Maria sat outside of the dungeon entrance in the town of Sleepywood. She was healing after a not so well encounter with a horny mushroom.

"Damn, if I had only pulled out my other sword."

She sat there in her chair, relaxing away when a young man came strolling on by. He saw her and quickly turned around, smiling at her.

"Hey."

"Hi there."

"Been here long?"

"Yeah, just healing. Those mushrooms are a real pain to deal with."

"I know what you mean, had to go into Henesys and buy several dozen different potions so I don't die."

The young man pulled out his chair and set it up right across from her. Maria was a little shy around him, a complete stranger sharing a spot in Sleepywood of all places. She had to admit to herself though, she did meet stranger people in Ludi.

"I'm Maria."

"People around here call me Hurricane. Maybe because I'm a mage."

"A mage huh? Fighter here. Been training for a while now."

"What kind of a mage are you?"

"Ice and lightning."

Maria just smiled. The more the two talked the more they actually became good friends. All of a sudden, Maria got up out of her chair.

"What's up?"

"I am supposed to be bringing back these mushroom caps for a friend of mine in Perion. She really needs them for her quest and she is not a high enough level to come down here yet."

"I can help you out if you'd like it."

"Sure thing."

The two went on into the dungeon and trained to gather the mushroom caps that her friend needed.