| Inspired by the great deeds of your mother, Myrtle Craft, you knew from an early age you wanted to be a Fighter. After a scant 12 years of training, you were finally ready to seek your fortune in the large, indifferent world. Your life changed one day, changed irrevocably -- and perhaps not for the better -- when you were wandering down the quaint bucolic dusty paths of the tiny farming village of Pig-in-a-Poke. There, you met the town crier's thin cousin, who gave you broad hints as to the last known location of the long-lost Topaz Gorilla. Recognizing the street value of such a rare treasure, you set off to find it. It was pretty easy, up until the part where you found yourself trapped between a cheese-grater and a swinging razor-sharp pendulum, with a bugbear bearing down upon you. That strawberry was pretty delicious, but it's didn't really make up for the damage to your skull. 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 orphans, you made your way to the lair of Grim Warlock Battleskull and the object of your quest. You thought he nearly had you when he summoned a foul bulette to his aid, but you put paid to the beast with your bastard sword and knocked the villain screaming into a cheese-grater with a well-placed kick to the ankle. At last, the treasure was yours!
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