User Guide

Five years passed without the amulet yielding up any of its secrets. Oh, I did discover

a few small details, like why a gauntlet was necessary. One evening I was preoccupied

with my studies, and I asked one of my many minions to fetch the amulet from

behind its darkly smoked glass case so I could examine it. Suddenly, I heard a pop and

a thud of the amulet dropping to the floor. My servant had failed to put on the

gauntlet. When it touched the amulet, the creature had just vanished. That could

have been me! After that I kept the gauntlet on the case, so I wouldn't forget again.

Finally, tragedy did strike, but of a different form. I was entertaining a Vampire Lord

and several of his leigemen, when the door to my study was kicked open and in burst

a wild-eyed team of adventurers bent on my destruction. I was too far away from the

amulet to reach it in time, and my pentagram for summoning monster allies was on

the other side of the room. I quickly gathered up my energy and began to cast the

awesome Tiltowait spell, while my guests rushed forward to my defense. Just as I

unleased that hellish fireball, I saw the Vampire Lord dissolved by a Zilwan spell! So,

they had a high mage also. What! They still stood! That's one very tough team.

Another Tiltowait should finish them, though. Before I could cast it, the leader of the

team stepped in under my outstretched arms and delivered a critical hit to me. As my

consciousness faded, I heard one of his men say, "Hawkwind, I have the amulet!

Trebor will be pleased." I cursed Trebor with my last breath that he might endure

endless torment. My final view was of their black banner bearing both a gold and a

silver dragon in bend, and of the amulet dangling from the end of a sword. The

darkness claimed me and I slept as unto death.

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