| It was hard growing up as a blacksmith's son in the tiny hamlet of Dogspittle, in the land of Prefectford. The other children mocked you because of your glasses and asthma, but you would have the last laugh when you grew up to be a mighty Wizard! (Which you did.) You rode into the city of Fandanzia, and met a shadowy stranger in a hooded cloak who was sitting in the corner of the local bar. He told you about the legendary Sapphire Bumblebee of Routh, which is rumored to be hidden in an ancient necropolis near the village of Dropseat, and promised you a hefty fee if you could bring it to him. Figuring he wouldn't offer you the quest if it weren't level-appropriate, you readily agreed. You were kickin' ass and chewin' bubblegum until you got lost in a tomb -- all the walls looked exactly the same! You did find a sweet staff +1 in a weretiger's lair, though, and were able to intimidate some thieves into telling you where their boss's hideout was. Right before they stabbed you in the leg. You holed up in a small storeroom with a lockable door, and spent several weeks resting until your hitpoints were back to full. Then, keeping a careful eye out for dark elves, you made your way to the lair of Death Warrior Scabsun and the object of your quest. You thought he nearly had you when he summoned a foul lich to his aid, but you put paid to the beast with your bastard sword and knocked the villain screaming into a beartrap with a well-placed kick to the bung. At last, the treasure was yours!
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