Recovering character.
You are in the base of the northwest tower. This room appears well 
travelled by the inhabitants of the castle. A small stairway goes up to 
the main  level of the tower and a doorway in the southeast leads out to 
the courtyard.
Obvious exits are: u and se.
A mounted cavalier is guarding the keep.
Your knowledge about Cavalier's tactics allows you to evade the ambush.
Cavalier successfully parries your slash.
You miss Cavalier.
You successfully parry Cavalier's pierce.
...AND counterattack with ferocity.
You successfully parry Cavalier's claw.
...AND counterattack with ferocity.
You try to dodge, but Cavalier is not fooled.
Smiling devilishly Cavalier rips you causing heart tissue to fly 
everywhere.
That really HURT!
You are about to DIE!
Vacuum [party]: :got his groin twisted badly *OUCH*
You feel your shrunken skull necklace enhance you.
Hp: 261/2070 Ep: 349/409 Rooms: 5519 \>s
You cannot go that way.
Hp: 261/2070 Ep: 349/409 Rooms: 5519 \>s
Hp: 261/2070 Ep: 349/409 Rooms: 5519 \>s
You cannot go that way.
Cavalier successfully dodges your futile slash.
Cavalier successfully dodges your futile slash.
You successfully dodge Cavalier's pierce.
You successfully dodge Cavalier's pierce.
Cavalier perforates you puncturing a hole, allowing entrails to spill
 everywhere.
Tom's Blue Coat saved you from some heavy bandaging of your torso
You wish your wounds would stop BLEEDING so much!
You successfully parry Cavalier's bite.
...AND counterattack with ferocity.
You flee in terror!
You cannot go that way.
You cannot go that way.
This is the main level of the tower. Several arrow slits litter the 
walls.
Doorways lead out of the tower to the western and northern battlements 
and
there's a stairway going up and down from here too.
Obvious exits are: d, u, s and e.
#######    HP: 197/2070(-356) EP: 349/409() SP: 62/62()   #######
Hp: 261/2070 Ep: 349/409 Rooms: 5519 \>s
You are standing on the battlements of the west wall gazing over the
countryside surrounding the castle. You'd hate to fall in the moat 
below.
There are guard towers with entrances to both north and south here.
Above you is a warm, still, clear sky.
Obvious exits are: n and s.