"Some of the forum's historians can fill you in on the War of the Tars."
I think I recall the story: It was the age of dinosaurs, big lizards with nasty, sharp, pointy teeth..No, too far back there. It was the war of the tars, In which King Derek, rightful leader of the Petroleum-based Tar clan, opposed the natural order of the Boiled Pine Tar clan, led by the charismatic, albeit flatulent Douglas of the Firs.
Derek sent a messenger to Douglas, offering peace. He claimed he was tired of the conflict that plagued their lands.
Douglas, suspecting some form of subterfuge, recalled the words of his grandfather, which warned of war thinly veiled by peace. If only he could have known that Derek, suspecting the worst from Douglas, knew that Douglas would suspect him, so he descided "Whats the point" and was actually intending to trick Douglas into peace.
And so, the War of the Tars actually sprang from peaceful, yet manipulative and conniving, intentions....
Keith
How to look menacing with a Tarwar:
Ryan make this sword look businesslike.