I remember on my second file (conjuror), I thought that it was thirty grand instead of three grand. I ended up with about forty five grand so that I could buy some potions. Then when I finally got to Witch Finger, I realized that it was three grand! So I bought about twelve potions of vitality along with the shield. Well, it was extremely beneficial!
Also, to answer your question about leaving the whole cave and coming back, about halfway through the cave, there is an exit to the surface. On the surface, you will find a termite tunnel entrance. There are several of these throughout Garendall. You can enter any one and travel to any other one that you have opened before. This makes traveling across the kingdom must faster.
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Clones are people two.
If UPS and Fed-Ex merged, would they be Fed-Up?
A man who's out to save Gidolan Keep, flies an Auroran ship, and hacks into computers to keep the bricks from falling past the line of destiny? Yep, that's me!