He shivers again. "I tell you, it's bad here. But there, I was afraid for my soul!"
He winces at the sound of the word. "The mightiest race of demons. Fierce and deadly. Utter foolishness to try to summon one, worse still to try to control it. I heard they were going to lure it to the tower, using a powerful magic item as bait."
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haakai
19
He shivers and winces. "I only heard rumors. But the way people acted made me believe they were true." He looks from side to side, as if afraid someone would be watching. "I heard they were going to summon a Haakai!"
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horror
19
"Once. Then I fled. There are true horrors there."
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apprentice
19
"The Tower of the Magi, to the southeast. I was once an apprentice there."
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tower
19
"They captured me when I was fleeing the tower."
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prison
19
"Brutish thugs. They wouldn't have all this ..." He waves towards the rest of the fort. "... if the ogre magi weren't providing the brains."
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ogres
19
"I managed to find a secret passage in this cave. The Divine knows why the ogres don't know about it. It leads to water. I planned to slip away and swim for it, before they devoured me."
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escape
19
"Yes. I still have some modest powers. I plan to use them in my escape."
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mage
19
"I was an apprentice mage. Now I'm a prisoner of the ogres."
"Greeting, friend! I am called Bantam the mage."
You see a man in ragged robes. He seems thrilled to see you.
