NIGHT ARRANT
by Gary Gygax
A collection of short stories
feattiring Gord, his Mends, and his foes Dlustrated by Jerry TirltlUi Edited by Pamela O'Neffl
GORD THE ROGUE™ Books
NIGHT ARRANT
Copyright ©1987 Trlgee Enterprises Corporation. All rights reserved.
The stories In NIGHT ARRANT are set In the locale described In the WORLD OF GRETHAWK™ Fantasy Game Setting, which was created by Gary Gygax. Characters, towns, places, and landmarks from that product are used pursuant to license from TSR, Inc. All characters and names In this book are fictitious.
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Contents
7 The Heart of Darkness
47 The Weird Occurrence
in Odd Alley
111 A Revel in Rel Mord
167 The Five Dragon Bowl
199 Twistbuck's Game
229 Tlie House in the Tree
275 Cats Versus Rats
303 Love Laughs at Locks
337 CatorRgeon?
Dedication
Tills work is especially for all those who love the fun of fantasy adventure, whether in game form or tall tale. Among this honored band are the players in my game campaign, as well as friends and associates who just might appear in one form or another in these pages.
Other books by Gary Gygax
Saga of Old City
Artifact of Evil
Sea of Death
The Heart of Darkness
ENEEVER ZIG LOOKED THE PART of a wizard. His robe was rusty black and appliqued with signs and symbols. The girdle that bound it to his thin waist was likewise covered with glyphs and runes of odd sort. He wore a pointed hat that matched his robe down to showing crescent moons, stars, and similar depictions of celestial objects. The willowy-shaped wizard was adorned with strange jewelry befitting a great spell-worker. Brooches, amulets, pendants, bracelets, and rings were all of unusual design and unknown workmanship. These precious gems bore arcane engravings and were set with weird minerals. A pair of ritual daggers hung from the old sorcerer's dragonhide girdle, as did a metal case that looked to be about the right size to house a wand.
