks up a broadsword.

Elros blinks.

Lord Keiserii's group just went southeast.
Lord Karhl just went southeast.
Terzl just went south.
Arrianna just went southeast.
Elros just went southeast.
Blythrid just went southeast.
Linjer just arrived.
Lord Khalim's group just arrived.
Raydiant removes a jet black falchion from inside his cotton sheath.
Virten just went southeast.
Lord Jaeger just went southeast.
Raydiant slings a silvery vultite shield off from over his shoulder.
Khomm just went southeast.
Terzl just arrived.

Khait says, "um...dont attack the rat unless you wanna die"

Keithicus just went southeast.
Lady Khait just went southeast.
Terzl just went east.
Jauntes just arrived.
Lord Khalim's group just went southeast.
Lord Truebeard just arrived.
Jonte just arrived.
Wippersnapper just arrived.
Deathrally just arrived.
Lord Semator just arrived.
Terzl just arrived.
Lord Truebeard just went north.
Lord Semator just went southeast.
Terzl just went north.
The grey cat stands back up.

Joav says, "Ah.. The rat will return attacks, and likely kill you quite easily."

Lord Simmer just went southeast.
Delira just went south.
Jauntes entered the inn.
Skarblood just arrived.
Lord Semator just arrived.

A giant rat just arrived.

Milbon just arrived.
Urael just went southeast.
Lord Truebeard just arrived.
Skarblood just went north.
Deathrally just went north.
Skarblood just arrived.
Lurar just arrived.
Lord Jaeger just arrived.
Blizzrd just arrived.
Jannia just went east.
Lord Karhl just arrived.

Semator waves to the giant rat.

Lord Simmer just arrived.
Keithicus just arrived.
Lady Khait just arrived.
Lord Keiserii's group just arrived.
Deathrally just arrived.
Aeocus just arrived.
Blythrid just arrived.
Twigs just went east.
Crypto slings a bronze shield off from over his shoulder.

Deathrally swings a drake falchion at a giant rat!
AS: +45 vs DS: +1143 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +12 = -1051
A clean miss.

Jonte just went east.
Brestonj just arrived.
Skarblood smiles at the giant rat.

Blizzrd says, "It is a good rat"

Lurar swings a closed fist at a giant rat!
AS: +0 vs DS: +1143 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +95 = -1023
A clean miss.

Truebeard exclaims, "Whoa nelly!"

A giant rat growls ferociously!

Blythrid recites:

"Leave the rat alone"

Lurar says, "die RAT"

Zrail just arrived.

Throgard says, "weird"

Semator thumps Deathrally!

Lurar removes a cold drake broadsword from inside her silk backpack.

Nescient says, "Woah"

A shaggy mutt just arrived.

Matti thumps Lurar!
The blow catches her square in the solar plexus! She doubles over, gasping for air.

Keiserii thumps Lurar!

Truebeard exclaims, "Wah da heck!"

Skarblood says, "jheesh"

Marigold put a krodera falchion inside her mesh shoulder sheath.

Marigold slings a dusty rose shield over her shoulder.

Lurar says, "hehee"

Deathrally swings a drake falchion at a giant rat!
AS: +45 vs DS: +1143 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +67 = -996
A clean miss.

Blizzrd says, "That rat will kill you"

Khomm just arrived.
Elros just arrived.

Semator thumps Deathrally!
The blow catches him square in the solar plexus! He doubles over, gasping for air.

Lurar says, "sorry Matti"

Suddenly Balthrak appears in the room holding onto a ring he has just placed on his finger.

The giant rat sits down.

Khait gently pets the mutt.
The mutt wags its tail!

Truebeard blinks.

Khalim thumps Deathrally!

(Khazaan)
You say, "the rat WILL kill you"

Keiserii thumps Deathrally!
Tovur gently pets the mutt.

Matti thumps Deathrally!

Santhal just arrived.
Swiftblade just arrived.
Marigold exclaims, "Don't hit it!"

A giant rat yawns.

Karhl thumps Deathrally!

Truebeard swoons.

Balthrak entered the inn.

Karhl thumps Deathrally!

Milbon swings a closed fist at a giant rat!
AS: -14 vs DS: +1088 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +22 = -1055
A clean miss.

Karhl thumps Deathrally!

Nescient says, "Oh my"

Virten just arrived.

Khomm gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Karhl thumps Deathrally!

Zoroastre just arrived.
Zoroastre just went north.

Zrail says, "dont attack the rat ""

Hoiner asks, " have a hat anyone?"

Parnn's group just arrived.
Agood just arrived.
Galing just went east.
Lord Prestius just arrived.
Elros gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Matti thumps Deathrally!

Santhal just went southeast.

Khalim thumps Deathrally!

Parnn's group just went south.

Marigold thumps Milbon!
The blow catches him square in the solar plexus! He doubles over, gasping for air.

Keithicus recites:

"Leave the rat... You can't hit it anyway..."

Jaeger thumps Milbon!

Wippersnapper swings a morning star at a giant rat!
AS: +0 vs DS: +1088 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +94 = -961
A clean miss.

Nescient removes an ora halberd from inside his mail sheath.

Elros gestures at Milbon.
CS: +83 - TD: +5 + CvA: +1 + d100: +17 == +96
Warded off!

Swiftblade picks up a badly damaged steel strongbox.

Agood just went south.

Lurar says, "I am sorry Ratty,"

Ventel just arrived.

Brestonj asks, "if you don't swing, will it att us?"

Khomm says, "Stop attacking the rat"

Truebeard blinks.

Swiftblade picks up a sturdy iron strongbox.

Raydiant says, "wow....DS OF 1000"

Blythrid says, "DS is dropping"

The grey cat examines its tail.

Ventel just went north.
Tanyth just arrived.
Haren just arrived.
Tanyth just went north.

Khomm gestures at a giant rat.
A silvery luminescence surrounds a giant rat.

Nescient asks, "Why?"
Matti thumps Wippersnapper!

Arrianna just arrived.

Raydiant says, "wow....DS OF 1000"

Shyndor just arrived.
Linjer entered the inn.

Marigold thumps Wippersnapper!
The blow catches him square in the solar plexus! He doubles over, gasping for air.

A giant rat stands up.

Khalim peers quizzically at a giant rat.

Lurar asks, "can I try matti please?"

Ginni says, "Lets hope not."

You hug Matti.

Blizzrd says, "Don't attack the rat"

Jaeger thumps Wippersnapper!

Brestonj yells, "LEAVE THE RAT! Let it be!"

A giant rat just went southeast.

Karhl thumps Wippersnapper!
Karhl thumps Wippersnapper!

Khait gestures and utters a phrase of magic.

Matti beams happily at Marigold!

Khomm says, "because I told you not to attack it"

Zrail says, "it a familair"

Matti hugs you.

Joav says, "The rat also has an AS of 1000."

Karhl thumps Wippersnapper!
Karhl thumps Wippersnapper!

Lurar slings a reinforced shield off from over her shoulder. Nescient just went southeast.

Blythrid yells, "Folks leave the rat alone"

Brestonj mumbles something that you don't quite catch.

Lurar says, "yet me try ok."

Truebeard exclaims, ".....um me coulda sworn me jess saw a giant rat!"

Virten sings:

"Don't attack the rat, it'll just kill ye ... "