aye, i seen the whole t'ing, i did. twere a halfling and a dwarf, wot got into a drinkin' contest. now, the dwarf be gettin' ahead by 'bout half a keg, and the halfling got it inter his addled pate that iffn he but had a bigger mouth an bigger stomach, he could be winnin'. so out he bring he scrooll of polymorphin', and quick as a wink, he done transfoormed inta a bluidy red draygon. exceptin', now, he done forgot he be indoors. the result o' which be, his big ol' draygony head went crashin' clear thru the ceiling, inta the room where a pious knight be -- just talkin' mind ye -- with the cleanin' wench. now, the knight did wot any brave knight would do, wot when confronted wit' a great bluidy draygon menacin' his wench -- he grabbed up the biggest, lance-lookin' object he could lay hands to (which happened to be the cleanin' wench's broom) and laid to across that draygon's snout. an at the same time, doown below, the dwarf did wot any sane drunken dwarf woulda done upon findin' a halfling cheatin' in a drinkin' contest -- an that is, he grabbed the heaviest t'ing he could lay hands to (which happened ta be his great pyoowter mug), and flung it straight at the ruddy blighter. now the halfling draygon, he op'ned he mouth to protest the great thwacking wot the knight were givin' him, but just then, the mug bogged him right in the stoomach, causin' a great beery belch. o' course, wot with him bein' a draygon, all the alcohol burst inta flame in a mighty 'splosion! the roof was took clear off, and the knight an he damsel were launched out and flew roight inta the hayloft. there, they had themselfs a nice roll in the hay, wot for to be puttin' out the flames on their clothin'. which is why they be there in the booff, wit hay in their hair. the rest of us lit out like the inn twere on fyre, which it twere; exceptin' for the dwarf, who set aboot to be savin' the ale by placing it all safely in his gullet. the watch come to put out the fyre, the clerics come to tend to the knight an he wench, an the guard come to try to haul off the unconscious halfling draygon. meanwhile, ye know where a lass c'n git a decent drink? -------------------------------------------- this is a character of mine from neverwinter nights, thrown together in poser. that's stephanie, with the sophia skin (which is by daio, if i recall), the gypsies 'n' genies stuff from the daz store, and some boots from rdna. kozaburo hair, of course. the background is a scene that comes with vue, slightly edited. more nwn info is at my site: http://bloodsong.warped.com/nwn/