(TFT) Branya 4

["David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

    "That story is related in my other book, The Galmour Trip."
    He spins to face the rear the hem of his robe flaring out.
    "This is to be my account of what happened after I returned to the 
light."
    He stretches his hand forward pointing his staff.
                   -Glemantrious "The Glamour Trip"

    Now chaos had spies walking the city at night.  Learning the languages. 
 Making deals.  Converting the undecided.  I returned to my tower and 
planned how to help these small sorry groups of adventureres.  Using the 
crystal ball I searched out talented help.  People with plans, who I would 
convince to join a group.  So they could bring some success.
    This was a disaster.  A group of adventurers is a strange thing.  It 
has it's own Identity and seems to naturally resist newcomers.  Particularly 
newcomers with ideas.  Out of almost two dozen attempts everyone of my 
volunteers was killed.  Either by neglect or outright malice.  They were 
almost always sent out front.  Or asked to disarm every trap.  Wether they 
were a doctor or tactician.  It didn't matter.
    After a while these groups of adventureres came up with a name for the 
new comers I sent them.  "Point man."  To this day the term "point man" is 
an inside joke.  It is also the most dangerous position.  Some groups bring 
up to eight point men with them as they have to keep replacing them.  Just 
the other day I overheard a group who was being joined by a late comer.  One 
I hadn't sent them.  A fellow who wanted to join on his own.  He asked "What 
don't ya'll have" thinking they would say Halberdier, or Archer, or even 
Wizard when they said "Point man" and all started laughing.
    While the point man had extended the life of some groups it wasn't the 
resounding success I was looking for.  In fact it had become a joke.  Sure, 
with a point man traps and pit falls were not as big a problem anymore, but 
it was a huge drain on the general pool of manpower.  I would have to come 
up with something else.

    David Michael Grouchy II


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