"Magician" Shoots Year-Old Hatchling with Level 3 Charge:

Dragon Recuperating in Magical Hut

This is a blow to the contreversial new sport

of dragon hunting--a young hunter is

currently being charged with attacking a

year-old dragon hatchling--protected in the

Uncharted Species Act--and two counts of

using a high powered spell without proof of

training. If found guilty, the minimum fine

is 10 cords of wood; the maximum is 30

chords.

"Just because Red Dragons are in season

doesen't mean hunters can shoot to kill.

Every licensed [hunter] knows that's

poaching." said Burya, the local chair for the

Offensive Magic Committee. "We all know

about the mating problems of dragons. In

fact, if dragons didn't have anti-magical

properties in their hides, we would prohibit

dragon battling completly." The difficulties

chairwoman Burya refers to are the fact

that dragons can only be hatched if

incubated in uncharted territory, and there's

very little last. Leading scientists of both

species are working together to mitigate this

effect.

When asked to comment, the hunter, who

requested anonymity for fear of being heckled,

said, "I thought that spell was apprentice level.""

This is suspect due to the title of the

book--LEVEL 3 SPELLS.

"This fool was cluless, and the Leauge of

Dragon Hunters intends to distance itself

from him." said official spokesman Xecoro

in an official statement for the LoDH. "We

know that dragons are a sentit species,

and we are not looking to kill. We are

simply looking for a challenging combat

opponent." How this affects the LoDH

remains to be seen.

Unfortunatley, due to the logistics involved

in locating and tracking down two different

dragons for interview, we are unable to get

the parental perspective. This website will,

however, consult the injured the hatchling

as soon as its vocal cords recover and

develop. In accordance with Elder Dragon

Tradition, it has not yet been named.

--Verdish Rhode, NMD news