Chapter 2 Turn 9

Hairy Fairy?

by Abram Paradies

"What have we here?" I thought to myself after reading Cher's player turn. "A female half dwarve and half fairy? Hmm, either we have an ugly girl with a beard that can fly or a gorgeous girl with muscles! Ho Har! A hairy fairy!"

Seriously, it was a good choice. I have decided to give Cher gorgeous looks with the stamina of a dwarf, and; of course, the ability to fly.

...while on Patrol Duty, Tara soared skillfully at about three hundred yarn above the ocean waves on her steel grey osprey. Together, they made wide, sweeping turns. Tiny gulls flapped about them crying "scree! scree!" Below her the craggy island of Loam jutted out of the sea at a shocking angle. The twin, snow-crested, volcanic mountains of her island home sparkled in the distance...

...she saw them coming from far away: Three ships with black sails. Quickly, she dove down to warn her peaceful people in the harbor...

...while they traveled up in to the mountains, Tara stayed to watch the barbarians from a distant ledge. They methodically ransacked the village...

...when the net fell over her, she was at first too shocked to move. She tried to draw her sword and urge her osprey into the air, but they grabbed the net and pulled it taught...

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