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<blockquote data-quote="Redbadge" data-source="post: 5992499" data-attributes="member: 61463"><p><em>Sunday, 22 Desnus, 4712 AR (17:44:11)</em>, Bloody Hour</p><p> <em>Main Deck, The Wormwood</em>, <em>Unknown Waters, Off the Coast of Garund, Inner Sea Region, Golario</em>n</p><p></p><p>You move out onto deck amongst the crowd that has gathered for the Bloody Hour, circled about the mainmast. Though you currently see no sign of Plugg or Scourge, you do spot Jack, and are able to work your way over to him. As you are about to explain your plan to save save his arm, a commotion ripples through the crowd.</p><p></p><p>Plugg, Scourge, and their cronies are coming up from belowdecks, and they are leading the simple brute Owlbear Hartshorn by a chain fastened to a metal collar around his thick neck. The crowd gives this group a wide berth as they move to a wide open portion of the main deck, just aft of the main mast, on top of the aft hatch. The crowd reforms around them as Plugg begins to speak.</p><p></p><p><em><strong><span style="color: DarkOrchid"><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to tonight's entertainment. You are all in for a bit of sport, which is why we've brought out the Owlbear on this special occasion. We fancy some bare-knuckle wrestling tonight, between our man Owlbear, and any challenger that dares fight him."</span></span></span></strong></em> At this point, Plugg scans the crowd with a bit of showmanship, though Scourge keeps an intense gaze on you the entire time. Owlbear's visage alternates between dazed, ferocious, confused, and enraged. Plugg continues, <em><strong><span style="color: DarkOrchid"><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"Any takers?"</span></span></span></strong></em> After a brief pause, the first mate pulls out a heavy coin purse, <em><strong><span style="color: DarkOrchid"><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"To make things interesting, anyone who can best him wins a prize of 100 gold."</span></span></span></strong></em> A murmur goes through the crowd, but none step forward.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Owlbear]Mr. Plugg’s “pet,” a simpleminded, hulking brute called Owlbear Hartshorn, is usually kept belowdecks in the middle hold, but Plugg brings him out on special occasions, such as when he wants someone killed or taught a lesson. The Owlbear is a large man with meaty fists. He’s a bit simple, and the rest of the crew enjoys having a laugh at the poor fellow’s expense. To try to make friends, Hartshorn has taken to clowning, laughing, and crying out random phrases at the top of his voice, as this seems to make people laugh. Owlbear likes to eat live crabs, breaking the shells with his teeth and fingers, and his shaved skin still shows signs of the tarring and feathering the crew gave him as a cruel joke not so long ago.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/scalbums/1345130202_the%20owlbear.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redbadge, post: 5992499, member: 61463"] [I]Sunday, 22 Desnus, 4712 AR (17:44:11)[/I], Bloody Hour [I]Main Deck, The Wormwood[/I], [I]Unknown Waters, Off the Coast of Garund, Inner Sea Region, Golario[/I]n You move out onto deck amongst the crowd that has gathered for the Bloody Hour, circled about the mainmast. Though you currently see no sign of Plugg or Scourge, you do spot Jack, and are able to work your way over to him. As you are about to explain your plan to save save his arm, a commotion ripples through the crowd. Plugg, Scourge, and their cronies are coming up from belowdecks, and they are leading the simple brute Owlbear Hartshorn by a chain fastened to a metal collar around his thick neck. The crowd gives this group a wide berth as they move to a wide open portion of the main deck, just aft of the main mast, on top of the aft hatch. The crowd reforms around them as Plugg begins to speak. [I][B][COLOR=DarkOrchid][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3]"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to tonight's entertainment. You are all in for a bit of sport, which is why we've brought out the Owlbear on this special occasion. We fancy some bare-knuckle wrestling tonight, between our man Owlbear, and any challenger that dares fight him."[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] At this point, Plugg scans the crowd with a bit of showmanship, though Scourge keeps an intense gaze on you the entire time. Owlbear's visage alternates between dazed, ferocious, confused, and enraged. Plugg continues, [I][B][COLOR=DarkOrchid][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3]"Any takers?"[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] After a brief pause, the first mate pulls out a heavy coin purse, [I][B][COLOR=DarkOrchid][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3]"To make things interesting, anyone who can best him wins a prize of 100 gold."[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] A murmur goes through the crowd, but none step forward. [sblock=The Owlbear]Mr. Plugg’s “pet,” a simpleminded, hulking brute called Owlbear Hartshorn, is usually kept belowdecks in the middle hold, but Plugg brings him out on special occasions, such as when he wants someone killed or taught a lesson. The Owlbear is a large man with meaty fists. He’s a bit simple, and the rest of the crew enjoys having a laugh at the poor fellow’s expense. To try to make friends, Hartshorn has taken to clowning, laughing, and crying out random phrases at the top of his voice, as this seems to make people laugh. Owlbear likes to eat live crabs, breaking the shells with his teeth and fingers, and his shaved skin still shows signs of the tarring and feathering the crew gave him as a cruel joke not so long ago. [IMG]http://www.enworld.org/forum/scalbums/1345130202_the%20owlbear.jpg[/IMG][/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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