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The Butcher
This is a tough quest early in the game. His
lair is a square room on the second floor of the
dungeon and is easily recognized by all of the
impaled bodies inside the room. If you are
capable of casting and can afford a Stone Curse
spell, the quest is very easy - cast it and chop
away until he's history. But very few players
will be able to cast Stone Curse early in the
game, and unless you have a high dexterity or an
item which gives you a magical fast attack or
fast recovery, it is difficult to go toe-to-toe
with the Butcher. A Bear weapon (which forces him
back) makes it possible to take him head-on.
A better plan, however, may be to open the
door to his lair, wait until he says "Fresh
meat," and then flee to any nearby location
(it helps to map out an escape route first) with
a door and a chain link wall. Go through the door
and shut it before he follows you in, and you'll
be able to hit him with projectile weapons and
spells until he finally goes down (which may take
a while). You can greatly speed up the process if
you are capable of casting a Firewall spell. Cast
it right through the grating, and he will
gleefully stand in the flames until he fries. (If
you happen to replay a dungeon with an advanced
character and are capable of casting a Golem
spell, do so. It is more than a little amusing to
watch the Golem take about two seconds to plow
through the Butcher.)
After the Butcher dies, he will leave behind
his Cleaver. It makes a nice weapon for a
low-level character, although it is prone to
break easily.
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