| Ever since you were a child in the meager village of Cowpat, you wanted to become a great Wizard and learn the great mysteries of the universe, such as why 'abbreviated' is such a long word. The answer turned out to not be very interesting, but by that time you were a Wizard anyway. You rode into the city of Creamhawk, 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 Topaz Pelican of Prefectford, which is rumored to be hidden in an ancient sewer 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 doing a wicked job up until the part where you found yourself trapped between a spiked pit and a spiked pit, with a beholder bearing down upon you. That strawberry was pretty delicious, but it's didn't really make up for the damage to your ankle. 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 barbarians, you made your way to the lair of Evil Wizard Mephistor and the object of your quest. You thought he nearly had you when he summoned a foul rust monster to his aid, but you put paid to the beast with your yo-yo and knocked the villain screaming into a cookie jar with a well-placed kick to the leg. At last, the treasure was yours!
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