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The Fable of the Gnome Rogue Now, the tauren knew that many of her fellow hunters dislike the rogue because they are very good at taking away that which hunters prize most: space. However, she has an odd knack for managing to catch rogues before they catch her, and even when they do catch her first she has a knack for wriggling her way out of their grasp, so at first she wasn't afraid. She directed her trusty red lynx to Intimidate the rogue, during which time she laid down an Immolation Trap and got a little bit of range and then hit him with a Serpent Sting.

He was soon on top of her again though, and sadly his first initial strikes had taken a critical toll so she was down on her luck right from the start. Still, they tussled for a bit, before the hunter's health ran low and she collapsed to the ground.

She did not release her spirit though, for the rogue was himself weak, and he was still burning from the Immolation Trap and still feeling the ache of the Serpent Sting...

He saw her watching him, so he targeted her and /laughed.

Then, smugly, he started to bandage himself.

Serpent Sting removed the bandage effect.

The gnome's eyes widened. They say in this world of pixels and polygons, facial expressions cannot change. I swear to the Earthmother, though, that his eyes widened as he came to a sudden realization.

The last tick of the Serpent Sting went off and he fell to the floor.

They lay there for a few seconds, simply targeting each other. Then, when the tauren hunter was sure her message had clearly been sent across, she calmly released to the graveyard.

The moral of the story, oh best beloved...

...is do not /laugh at a hunter, for they have a disturbing tendency to have the last /laugh. Or the last /giggle, anyways. Posted by Pike at 9:56 PM Labels: pvp, screenshots, stories 
/cheer Lunapike

September 10, 2008 at 10:57 PM Neggles said...

Right now, Pike, I love you beyond words :D

September 11, 2008 at 1:10 AM Ratshag said...

/hate DoTs

September 11, 2008 at 4:04 AM Armond said...

Have to agree with Ratshag on this one.

Also, had it been me, I probably would have removed your insignia to save myself the shame of the bandage-fail.

September 11, 2008 at 4:09 AM 
More DoTs! More DoTs!

Hit it like you mean it!

Yea, well anyways, I'm kinda sad for him that he died to a Serpent Sting, musta been a really close fight.

Props to him though for not taking your insignia as armond mentioned. I think that's pretty honorable on his part, even if he was taunting you a little.

September 11, 2008 at 7:01 AM Rilgon Arcsinh said...

You know, as much as I can't stand PVP, you're such an eloquent writer that I can't find anything to poke or prod at.

Keep doing what you do, Pike, because you do it so deliciously well. :)

September 11, 2008 at 7:47 AM Single White Alt said...

Awesome story! /cheer!

September 11, 2008 at 8:43 AM Morane said...

I'm with Ratshag and Armond. One of the first times I ran a BG the other side had a twinked gnome warlock.

When he hit me with his DOTs I was doomed. Even if I started with full health, bandaged, chugged a potion and ate I still died.

September 11, 2008 at 11:35 AM Pike said...

Thank you all for the compliments <3

September 11, 2008 at 1:50 PM 
that. was. EPIC.

September 12, 2008 at 5:36 PM