G'nasher |
G'nasher crouched in the safety of the shadows under the ale soaked bar room table and patiently waited for his opportunity. The hour was growing late and the humans were approaching a safe level of inebriation. The day will come soon when we no longer have to hide in the shadows.
He then motioned to the blue scaled kobold hiding under the neighboring table. Ready on my mark! G'nasher and his comrades used an elaborate set of hand gestures to silently communicate - a cant known only within his circle of thieves.
G'nasher scanned the bar room one more time for any signs of danger. All around him pirates were swilling ale and slamming shots. G'nasher drew his dagger and creeped under the table towards a particularly fat and drunk pirate whom had a thick pouch dangling perilously low from his waist. G'nasher held his breath and used his dagger to cut the bottom of the purse. Copper coins began to spill out into G'nasher's outstretched hand.
Suddenly the table flipped over. "Thief! Yellow-bellied, bilge sucking, thief! Cleave 'im to the brisket! Hang 'im from the yardarm!"
A thick, muscled hand grabbed G'nasher by the throat and lifted him over the table. "Thought I was three sheets to the wind, eh? Ye be feeding the fish after yer keelhauling, lizard fingers!"
Suddenly the pirate howled as the blue scaled kobold plunged a dagger into his meaty calf. The man dropped G'nasher and howled as he held his bleeding leg. G'nasher drew his short swords and snarled at the pirate in perfect common as he tumbled for the safety of the tavern door. "I'll see you dead, human! Next time I'll take your life and yer coin!"
G'nasher smiled as he bolted for the safety of the night's shadows. This was how it was on many of their operations. Fortune favors the bold, but tonight we live to fight another day.
Turning back, he could see the pirates chasing his comrade out the tavern back door. He turned back to make his escaped and was stopped cold by a group of men with nets and sacks. A press gang!
Out of the corner of his eye G'nasher saw a man swing a heavy sap. The world faded to black.