unrazored
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yarn-mercerizing
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unrazored
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Word chosen: unrazored
Definition: Not shaven.
Free association word list:
whiskers
beard
goatee
pointy
black
evil
necromancer
naked dancer
stripper
lap dance
pasties
g-string
shaven (woah! round trip from starting point.)
tuna
fresh
smell
raindrops
snow
drift
snow blower
24 minutes, baby!
Word chosen: necromancer
Writing:
Name: Malakos
Keywords: dark elf, mouse-like features, silver hair, red eyes, long fingers, skinny.
First draft:
Malakos stands against the wind as it whips his thick black robe about his sparse frame. The long fingers of one hand struggle to hold the robe closed against the gale, as the other hand shields his face against the blasts of rain. His red eyes glitter in the supernatural witch-light that suffuses the hills around his tower. He looks into the storm searching for those that he knows are coming.
Revision:
Malakos’ already pinched, mouse-like features tighten even further as he turns into the wind of the blowing storm. The long fingers of one hand struggle to hold his robe closed against the gale winds as the other hand shields his red eyes against the blasts of rain. The dark elf necromancer knows that the villagers are coming to his tower tonight to reclaim their children. It is too bad that the children have already had their throats slit, and have been reanimated as shuffling undead. Malakos’ white teeth shine in the eerie witch-light that emanates from his nearby tower as he ponders how many parents will be driven insane by facing the untiring assault of their own dead children. By the end of the night, the village, and its secret, will lie in the dark elf’s hands.
Malakos was a recurring villain that I used in a D&D game back in the early 1990′s. Even though it has been over 10 years since I have used him in an adventure, I still love him as one of the best villains that I have come up with. I knew that he was a high quality bad guy when the players would scream in rage when they would realize who was behind the slaughter of an entire village. The players (not just the characters) truly hated Malakos, and the mention of his name (even after the campaign had been done for over a year) would cause the players’ blood to boil. Muahahahahaha…. Yep. I’m proud of myself for creating such a mean bastard.
