"It was a long time ago. My companions and I started a series of quests for some wizard named the Mentor and some of the weirdest stuff happened. For a company used to escorting caravans and guarding lords, those dungeon-crawls were kinda crap! But we certainly have some stories to tell.
Like, early on, we were tasked with hunting down this Gargoyle- massive, stone-tough, and surrounded by all the monsters you would find in a dungeon! I, of course, kicked every door down and charged whatever looked like it needed my blade. The elf followed and kept getting injured- elves aren't very tough, ya know? But he did some things with that magic he uses. Speaking of magic- the wizard snuck around more than a thief! Every room- he comes in later and just sorts himself into a corner and watches as we do all the fighting, and then just wanders away. He had some good magic, but he was all about hiding in the shadows.
But the dwarf- well, they have short legs so you shouldn't expect much. He lagged behind the rest of the group all the time. In fact, I'm confident he even wandered off down different hallways because he didn't know where were! By the time we got to the final room, with a fireplace, the Gargoyle, and a bunch of other baddies, the dwarf was all the way around the other side! As we fought- the elf died and then I died! The dwarf yelled through the wall after us as he heard the commotion and then the wizard used that magic and made the dwarf walk right through that wall! With a bellowing roar, he charged into the Gargoyle's back and finished him off easily. Like, one-shot easily. That dwarf hadn't fought but once through the whole quest and then he gets to show up and win the battle?
Our arguments later really came from who the MVP was. Obviously, everyone wanted to pick the dwarf because he landed the killing blow. But I think that sneaky little wizard, with his 'pass through walls' thing, was the real winner. It didn't matter, the elf died too and that makes it all okay. Then there was a wagon getting crashed on the way home, but that's a different story. Ah, the stories! Now let me tell you about rescuing Sir Ragnar..."


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