William Jones
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Billy climbed down from the statue and waved the workers over to the building. There was a half flight of wide stairs up to a landing before immense double doors made of huge slabs of oak, bound in iron. Billy stomped his foot twice. The doors opened slowly. Each was ten feet tall and five feet wide. They entire first story was one large room with wide curving stairs heading up to the second floor. Crystal lights hung from long chains, producing a soft glow. "Here it is! ACME headquarters. Have to get it…-
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"Wow! lots of dust and noise coming from the city." Rolly was watching from the widow's walk on top of the tavern. The small, flat space was only four feet wide and twenty feet long, with a cast iron railing around the edge. It could only be reached by a narrow spiral stair from the fourth floor. The iron staircase had groaned a bit as Ozzy climbed it. They and many other residents of the village were on roofs or balconies. Suzette, Ozzy, and Ben were sitting and enjoying both the view and the fading…
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Ozzy squatted on his haunches, trying to lower himself down to the small man's eye level. "Hi, names Ozzy. Not in charge, that would be Baron Billy. We'll find him for you. " "Nopenopenope. Name on the paper is Ozzy, so in charge you are. Warrantyholder, that be you." Ozzy caught most of that sentence. The little man spoke fast, running words together. "OK, that would be me then. What do you need me to do?" This part of the deal Ozzy hadn't really thought about. But come to think of it, no one he'd met…
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+2 INT, +1 WIS, +4CHR, +6 COR You also have the right to count yourself as a Noble of the Empire and sit on the Baronial Council. And you assume the responsibilities of the title plus a grant of land. You have gained the titles: You have reached Tier 2. +10 CSP You have the right to count yourself as a Noble of the Empire and sit on the Baronial Council. You have gained the titles: You have reached Tier 2. +10 CSP +500 EP in Inventor and +500 EP in INT +15 CSP You have gained the craft skill:…
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Ozzy felt rushed as they walked into court and the proceedings immediately started. There was only a slight pause as a pirate jogged into the room with a barrel of beer and two drunk parrots, "Oops, pardon me, your honors, lost track of time. Can't miss the end of the show." The judges’ eyes looked around the room, but all came to rest on the empty table where Leroy had sat. Mithras glared at Hermes and Hades and in a clear voice called out, "I call Lord Hades, God of Death and Taxation, to give this…
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"Oh man, what the hell did I do last night?" Ozzy had little recollection of the party, and no idea what they had been drinking that could give him such a hang-over. In fact, he couldn't remember any details, but it must have been one hell of a night. The bed was cold, so Suzette was already up. The smell of coffee beckoned. He needed coffee badly. His kilt was next to the bed. Wait...not his kilt. This one was a different color, all grey and black. Coffee was calling, he put on the kilt and staggered to…
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"What the hell is going on Billy? One minute you’re chortling like an infant about getting into the city, and then some maniac attacks and nearly kills us." Layla was following Billy as they ran deeper into the ruined city - she didn't even know what they were looking for. "Oh, him? That was Leroy. If he was a bit slimier, ACME would have made him a Vice President. Here he was just a Fallen Angel and one of the nastiest guys in the world. Somehow our 'lowly workers' managed to convince him to break open…
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The courtroom in the middle of the ruined village slowly filled with more and more strange creatures. Some came in disguises that ranged from simple cloaks and hoods to elaborate costumes. Others appeared openly. All were greeting old friends or carefully watching old enemies. Leroy sat at his table, carefully filing his claws with a small manicure set. He'd learned long ago that many small bits of information could be gained for free. Odin might think the stupid pirate disguise would fool someone, but…
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Mithras was not a happy person. This trial was opening old wounds and bringing up perennial arguments. Mithras didn't often think of himself as a god. He worshipped the concept of justice, and thought of himself as a high priest and the courtroom his temple. And right now, someone was taking a dump in the middle of his temple. Leroy has just concluded his arguments. They revolved heavily around "the proper way we did things at the beginning" and "why it's dangerous to let the mortals get too much…
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Ben envied Ozzy's ability to sit quietly and calmly as Leroy blatantly presented his twisted version of what had happened. It annoyed Ben beyond words that he was getting away with any of this crap. He retreated from the courtroom before he said something stupid. There was a lot of work that could be done, but he was ill suited to the heavy lifting. Instead, he made himself useful for a few hours helping cooks distribute food, running errands for Jorges, and fetching beer or water for thirsty workers…
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