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<blockquote data-quote="ThaDoc" data-source="post: 2231467" data-attributes="member: 31503">The gall some of these vanquished opponents have!We pan over from Bison walking past the dying malefactor, to Shenk having a decidedly one-sided conversation with our indulging barbarian.&nbsp;As the words of that poor loser reach over the death-throughs, Shenk's ears twitch and he turned slowly toward the direction from where they came. A twitch in his eye and brandishing enough tempered metal to make a blacksmith blush, he approached the soldier kneeling over his collection of innards, so obviously the man who spoke so defiantly.&nbsp;&quot;You believe that *We* are the savages? I'll tell you what savage is. Savage is forcing men once dedicated to honour, to work against their will for quests to help their sworn enemy. I have seen what your magics have done. Not killing a defeated captive, but instead making them work for survival is savage.&quot;&nbsp;Shenk brought a gauntleted fist to the man's throat and lifted him from the ground.&nbsp;&quot;What did you expect when you took our party members? A letter of discord? A PETITION IN PROTESTATION?? We knew damn well what you foxes had in store for our defeated comrades!&quot;&nbsp;He tossed the dying man backwards on top of his dead mates.&nbsp;&quot;No. Force is the only thing you understand. You had us before with your show of force. If for a moment I saw that our group could have prevailed, I would have led the charge Personally! Instead we took advantage of you when you least expected it. Do NOT think to bring down this victory by threatening our welfare and with words like 'savage'.&quot;&nbsp;Shenk noticed out of the corner of his eye, the figures of his flayed and tortured paladin friends come stumbling out of the shack. Infuriated, he again raised the soldier and pointed his head in that direction.&nbsp;&quot;Look at what your leader has done to prisoners! THAT isn't savage?!?&quot;&nbsp;Letting out a long breath Shenk rested the man on his feet and let him stand, wavering in the night. A sinister, toothy grin flashed Shenk's tusks to the ailing soldier.&nbsp;&quot;Don't be too disappointed in your performance tonight for someday we will meet again in that eternal battlefield above. I will come one day and you may attempt to exact revenge; but today is not that day!! Let the souls in the next world know the name Shenk Bloodrock!!&quot;&nbsp;A flash of steel reflected from the campfires, a tell-tale swoosh from Shenk's side brought the great axe above his head, poised to drop a blow that would wound a god.&nbsp;&quot;Repent your master's dishonour, it was he that condemned you all.&quot;&nbsp;*Blammo*&nbsp;(*roll* Oh, look at that, natural 20. Confirm critical... does a 28 hit an ailing soldier? Eeeexcellent... 59 damage. Does his soul even *make* it to the next plane?)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThaDoc, post: 2231467, member: 31503"] [b]The gall some of these vanquished opponents have![/b] [i]We pan over from Bison walking past the dying malefactor, to Shenk having a decidedly one-sided conversation with our indulging barbarian.[/i] As the words of that poor loser reach over the death-throughs, Shenk's ears twitch and he turned slowly toward the direction from where they came. A twitch in his eye and brandishing enough tempered metal to make a blacksmith blush, he approached the soldier kneeling over his collection of innards, so obviously the man who spoke so defiantly. "You believe that *We* are the savages? I'll tell you what savage is. Savage is forcing men once dedicated to honour, to work against their will for quests to help their sworn enemy. I have seen what your magics have done. Not killing a defeated captive, but instead making them work for survival is savage." Shenk brought a gauntleted fist to the man's throat and lifted him from the ground. "What did you expect when you took our party members? A letter of discord? A PETITION IN PROTESTATION?? We knew damn well what you foxes had in store for our defeated comrades!" He tossed the dying man backwards on top of his dead mates. "No. Force is the only thing you understand. You had us before with your show of force. If for a moment I saw that our group could have prevailed, I would have led the charge Personally! Instead we took advantage of you when you least expected it. Do NOT think to bring down this victory by threatening our welfare and with words like 'savage'." Shenk noticed out of the corner of his eye, the figures of his flayed and tortured paladin friends come stumbling out of the shack. Infuriated, he again raised the soldier and pointed his head in that direction. "Look at what your leader has done to prisoners! THAT isn't savage?!?" Letting out a long breath Shenk rested the man on his feet and let him stand, wavering in the night. A sinister, toothy grin flashed Shenk's tusks to the ailing soldier. "Don't be too disappointed in your performance tonight for someday we will meet again in that eternal battlefield above. I will come one day and you may attempt to exact revenge; but today is not that day!! Let the souls in the next world know the name Shenk Bloodrock!!" A flash of steel reflected from the campfires, a tell-tale swoosh from Shenk's side brought the great axe above his head, poised to drop a blow that would wound a god. "Repent your master's dishonour, it was he that condemned you all." *Blammo* (*roll* Oh, look at that, natural 20. Confirm critical... does a 28 hit an ailing soldier? Eeeexcellent... 59 damage. Does his soul even *make* it to the next plane?) [/QUOTE]

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