They found the dagger resting in a pile of treasure, it’s ruby-studded cap glinting in the torchlight. The thief, captivated, reached out to take it but the mage stopped his hand.
“Don’t you think it’s a bit too easy?”
“Don’t be such so paranoid,” he said. “It ain’t trapped, I checked.”
After that, the thief always carried it with him, and the rest of the party noticed a dramatic shift in his personality. The cleric was certain he was cursed, but he was so deadly with the new blade that they let the matter rest.
Until it was too late.

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