"Excellent choice," the mage hisses. He hands you over the map in exchange for 200 gold truggets. "The map will lead you directly to the dragon's den." he crackles.  You watch the mage put the vial in his cloak. You plan to get  the map, vial and your gold back before the day is done. As soon as the mage turns around you lash out with your staff. It hits him in the  spine with a crack.
        "Bet you didn't see that coming," you laugh. The mage with a look of shock tumbles into the fire before you can get the vial. It looks like you didn't get the vial after all. After raiding the mage's hut for extra gold you and Griff set out. Good thing you have the map you say. You know exactly where to go thanks to the map. You wonder what the vial was for put you force that thought from your mind. The forest gets darker and darker. A sleet of rain falls about you hindering your movement. Suddenly  a knife is flung from a nearby tree clearly aimed for you. With your cat like reflexes you dodge and as the knife flings over your head it hits Griff in the temple and he crumples over his broadsword. Reizil turns and faces you. A burning look in his eye.
        He approaches and throws a knife at you. It plunges deep into your flesh you try to fight but the rain hinders you with your cloak. Fall to your knees. Reizil raises another dagger, and, all goes black.