The Encyclopedia Frobizzica
Dungeon Master
From Zork III (In-Game Description):
As in a dream, you see yourself tumbling down a great, dark staircase. All about you are shadowy images of struggles against fierce opponents and diabolical traps. These give way to another round of images: of imposing stone figures, a cool, clear lake, and, now, of an old, yet oddly youthful man. He turns toward you slowly, his long, silver hair dancing about him in a fresh breeze. "You have reached the final test, my friend! You are proved clever and powerful, but this is not yet enough! Seek me when you feel yourself worthy!" The dream dissolves around you as his last words echo throughthe void....
He is dressed simply in a hood and cloak, wearing an amulet and ring, carrying an old book under one arm, and leaning ona wooden staff. A single key, as if to a prison cell, hangs from his belt.
The man is very, very old and wizened. He has a long, stringy beard and is snoring quite loudly.
You slowly remove the hood from your badly wounded opponent and recoil in horror at the sight of your own face, weary and wounded. A faint smile comes to the lips and then the face starts to change, very slowly, into that of an old, wizened person. The image fades and with it the body of your hooded opponent. The cloak remains on the ground.