Realms of the Dragons II: In Search of Phil

"Realms of the Dragons II: In Search of Phil" is a short promotional skit for the authors of Realms of the Dragons II. It was published credited to "The Ten Adventurers and Phil" in the Wizards of the Coast website.

Summary
In this skit, ten (actually, eleven) people are looking for a dragon, Phil the Athanian, in a W.O.T.C. library, to present unto him a powerful artifact. After failing to find him in a book, one of them discovers a stray scale; putting this scale back in place on the dragon near the restroom signs opens a hidden passage to the dragon's lair.

A nimblewright defends it; however, the ruckus attracts the librarian, who tells the construct to knock it off. He then leads the ten people to a portal; they are too hesitant to cross, however, and the librarian becomes so cross he reveals himself to be Phil the Athanian and kills them all but one, judging their submissions to be inadequate for various reasons.

That one finally presents him with the artifact they came to deliver: a pen so that he can sign their publishing contract.

Index

 * Monsters
 * nimblewright

Background
The names of the people in the party are clearly drawn from the authors in Realms of the Dragons II: "Erin" represents Erin Tettensor, "Erik" represents Erik Scott de Bie, "Jaleigh" represents Jaleigh Johnson, "Murray" is a stand-in for Murray J.D. Leeder, "Rosemary" is most likely Rosemary Jones, "Kameron" can be taken to mean Kameron J. Franklin, "Jim" matches Jim Pitrat, "Ed" is also the name of Ed Gentry, James would be James P. Davis, and "Harley" mirrors Harley Stroh; Jason might be J.L. Collins. Phil the Athanian is obviously Philip Athans, editor for the book.

Furthermore, while they are listed as ten adventurers and named as such in the story, they actually number eleven. No reason is given for this discrepancy.