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NPC 154
: Grod, Troll Guard of Fellowship Dungeon[+bye +Fellowship +job +name]
The troll snarls at you, obviously displeased at your presence.
"What you want?" asks Grod.
name{
"I Grod. Why you want know? Is voice unhappy?"
He seems truly worried.
"I will do job better. I promise! I beat harder and more often!"
<Anton> "Thank thee ever so much, <AvatarName>," says <Anton,|a prisoner,> sarcastically.
<Sullivan> "Now, now, Anton, the nice person was simply answering a question."
"Good. I do my job good!"
"I Grod. Who you?"
AvatarName{
"I not know you." He shrugs.
}Pseudonym{
"Funny name. But, all humans have funny names." He shrugs.
}the Avatar{
"The Avatar?" He begins laughing. "The Avatar not been here for...," he begins counting on his fingers. After several attempts, he gives up, saying, "for many years!
"You no Avatar."
}
}[-name]
job{
"I torture prisoners," he says, thumping his chest proudly.
<Spark> Spark's eyes light up.
<Spark> "Torture? Wow! He quickly looks at you and changes expressions.
<Spark> "I, er, mean, that is very awful."
"Want to help?"
He points to one of the prisoners.
"He not fun like the other. Torture other first."
<> "What? No, that's all right, <AvatarName>. Torture me, first."
<> "Yes, <AvatarName>. Torture him first."
<> "I thank thee," he says to the other.
"Go ahead," says Grod.
He hands you a whip.
"You too wimpy to use whip!"
"No one here to abuse." He appears disappointed.
"You make funny joke. Go ahead, torture."
}[+prisoners +torture]
Fellowship{
"Yes," he nods. "I belong, too. I strive for unity. I be worthy for my reward. And I trust my brother."
He smiles, obviously pleased with himself."
[+trust +worthy +strive]
"Big group, many people. You should join!"
}[+join -Fellowship]
trust|worthy|strive{
"You don't know?" He frowns.
"You should learn before the voice become angry!"
}[-trust -worthy -strive]
join{
"Good, join. See Abraham or Danag about join."
}[-join]
prisoners{
"None here at the moment..." he appears truly disconcerted.
"There one!" he says, pointing to a man.
"There another one!" he says, indicating the other man.
"How art thou today, <AvatarName>?" he says, smiling.
}[-prisoners]
torture{
"Much fun! Prisoners scream loudly."
"Except that one. He not scream. He just talk. And talk. I get so bored I get mad. So I torture more. And," he throws up his hands, "he just talk more! I no know what to do."
<> "That is terrible, <AvatarName>. We must command him to stop!"
"I try make him stop. But he talk and talk. You try? Maybe he stop."
}[+stop torturing -torture]
stop torturing{
"Oh, no! Grod love job! Grod never stop. You go away now." END
}
bye{
"Come back and visit Grod. Hear victims squeal!" END
}