Barbarian

The barbarian was the original happy wanderer who saved the Princess, Priscilla from the evil Harlin. He gave up his reward and journeyed into the desert where he died, becoming a dessicated skeleton. In time he became known as 'the wanderer'. A second hero followed in his steps also becoming known as the new 'wanderer'.

Background
Some time ago, the barbariann had been passing through a village in the land of Serenia when he noticed a large crowd. He sauntered over to see what was going on, when he heard a bell ringing, followed by the town crier with a proclamation from the King of Serenia, King George IV. He learned that the king had suffered a terrible loss, his fair daughter had been kidnapped by the great and dreadful wizard, Harlan. Harlan had taken her to his castle beyond the Great Mountains. With crowd now hushed, the crier announced that the king offered half his kingdom to anyone who rescued the princess. The wanderer decided, or rather convinced by the king, that not only was he a happy wanderer, he also had an adventure to go on, and half the kingdom was a great reward.

It was enough for him to decide to find her. He didn't know where the great mountains were located, and could only see the vast desert of Serenia surrounding him, so he asked a villager for help. The villager pointed north and told him he would have a long journey before him before he would see the mountains, and that Harlan would be a dangerous adversary. After thanking the villager, he headed north into the desert, he did not have any money, and didn't own much but a flask of water, a small knife, a loaf of bread, and a blanket.

He traveled across the endless desert, freed the King of the Snakes. After passing a chasm he made it into the woods north of the desert. After an encounter with a thieving gnome, many of his items were stolen and he had to use magic to find them. While in the woods he helped a parrot, who gave him a magic vial of liquid in return. Later he got past a lion to reach the Northern Sea. On the beach he was able to patch a boat, and make it to a Jungle Island in the Northern Sea. While on the island he found a pirate's treasure. Through the use of magic he was able to fly across the sea north of the island to the continent where Harlin's Castle was located. On the continent he encountered, a peasant woman, an angry giant, and a peddler before finally reaching Harlin's Castle. The evil wizard teleported him around the castle trying to capture and kill him. First he was teleported into a courtyard where he had to defeat a dangerous boar. Then he was teleported into a locked room on the edge of the wizard's maze. After he picked his way out of the room with his pocket knife he was able to find the wizard in the top of a tower. The wizard had been in the form of a bird, so the Wanderer used a magic ring to turn himself into a cat, allowing him to eat the bird. He then found that the princess had been turned into a frog. He kissed her, she turned back into Princess Priscilla. He kissed her again, she found it delicious. He then used some magic shoes to return her to the village of Serenia where the hero was declared a junior-master adventurer for his outstanding feat.

He then was offered half her father's kingdom. Though the man accomplished the quest he embarked on, he had more brawn than brain, he walked away from the offered marriage and kingdom. He walked off into the endless desert with a bloody broadsword in one hand, and a few gold coins in the other. He neglected to carry any water. Caravan drivers who travel that deadly desert say that the warrior is there still, his bones bleached white, with only a lone boot and a few scorpions for company. King Graham later came across his bones, and deciding it could be of use, took the boot.