Seven Griselda Stories by Oliver Dickinson
The stories about the heroine Griselda take place in Glorantha and are set in and around the city of Pavis and the Big Rubble.
Ogre Hunt
A group of Duke Raus's people arrive in Pavis in pursuit of Jarst Daro, an Ogre who infiltrated the Garhound Contest (see Sun County), fled when revealed, and is believed to have taken refuge in the Troll section of the Rubble. As an authority on the Rubble Trolls, Griselda is appealed to for information and eventually gets involved in the hunt, which reaches a thrilling climax out on the Plaines of Prax.
Meet the Parents
When Griselda's father Hereward arrives in Pavis, accompanied by Hanufa's sister Felissa, much begins to be revealed about Griselda's family background and her real reason for being in Pavis. It also becomes clear that Constable Jorjar adventured with Hereward and Griselda's mother Regina when they were all young, and did not know that they had married. When Jorjar arrests Hereward on criminal charges, and simultaneously Regina (the only person who can intimidate Griselda) arrives in Pavis to disentangle Hereward from Felissa, the stage is set for the most remarkable revelations of all.
No Way For A Lady To Behave
Griselda takes an opportunity to offer congratulations to Aurelia, a member of the Lunar elite in Pavis, as a way of reminding her how much help she had had from Griselda, and is completely snubbed. Outraged at Aurelia's ingratitude, Griselda tells the story of how she helped her when she was down and out, which also explains why Griselda is always welcome in Rowdy Djoh Lo's dive.
A Brief Return to the Rubble
When the story of Aurelia's ingratitude to Griselda becomes current, Aurelia accuses her formally of stealing from her and also informs against Rowdy Djoh Lo and his customers. Griselda and Wolfhead disappear into the Rubble, but the Pavis cult is supporting Griselda, and when she is given a hearing before the Governor she is vindicated, while Aurelia is disgraced. Griselda explains everything in Rowdy Djoh Lo's later, and Olaf wins his bet that she will overcome her difficulties some way. (A sequel to No Way For A Lady To Behave)
A Day at the Races
The Sables are holding races, and everyone in Loud Lilina's and elsewhere is anxious to get inside information to help with bets. But will Olaf the Storyteller and his friends be able to work out what is going on, let alone make any money? And more important, will Avidius Tiro, whom Griselda once helped to con (see the story Serious Money) get away with bringing pressure to bear on her to get secret information from her Sable friends?
A Really Dirty Trick
It is coming on Fire Season in Pavis, so it is getting hot, but the hottest topic in the bars is not the Sable races that take place recently, but why Griselda is suddenly seen in the company of Jolar the Starker, a guy who is notorious for his distaste for female company. It is known that Jolar has some business in hand that requires good knowledge of Darktongue and also familiarity with the ways of Dark Trolls, both of which Griselda has, but no one can find out what this business is, for no one dares to ask Jolar or Griselda, and if Olaf the Storyteller knows he is not saying …
The Lady of Alone
Although it is widely believed in Pavis that all the adventurers, crooks and heavies who went on board the Giant's Cradle to defend it (see the story The Cradlesnatchers) are dead, including Griselda, Olaf finds this hard to accept. Even when he leaves Pavis (because of all the heat developing there), he goes looking for her when told that she did in fact survive the Cradle adventure. On his way to Alone, her birthplace, he finally meets her again and hears the story of her adventures since the Cradle and how she has become the Lady of Alone; he also discovers one last piece of previously unknown information about her.
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