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- A greedy wizard menaces a kindly unicorn but a bright former slave already has a bone to pick with the villain.
- A cold and calculating noblewoman tortures a somewhat dim-witted hermit but a naive hero receives word from a wife.
- A lustful sorcerer murders a cursed unicorn but a wise wizard receives word from a young apprentice.
- A lustful bandit king abducts a much-loved yeoman farmer but a brave priest receives word from a youth.
- A honey-tongued vampire spies on a plucky maiden but a strong prince is dispatched by a ecclesiarch.