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<blockquote data-quote="Enkhidu" data-source="post: 359465" data-attributes="member: 351"><p><strong>Part II of Small Beginnings!</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi all!</p><p></p><p>Well, my cohort in creative crime and I have been hard at work putting together some of the things you've been asking for: more background, more stats, and more Small Beginnings.</p><p></p><p>Over the next couple weeks, in addition to at least one update a week you can look for what we're terming "flashbacks." Look for them to be posted by dshai527 in order to separate them from the story proper. Basically, they're short stories showcasing one or two characters at a time. Depending on the length of the flashbacks, we'll be posting them in in either one or two parts per character. If I'm right, the first one will involve a certain Orloff: you know, of Woods fame...</p><p></p><p>Also, we're finishing up PC stat blocks, and we'll be starting a thread in the Rogue's Gallery Forum sometime soon - probably over the next few days.</p><p></p><p>Now on with the...</p><p></p><p>Dangit, even over email that so-and-so can manage to remind me to include the tip of the day. This one takes the form of a logic statement.</p><p></p><p>"It is good to keep HULK happy. Beans make HULK happy. Therefore beans are good."</p><p></p><p>Don't ask me.</p><p></p><p>Now where was I? Oh yes...</p><p></p><p>As promised, we start Part II of Small Beginnings out with an Interlude...</p><p></p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>INTERLUDE</p><p></p><p>A sharp prod on her backside yanked her from the blissful sleep that she was enjoying. With a grunt, the bloated rat queen rolled onto her belly to face her prodder and dole out punishment for the intrusion. The queen yawned, taking in the aroma of death and decay that hung in the air, and looked lazily about the dim chamber. Her eyes adjusted slowly in her drowsy state, but her keen sense of smell told the mother rat that her bestest child warrior was cowering behind the remnants of last night’s dinner. The queen swelled with pride at the fear that her subject showed and lashed out smashing the bone-hiding place with her massive jaws, sending the frightened warrior scurrying for new cover. </p><p></p><p>The bloated queen opened her massive jaws and hissed out a hoarse laugh that soon transformed into a fit of coughing; it spewed snot and phlegm out into the chamber coating the piles of bones and rotting garbage. When the mother rat recovered from the uncontrollable fit, her anger had returned. With a hiss, she summoned her subject to come before her. She watched and waited as the warrior rat peeked his head from his new hiding place and shambled forward. </p><p></p><p>A quick snap of the queen’s head taught the warrior the error of his ways, as her teeth tore clean through its ear. The queen grinned as the warrior squealed in pain and dropped down onto its belly and averted its eyes to show that it had learned its lesson. The queen looked on in amusement as the warrior now tried to move toward the queen wriggling on its belly. Just before the warrior reached the queens side, she began sharpening her teeth on the stone floor. </p><p></p><p>The queen continued this practice long after her subject reached her side and lay down. She enjoyed the shivering ripples of his muscles as each scrap echoed through the chamber. Satisfied that her teeth were now able to shear the warrior’s other ear off rather than leaving it hanging against his head, she turned her attention back to her subject. She prodded the lowly warrior, confident that he would not forget his place again. </p><p></p><p>In response to the fierce poking, the warrior rolled onto its back and faced her. With a hacking cough, the warrior opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of garbage. The queen mother snarled one last time and then eyed the present that the warrior had delivered. She identified a smooth stone, a shiny thing, and wad of vines. </p><p></p><p>Stepping closer the rat queen sniffed at each of the items. The smooth stone smelled of the light skinned two-legs, and she knew that it was one of the rocks that they hurled at her subjects to smash their heads. The shiny thing smelled of a larger light skinned two-leg on the outside but a small round hole on the top smelled differently. The queen mother grabbed the shiny thing in her teeth and sucked on the hole as she would suck on a bone to get the sweet marrow out. Remnants of liquid touched her tongue from within the small container but the taste was foreign to her and not at all pleasant. With a grunt she turned her attention to the wad of vines and smelled the pleasant aroma of two-leg blood. With closer inspection the queen identified two different scents of two-legs along with the scent of the two-leg that once possessed the shiny thing. </p><p></p><p>The queen’s stomach rumbled at the smells before her and she realized that it had been some time since she had feasted on the flesh of light skinned two-legs. She knew that she was tired of the hard-fleshed dark skins and the sour taste of their blood. With a shrill bark the queen rat began summoning her subjects. If the light skinned walked within her tunnels then soon she would feast upon their sweet flesh. </p><p></p><p></p><p>END OF INTERLUDE</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Check back soon for flashbacks, infobites, and more of Part II of Small Beginnings!