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Notoriety Award for Most Bloody and Foolish Death
Love is a dangerous thing at
the best of times, but in the Western Realms it has a tendency to get you
killed....
Number 7: Romance isn't dead, it's death...
Druid, Gatwyck Skyblaze of house Ironfist and
his wife, Spring had decided to spend a relaxing afternoon at the lake near
to the Druid Guild.
After a couple of hours of watching the waves
lap at the lakes edge and the undulating movement of Nessie passing by they
decided to take a short swim in the cool waters. Returning to the lake bank
to dry off Spring felt the familiar grumbling of hunger and Gatwyck saw his
opportunity to prove himself as the hunter/gatherer he is.
Casting 'barkskin' to dry and protect himself
Gatwyck took up a fishing pole and sauntered off to find a good vantage point.
After what seemed like hours of casting and reacasting his fishing line into
the lakes waters Gatwyck finally managed to hook something. From the struggling
and grunting it must be one of the biggest fish caught in this lake! When he
finally landed the 'beast' it regarded him with baleful eyes as it gasped for
breath. Gatwyck had hooked a beautiful, yet small, Goldfish!
Nevertheless he was proud of his hunting skills
and grinning from ear to ear took the barely dead 'feast' to his wife for her
approval. Needless to say she was less than impressed by the offer of cold fish
for her dinner and told him that she did not care for raw food.
Feeling rather hurt Gatwyck remembered his Druidic
grasp of the elements and decided that rather than waste time building a fire
he would merely use his control of the element and 'heat' the item as it lay
in his hands.
As the fish sizzled and crackled, so did Gatwyck!
The fire raced up his arms and consumed him in a puff of smoke. Before he could
realise what was happening he was standing before Death awaiting his judgement.
It was only then that he had time to realise that he had forgotten that he had
cast Barkskin only a while ago and that the heated goldfish had set light to
his flamable bark covered skin.
Coroner's verdict: Stupidity.
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