[Treant]

Time Stamp: 2nd cycle of Imperos, in the Season of Autumn, Era II of the Celestine Mandate, Era XIV Post Fractum.


Treant passed through the city gates amazed at how secure the gate was and how secrutinizg the guards were. "Well...at least its ...safe" Treant thought laughing at his last words. The gnome had finished his boomerang training and he was in need of more. If he was going to be an accomplished theif he would need to wield many talents. The first was to learn the art of Tessared-Tohiba, an art that Treant had heard of through stories as a child. Apparently it was a martial art that taught shorter people to fend off larger opponetts. Since everyone was pretty much taller then Treant he wanted to learn this martial art right away. Besides he had heard about a tavern in Candancburg, his soon to be home, that sported in tavern brawls.

"Just think, you'll be the tavern champion"Treant though puffing his chest out a little. He had heasrd that there was a great collesum in this city and that was where Treant was going to look. Surely there he would find a master of the art. As Treant walked to the collesum he could only imagine what his next step in his journey would be like.

Approaching the giant marble statues of champions of old Treants heart beat quicker and harder. Was it the climb or was it the nerves. "Aye and they make everything such a walk around this city...what next a mountain to climb?"Treant thought huffing and puffing.

FInally as he climbed to the top he entered the building. The entrance was dusty with men standing everywhere waiting to fight. The roar of the croud could be heard all the way at the gates of Nexus but to hear it in person sounded like thunder. Blood stained the ground leading out of the arena from where great battles had left its marks.

Treant looked around his surroundings and let the smell and feeling set in. .........

A fight broke out here or there and over the scuffiling a loud voice would yell "Break it up, save it for the crowd!" Treant looked but he couldnt make out the voice. Every now and then an elf or human would come out of the spectator area "bouncing" unruly spectators out.

Treant sat down just observing. He would know when he saw it. An hour past and nothing...another hour....Treant started to fall asleep and then he heard the voice again. "I said knock it off!"

Again Treant could not see the voice but he did see a cloud of dust and then he heard it. "Ohhhhhh.......owwwww..." The crowd was making the noise. "Did you see that, I cant belive he actually bit him?" "Yea I know he actually kicked him in the groin as well....."

Treant tried getting a closer look but he couldnt see past the dust cloud and the crowd of fighters snickering. Once the dust subsided and the crowds broke up Treant saw what the comotion was about. A dwarf about 4 feet tall was sitting on a dark elf tieing his hands and legs together.

"Ye think that just because ye be taller den me, dat you got da advantage."The dwarf said talking to the elf who was badly beaten both physically and morally.

"Grifenger, you need some?" a guard came running in.

"Nah, I got da elf tied, take him away and throw him in da bars for a bit, let him cool down before ye let him go." the dwarf returned. The dwarf got up and patted himself off. Dust seemed liked it just flowed off of him.

The guard took the elf away leaving the dwarf back to his duties.

Treant slowly walked closer to the dwarf. "Wow dat was amazing, dont ye hate it when da big nob think he can run over us smaller people." Treant said to the dwarf.

"Aye, but ye dont be knowing what ye talking about. It be de littler people running over da big nobs,"The dwarf said fixing his clothes. "Grifenger, and whom ye thinkg be, ye dont stand a chance in dis arena, "The dwarf laughed.

Treant was offened at the dwarfs last statement. "I am Treant, and I do stand a chance anywhere I go, I am more dangerous then ye think!"Treant said getting aggitated. "And besides yer just a beared dwarf, what do ye know?" Treant said rasing his nose at the dwarf.

"I know dis much" Grifenger said kicking Treant in the shin nearly making him fly across the room and hit the wall.

"See yer be wrong, ye cant even take a kick without falling down."the dwarf laughed.


Treant got back up and rushed the dwarf. Clearly treant was not thinking but his pride had been hurt and he wasnt going to let down.

The dwarf side stepped the charging gnome and put his foot out tripping Treant.

"Ye got more or do ye yeild?"the dwarf laughed folding his arms.

Treant got back up and charged back toward the dwarf with a flurry of punches.

"Block, Block, side step, kick" Grifinger said motioning through the actions.

"Now stop yer foolishness before I break a sweat, I just bought dis outfit." the dwarf said using one hand to contend with treant.

Finally when the dwarf was tired of playing he stepped back and jumped at Treant in a tight flying ball. The dwarf hit Treant and sent him flying.

Treant got up slowly, feeling like he was going to black out. But his pride was at stake and nothing would keep him down except death. "I....dink....dwarves....."Treant stuttered stumbiling forward.

And with the word "dwarves" the dwarf jumped into the air and sent a double kick to treants leg buckling Treant to the ground.

"Aye, ye be a stubborn gnome....I respect dat, but still ye be foolish to keep getting up." The dwarf said spitting to the side.

"Why are ye here, a gnome like ye dont belong in a crowd like dis, no matter de size of da heart?" Grifinger said hellping Treant up.

Treant just staggerd to the side wall using the wall as a support. "I am here to find a master of Tessared-Tohiba " Treant said passing out.