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Enkhidu, post: 359465, member: 351"] [b]Part II of Small Beginnings![/b] Hi all! Well, my cohort in creative crime and I have been hard at work putting together some of the things you've been asking for: more background, more stats, and more Small Beginnings. Over the next couple weeks, in addition to at least one update a week you can look for what we're terming "flashbacks." Look for them to be posted by dshai527 in order to separate them from the story proper. Basically, they're short stories showcasing one or two characters at a time. Depending on the length of the flashbacks, we'll be posting them in in either one or two parts per character. If I'm right, the first one will involve a certain Orloff: you know, of Woods fame... Also, we're finishing up PC stat blocks, and we'll be starting a thread in the Rogue's Gallery Forum sometime soon - probably over the next few days. Now on with the... Dangit, even over email that so-and-so can manage to remind me to include the tip of the day. This one takes the form of a logic statement. "It is good to keep HULK happy. Beans make HULK happy. Therefore beans are good." Don't ask me. Now where was I? Oh yes... As promised, we start Part II of Small Beginnings out with an Interlude... ***** INTERLUDE A sharp prod on her backside yanked her from the blissful sleep that she was enjoying. With a grunt, the bloated rat queen rolled onto her belly to face her prodder and dole out punishment for the intrusion. The queen yawned, taking in the aroma of death and decay that hung in the air, and looked lazily about the dim chamber. Her eyes adjusted slowly in her drowsy state, but her keen sense of smell told the mother rat that her bestest child warrior was cowering behind the remnants of last night’s dinner. The queen swelled with pride at the fear that her subject showed and lashed out smashing the bone-hiding place with her massive jaws, sending the frightened warrior scurrying for new cover. The bloated queen opened her massive jaws and hissed out a hoarse laugh that soon transformed into a fit of coughing; it spewed snot and phlegm out into the chamber coating the piles of bones and rotting garbage. When the mother rat recovered from the uncontrollable fit, her anger had returned. With a hiss, she summoned her subject to come before her. She watched and waited as the warrior rat peeked his head from his new hiding place and shambled forward. A quick snap of the queen’s head taught the warrior the error of his ways, as her teeth tore clean through its ear. The queen grinned as the warrior squealed in pain and dropped down onto its belly and averted its eyes to show that it had learned its lesson. The queen looked on in amusement as the warrior now tried to move toward the queen wriggling on its belly. Just before the warrior reached the queens side, she began sharpening her teeth on the stone floor. The queen continued this practice long after her subject reached her side and lay down. She enjoyed the shivering ripples of his muscles as each scrap echoed through the chamber. Satisfied that her teeth were now able to shear the warrior’s other ear off rather than leaving it hanging against his head, she turned her attention back to her subject. She prodded the lowly warrior, confident that he would not forget his place again. In response to the fierce poking, the warrior rolled onto its back and faced her. With a hacking cough, the warrior opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of garbage. The queen mother snarled one last time and then eyed the present that the warrior had delivered. She identified a smooth stone, a shiny thing, and wad of vines. Stepping closer the rat queen sniffed at each of the items. The smooth stone smelled of the light skinned two-legs, and she knew that it was one of the rocks that they hurled at her subjects to smash their heads. The shiny thing smelled of a larger light skinned two-leg on the outside but a small round hole on the top smelled differently. The queen mother grabbed the shiny thing in her teeth and sucked on the hole as she would suck on a bone to get the sweet marrow out. Remnants of liquid touched her tongue from within the small container but the taste was foreign to her and not at all pleasant. With a grunt she turned her attention to the wad of vines and smelled the pleasant aroma of two-leg blood. With closer inspection the queen identified two different scents of two-legs along with the scent of the two-leg that once possessed the shiny thing. The queen’s stomach rumbled at the smells before her and she realized that it had been some time since she had feasted on the flesh of light skinned two-legs. She knew that she was tired of the hard-fleshed dark skins and the sour taste of their blood. With a shrill bark the queen rat began summoning her subjects. If the light skinned walked within her tunnels then soon she would feast upon their sweet flesh. END OF INTERLUDE ***** Check back soon for flashbacks, infobites, and more of Part II of Small Beginnings! [/QUOTE]
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