Re: The Broad Axe Tavern 11:03am

From: joel@dtscp1.UUCP (Joel Rives)

Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1989 15:17:29 +0000

Once the barmaid has gone about her business, the Elvish fellow [at table #1]
relaxes into the back corner of the tavern and produces a small harp from
the confines of his neat bedroll. Taking a healthy sip from the flask of
wine before him, he then procedes to tune the delicate instrument. If anyone
in the Tavern requests a song of him, the Elf will gladly play what he knows.

Otherwise, when the tuning is complete, he will break into a ballad about
the story of a brother and a sister, who have travelled far on an errand
for their mother. As the story unfolds, we learn that it has a trajic
ending for the sister. She is brutally assaulted and eventually killed by
a couple of roughians. The brother is able to slay but one of the two
mauraders. The other, who is described as large, burly man with a large
scar on his right cheek, manages to escape on his horse -- laughing aloud
as he rides off into the forest.

The ballad ends at this point, leaving the listener feeling incomplete -- as
if the song was not yet finished, the story not resolved.

The harpist will then put the harp away and entertain no more requests from
the patrons of the tavern.

..!gatech!emory!dtscp1!joel
						joel@dtscp1.UUCP
						joel@pyr.gatech.edu

References

Re: The Broad Axe Tavern 11:03am
barry@kiwi.sybase.com (barry klawans)
Wed, 21 Jun 1989 16:37:52 +0000

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Re: The Broad Axe Tavern 11:03am
barry@kiwi.sybase.com (barry klawans)
Wed, 21 Jun 1989 16:37:52 +0000