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The Butcher
The Butcher is an early quest. He is usually in level two, in a square room with one door. Clean out the entire level before you start, so there won't be any unwanted complications. Check the level to see if you can find a room with a grill of bars that you can shoot through, and a door. If so, you're in luck! (Make sure not to block the door with any bodies while clearing the level, or the room will be useless.) Open the Butcher's door, wait until he sees you, and run into the room with the bars. Close the door once you're inside. The Butcher will follow you to the room, and you can shoot him through the bars. Luckily, he is too dumb to figure out how to open the door to get you. It will take a lot of arrows, but you can do it.
If there is no good room available on the level, try this. I suggest you save the game first, as it is a bit tricky to do. Open the door, and cast Firewall just inside the door. Wait till the Butcher gets to the door, and then close it. You will hear him taking damage inside. If you are tough, you can stand in the doorway, and fight him while he stands in the fire.
If you want to fight him toe to toe, get a fast weapon, or you will always be recovering from his blows. Don't try to beat him with his own favorite weapon, an ax. It will be much too slow. Bring healing potions, in any case.
After the Butcher is dead, you can have his cleaver. This is a pretty good weapon in the hands of a fighter, or will bring some gold if sold. Watch out, if you use the spell stone curse on the Butcher, the cleaver will be stone too! It would be better to try some other way.
