Born under a bad sign - most likely 'dead end' - Crushed lives up to her name, and would still do so if she had been named Burnt, Impaled, Munched, Mauled or even Gooified. While ever the talented and skilled sword-for-hire mercenary, she does seem to have a knack, or perhaps a jinx, for dying in new and interesting ways, often perishing three times before she's even finished breakfast - like her failed attempt to sneak past a sleeping dragon: "Who knew they snored fire?" Fortunately, though she has lives to burn, it's just too bad her wardrobe isn't so durable.

32 pages | Black and White | Mature Audiences