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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maidenfine" data-source="post: 787383" data-attributes="member: 8927">Arm Wrestling and DrinksmashAfter the beating he took in One Eyed Jack’s Last Stand, Frederick was feeling more brave. It wasn’t all that bad. So he entered the first tavern he saw and promptly entered their arm wrestling contest.His first opponent was decent looking but not extraordinary. Frederick was pretty evenly matched. Merely his hunger to win almost defeated the other man straight away. Slowly, his opponent gained ground. Suddenly, Frederick became filled with rage. How dare he steal my win! Frederick slammed the other man’s fist down with a resounding thud.With one victory under his belt, Frederick moved on to the next round. This opponent was slightly larger but Frederick wasn’t worried. He flexed his arms.“Look at these gnome guns.” Apparently, his sad attempt at intimidation worked. Frederick finished off his second opponent in no time. With two more rounds to go, he could win the contest.Frederick sat across from his new opponent. He heard someone nearby chuckle. “Hey, Gar. Warden’s wrestling’ a gnome.”Frederick ignored their taunts. He knew how intimidation worked. Who cares if he looks fitter than and ox? I can still take him just like the last two. As soon as Frederick finished his thought, the match started. . .. . . and finished. Frederick looked down in surprise to find his hand pinned to the table. He didn’t even bat an eyelash.  As the victor, Warden apparently, walked over to kiss a barmaid, Frederick walked out of the tavern in a daze.As the door opened, every orc in Krom’s Throat turned to look at the oddity in the doorway. He was human, very tall, and wore a cape like non they had ever seen. It was a pale sandy color and very thin. He removed a veil from his face.“Drinksmash!” the human shouted. Suddenly, he had become one of them as the orcs returned his cheer. A female orc approached Kiohrin.“You. Me. Drinksmash.” She led him to one of the tables still standing near the center of the tavern. The tavern owner approached with a tray full of ale mugs. He left it with them and busied himself with replacing one of the kegs on the wall. As soon as he walked away from the keg, the fighting began over the space beneath the spigot.Kiohrin turned his attention back to his new opponent. At his nod, she grabbed a mug and quickly gulped down its content. Then she proceeded to punch Kiohrin square in the face. He grinned as his nose bled. He picked up the next mug and gulped it down. He punched her in the eye, leaving a bright red mark. They took turns drinking and punching for several more rounds. Finally, her punch threw her off balance. She fell to the floor. She didn’t get up.A cheer filled the tavern. The human had defeated one of their own in Drinksmash. After pats on the back and friendly words, Kiohrin finally left. He needed to let some of the alcohol wear off before the next big event.</blockquote>

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