He still didn't load good enough to be worth even using the vial

A Turn in the Mountains
As you hike along the Spine, it becomes obvious why the mountain is so
quiet, other then you it is nearly devoid of life. The rocks are piled up
and provide shelter from the heat for any lizard or insect small enough to
squeeze under. A semblance of a path leads south and west along craggy
mountains.
[ obvious exits: E S W ]
A fierce scorpion is here, fighting YOU!
A wild stallion bucks madly.
* S HP:Battered MV:Weary - a fierce scorpion: Scratched >
A fierce scorpion swiftly dodges your attempt to pierce it.
* S HP:Battered MV:Weary - a fierce scorpion: Scratched > flee
You panic and attempt to flee!
A fierce scorpion tickles your body with its hit.
You flee head over heels.
A Deep Dark Cave
[ obvious exits: E W ]
A black bear is here, sharpening his claws.
A black bear is here, sharpening his claws.
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > w
s
A Turn in the Mountains
[ obvious exits: E S W ]
Snapping wildly, a fierce scorpion crawls with haste.
A wild stallion bucks madly.
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > A Wide Curve
[ obvious exits: N W ]
Snapping wildly, a fierce scorpion crawls with haste.
Moving with deadly grace, a huge cat watches you carefully.
Moving with deadly grace, a huge cat watches you carefully.
Moving with deadly grace, a huge cat watches you carefully.
You sense a hidden life form in the area...
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > w
hide
backstab h.human
Mountain Range
[ obvious exits: E S ]
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > You attempt to hide yourself.
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > Backstab who?
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > backstab h.human
Backstab who?
e
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > hide
backstab h.human
You are too exhausted.
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > You attempt to hide yourself.
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > Backstab who?
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > w
look
Alas, you cannot go that way...
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > Mountain Range
Here, a strong wind blows about the Spine, causing dust to whip through the
air visibly. The mountains begin to rise higher, as though this area is
near the center. The safest ways to cross the Spine seem to be east and
south.
[ obvious exits: E S ]
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > get fluid pack
quaff fluid
You get a thin vial of yellow fluid from a backpack.
* S HP:Battered MV:Haggard > You quaff a thin vial of yellow fluid which dissolves.
You feel a sudden burst of stamina!
* S HP:Battered MV:Weary > e
hide
backstab h.human
A Wide Curve
[ obvious exits: N W ]
Snapping wildly, a fierce scorpion crawls with haste.
Snapping wildly, a fierce scorpion crawls with haste.
Moving with deadly grace, a huge cat watches you carefully.
Moving with deadly grace, a huge cat watches you carefully.
Moving with deadly grace, a huge cat watches you carefully.
You sense a hidden life form in the area...
* S HP:Battered MV:Weary > You attempt to hide yourself.
You silently approach your victim...
Your heartbeat calms down more as you feel less panicked.
*Haal* makes a strange sound as you place a sharp, red stone dagger in his back!
*Haal* is dead! R.I.P.
You feel the Weave of the Wheel tighten around you.
Your first time! Was it good for you too?
Your blood freezes as you hear *Haal*'s death cry.