+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The Olympia Times Thunder and rain year 23 | | June 26, 2017 | | | | turn 181, 35 players olympia@shadowlandgames.com | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Questions, comments, to play: http://www.shadowlandgames.com/olympia Olympia PBEM * * * * * * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Player-contributed press =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Rumors =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The monk woke up for the false dawn, took his robe off, and listened for any activity in the camp. Hearing nothing, he examined the small smoke-hole in the ceiling; he jumped up, shoving his hand through the hole and made a fist to hang suspended. inbreathe outbreathe inbreathe outbreathe He began hammering the ice with his free hand. Finally, cracks began to appear then chunks began to fall and he dropped free. inbreathe outbreathe He began to jump and smash the ice, slowly bringing fractures to ground level where he created an exit. Before slipping out of the igloo, the monk took inventory of the damage to his body - one hand was pulped, just a bag of skin holding broken bones. Breathing deeply, he entered quick-time and made his way to the chief's tent. There were some guards still awake who appeared to be moving through water; he decapitated the sleeping guards while deflecting blows aimed at him. He broke the legs of the few guards who were awake and began on the chief. The chief was flayed, nailed to the wall with spears, and drawn - left alive with the end of his intestines in the fire. The monk left quick-time and stood in front of the guards still alive. The monk smiled and pissed on the fire. Th guards' story was spread through the frozen wastes; they were, one by one, found dead in their beds. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=